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Originally Posted by Steeveedee
Sad, but I can see that. Mercedes really don't age well, and when they need work the cost is just stupid big. Maybe it's better when they are closer to the factory?
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IKR. I had a '61 MBZ 190B when I was in college. Drove the hell out of it. One day the engine blew up while I was tooling down the freeway at 70. Had it towed to my mechanics. The price to fix the engine [don't think they had the crate engine concept] was astronomical. My Dad told me to sell it to them as parts for $300.
A couple weeks later, I bought a used '68 Stepside.
Still got it. About to roll 400,000 in less than 300 miles. Easy to work on, parts available and not too spendy, and with the Chassis and Overhaul manuals, I could read them in my native language, and work on it myself