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Originally Posted by 0 to 60  Greetings Benzonites,
I am in the process of buying a 2001 S600. I put the down payment on it so I'm pretty well committed to it.
I've heard so many horror stories in Benzworld.org that I was wondering if ANYBODY was happy with theirs and had minimal problems.
Although the Mercedes dealer is working off any problems discovered during diagnostics, I'm still wondering if it is inevitable that I'm doomed to regret the purchase.
I know that there are some members that have nothing but doom and gloom stories but there's GOTTA be someone who's happy.
Will those people please step forward and tell me what a pleasure it is owning an S600? Thanks!!
Regards,
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all in all i loved the car, but if you plan on keeping it for more than a year, be prepared to pay. The car was fine for the first two years i owned it but after that it was all downhill. Endless misfiring, changed 24 plugs twice, two ignition modules at 1600 a pop, maf sensor, and some other things i just cant think of right now. The ABC pump was also on its way out (it was whining) which i got quoted at the dealer for about 3500 or so. On top of all that the pse pump (i think thats what its called) that controls the soft close feature was not working properly, got quoted 1500 for that. My gas needle would never go to full, the sender unit needed to be replaced, 1200. I added up all the repairs and decided to trade it in, i got next to nothing for it, but am i ever glad i dont have to deal with anymore issues. Even after all that motor work it still misfired under heavy load. Since its an 01 and only has 60 more hp than the 500 of that year, i STRONGLY recommend you go with a S500.
I wouldn't keep one without warranty but if i were to get one it would DEFINITELY be a 03+.
thats just my take, im sure there are ppl out there that havent had as many problems as me, but go to mbworld or even this forum and search "S600 misfire" that should be enough to change your mind. If i can do it again, i would have got a S500 with comparable options.
Good luck with whatever you do
