From my experience, owning two 2000 E320 within two years, I'd say it's a damn good car. My wife loved it so much that when my first one got totaled, I had to look for another one.

In any case, in your case, any electrical problem in modern cars are nightmare. Unless you understand electrical very well, I'd stay away from it. Also, any mechanical work on our beloved MB will be very expensive (make sure you read very) unless you know how to tackle it yourself. Even at that, you have to be very careful as MB is not like any other car (I work as GSE mechanic and I own 86' Monte Carlo SS that except for bodywork, I do everything myself, including transmission rebuild) so just because you know how to change parts, it's not going to work on our MB.

So! Just how comfortable are you? If you think you can tackle it yourself, then it will be a great car. If not, get rid of it and get something in your league.

 

Oh wow. Well thank you. I'll let you guys know how everything goes. I mean selling it won't be an option at this point because in cameroon cars are valued based on how recent they are. No one really cares of its a classic or not. So I'll just have to put on my big boy pants on this one... thanks once more

 

I’ve had 2 w210s. a e430 and e300. Great cars for the buck. Haven’t had any electric issues. I did have a mouse get inside and chew up some wires and vac lines. That was a headache.

 

I had a w210 e320 in Canada for a few years. I bought it broken for $450.00 as the front right spring perch had rusted and broken off.

My father welded it with angle iron back on the car. Apart from suspension bushes/work, oil changes and serpentine belt, I had ZERO issues with the car and it got me through 4 years of university.

However, after owning many benzes and currently a 2007 gl450, you just have to be prepared for issues to arise. One, it's a mercedes, not a corolla, and 2: it's old. Age is a big factor to rubber components and seals.

The other common thing to watch out for is transmission fluid wicking up into the TCM due to bad seals on the transmission control connector. Mine had this issue that I read on this forum. I took the TCM out and it was full of fluid.

I changed the seals on the connector, cleaned the TCM and it was fine ever since.

I absolutely LOVE w210s. I wish to have an e55 AMG or a e300 turbodiesel one day!

 

I had a w210 e320 in Canada for a few years. I bought it broken for $450.00 as the front right spring perch had rusted and broken off.

My father welded it with angle iron back on the car. Apart from suspension bushes/work, oil changes and serpentine belt, I had ZERO issues with the car and it got me through 4 years of university.

However, after owning many benzes and currently a 2007 gl450, you just have to be prepared for issues to arise. One, it's a mercedes, not a corolla, and 2: it's old. Age is a big factor to rubber components and seals.

The other common thing to watch out for is transmission fluid wicking up into the TCM due to bad seals on the transmission control connector. Mine had this issue that I read on this forum. I took the TCM out and it was full of fluid.

I changed the seals on the connector, cleaned the TCM and it was fine ever since.

I absolutely LOVE w210s. I wish to have an e55 AMG or a e300 turbodiesel one day!

Well there's quite a few of those here in cameroon, I'm sure my car will be fine after some servicing. It's currently with the technician

 

Buy a code reader with the 38 pin adapter. Being that it was an old guy that owned, he could have worn things out, like the turn signal stalk and the seat controls due to heavy handed operations. That happened with my w124, and w123 that I had. I now have a 1999 w210 Turbo Diesel. I never owned a gasoline/petrol Benz.

Be prepared, these cars, like other Euro cars, are maintenance hogs. Doing the maintenance allows you to find potential problems before they become big problems.

 

Thanks I'm definitely going to work with this...

 

I don't post here often, but the W210 is to Mercedes what the Camry is to Toyota. They are a bit boring and lacking personality, but they are very reliable cars once any common issues are sorted.

 

Thanks you for this. I'll do my best to get this up and running and share my experience with you all... after all it's my first ca