I purchased a 94’ E420 a couple of months ago. This is my first MB, so I can’t speak for them overall, but so far I REALLY like this car. It drives great, handles decent for what it is and has a nice quiet ride for my 90 mile per day highway commute. So far I am getting pretty decent fuel mileage too, about 22-24 mpg, mostly highway at 85 mph.
I have not experienced any major problem, except for a finicky sunroof. My car came with relatively complete maintenance records up to about 87k miles then a gap from then until I bought it at 101k. I decided to change all fluids, belts, filters, etc. A little bit of sticker shock on a couple of parts (like a $90 lower radiator hose) and most of the stuff I had to order. Also put four dedicated snow tires on it --- I will probably go to 17� tires and wheels for the summer.
As far as advice, make sure everything in the car works, the car drives good, no leaks, etc. Check out the sunroof carefully, big bucks to fix them. Don’t pay anywhere near retail for one of these cars, the prices are very soft at dealer auctions, I paid under wholesale for mine.
Good luck,
Colorado
I have not experienced any major problem, except for a finicky sunroof. My car came with relatively complete maintenance records up to about 87k miles then a gap from then until I bought it at 101k. I decided to change all fluids, belts, filters, etc. A little bit of sticker shock on a couple of parts (like a $90 lower radiator hose) and most of the stuff I had to order. Also put four dedicated snow tires on it --- I will probably go to 17� tires and wheels for the summer.
As far as advice, make sure everything in the car works, the car drives good, no leaks, etc. Check out the sunroof carefully, big bucks to fix them. Don’t pay anywhere near retail for one of these cars, the prices are very soft at dealer auctions, I paid under wholesale for mine.
Good luck,
Colorado
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