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How many miles over 400000 can one expect and what are the first major things to go and after what point do you stop fixing? |
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My 190e now has 84000 on the clock.The only major work was the battery tray rusted away causing an MOT failure.
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These cars are "SOLID" at least from my experience. I am 400 miles away from 200,000 miles and it still runs like a top! I have done general maintenence, Belt, Gaskets, Spark Plugs, Brake Pads, and Spark Plug wires. Only kind of "major" work I've done was replaced the Water Pump, and replaced the Alternater, and Alignment. All I can say is my car is a TANK as I refer to it. LOL Keep changing the oil regularly and these cars should last a LONG TIME!
Yes! These cars are tanks and shuould last well over 200K MILES ONLY if they are well maintained. I have seen some 190s with close to 350K miles and yet others in pretty bad shape just after 60K miles. The 190D on the other hand (especially the 2.2 liter) is indestructable. I love these old cars - they are an icon of an era when craftmanship and durability were still valuable. If the car keeps running I would encourage anyone to do general maintenence to keep it going. However, I would give up on a car after my three strike rule - three consecutive $500+ repairs within 1 year or 15K miles. But for most of us, we dump money into these cars because we love them, not because it makes any rational financial sense!
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