The Mercedes diesels are an excellent choice for this project. I bought my 1980 300D at 100,000 miles and it was still running well at 13 years old with 240,000 miles when it was eaten by a jacked up Ford Bronco. They are long out of warranty, and run forever, with at least one model in the mid west having gone over a million miles.
If it is already out of warranty, there is nothing to void, and since they last so long you know that you can recoup your expenditures. The only drawback is that maintenance is higher than for domestic. The 1980's had brake pad that had to be replaced every 20,000 miles and wheel bearings every 60,000. Still by buying used you can research what commonly fails on the model you are looking at, to plan your expenses.
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Date: 2005-07-20 02:03 pm (UTC)If it is already out of warranty, there is nothing to void, and since they last so long you know that you can recoup your expenditures. The only drawback is that maintenance is higher than for domestic. The 1980's had brake pad that had to be replaced every 20,000 miles and wheel bearings every 60,000. Still by buying used you can research what commonly fails on the model you are looking at, to plan your expenses.
In NE rust will eventuall destroy them though. :(