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Insights for first time Benz (potential) owner - shopping '96 300E?

moapys — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:08:33 -0500

E420 - Rough Idle and Sputtering After Washing Engine

euroclydon — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:02:10 -0600

Everything was fine until I braked for a red light about a mile down the road. Then the engine started sputtering and "lurching" - felt like...

Memory Settings

euroclydon — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:57:07 -0600

The memory settings on my '97 E420 only work for the seats. I know the drivers side is also to include the mirrors and steering wheel, but it is only working for the seat. Anyone else had this issue and know what it takes to fix it?

What to kook out for?

rooster — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 05:56:47 -0500

Thinking of buying E300TD

Gas vs. Diesel

Blake — Fri, 19 May 2006 18:19:48 -0500

If there’s one word that most people associate with older Mercedes, it’s “diesel.” A few years ago I owned a 1980 450SL convertible. During the 1970s, the 450SL was nearly everyone’s dream sports car. I’d get offended about once a month when someone would ask if me if my car was a diesel. Sometimes I shoot back: Do you really think they’d put a diesel in a sports car?

All these conversations just show my own ignorance. The fact is, diesels are no longer the slow, smelly, noisy, clunky oil burners that they used to be. And yes, they really do put a diesel in a sports car. You can can even buy an SL400 CDI in Europe. If it hadn’t been for General Motors ruining the public’s perception of diesel motors, we’d probably all be driving diesels today. Modern turbodiesels — like the ones available in the E-class — often outperform gas (petrol to you Brits!) engines of the same size!