I bought a cheap Mercedes-Benz E500 with high milage and ended up being a disaster (W211 w/ M113 V8)

In this episode of wild untold car stories, I share with you how I took another L by buying the cheapest W211 Mercedes-Benz E500 with the M113 V8 and ended up being a disaster.
The M113 is famously known for its reliability, while the drivetrain is reliable, the car might not be after air suspension issues
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[@1995RangeRover]

Liked and sub'd!!

[@yellowjoe.2000]

w210 is the last lower cost maintenance E class

[@MrXnwa95]

Sorry you had to let it go. It's a wonderful sleeper when air springs work. I can say that when I drive my E55 with the M113K with a big smile!

[@1n2333]

Don't buy facelift if you want reliability. M113 is better. You can find an e500 without the airmatic option or you can always switch over to coils

[@bestopinion9257]

So, Scotty is right after all.

[@r78jxules19]

Endlesss money pits (with the hand gestures)

[@neolion8150]

Only if you pay the Mercedes tax to a mechanic . Cheap fix ($400 for 2 struts) otherwise. But I suppose you’d need to actually know how to use a spanner then. Lol

[@bestopinion9257]

@@neolion8150 If you know hot to repair it (and have time), you can buy any car.

[@Amuro89]

You look pretty young and a hard lesson for you to learn. Cheap to buy but money pits. Never touch with high mileage European cars unless you are loaded with cash

[@Slowwvqs]

I guess everyone just has a different experience with them.

[@JustinTyler111]

You need to be able to fix cars yourself if you buy one of these.

[@neolion8150]

$200 a strut and usually just replace fronts or rears (leak) easy job (2-3hrs) unless you buy any 290k car and have no idea. Mercedes are the same to work on as any car.
Buying a 290,000 car and saying it was a disaster because you obviously have no mechanical ability is a bit rich. $400 and you would of had a Fn great car but you sold at a loss. That’s on you not the car.
Shit. A jack, a socket set and a few spanners was all you needed to do the job.

[@0scartheCat]

Looking for your buyer in the comments . . . .

[@visionboxed]

the mask tells everything....

[@Vontharau47]

These cars are great, if they've been well maintained. If they've been owned by a poor idiot who never did maintenance due to financial struggles, DONT buy it from them.

[@bestopinion9257]

If it is dirt cheap, there is a reason for that...