bigian
Senior Member
Hi
As the owner of a 1998 w210 E240 I am aware of the rust problems that haunt this model. but is this rusting a general problem across the whole range between 1996ish and 2002ish or are some models better/worse than others.Mine seems to be better than a lot of 210s so I'm thinking of changing it while it's still OK.
My problem is what do I buy? to be honest post 2002 will be stretching my budget(I never have finance on a car) and I'm wondering if I may be better to buy an earlier pre 1996 car with a good history.I do around 5k a year and am happy to give up economy for a bit of style and comfort.
your thoughts and advice will be most welcome.
Cheers Ian
As the owner of a 1998 w210 E240 I am aware of the rust problems that haunt this model. but is this rusting a general problem across the whole range between 1996ish and 2002ish or are some models better/worse than others.Mine seems to be better than a lot of 210s so I'm thinking of changing it while it's still OK.
My problem is what do I buy? to be honest post 2002 will be stretching my budget(I never have finance on a car) and I'm wondering if I may be better to buy an earlier pre 1996 car with a good history.I do around 5k a year and am happy to give up economy for a bit of style and comfort.
your thoughts and advice will be most welcome.
Cheers Ian