R171 SLK What to look for when buying?

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John77 said:
Probably not. My Eclass has done 165k on original chain. Should I be concerned??? lol.
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Only that the M271 engine “can” suffer chain failure from 80k miles .
 
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davidsl500 said:
Bill had a R171 a little while back and sold it to buy a CLK...
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Which he sold to buy another CLK... He still misses his SLK though... he’s just trying to justify his madness :D:p
 
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Wighty said:
Only that the M271 engine “can” suffer chain failure from 80k miles .
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My Eclass has this engine and has done 165k on the original chain.
 
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Which he sold to buy another CLK... He still misses his SLK though... he’s just trying to justify his madness :D:p
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Thank you.
 
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