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Re: E32,Cost of Ownership (Cont'd) (archive)
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Posted by Paul Ash on January 14, 2001 at 13:24:30:

In Reply to: Re: E32,Cost of Ownership (Cont'd) posted by Paul on January 14, 2001 at 07:51:05:

Firstly after a few moans I should say that I have finally settled into the harness and I now like my E32.

However back to the old chestnut of my '94 Mercedes E280 W124 ...

Bought this at 80K miles, now it's done 155K and it's had

1 set front brake rotors
1 water pump
2 window regulators
1 V drive belt
1 battery
1 radiator

It still drives better than the E32 (and I just replaced *all* the suspension) but it's been a much more reliable car, accelerates like it fell off a cliff too ! (0-60 mph = 7.9s)

Interior is boring though and the styling is a little boxy, anyway my next car's a Merc...

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