80's Mercedes

[ladypanther]

Anyone know anything about these cars? Heard they last forever....a relative of a friend got 800,000 miles on one.

Can get them pretty cheap with 150,000 ish miles.

Know anything about the typical maintenance/repairs?

[Happy Panther]

It varies but I have heard the same thing that older Mercedes can last forever if well maintained. Newer ones not as much. It obviously depends on the vehicle but you can get a good deal on an 80's mercedes.

Of course if you want assured reliability I don't think an 80's mercedes would be my first choice

[Niner National]

Parts are expensive.

[SorthNarolina]

I think the whole built like a tank kind of thing stopped around late 70s early 80s. People would always slam the door and talk about how it sounded like a bank vault. Believe or not, to save costs Mercedes started engineering the door locks to replicate that sound without having to over engineer like they traditionally did lol.

The S-class, SL, and G class are about the only cars they currently make that seem to really have a good build quality about them. I think the E class is pretty good too now.

Maintenance can be VERY steep on old mercs. I really love how classy they look though.

I would look for a W124 generation of E-class I liked those. They aren't super pretty, they are kind of stuck in between the 2000s and 80s style but they are reliable.