Never had a car that tells me when it needs a service though the pick up counts down the miles on the speedo and puts a warning light on for oil change, very simple just a counter and nothing like the clever systems being discussed here.
I must take issue with the rusting of post 96 MB's though.
Basically not all cars are affected, my BiL and sister have a veritable fleet of cars and the one she is presently using is an R regd W210 E class of well over 100K (130Kish?) it gets minimal care never hosed off underneath or the like and there's not a spot of rust on it anywhere.
It's green, whether the colour has anything to do with rust resistance i don't know but i've seen the same model of the same year and newer and they've been riddled with the tin worm.
I've often wondered whether it might be worth getting one of the last of this model 02/03 pref a 320 Diesel and getting it fully professionally rustproofed as i did with the pick up...should be able to find one quite cheaply as it's common knowledge just how bad they are for rust, but they are roomier and comfier than subsequent models by a long way...what does the panel think?
Last edited by: gordonbennet on Sun 7 Mar 10 at 15:20
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