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4.88 out of 5 stars

1990 Mercedes/Black

Billie Ferguson, 01/11/2004
1990 Mercedes-Benz 300-Class 300E 2.6 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

This has been this best car I have ever owned. It has served me well. I have taken excellent care of it. Have owned it since day one. I really do not want to get rid of it but do need a newer car for work.

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4.38 out of 5 stars

Incredibly Tight

MercOwner, 03/18/2004
1990 Mercedes-Benz 300-Class 300E 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

This is one heck of a car. The car drives like new even though it's an 89. Everything works on it, even the large sunroof. Slow to get going, but great in traffic. When you puch it, it takes off fast. I wish Mercedes still made them like they used to. Parts last a long time but are expensive and labor too. I have 135000 miles and still running smooth.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

W126 is my baby

Chad Koury, 03/25/2008
1990 Mercedes-Benz 300-Class 300SEL 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Where to start, the W126 series running from 1985 to 1991 is one of the most recognizeable cars ever made my Mercedes Benz. It catches everyone's eye and will last as long as you pay for up-keep. But there is the issue, my 300SEL, being 18 years old will cost you about two thousand dollars a year on average for up keep after the water pump (which will go out after about 15 years) hoses, and other common parts go bad. I'm not saying it will be exactly two thousand a year, it may be three hundred one year, and thirty seven hundred the next. However, excelent design, increadibly intuitive, basically a tank.

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4.5 out of 5 stars

A permanent driver

Gregory Yoder, 11/13/2004
1990 Mercedes-Benz 300-Class 300E 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

When I bought my 1990 Mercedes-Benz 300E, the previous owner said he doubted the mileage. On a Mercedes the odometer and the speedometer are seperate and the odometer fails frequently. Shortly after I bought the car I had to replace the transmission. It appeared from the condition of the transmission that the car had far more than the alledged 120,000 miles on it.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Great Car!

Nick, 12/29/2004
1990 Mercedes-Benz 300-Class 300SEL 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I bought my 1990 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL new in 1990. I have had to repair the antifreeze tank and radiator. I have heard about others having the same problem. I love driving it and it runs like it's brand new. When it was new for about five years, my wife, kids and I used to take it up to Cape Cod and never had any problems. Now that I have a Chevrolet Suburban, I don't drive it as often, which is why it only has 42,000 miles on it! We all occasionally take it out for a quick spin to see my parents or go to the supermarket. I am very pleased with it and love it very much.

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