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Diesel Quality
John, 01/12/2008
1998 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E300TD Turbodiesel 4dr Sedan
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I purchased this car sight un seen or test drove it, because it was an incredible deal. I had it shiped from Dallas to NJ and auto Transporters .com did as promised. the car is driving great and has plenty of power and room and I have achieved 36 mpg although I am getting 32.5 avg. When i first got it i was getting 27 to 29 because of a bad tire, and transmission was low on fluids and leaking. once i fixd the tire and had a tranny service done leak stoped and Mpg jumped up to 32.5 mpg. I had an e430 with heated and leather seats this car does not but i have dogs and the MBTEX is better for me. As of now all is in working order i have put 4000.00 miles on it.
E300Td
Chief, 08/09/2003
1998 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E300TD Turbodiesel 4dr Sedan
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Bought this car with 45000 miles on it. Absolute diesel rocket ship, amazing economy. Superb drive.
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WARNING! Bad Engineering ahead
vwbus1979, 04/12/2011
1998 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E300TD Turbodiesel 4dr Sedan
20 of 37 people found this review helpful
After five long years of owning my 98 E300 TD, I am left with a completely destroyed car due to poor engineering on MBZ. Turns out MBZ designed the transmission cooler INSIDE the radiator. The tranny cooler contains oil and the radiator contains water. Think about it. Yup! The two mixed last weekend and water went into the transmission, completely destroying the transmission, torque converter and engine electronics leaving me with a $7k bill for a car worth only $9k. Last summer, it was $4k to replace the diesel injectors. The summer before that, $2400 to replace the A/C unit and belts. The car only has 104k miles on it. It is now scrap metal. Unreal.
Good Car, many problems
kermit780, 12/28/2002
1998 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E300TD Turbodiesel 4dr Sedan
3 of 5 people found this review helpful
We have owned our E300TD for almost five years now. It is overall a good car, but there were so many problems that were unnecessary. At 9,000 the cupholder lid would not stay up and had to be replaced. To this day even the replacement does not work. We have had this vehicle serviced eight times for glowplug related issues, usually them failing. The sunroof stopped operating, the rear window came off track. There are other issues, but not enough time or space. The interior has no perks or electronic gadgets. When you pay that much for a car is a CD player too much to ask for, without paying $800 for the factory CD changer.
Great long-term runner
Bus Man, 04/03/2004
1998 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E300TD Turbodiesel 4dr Sedan
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Excellent fuel economy, 30MPG average. Good reliability once bugs were worked out. Motor runs like new with 134,000 miles, and the car still feels very solid, with shock & brake/rotor replacement.