My W124 woes...
09-12-2009, 04:28 AM
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2010 VW Golf TDI
Evaporator!!!
You are lucky to have no new issues. My AC stopped working and the car was blowing hot air. I already knew I had a leak at the compressor, but the charge held for almost a year. This time, they found the green dye leaking in a new place. It was the evaporator!!! 
I am going to see how long the charge holds, before I ask my Indy to tackle that one.
I am going to see how long the charge holds, before I ask my Indy to tackle that one.
09-12-2009, 07:30 AM
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2001 C320, 1997 E320, 1993 300e & 2005 F150 Supercrew
geoshu,
Don't give up so quickly on german technology. A few years back I transitioned from Asian imports over to European (don't get me wrong I would still love to get a Lexus or Infiniti) I too owned a 99 A4 which I gave to my oldest and currently own 3 Benz's, of the three I must admit I love the smooth ride of the 93 300e (which is now my 17 year old's car), my C-class and CLK also ride great but not quite like the 300. W124 models to me are built like tanks and of course with age comes issues although I agree with Chinny4290 your transmission issue is an exception (must have been installed during Oktoberfest). Kidding aside, I'm sorry to hear your first experience with Mercedes was tainted but I hope you give you baby a second chance to redeem herself.
Don't give up so quickly on german technology. A few years back I transitioned from Asian imports over to European (don't get me wrong I would still love to get a Lexus or Infiniti) I too owned a 99 A4 which I gave to my oldest and currently own 3 Benz's, of the three I must admit I love the smooth ride of the 93 300e (which is now my 17 year old's car), my C-class and CLK also ride great but not quite like the 300. W124 models to me are built like tanks and of course with age comes issues although I agree with Chinny4290 your transmission issue is an exception (must have been installed during Oktoberfest
). Kidding aside, I'm sorry to hear your first experience with Mercedes was tainted but I hope you give you baby a second chance to redeem herself.
09-12-2009, 01:55 PM
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Lexus? aren't those overpriced Toyota's? I'd get a 335i or a C43 over an Lexus IS any day. The former is new, costs less than a new IS and is much faster and more powerful... the ladder is older, but still faster, more powerful and has an excellent reliability rating.
Ive taken S-Types, S-Classes, E-Classes, Porches, and Bimmers well over 100mph, the only one that Ive spun out in was a Lexus ES going around 75mph. WEAK!!!! I almost died!
Anywho... Why buy a Lexus when you can get the same thing in a Toyota for less??
Ive taken S-Types, S-Classes, E-Classes, Porches, and Bimmers well over 100mph, the only one that Ive spun out in was a Lexus ES going around 75mph. WEAK!!!! I almost died!
Anywho... Why buy a Lexus when you can get the same thing in a Toyota for less??
09-12-2009, 09:58 PM
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geoshu,
Don't give up so quickly on german technology. A few years back I transitioned from Asian imports over to European (don't get me wrong I would still love to get a Lexus or Infiniti) I too owned a 99 A4 which I gave to my oldest and currently own 3 Benz's, of the three I must admit I love the smooth ride of the 93 300e (which is now my 17 year old's car), my C-class and CLK also ride great but not quite like the 300. W124 models to me are built like tanks and of course with age comes issues although I agree with Chinny4290 your transmission issue is an exception (must have been installed during Oktoberfest). Kidding aside, I'm sorry to hear your first experience with Mercedes was tainted but I hope you give you baby a second chance to redeem herself.
Don't give up so quickly on german technology. A few years back I transitioned from Asian imports over to European (don't get me wrong I would still love to get a Lexus or Infiniti) I too owned a 99 A4 which I gave to my oldest and currently own 3 Benz's, of the three I must admit I love the smooth ride of the 93 300e (which is now my 17 year old's car), my C-class and CLK also ride great but not quite like the 300. W124 models to me are built like tanks and of course with age comes issues although I agree with Chinny4290 your transmission issue is an exception (must have been installed during Oktoberfest
). Kidding aside, I'm sorry to hear your first experience with Mercedes was tainted but I hope you give you baby a second chance to redeem herself.
09-12-2009, 10:07 PM
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Lexus? aren't those overpriced Toyota's? I'd get a 335i or a C43 over an Lexus IS any day. The former is new, costs less than a new IS and is much faster and more powerful... the ladder is older, but still faster, more powerful and has an excellent reliability rating.
Ive taken S-Types, S-Classes, E-Classes, Porches, and Bimmers well over 100mph, the only one that Ive spun out in was a Lexus ES going around 75mph. WEAK!!!! I almost died!
Anywho... Why buy a Lexus when you can get the same thing in a Toyota for less??
Ive taken S-Types, S-Classes, E-Classes, Porches, and Bimmers well over 100mph, the only one that Ive spun out in was a Lexus ES going around 75mph. WEAK!!!! I almost died!
Anywho... Why buy a Lexus when you can get the same thing in a Toyota for less??
09-13-2009, 12:11 AM
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300TE / 300E / 300CE
Buy a high end Toyota, you don't even have to squint to see the resemblance to a Mercedes design. Where's the history or the design progression? The Lexus and most Asian designs will change on the whims of the fickle market or what can be duplicated with no relationship to the previous version. IMHO it's not worth the money for a generic car with no soul...
