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Old 12-05-2011, 01:44 AM
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Originally Posted by werewolf34
I think the w211 may be the last MB you can buy and service yourself (if you want or need to)
Just curious about this comment. Is this because of W212 is much more complicated to maintain/repair by yourself? Why? Also, just curious, does ALL W212 (2010 and beyond) come with Pre-Safe feature as standard? Thanks!

I'm facing the same decision recently too... really love the W211 four oval-shaped headlights (really iconic), but then W212 has the Pre-Safe and other safety features that I really like.. so it's a difficult choice...
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Originally Posted by CharlyE500
Just dont buy the first year W212.... wait for 1 more year
This seems to make sense, I checked with automd.com, and found that for 2010 E class there are 78 TSBs (no recall), but for 2008 E class there is only 47 TSBs. This seems to indicate (to some degree) how "problematic" a specific year/model is....
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