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Project 190 E: How Much Benz Can You Really Get for $1,500?

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Old 03-30-2017, 05:42 PM
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Project 190 E: How Much Benz Can You Really Get for $1,500?



Project 190 E follows the adventures of buying a Mercedes-Benz for less than $1,500. Is it possible to find a cheap one that's actually good?

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Project 190 E: How To Survive Buying a Dirt-Cheap Mercedes-Benz



Welcome to chapter two of our Project 190 E saga. We've purchased the car. Can it make the drive all the way home?

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I have a 1996 W124 E220 Estate. Up until a few months ago it had an intermittent cutting out problem, until it cut out going uphill and would not restart. It was a failed fuel pump. Your 190E may have this problem; hope that helps.
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Project 190 E: Solving the Stalling Issue By Throwing Parts At It



If you've been following the history of Project 190 E, you'll recall I knew there was a fuel issue going into the purchase of the car. I had figured the fix would be rather easy, having read other MBWorld forum posts documenting similar issues with the car. However, the more I researched the issue, the more I found it could be one of literally dozens of causes. It's like when you try to figure out why you are sick, and after browsing WebMD for ten minutes, you'll self-diagnose a terminal illness.

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Transmission Leak Fixed, Bank Not Broken: Project 190 E



Don't give up on your transmission just yet. Here's how to fix fluid leaks and hard shifting on the cheap.

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