Looking good for 15 years and 220 000 km! (136700 miles)

I bought this e320 for what I think was a good price, and I’m curious to hear what things I should look out for or consider over the course of my ownership!

2001 E320 rwd. It’s got 105k on it, 97 service records, and has spent 99% of its life in Virginia. Any advice, tips, or thoughts would be appreciated!

TIL there can be full 6 buttons loaded on E class. I thought those 2 extra blank buttons can only be used on S classes with night vision and 360 cam.

I thought this was cool! Out of the Top 10 highest mileage cars ever reported, Mercedes-Benz takes the #2 and #8 spots!

#2 1976 Mercedes-Benz 240 D (2,858,307 miles)
Driven by a Greek taxi driver who swapped engines 11 times over decades of service. Mercedes-Benz was so impressed they traded him a brand-new C-Class for it to display in their museum.

#8 1966 Mercedes-Benz 250 SE (1,280,000 miles)
Maintained by its original owners for decades.

You can see the full list here: https://www.cargurus.com/research/articles/highest-mileage-cars-ever-reported

Hi all.

Recently took possession of a 2026 CLA 250+ with the superscreen, just to find out that I can neither control the Spotify account from it because I can't log in with the same profile on that screen, nor can I have the copilot pull up the map and make changes or searches or add waypoints or anything, because they actually have NO GPS or map on their screen.

So... Basically unless the passenger wants to watch YouTube, there isn't much they can do on the screen. Not even watch Netflix.

Am I missing something maybe?

Also, when I try to enable some functions, the AI tells me to go to the"grid of nine" in the Multimedia system. I have no idea what that is. Any ideas? I wanted to turn on the warning for the static traffic and speed cameras (legal in our country).

Heard a loud crack when attempting to close my sunroof and since then it does not close anymore. Will go down in the front but pivot back into tilt position with a 1 inch gap in the front.

While checking the tracks I noted that on one side a plastic pin broke off and a plastic cap for a small 1/4 inch metal peg is nowhere to find either. It also seems like that metal peg is slightly bent.

Any expert advice on how to fix it? I may have found the plastic piece online but am concerned that I will have to take down the headliner and dismantle everything including the tracks. I am not clumsy but this may be above my level of competency.

Any tricks or tips would be greatly appreciated! Otherwise I don‘t see another way than going to the dealership and having the tracks replaced for likely 1.5 to 2k based on online research (6-8 hours of labor plus material)

Thanks y‘all!

My 06 w220 s430, 128k miles, that I bought off fb marketplace was honestly kind of a shitter. I’ve spent over 10k fixing it up, granted I don’t do my own work so that’s why it has been so expensive. Car runs great now though. I have no idea when the last time the trans was serviced. Is it a bad idea to have it serviced now?

New to Mercedes, I was a Honda mechanic for five years. This vehicle was passed down to me from my father when he passed away nine years ago.

it’s been a lot of fun to learn and teach myself about this car. I’m happy to see they have a nice following still 🙏🏾

I am experiencing a high pitch squeaking sound when I slow down to complete stop. It starts appearing in the final 5 mph before complete stop. This is new 2026 GLE 450 and has 450 miles on it. Finding it a bit irritating. Is this ideal for new cars?

First W464 in the US at the NGAUS 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana

Source: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/amber-addington_ngaus2026-activity-7499605546581479425-H4mr/

Found a 2014 CLS550 with a little over 80k miles (roughly 129,000 km) and I want to know from some experts how reliable these cars are? I don’t plan on driving it every single day. Maybe 3-4 times a week at most but I want something that will last at-least a few years before I have to do anything other than routine maintenance. I have always loved these cars and it is pretty much a dream car for me to own. However my wife & I recently bought a house and I cant afford to own a car that will cost me a bunch in maintenance. I understand that these are essentially performance cars and will require maintenance but I do not want something that will break my pockets.

So i need some advice. Im looking at the c63, specifically a 2015. My budget is around 25-28k. All im seeing are ones with near or over 100k miles. My question, is it worth that much with those miles? Im new to the community and need educated. I just dont want to spend that much and not get some good years out of it. Any advice is appreciated.

I love the gle coupe but the plastic bumper on the back looks horrible. Does anyone know if you can get this painted to match the body? or any other options to make it not look so segmented?

My steering wheel is falling apart (corroding) it looks like the sun has been wearing it down because when I grip it, it feels sticky and if I wipe it.. black stuff comes off…. lol just bought the this turboed lawnmower from car max

Anyone experience this before?

I had to trade this beauty since I am sick of fixing its suspension. I only drove the car 16k miles since buying it 2.5 years ago. I honestly wish I put coil overs on her but to me that that didn't feel right. I fortunately sold this to someone that actually owns an Indy shop. Since owning it I have replaced numerous lines, 3 hydraulic pumps. Every pump died. Probably since I chose to drive the car rather then towing it to the shop which was less then a mile away But all the struts, the accumulators and height sensors were replaced. But last week she blew another line and I was told they have to pull the engine just to solve the problem. I already gave this Indy 8k just for the labor since I typically can find the parts for cheaper. I use new parts and namebrand. Just avoiding their parts fee. Another 4k in labor on other issues. They said it would be another 6k to get it back on the road but they recommended a total of 14k to re do all the lines, motor mounts and everything else they could do after pulling the engine to help save me in the future. The Indy shop seems to be very fair and cheaper then other shops around especially since I am close friends with the owners son.

TLDR: DON'T BUT AN R230!!!

Unless you have massively deep pockets or know what your doing

I spent close to 30k on this car to end up selling it to someone who knows these cars for 4k with him being generous. I asked many shops and techs if they would buy it and they told me 1800-2000 since the suspension needs so much work even after 10-12k spent on it.

I am saying good bye to Mercedes for now since I have learned I bought probably one of the worst of the worst Mercedes to own maintenance wise. Other than that it was a great car. Sorry for the doom and gloom post