1995 Mercedes-Benz E-Class

As a Mercedes Tech for the last 35 years, I have purchased my son a 1995 E 320, the last year of the w124. This car is fully loaded and is awesome. The cars power, handling, and suspension is great. The 320 motor is very reliable. The only warning I can give is a head gasket leak, but its common in other cars as well. All available options on these cars are sometimes still not offered on new cars today. I truly recommend this car to anyone. One thing to remember 1995 models and down are the last of "hand built" Mercedes around. W 124 W 126 and W 140 are cars that set examples.

P. S. Mercedes Benz HFM wiring harness it is a problem, but maybe 1 out of a 100. Honestly saw the problem twice in my career in my dealership.

I had been looking very seriously for a used car that operated on diesel fuel for about six weeks. My average commute is 60 miles one way and with gas prices soaring, I began to think about buying a diesel-powered car because of the tremendous fuel mileage and long term durability. After settling on a mid-90's Mercedes, (both for the reputation and its size vs. a Volkswagen), I began searching locally and on the web. I decided to register my search on the "my ebay" list as a favorite and began following several cars. I was a little shocked upon winning this particular car because my bid was the bare minimum as I had reached the seller's "reserve" and signed off late one night. As luck would have it, I won the car and contacted the seller immediately and placed the required deposit through Paypal. The seller was very friendly over the phone and very accomodating since I decided to fly to North Carolina amd pick the car up at the dealership in person in order to drive it home.
My reasons for picking the car up instead of having it shipped were varied. Of course, I was very excited. Afterall, this is my first Benz! however, I was also wanting to save money on the shipping costs and get acclimated to the car. Besides, the best way to find out the faults of a car is by driving it. I wanted to find anything that my inspection and Carfax info. may have missed.
The car drove and felt wonderful. I was so pleased to get over 640 miles to a single tank of fuel!(averaged 32m.p.g.) This is in a full size car too, not a small compact car. The ride is very nice and I am very pleased with the overall condition and operation of the car.
As for problems, I always expect some problems to arise in a car that's more than 10 years old and has 215,000 miles on it. The only real flaws have been in a slow operating sun roof (which I can adjust), worn tires and this past week my A/C quit cooling. Tires were easy to fix, but the a/c will be a bit of a pain since the dash will have to be removed and some expense put into the repair. This is a fair trade off in my opinion for the excellent mileage I'm getting and the saving of wear and tear on my real pride and joy, my 2002 Chevy Impala!!!! My only other problem was with the sometimes slow communication with the dealer, but as I said, they were kind and accomodating when we did speak and do our transactions.