Nice car
Brake have gone bad.
Bad on gas - 13 to the mile.
Will not start when it is below 0.
Muffler fell off.
Not the best in the snow.
This car is big - it sits up high and I feel like a king when I drive it.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 3rd October, 2004
Beyond all expectations
Well, in over 71,000 miles of owning an old car, I can list the following:
Clutch, as soon as I bought it. Surprisingly cheap!
New Bilsteins all around the following Spring - great happiness!
Alternator, starter, major brake work, and that's about that.
On first reading the repairs listed above, one might think: hmmm... expensive car to maintain. Not true - just UNDER 18 cents per mile so far, and running stronger than ever. This is a remarkable car; it was my first Mercedes, and it has totally sold me on how great they really are.
Now think about it for a moment: Even if it is over 20 years old, imagine driving an S-Class Mercedes for under 20 cents per mile!
I'm all smiles...
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 11th April, 2002
20th Aug 2018, 14:11
The 350 has never sold in the US as a brand new: only the 280, 450, 450 6.9 and 300 diesel turbo. Did you buy it from Europe or another country? If yes, probably the car was not correctly serviced: this is my thought, keeping in particular the low mileage (13 MPG) and the difficulties to start at low temperature. You should verify the engine compression ratio, too.