[W126 Coupe] Questions about 2003 S500

[Steve Nervig]

On Sep 25, 2006, at 11:32 AM, Jonathan Hodgman wrote:

> Interesting, the ML transfer cases are an engineers  
> nightmare..poorly thought out/executed.  ML's are known for eating  
> their transfer cases..Big $$.
>
> The last tech I spoke w/  (25+ years now, certified by MB every  
> which way) nearly gagged when I mentioned the 220's..  He can't  
> stand them...lots of issues, difficult to diagnose..  MB has  
> apparently had quite a few 220's that even They couldn't fix.
>
> Personally, if he wants something new I'd look to a Lexus..they  
> seem to be relatively OK.
>
> Jonathan
>

That's interesting, Jonathan. I knew that the MLs had quite a  
checkered history of various bits and pieces, but hadn't heard of  
many problems with the drive system itself. Heard that the later  
4MATIC system was much simplified and had few problems. Maybe it is  
quite different than the ML system?

As far as the S-class, I too would think long and hard before buying  
one, and would have to have some sort of extended warranty.

Steve