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As the summer closes I thought many would like to hear about the reliability of the 164 instead of its foibles.
This summer we (girlfriend and I) have gone on a number of weekend trips to Wisc. , Iowa, Mich. etc. roughly 6k miles, with nary a hesitation. The 164L always started, ran strong and of course looked good in the process. No lights burnt out, cruise control held steady, doors locked and unlocked, in sum no electrical gremlins. Might I also add that during many of the nice days during the summer the 164 also made the 90 mile roundtrip commute to work.
My other supposedly more reliable vehicles did not fare quite as well. The Mercedes 240D, leaky water pump which I replaced. The Mercedes 300SD, blown brake line. Replaced the brake line and am in the process of replacing the fuel line. The Honda Civic, worst of all, new O2 sensor, new catalytic converter, new radiator, new transaxles.
Now I understand why some of you have more than one 164. Why put up with other cars when you can have reliabilty, performance and character.
This summer we (girlfriend and I) have gone on a number of weekend trips to Wisc. , Iowa, Mich. etc. roughly 6k miles, with nary a hesitation. The 164L always started, ran strong and of course looked good in the process. No lights burnt out, cruise control held steady, doors locked and unlocked, in sum no electrical gremlins. Might I also add that during many of the nice days during the summer the 164 also made the 90 mile roundtrip commute to work.
My other supposedly more reliable vehicles did not fare quite as well. The Mercedes 240D, leaky water pump which I replaced. The Mercedes 300SD, blown brake line. Replaced the brake line and am in the process of replacing the fuel line. The Honda Civic, worst of all, new O2 sensor, new catalytic converter, new radiator, new transaxles.
Now I understand why some of you have more than one 164. Why put up with other cars when you can have reliabilty, performance and character.