Scared Mercedes owner

>>17681128
This thing is gonna blow its water pump, then its head gasket, then some random wiring harness that you won't be able to find for months, then something will randomly happen to the air suspension again.

Each will either be at least $1k starting price just for parts or take you so long in labor that you won't be driving it much anyway.

Sell it quick and get a Lexus GS.

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Multiple time Benz owner here. I would say there's not much need to worry.

1. I doubt you're doing much, if any, harm by using the adjustable suspension. It was made to be adjustable, after all. Granted any sort of action with the car is technically "wear", but I don't see anything wrong.

2. Ought to be fine, yeah. I imagine if the car's made it that far it won't be crapping out anytime soon. That being said: if you're genuinely concerned you can just limit the amount of time you let yourself change the suspension in a given period. Say only a few shifts a week?

3. Not particularly, assuming it's been properly maintained and has had no major damage to it. I have an '04 C240 with 100k+ miles I hold at ~4.5k rpm for miles on end for long highway runs. Thing still runs flawlessly today.

I also have an '09 CLK550 and it treats me well with fun weekend drives and occasional errands pushing it to near redline often.

That being said I try to have good upkeep with these cars, as well as do small things like make sure they're warmed up before hitting high rpm's.

These things have been bullet-proof in my experience. I'm sure people have had their fair share of bad experiences, a la >>17681925, but I've probably put less than $2k on (non-scheduled) maintenance on both cars throughout my entire ownership. And yes, I purchased both brand new.

4. Yep. The transmissions on this era Benz can be clunky at consistently slow speeds. Especially with the higher trim levels you tend to get occasional jerks when the car holds a low gear in traffic or city crawling.

5. That's something for you to find I guess. Just scour the owner's manual or online forums. You never know what you can learn in just some afternoon free time.

Good luck, my man. That car should serve you well.

>>17681128
You'll be fine.

>>17681925
At least shill a decent car.

>>17681128
I've learned from having a e65 745i that it depends on the amount of owners and neglect. BMWfags won't want to here this but Mercedes are better build than BMW's. As long as you let the engine heat up you will have no problem with the engine from revving it. The M113 are pretty reliable in stock form. Gearboxes can be pretty slow and date the car but that's just because automatics slow down over time.

>>17683595
>Drives one neglected 7 Series he bought off of Craigslist and bases his entire opinion of one brand over another off of his poor purchase.
Righto.

>>17681925
What a fucking fag