written by on 30/08/2010
The W163 is a tricky car, you either love it or you hate it.
If you put your hands on a good one ( lucky me ), it is a pretty briliant car!
In 150.000 km and 5 years I changed a clutch(which was my fault), some knobs on the central locking and the usual filters,brake pads and suspension bushes.
If you are a bit careful, it will not break down. I don't have any rust problems and the trim isn't falling off, even though I live in Romania and we don't have motorways and good roads. We only have potholes.
It is pretty fast, pretty stable at 160 km/h, it is a good off-roader, and a second hand is cheap.
For 10.000 EUR you get a car with nice habits on and off the road, a practical car and a lot of badge !
I prefer this instead of a Touareg or an Allroad, never to mention all the korean SUVs or small SUVs ( X3,GLK,Tiguan.. they are not so brilliant on-road and rubbish off-road. And they are just small and impractical in every way!)