Please help! BENZ or BMW??

[ale828]

BMW 525i for drivers, MB 260E for passengers. BUt be carful, we used to have one 1990 525i and medyo madami problems sya, a Friend who also has a 1994 525i would tell you the same thing. Its fun to drive but problems seem to creep up sooner or later, the Benz on the other hand is quite a bulletproof car. Built quality is just so solid. Try to get a 230CE para mas maporma althought might be underpowered for some.

[squala]

So things were the other way around back in the early 90s huh?

[hens]

kung exterior lang...IMHO

w124 vs E34 ...w124 ako..astig pa rin hanggang ngayon.

pero kung yung sumunod na generation...

w210 vs E39...sibak ang w210.

odell, alam mo ba kung anong 5 series yung pinaguusapan dito? baka akala mo yung E39? or yung bagong 5?..hehehe

[cubone143]

Based On Experience I Prefer The Bmw 525. I Had A Merc And I Ahd A Tons Of Problems With It. Aside From The Price Of The Car. I Shelled Out Almost 300 Thou For The Transmission Problems And Wiring Harness. Thats The Prblems Of Merc The Wiring Harness. Bt When I Have This Bmw 523 I Never Had Any Problems Whatsoever . Butof Cors Dont Get Me Wrong I Experienced Some Problems But Eventhough It Cost The Case Around 70 To Hav It Fix The Stability And Dependability Of The Bmw Is Great. Especially The Air Suspension Of The 523 Nice Ride Talaga.

[kyle618]

5 series din ako! nice styling actually both are nice pero parang pang driver un 260e e.

[kmo]

from experience ... bmws has greater reliabilty and are less prone to problems than the benz counterparts ...

we have a 316i e36 and a 525i e39 bmw and until now it hasnt caused us any pains and troubles naman ... we are very satisfied talaga ... unlike the benz counterparts of our models na my friends has .. dami nila reklamo from breaking down to electrical problems ... and the price of parts are just staggering ... imagine an s-class whose air suspension gave up ... it costs a couple of grands to fix ... and another case a change oil of our friends sl55 amg .. cost 60k ...

[oldblue]

Hi! I am considering to buy a nice second hand car but I am confused between a 1990-92 Mercedes 260E and 1990-94 BMW 525i. Which model would you suggest between the two? What are the pros and cons? Please give me your comments and views for this two models. Thank you very much!

i think the decision will depend on your age.

[pparado]

Based On Experience I Prefer The Bmw 525. I Had A Merc And I Ahd A Tons Of Problems With It. Aside From The Price Of The Car. I Shelled Out Almost 300 Thou For The Transmission Problems And Wiring Harness. Thats The Prblems Of Merc The Wiring Harness. Bt When I Have This Bmw 523 I Never Had Any Problems Whatsoever . Butof Cors Dont Get Me Wrong I Experienced Some Problems But Eventhough It Cost The Case Around 70 To Hav It Fix The Stability And Dependability Of The Bmw Is Great. Especially The Air Suspension Of The 523 Nice Ride Talaga.

why do you type like that?

[nugundam93]

why do you type like that?

hahahaha i was wondering about it as well. :lol:

[StraightSix]

Baka naman nakapili na si PRPB ... kasi last year pa yung post niya

[cubone143]

why do you type like that?

why wats wrng with it???

actually i type this in all caps nagauto atah thats why it became like this

[afrasay]

buhayin ko lang ito...any comments on the W124 diesel a/t variant? '87-'90 model?

[hens]

buhayin ko lang ito...any comments on the W124 diesel a/t variant? '87-'90 model?

wow, si boss Vic bibili ng Chedeng!!

palagay ko wala pang masyadong problema ang mga w124 body. yung sumunod na model (w210) ang medyo delikado..

[kimpOy]

bossing dapat sa iyo jag...

gusto ko din ang 124 body...

[OTEP]

Bulletproof iyan. Ayaw maniwala ng mga nakakakita sa W124 namin na '85 model siya. Hindi pa kami nag-hilamos at hindi pa napapadetail since it was acquired more than 10 years ago. The thing just seems to run on its own.

[afrasay]

hmmm..bulletproof pala, di na ako mag worry sa terrorist attack...hehehe.

Kinda confuse so many variants I see on the road ng model na ito. Like the thread starter I too was thinking of a Bimmer for retirement car kaya lang they have no diesel engine variant ng year model na ito. I have seen how my cousin Ferdie maintains a W124 of his bro in law and the spare parts prices are just right (for my budget) and almost at par with japanese cars. Is there a chart on how to determine whether it's a US or German Version, advantages and disadvantages of each variants. I would prefer the diesel a/t and anu kaya ang fuel consumption nito.

Mods if OT paki start another thread nalang, thanks.

[m_ron]

for me, a matter of preference lang yan, had both a bmw n merc, basta made in germany, trouble free. pag yung made in the US na, dun nagumpisa yung mga merc and bmw problems.

lol .

[m_ron]

buhayin ko lang ito...any comments on the W124 diesel a/t variant? '87-'90 model?

get the manual model.I'm not familiar with w124 diesel engine but from what i heard its bulletproof,if you change your mind and what to get a gas model i can help you with that.W124 gas model has 2 engines,the M103 and M104 engine both suffer from head gasket problem.M103 engine also has problem with valve guides and seals you also need to check the timing chain.Also check front and rear seals.

[Jagger]

hmmm..bulletproof pala, di na ako mag worry sa terrorist attack...hehehe.

.... I too was thinking of a Bimmer for retirement car

Mods if OT paki start another thread nalang, thanks.

Sir afrasay, dapat nga sa inyo bulletproof kasi kamukha nyo pala si vic sotto (my idol) sa chicks kayo dapat mag ingat hindi sa terrorist hehehe bagay na bagay sa iyo ang bimmer pag retire mo.

kidding aside, if you want to test drive my 2001 325, i'm very willing to let you. it's a pleasure to be on the passenger seat while Bossing is driving.

[afrasay]

anu ba yan...hindi ako sa chicks magtatago...kay mommy Tess :D thanks for replies. Pero I guess i'm leaning on the merc. may experience na din gumawa yun cousin ko kaya may mechanic na ako for little repair jobs.