Thinking about replacing a large SUV with a late 90's AWD E-class wagon preferably with the turbo-Diesel, but maybe with the gas 3-liter six.
Is this likely to be a reliable choice?
I can live with the loss of towing/carrying ability, but I've heard Merc quality is not so hot and am not interested in buying into something that will nickel and dime me to death. (If I wanted that, I'd get a BMW.) we own an older Lexus LS that is utterly reliable, so we're spoiled w.r.t. reliability, but Lexus makes no AWD/wagon version of the LS or GS and we don't like the RX.
Advice?