190D reliability

If you are a college student wishing to avoid big repairs bills, find a CAMRY that is as new as you can afford. You can't go wrong. the early 190 cars were trouble from the get-go.

I don't have a diesel, but my 1985 2.3L is still running strong after 145K miles, so I'd take Mr. Palmer's comment that the early W201's were trouble from the start as possibly a personal bad experience. Nothing wrong with Camry's either, but with any used car, get it checked out by a mechanic experienced in service on the make. With the mid-80's W201, you'll want to have the suspension parts (ball joints, motor mounts, flex discs, and suspension links) looked at. A lot will depend on how the previous owners took care of the car. Diesel owners might unfairly be generalized as "frugal" folks, so do check maintenance records.

I did had a 190d, 2l, build 90 , for the last 5 years. It seemed to me a car which through its lack of electric components, was quit easy to maintain. Things which go fault with these cars are , the springs on front suspension, ignition/starter switch, and tho not experienced myself, the automaticdoorlocks eventually may mallfunction through leaks in vacuum. But all these things are easy to fix.

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