I’ve discovered that in this life, you can learn what you want when you want. Obviously its too late for me to go back to med school or be a lawyer, but if I want to work on my tractor car there’s so many good resources.

The facelift came with OM642 V6 and 7 speed trans and preface came with OM648 inline 6 cast iron block and 5 speed bulletproof trans. Guess which is more durable

@@dariodjakovic1600 Guess which one also has the SBC brake system? Which yes, while currently covered by the dealership, won't always be. The OM642 is also much more widely available across more model years than the OM648. Stateside, 2005-2006 E320 CDIs are the ONLY cars that have the OM648 in them. Meanwhile, the OM642 V6 is available in E-classes, ML320 CDI, R320 CDI, GL320 CDI, Sprinters from 2007 to present year. Prior to this car I owned quite a few inline-5 cylinder OM647 Sprinters that were very reliable. Both are great engines, but there are plenty of reasons to own an early DEF-free model (with mods if needed). Not to mention black death is muuuuuuuuch less common on the OM642