After some thinking, I told myself lets not risk it. However,

- Battery failure, the battery itself I can source it for RM12-15k from China - labour and local tax idk
- Suspension bottoming out - because AMG shocks and spring (aka soft compression for comfort + lowered ride height) not suitable for Malaysia roads - but then can swap out for E250 ones (some did spec this when they bought the car new)

I want the E400 frankly speaking. 333hp who don't want lol? Don't think there's local units for the E300, UK/Jap spec not my cup of tea.
And also I don't see myself spending more than RM100k on a car for the time being

E300 and E400 comes with the same bells and whistles wor, just that different drivetrain
Okies
What sort of headache should I be expecting? Apart from the batteries - which I already accounted for given that the car is cheaper than the E400 by RM40-50k where it may or may not break under my ownership.

any reason why u want a hybrid ? normal E300 dont want?

the prefacelift version e200, 200k km but around 4-5 years aged (that time), the ceiling fabric dropped, speakers broke, hard seats and uncomfortable hand rests that's hard too. Doesn't feel as spacious as japanese D segment car. It was fitted with bad tyre and the car's insulation cannot block that tire noise entirely.

Yes
But this is a waste of time, effort and money.
But TS, do what you like la.

that's pretty common on conti cars

What? Headliner wear out that fast? I only had headliner fabric torn on a 25 yo Honda.

tapi tapi.....
camshaft gear selalu makan.
dislocated crank pulley.
SBC is a time bomb.

Scotty Kilmer rates bmw above merz, so that tells you how bad merz is to maintain since he also hates beemer

my dad's w212 banyak masuk bengkel liao. anyway, his model is e300.

The hybrid has some suspension issues due to battery weight. The rear is always scraping humps.
The hybrid is dirt cheap thats why. U can get a 2015 model for only 80k. But make sure u have a trusted workshop to go to for repairs

why get such an old car.

Got a few posters here who are suckers for cars that love spending time in workshop. Cough boy96 cough. Also got that cafe owner who don’t mind his audi that need to replace his engine block because of the driving experience. I guess getting a tow truck because car broke down in middle of nowhere is part of the fun for them.

It's only a 1kwH battery so it doesn't weigh as much as a full PHEV's battery. Not only the E300 Bluetec, any AMG suspension W212 face the same issue
Mind you i'm still driving a 2004 Camry

Lmao
Who buys an Audi for the driving experience?!

Audi a4 > 3 series. Owai

Vorsprung durch Technik

Nah.

Just buy Honda city RS i-MMD hybrid enough la. RM106k only.

And less headache since it’s a Japunis car.

Hybrid > all
Honda > all

Really?
They solved the nose heavy handling of the longitudinal front engine layout with magic?

Or a used Lexus

Honda Hybrid > Used Lexus > all

W211. 30k only.