Thinking about getting on in the near future on around a 51 plate. Anyone had any experiance with them? What are they like, problems and whats servicing costs like?

 

They're good mate and I think the E class is cracking value for money

Check the gearbox oil if you're going auto, especially if you're looking at a highish miler, they like a seal at the front and aren't cheap if they need replacing.

Interior trim isn't as good as it used to be so check for bits that have snapped off.

For example I just replaced the cowling round the ignition barrel in one [40k miler too ] having said that it was only £2 for the bit - though I did lose quite a bit of skin off my knuckles

Servicing is cheap mate, plugs and filters aren't any dearer than any other car nowadays - try M-Benz dealers first, you may be pleasantly surprised And the engines are such an age old and simple design any monkey can work on them

 

Cool thats what i like to hear on servicing. Will deffo be an auto, as want an auto car next even if i dont get a merc. But as the saying goes if you buy a Merc make sure its an auto. Deffo lot of car for money, i will be getting on with around 80k i suppose for money on 51 ish plate.

You got one? any pics to? Would like Avantgarde with all the extras see how it goes, need to sell the saff first

 

No diesel mercs at the moment, that last E class was a 240 with the v6 in....

There may well be a Y plate [first of the late shape] C220cdi Elegance coming in the next few months. Belongs to an old customer that usually changes after his 3 years finance arrangement is up

Just so happens he wants to change it for a Saff cossie!

not really.

You're right about the auto, I'm using a c200 at the moment and it's a gash manual

 

Cool, if it comes up for sale and its mint let me know. As might be in the market for one then. Though ideally would like bit newer one, but wont mind to much on right car.

 

I work at a Merc main dealer, will keep an eye open for an p/x'ers coming in if you like mate

 

Yeah ian keep eye out mate Need to sell my saff first though before i can justify getting one. Hopefully wont be to long though.

 

Rhys, have you suddenly aged 40 years??? lol

 

alright mate i have a merc and mercedes will do you for the servicing the first servicing of the year is £500 then £650 later on mercedes after sales service is a joke anyway tyres are costly as well heres my bad boy lol

 

Exactly what I was thinking!

 

PMSL yeah I just want a nice big cruiser now with auto. lol I know im a lasy sod

 

The estates are bloody huge you know!

not really had any problems with them tbh, glow-plugs are often neglected as they're well known to snap, sooo some people just tarde them in when they start to not start as many garages budget for a head job when quoting prices for glow plugs.

I've done a few and not broken one yet so so far so good!

I really like the coupe as pictured above, theres a e220cdi coupe on autotrader atm with about 90k miles & six speed manual iirc, under £9k on a 02 plate i think?

 

you'll be needing one of these too then mate...

 

PMSL Rich!!! Do you think it would be any good around the track?

Im taking the cossie on track next week for the Customery couple of laps at super car day! Cant wait, one of reason i will be gutted to let cossie go. but who knows give it a year and i might build a track car

 

Doh link doesnt work

 

well mate my mercedes is a 1.8 supercharged evop coupe with bigger pullys and induction kit theres not many mods for mercedes but what there is can be found here http://www.mercedesperformance.co.uk/

 

Doesnt your brother dabble in a few? Be careful though mate as I went down the mature sensible path and bought a Lexus IS200. Its nice to drive around but just boring. Mine always got me from A-B which was the primary reason I bought it. I was sick of it after 3 months and then it took a furthur 9 to shift the thing. I ended up losing a lot of $$ on it.

I just sold a diesel ML270 which has taken 6 months and it was terrible on cold start but ok once it going, purely from an A-B perspective. It was like a road going boat.

If its something modern and reliable you are after, look for something that fits your personality mate and as much as I hate to say it, Evo's and Scoobies will give you more grin factor than a diesel Merc. Pop over and drive my Evo, see if that changes your mind

 

LOL Alan, i will pop over later to have a go! (i wish)

I dunno mate not sure i will get bored see how it goes. If i get one it will deffinatley be a good deal so i wont lose money on it for 6months ish anyway to make my mind up.

 

whats the 1.8 komp. actually like?

re: is200, lovely cars just a lame engine, ml270, lame car, lovely engine!

 

I have a C180KSE for sale at the mo, its lovely car but unfortunately I cant let Rhys have a go cause my traders policy wont cover family members on a test drive, which sucks.

I dont understand my bro either, thought I was the oldest

Smudge

 

Thats the silver one in the garage then

Very nice.

 

how much you got to spend?

 

Depends for right one but 9ish im looking at

 

[quote="James"]whats the 1.8 komp. actually like?

its amazing mate the power is always there and the triptronic box is out of the world 200Bhp+ is nothing to be snift it lol people pull up and look across ford a grand dad then see me lol the i smoke them pmsl great cars mercedes make but bad customer service

 

hi there saff_cossie i would have to dissagree with your coment about merc diesels my old man has a 2.7R estate c220 and thats out of this would and the diesel last him for ever even when booted and the things you can take in that car is gob smaking

Rhys mate you'll pick up a nice merc for that price a E or C class

 

Is that an ML though (sorry dont know much about the Merc specs, numbers etc) and also what year is it? This ML I am talking about was a 2002 one. This thing was ok once warm but from cold was like a tractor.

 

saff_cossie
it not even a year old yet mate great car might get ride of it when i get my sierra cosworth to mod the cossy but ill miss it

 

This is one on Auto Trader!!!! I SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO want it


so seriously what are servicing/running costs like on these cars?

 

Servicing is alot if they go wrong, my mate with one (that i mentioned earlier) reckons to look out for water pumps on them IIRC, other than that it's the same as anything, look after it and it'll be fine

PIMPING INTO UNI BABY!

 

very nice!