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#6628 of 6709 Re: Sport Package - Do the Math [habitat1] by beancounter6 Aug 07, 2007 (5:46 pm)
Replying to: habitat1 (Jul 14, 2007 6:51 am) Great point. To the higher cost, let me add higher road noise. I've found the sport tires to be very noisy, esp from the rear tires. I fell for the great looks of the SP at no extra cost, but in hindsight feel I got the worse end of the deal. Wish my salesperson had warned me about these matters. At least only a 27 month lease. Replies to this message: carnaught (Aug 07, 2007 5:52 pm) beancounter6 (Aug 14, 2007 2:42 pm) blckislandguy (Aug 13, 2007 7:14 pm)
#6629 of 6709 Re: Sport Package - Do the Math [beancounter6] by carnaught Aug 07, 2007 (5:52 pm)
Replying to: beancounter6 (Aug 07, 2007 5:46 pm) Great point. To the higher cost, let me add higher road noise. I've found the sport tires to be very noisy, esp from the rear tires.   What make tire do you have? My Conti's do not seem noisy. Replies to this message: beancounter6 (Aug 14, 2007 2:42 pm)
#6630 of 6709 Bluetec by chander Aug 12, 2007 (3:37 am)
Does anyone have a comment on the performance and value of the Bluetec cars? Thanx Chander Replies to this message: britcrlvr (Aug 14, 2007 2:53 pm)
#6631 of 6709 Re: Sport Package - Do the Math [beancounter6] by blckislandguy Aug 13, 2007 (7:14 pm)
Replying to: beancounter6 (Aug 07, 2007 5:46 pm) Habitat and Beancounter, nice posts. If your tire life expectancy figures are correct, MB is going to have another PR fiasco to face up to.   On a separate note, Habitat please remember that every time I tried to menton on the Porsche 911 forum, the benefits of buying a 911 non-S Type because it was less money, the smaller tires would be less expensive to replace , would have less road noise and would ride better, I got hammered! Sometimes more isn't better.
#6632 of 6709 Re: Sport Package - Do the Math [carnaught] by beancounter6 Aug 14, 2007 (2:42 pm)
Replying to: carnaught (Aug 07, 2007 5:52 pm) I'm running Conti's also, at 33 psi warm. When my wife and I drove it home for the first time (traded in a VW Passat) we both thought a back door wasn't shut or that a rear window was open. Comparison to our Passat was striking on rear tire noise. Didn't notice this on our test drives so caveat emptor I suppose.
#6633 of 6709 Re: Bluetec [chander] by britcrlvr Aug 14, 2007 (2:53 pm)
Replying to: chander (Aug 12, 2007 3:37 am) go to caranddriver.com and search for Mercedes E class or bluetec, you should be able to find the answer to your question.
#6634 of 6709 "I Love You, I Love You..." by kevinc5 Aug 29, 2007 (11:45 am)
Foe years of Mercedes ownership I've thought of the brand primarily in terms of quality, engineering and technology. I know there have been ups and downs in quality over the past few years...but am I the only one who is wondering what in the world the current "I Love You, I Love You..." series of TV ads is trying to sell? Some blissful woman laying in a pile of rose petals on the hood of her E? Absolutely pointless. Agree?
#6635 of 6709 Used E320 or E430 by konocar400h Aug 30, 2007 (4:06 pm)
I'm looking into the purchase of a used E320 or E430 for my son and i was wondering what was the best model year for an e class for below 15,000 dollars. Any advice would be appreciated Replies to this message: garyh1 (Aug 31, 2007 8:04 am) carnaught (Aug 31, 2007 5:39 pm) microrepair (Sep 03, 2007 7:58 pm) and 2 more... smwls8 (Nov 09, 2007 5:24 pm) garyh1 (Nov 11, 2007 10:52 pm) greasykid1 (Nov 13, 2007 10:50 am)
#6636 of 6709 Re: Used E320 or E430 [konocar400h] by garyh1 Aug 31, 2007 (8:04 am)
Replying to: konocar400h (Aug 30, 2007 4:06 pm) Look for a 2001 or 2002. I just got an '01 E430 from a friend by matching the offer they got from Carmax - $11,000. I have put a couple thousand $ into it to put in in top shape, so that puts it in line with your budget. My wife is driving it now, but it's probably going to be passed down to my teenage son as soon as we figure out what the next car my wife or I will get. It's probably a bit more powerful than he needs, but it is a very safe car.   It's a great car, but be prepared to spend money on maintenance. We just had one of the infamous window regulators die, which cost $375 to replace!   Stay away from the current model W211 (starting with 2003) - worst reliability ever in a MB. Replies to this message: carnaught (Aug 31, 2007 5:39 pm) microrepair (Sep 03, 2007 7:58 pm) carnaught (Sep 04, 2007 6:33 pm) and 1 more... smwls8 (Nov 09, 2007 5:24 pm) garyh1 (Nov 11, 2007 10:52 pm) greasykid1 (Nov 13, 2007 10:50 am)
#6637 of 6709 211 reliabilty by greasykid1 Aug 31, 2007 (9:19 am)
Do not believe that it is fair to paint all 211's as unreliable. Have an early 2005 E320CDI with all extras that were available at the time. ---$15,000 worth. Car is now 3 yrs old with No problems. Agree that 2003's were a big problem and some 2004's. My son has a 2006 E350 that is now 2 yrs old and has many option--including air suspension and no problems. Between the 2 of us we have had 24 MB's so believe we can make a fair judgement.Believe that the turning point was the 2005 models

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