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Does anyone have a comment on the performance and value of the Bluetec cars? Thanx Chander
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Replying to: beancounter6 (Aug 07, 2007 5:46 pm) 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. |
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Replying to: carnaught (Aug 07, 2007 5:52 pm) |
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Replying to: chander (Aug 12, 2007 3:37 am) |
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| 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? | |
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| 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 | |
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Replying to: konocar400h (Aug 30, 2007 4:06 pm) 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. |
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| 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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Replying to: garyh1 (Aug 31, 2007 8:04 am) Not necessarily. My 2003 gave me two years of no problems as has my current '07 at one year thus far.
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Replying to: carnaught (Aug 31, 2007 5:39 pm) How many miles did you put on them in the 2 or 3 years you owned them? The reason I ask is that both my 1996 and 2001 had no problems at all until they got up into the 70K-80K mile range and then they had some serious problems. My 2001 E320, which now has 98K miles, has had a failed wheel bearing (I haven't heard of ANYONE having a failed wheel bearing in more than 25 years !!), both catalytic converters, the down tilting rearview passenger mirror that has been fixed twice and still makes some weird little noises and jerky movements until it is turned off, front suspension bushings, control panel LED failures (replaced entire panel), and on and on.. And all of it started at about the 70K mile mark. I am so glad it had Starmark coverage, otherwise would have cost me $3-4K for all that work. My 1996 E320 was somewhat better, which fits in with the idea that their quality level is dropping with the newer models. So if you only have 30-40K miles on them, IMHO you haven't had them long enough to see any real problems.
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