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Re: Winter driving [rubyred2]
by rbarkley
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May 29, 2006 (10:11 am)
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Replying to: rubyred2 (May 28, 2006 5:44 am)
I've had a e320 for 10 months now and live in Minnesota. I travel MN,IA, WI and have no problems starting or snow conditions. I put on winter tires and it goes thru almost anything.
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Re: Winter driving [rbarkley]
by cctdi
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May 29, 2006 (12:08 pm)
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Replying to: rbarkley (May 29, 2006 10:11 am)
I am just curious and glad to learn your E320 driving experience in the winter time. In this past winter I didn’t see too much snow here in Jersey; for a couple of the snowy days, I switched to the Hybrid Highlander. I would like to know if you just put on the snow tires on the rear wheels or four wheels. Oh, the CDI has much more torque and this might have some impact on the icy road.
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South Florida CDI
by johndix60
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May 29, 2006 (4:45 pm)
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I am considering the purchase of a 2006 CDI with Premium Pk. Any current information available on South Florida pricing?
Thanks/johndix
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Blissful-----------CDI Price
by greasykid1
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May 30, 2006 (12:42 pm)
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Bought it for $48,000. Also has full leather pkg. Have new car sticker...a little over $64,000. Don't buy new cars anymore. Found last 2 MB's on the internet.
Last year found a 2005 350SLK for my wife with only 1,800 mi. on it.Paid about $9,000 under sticker. Car was only 90 days old.
Takes a while and you have to look at a lot of sites. Between the 2 cars saved $25,000 off MSRP.
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E320 CDI Transmission Problems
by neals
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Jun 01, 2006 (10:22 am)
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My 2005 E320 CDI has developed a transmission problem and I am curious as to whether others have had similar issues. Basically the transmission doesn't down shift properly after having been driven at highway speeds for an extended period of time. If the vehicle slows down the car can not accelerate properly but instead builds up speed gradually. The situation does not occur every time but it seems to becoming more frequent. Normal shifting is not an issue during most driving conditions and corrects itself once the car is parked and then restarted. The Dealer indicates he has not seen similar problems but continues to look for a cause.
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Re: E320 CDI Transmission Problems [neals]
by tomotomo
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Jun 01, 2006 (11:32 am)
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Replying to: neals (Jun 01, 2006 10:22 am)
I have a 2005 E320 CDI and also have had some transmission problems. Several months ago I had a leak that was apparently due to a defective electrical device (my wife's '02 C320 had the same leak). I also had a diesel fuel leak that required the replacement of the fuel line. Since the above leaks were corrected, when the car is cold the first few shifts upon starting off is rather harsh. The car has been in the shop to correct the shifting but is still harsh. I am waiting until winter when the shifting is more severe to take it back for them to tackle the problem. Good luck on your problem.
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Re: E320 CDI Transmission Problems [tomotomo]
by cctdi
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Jun 01, 2006 (1:54 pm)
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Replying to: tomotomo (Jun 01, 2006 11:32 am)
A couple of months ago, I voiced my transmission leak problem in this forum; with 9k in the odometer, the only problem I got now and then is the shift down to first gear too soon in low speed when my feet is off the gas pedal by using the S mole.
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Re: Winter driving [cctdi]
by rbarkley
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Jun 10, 2006 (9:47 am)
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Replying to: cctdi (May 29, 2006 12:08 pm)
I've been out of town and couldn't get back in touch with you. To answer your question you need snow tires on all 4 wheels.
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Re: Having problems with 05 E320CDI [captainjoe]
by bduser
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Jun 13, 2006 (8:16 pm)
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Replying to: captainjoe (Oct 18, 2005 8:45 pm)
I recently had the same problem with my 2005 CDI. It lost power when accelerating and wouldoften stall. I brought it in to the local MB dealer, and they didn't know what was wrong, so they called MB. MB asked if I was using biodiesel, and when they found out I was, they said the warranty was voided for the fuel system, and replaced the fuel system. I am trying to get them to refund the cost of the repairs, as the never said biodiesel was not allowed when I purchased the car.
However, while researching my problem, I came across your post. You seem to have experienced the same problem, as did several other people, and MB never blamed the fuel. In fact, it sounds like they have no idea what causes the problem, but they got $2600 from me for replacing the fuel system, and it may have had nothing to do with the problem.
Have you, or anyone else had this problem since? What was the diagnosis?
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Re: Having problems with 05 E320CDI [bduser]
by gagrice
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Jun 15, 2006 (8:33 pm)
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Replying to: bduser (Jun 13, 2006 8:16 pm)
I think it may be the use of biodiesel after you have used very dirty diesel. Biodiesel is a very strong solvent. It can clean out built up stuff that will plug injectors etc. That is pretty shaky on a new car. It would make me very unhappy with Mercedes.
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