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South Florida CDI by johndix60
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Re: Having problems with 05 E320CDI [gagrice] by bduser
Jun 15, 2006 (10:02 pm)
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Replying to: gagrice (Jun 15, 2006 8:33 pm)

The only diesel I ever used in the car was the first tankful provided by the dealer. Since then, I had run over 15,000 miles on B100.
 
I have read other posts from CDI owners with similar problems, where it ended up being in the emissions system. I don't believe MB knows exactly what the problem is, but they seemed eager to blame it on BD.
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Re: Having problems with 05 E320CDI [bduser] by gagrice
Jun 16, 2006 (6:59 am)
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Replying to: bduser (Jun 15, 2006 10:02 pm)

You might want to contact Pacific Biodiesel. They have had a couple run ins with MB over B100 in the E320 CDI. I know Willie Nelson uses B100 exclusively in his E320 CDI. If you have run it for that many miles it would be interesting to find out where they are coming from. As long as your source is up to ASTM D 6751, I think they are out of line not repairing your car.
 
http://www.biodiesel.com/

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