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Old 09-13-2015, 06:09 AM
kwmccauley kwmccauley is offline
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Western NJ
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This is my household's 6th Mercedes and my third turbodiesel.
First, I should say that I bought it as a dealer demo with 4,000 miles on it. IF there were initial glitches from the factory they were all sorted before the vehicle went home with me. Since I acquired it in April 2014 I have had no issues other than the two mentioned below at the service just completed on Sept. 11, 2015.

Second, the car is rather heavily optioned and includes a few features I would likely not have ordered if I specified the build myself. I was asked above about any other service issues in the first 40k miles. Except for the ECO function reset and a seat cooling fan (optional perforated, actively cooled leather seats) falling on the floor under the driver's seat the car has been flawless.

My first two MB turbodiesels were with 5 cylinder (1991) and 6 cylinder engines (1999). The E250 with 4 cylinders (and twin turbos) has by far the most impressive performance and responsiveness. Fuel economy is also the best of the three cars. On trips this summer I had a few tanks of fuel that took me over 800 miles and turned in greater than 40MPG. These numbers were on extended trips. More typical range is 700 miles per tank and 37-38 MPG. If I did not have the 4Matic I am told these numbers would be somewhat higher.

At this point, I would definitely make the same choice to buy this car if I had it to do over again. From 1999 to 2014 I drove my 1999 E300 (W210) 348,000 miles since I bought it new. Hope to keep this one longer and get more E250 owners on this forum sharing their experiences as our cars' odometers roll on.
Enjoy,
Ken
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2014 E250 Bluetec 4-Matic
2014 GL350 Bluetec 4-Matic
1996 Chevy Tahoe 4 x 4
2009 ML350 (sold)
2005 SLK350 (sold)
1999 E300 Turbodiesel (sold)
1998 ML320 (sold)
1991 300D 2.5 Turbodiesel (sold)
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