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Originally Posted by cgarch
Side snark, while a seemingly good car, there are so many bad design features with this model, that I'm not sure I would buy anything like this car ever again. My point of reference happens to be my '87 300TD diesel which gets better mileage and is a whole lot easier to deal with.
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I wish I could help with your actual problem, but I cannot. I can, however, commiserate with your statement above. Despite its relative dependability over 14+ years of ownership, my wife's 2006 E350 wagon has been consistently underwhelming. People post glowing reviews on Diesel Discussion of the w211 CDIs. But I always feel like it's not the engine on my 2006 I dislike (the engine has actually been rock-solid and returns great gas mileage); instead, I feel like the rest of the car is the problem. It's finicky, difficult to dial in, and even when everything is working 100%, it feels just....blah. I'd rather drive my 35 year old diesels (and that's not really intended to be a compliment to them).
Anyway, I hope someone has a constructive solution to your problem.