Back on topic, this past weekend a friend replaced his audi S6 avant with an 05 E500 sport with 98K miles for $4k. Full service history, new airmatic components at all 4 corners, 722.9 serviced multiple times, engine and trans mounts replaced recently. The car was meticulously maintained by the previous owner. The only broken item is the rear window roller blind. You can hear the electric motor winding away but nothing is happening. Seems to be a common failure point with an easy fix. It has the massaging seats and a few other goodies I wish my E320 had. The 5.0 m113 pulls hard and 722.9 shifts are very quick compared to my 722.6.

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With the discussion being on fuel economy I was going to chime in on my w211 E500 experiences. I have found the M113 to be a sweetheart, endless torque and decent economy and so fun to drive. The 722.6 on the 4matic wagons is so well matched to the easy going nature of the M113.
I recently passed up 50 years old and find the fun in driving starting to exceed fuel economy!

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1995 E300 (W124)
1999 ML430 (w163)
2011 GL350 (x164)
2016 Sprinter 144" 4X4 lowtop (906)
2004 E500 (W211) 4matic Wagon (Gold)
2004 E500 (W211) 4matic Wagon Avantgarde (silver)

So...the CLS 55 just blew the front left Airmatic strut, which I replaced Feb last year with a Bilstein strut and drove maybe 1k miles since then.

Just absolutely horrible luck with this model lol!

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You've posted in Diesel Discussion Forum.

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'06 E320 CDI
'17 Corvette Stingray Vert

Lol yes, feels weird to post about a gasser here, just posted it in relation to the early part of this thread.

I posted earlier in the thread I found the W211 not so reliable, and now it blows a year-old airmatic strut to emphasize it for me.

Glad to see others enjoying theirs.

Should buy a diesel instead. Old gassers aren't much in demand. I actually found in my tech manual the air ride was also available on the 06 CDI diesel. Strange, but true.

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'06 E320 CDI
'17 Corvette Stingray Vert

Yeah, maybe if a nice one without Airmatic comes up. CDI's are really a nice leap from the 617's and 603's I grew up around!