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Old 02-13-2019, 10:19 PM
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My brother has been driving a 2009 E350 4matic (722.6) for 3+ years and almost 50k miles.....zero repairs....at all. Has almost 125k on it now

My dad has an early 2007 (built in 06) E350 wagon and it has been reliable but did have the balancer issue (was taken care of a while back pre-purchase)....only repairs have been thermostat and the cam adjuster magnets (in 25k miles of driving)

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Old 02-13-2019, 10:37 PM
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I wish I could have found an '09 but currently none are for sale near me. By then, the bugs were worked out.



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My brother has been driving a 2009 E350 4matic (722.6) for 3+ years and almost 50k miles.....zero repairs....at all. Has almost 125k on it now

My dad has an early 2007 (built in 06) E350 wagon and it has been reliable but did have the balancer issue (was taken care of a while back pre-purchase)....only repairs have been thermostat and the cam adjuster magnets (in 25k miles of driving)
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Old 02-14-2019, 09:59 AM
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I spoke too soon on the '09 -- one just appeared and I plan to see it today.

Only concern is that it has 90K miles, vs the ~60K of the '07 & '08 I am considering.

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I wish I could have found an '09 but currently none are for sale near me. By then, the bugs were worked out.
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Old 02-14-2019, 12:11 PM
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I went through this search when my 210 was being sold. The consensus was a 211 4matic with the 5 speed trans. I got her with 86k miles and she was always dealer serviced. I couldn't be happier. Its a fine car. I'm at 130k now and have had minimal issues. For the money, it is really the best car buy of my car owning life.
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Old 02-15-2019, 01:13 PM
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The '08 won.

I liked the '09 (was a silver sport/AMG package) but it was perhaps a bit too sporty for my taste. Plus it had a lot of cool extras that I would never use, like the SD card slot, paddle shifters, and a more-complicated Command system. Not to mention the 90K+ miles.

The '08 was an Avantgarde version with a sport package also, and 18" 10 double-spoke rims, which is more my style. Plus it had only 51K miles.
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Congrats! Pics?
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Old 02-16-2019, 11:40 PM
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Somehow I clicked "edit" instead of "quote" ... and over-wrote my last post.

After saying I would try to take snapshots tomorrow, when I had downtime, I said something about some faint vibration in the front tires and was speculated it was either a tire or bent rim issue. After noting the fronts are Pirelli P6 (which are borderline crap), I am leaning towards them as the cause.
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1995 E320, 252,xxx miles, Black/Grey
1989 260E, 223,00 miles, Black/Black
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Old 03-13-2019, 05:42 PM
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Finally some downtime and nice weather. (Pics below)

I've put 1500 miles on it so far and am now at 53K even. I am still adapting to it but so far find it to be faster than I expected, with a louder, more aggressive exhaust note -- which I don't always hear because I am loving the Harman Kardon sound system (with Sirius XM a plus).

Work Done:
1.) Changed oil to LiquiMoly 2332
2.) Added LiquiMoly Cera Tec
3,) Replaced all 4 center caps
4.) Changed cabin air filter
5.) Washed and waxed.

To-Do:
1.) Replace Pirelli P6's up front, because they feel like crap (but perform well).

2.) Install Brembo ceramic pads all around, because I will not be breaking my back cleaning brake dust. Also, Brembo ceramic pads, from what I am reading, perform as well as MB/Jurid pads.)

3.) Polish Headlights. There is nothing visibly wrong with them but, with my face very close, I can see small scratches and imperfections. I want to get ahead of, and prevent, any future hazing issues.








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1989 260E, 223,00 miles, Black/Black
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Old 03-13-2019, 07:45 PM
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Looks good. I don't know if it has air matic but Arnott sells coil spring kits that eliminate the air bags and stuff.
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Old 03-13-2019, 08:51 PM
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Looks good. I don't know if it has air matic but Arnott sells coil spring kits that eliminate the air bags and stuff.
No air matic on this one (nor SBC). The 4-matics also retain the 722.6 transmission, all the aforesaid weighing heavily on my decision to get this car.

Had I known about Arnott previously, however, I may have looked harder for an E500 since there is something I have always liked about them.
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2001 E430 4matic, 206,xxx miles, Black/Charcoal
1995 E320, 252,xxx miles, Black/Grey
1989 260E, 223,00 miles, Black/Black
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Old 03-18-2019, 09:56 AM
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Stay as far away from the Airmatic as possible.

I had a 2004 E500 Wagon with the Airmatic and it was the most expensive car I owned due to it.

Arnot usually doesn't have rebuilt OE shocks in stock- you have to send them the ones you pull out for rebuild with a 3 week turn around. They have their own replacement air shocks , but those don't have the active damping functionality.
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Stay as far away from the Airmatic as possible.

I had a 2004 E500 Wagon with the Airmatic and it was the most expensive car I owned due to it.

Arnot usually doesn't have rebuilt OE shocks in stock- you have to send them the ones you pull out for rebuild with a 3 week turn around. They have their own replacement air shocks , but those don't have the active damping functionality.
You can always convert it to conventional coil springs.
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Old 06-02-2020, 12:38 AM
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It’s been over a year since I purchased this car and I thought I would follow-up on my experiences with the W211.

It took some getting used too – this car is much more svelte than my E430 was. That car was very masculine; this one is unmistakably feminine, in a sultry, sexy way. My chief concern was power, after being used to the E430’s, V-8. This one has plenty of it, along with a nice exhaust growl (I have the sports package).

It took about 6 months to truly adapt and today it feels like I have been driving it forever. Here are some general observations:

VISIBILITY
If there's any car in desperate need of a backup camera this one is it. I can't see s***t when backing up and am shocked that I haven't backed into anything. Then again, I am being extra attentive.

VISIBILITY – 2
When backing up, the passenger mirror does not tilt down, and there is no setting I could find to enable that. This makes parking frustrating and has caused me to accumulate a good amount of curb rash.

VISIBILITY – 3
I replaced the useless halogens with LED low beams, fogs and parking lamps. They are bright, white, and work exceptionally well. I replaced the high beams with Philips 5000k halogens because LED’s there would be overkill (and obnoxious) because it is a reflector housing, whereas the low beam is a projector. The fogs are the same power as the low beams (except being H11 vs H7) but, being in a reflector, are insanely bright and they are only illuminated when remotely locking/unlocking the car, when they come on as courtesy lights. Other than that, I have used them only twice.

BRAKES
The OEM Pagids were great. But they would bite too hard on this car and I would often have my head snapped forward. And the dust was horrendous; I was cleaning my wheels twice per week. I swapped them out for Brembo ceramics, which performed well – not as harsh as Pagids – but produced pretty much the same amount of dust. I have a set of Wagner semi-metallics, which are a powdered aluminum color so, after I install them, I expect to have my harsh stopping power again but less visible dust.

Also, the brake pads wear very unevenly, presumably due to this car’s negative camber? The outboard side, which one would look at to measure pad wear, wears down much faster than the inboard. When I changed my pads the inboard was almost twice as thick and, because the wear sensor is on that side, it would not activate before the outboard was completely worn away.

HEADLIGHT LENSES
I polished the headlight lenses to crystal clarity, sanding from 400 to 10,000 grit before final polish. Touch-ups will be an annual or semi-annual task because I don't believe any UV coatings will last very long and one I tried (Sylvania) dimmed and yellowed the light output. (The coating itself is a dark amber, so no mystery there). I compounded the coating off and the brightness/whiteness was restored. (I've been reading about the Spar urethane treatment and thought of trying that but it's probably easier to just touch-up polish twice a year)

MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS SO FAR
Idler pulley: I heard it squeaking one morning and, based on my experience with my e430, wasted no time replacing that. This car has a lower idler as well so I did that, as well as the tensioner, for peace of mind. It is a much easier and faster job in this car than on the e430.

Oil changes: Every 5,000 miles with Liquimoly.

Bulbs: Apart from the LED swap, I have only done both side markers and the license plate bulbs.

ODDITIES
1.) There is a plastic-like clicking in the steering column that occurs only when the temperature drops below about 40-50 degrees for several consecutive days. I noticed this on other E350’s I test drove when shopping for this one. It sounds like a couple of thin plastic disks or chips tumbling against each other.

2.) Rear sun shade: Needs to be activated daily, especially if there are significant temperature swings, or it will get finicky and stick. Pressing and holding the button for about a second or two often un-sticks it. If that fails, driving over cracks or seams in the road that jostle and bound the rear almost always shake it loose. I open/close it on the first drive of almost every day and it never sticks thereafter; only if I don’t raise it for a few days and if there are significant temperature swings.

3.) There appears to be some sort of motor or flywheel that spins down after the car is shut off. I can hear it whirring and the only thing that seems to make sense is a secondary air pump??
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Old 06-02-2020, 10:26 AM
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Just get a 2009e 350 has all the updates done , radio etc All the bugs worked out, just get steel suspension no air , I ve owned 1 since 2012 zero issues. and they are not expensive, the only issue I had was pzev gas tank issue , pump is not replaceable separately ive now got 89,000 miles bought at 29,000 im a Mercedes tech
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Old 06-02-2020, 01:30 PM
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Someone remind me, what years were the balance shaft issues?

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