An 08 CDI Bluetec? They dropped the CDI name starting in 07.
If he paid $26K for an E320 Bluetec with 25K miles on the clock - he got an outstanding deal. Did he happen to have a trade-in? $26K seems low for an 08.
Dealers "move numbers around" when charging for cars on trade-in.
For example: I traded a 74 Cadillac Sedan DeVille in on a new 77 Chevrolet Corvette in 76. The dealer (owner of a small town Chevy dealer) gave me 'retail' for my Cadillac, and charged me the wholesale difference in dollars, for the new Corvette. When he saw the reaction on my face of the bona fide low ball difference number he was offering me, he instantly stated; "I'm not discounting the list price of the Corvette to you." Well, he sure was! He just didn't want word to get around that he was selling Corvettes at wholesale! I realized he was giving me an outstanding deal, because every other Chevy dealer wanted $2K+ MORE difference in dollars from me! He had bought (15) new Corvettes, all the same color, and all loaded-up with a grand or so of goodies more than the run-of-the-mill new Corvettes I'd seen the month I'd been shopping new ones. He had (9) new ones left when I happened upon his Chevy store to make a deal with cash in my pocket, and the title to my Cadillac on me.
I wouldn't be afraid of a newish Bluetec, since friends of mine bought the same exact car that I did (99 E300TD) new when I did, and their computer module went out at a warranty covered cost of over $2K. So, this is something that can and will happen to the old ones too.
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Originally Posted by sixto
A friend of mine just got an 08 CDI Bluetec but without urea injection. 25K on the clock and whatever they call Starmark these days for ~$26K. Darn thing needed a $1200 module within his first month. I love the car but I'd get an extended warranty.
Sixto
87 300D
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