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Originally Posted by Ground Loop
Can you share with me what to look out for on these cars?
I love my old 240. but my commute is a tad long for her, and I am looking at this model as a more appropriate alternative.
What are the "gotchas"? Where can I go wrong?
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If you can afford the leap to a 2005-'06 W211 E320 CDI - that's where I'd be spending my money. Much newer everything, and perhaps the best mpg return of any MB sedan diesel in recent history. I've never owned/driven any MB diesel that returned over 30-32 mpg, ever. Some here report a solid return of; "41 mpg, doing 75 - 80 mph in their CDIs" if I recall correctly. That's pretty hard to beat in my book.
I'm a strong proponent of buying as dependable a car you can, when allocating dollars on a car's purchase price. Unless you don't need it to be dependable. If you have two, three or more old(er) 'hobby cars,' this isn't as important. But for me, I have to have a dependable car to start when I need it to get somewhere.
Instead of having to spend untold dollars possibly in the thousands, fixing-up, or patching-up a worn W124 or W210, I'd consider spending my dollars forward for a longer run with a newer/better car. Hence, the '05/'06 CDI.