PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - Considering a 2007 ML320 CDI, known problems ? advice ?

markg612 · #36 10-31-2014, 07:19 PM

Well? did you ever find a vehicle?

I own both vehicles you seek.

The E320 is a rocket, easy to work on and a dream to drive, but it's getting old in the big scheme of things. I've put about 50K on mine over the last 4 years, it's been mindlessly reliable, oil changes are easy, changed one glow plug, brakes, all easy to fix, it just plain works all the time, and it starts in the cold like it's 90º I've seen close to 40MPG with this one.

Our ML320 CDI is as many say here a major pain in the ass to work on, i.e., the ball of rubber bands under the hood is spot on. I've done struts, brakes, filters, etc., you just need to get used to unpacking and repacking it back together, otherwise it's a fantastic highway vehicle and as many as 30MPG when my wife drives!

In the end, the new cars like the aforementioned are so much more reliable, and at the same time more DAS dependent. That said, it seams I was always fixing my W201s and W124s, but these two newer units are far less needy of futzing with crap that should never break.