Does anybody know,why MB does not offer the Wagon with the diesel engine,only a sedan,could not get a answer from the dealer,usually the Wagon follows 1-2 years later the sedan's introduction.

Probably pure economics. MB likes pushing the 4-Matic wagons and introducing a CDI wagon would cut into their market share. The engineering involved might return on the investment with the CDI wagon sales. Just my guess...

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1994 E320 Wagon (Died @ 308,669 miles)
1995 E300 Diesel (228,000)
1999 E300 Turbodiesel ( died @ 255,000)
2006 Toyota Tundra SR5 AC 4X4 (115,000 miles) rusted frame - sold to chop shop
2011 Audi A4 Avant (165,000 miles) Seized engine - donated to Salvation Army
BMW 330 xi 6 speed manual (175,034 miles)
2014 E350 4Matic Wagon 128,000 miles
2018 Dodge Ram 21,000 miles

Those wagons are for sale in Europe with multiple CDI versions: 2.0,2.7,3.2,I dont remember 1 gas version of the E wagon,95% is diesel,wagon or sedan...if you go to MB page Germany/Deutschland,you can easy build a wagon diesel C or E or S sedan diesel...

I seem to recall reading somewhere that Daimler-Chrylser is planning on offering a E320 CDI wagon in the US sometime in 2006. I'm not sure where I read the info. though.

-Steve

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1987 300TDT smoke silver w/ burgundy leather interior
2000 VW Passat wagon indigo blue w/ beige leather interior
1985 Mustang SVO
1970 Chevrolet K10 fleetside, shortbed

I also heard they will have one in 2006, once the cleaner diesel is available I bet a whole lot more diesels will be arriving from MB as well as other companies like Honda/Toyota possibly etc.....since they will be able to sell them nationwide.

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'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

I talked to a Mercedes rep about this (not the dealer). Their answer was that with our current emissions laws, they can only sell a certain number of diesels a year and the sedan pretty much fills all the available slots up. As soon as the laws get changed (2006?) they will be introducing a diesel wagon, as well as a few other models. It's just a matter of time folks.

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