Hi folks,

i own a 14 year old W124 300 Diesel, one of the last ones made. Its superb, never misses a beat , costs me nothing and has done 205k miles. Due to a job change (i will be on the road visiting businesses selling) i need a more up to date 'exec' style vehicle purely for the image (otherwise i would be sticking with the W124). I dont really need the space of the E class but do want an estate/wagon style (active lifestyle etc) and i definitely want diesel but with some performance. What do people think of an C320 CDi Auto Estate say 3 or 4 years old ?

Any experiences to share., good or bad? Especially interested in running costs, weak points or models/ engines to avoid. I will be having it maintained by my local Merc indie naturally.
thanks
Keith

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Keith

1995 E300D auto Wagon

Don't over heat one,aluminum block and head,with steel cylinder liners.Don't wash engine,sensors ect...

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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran

I was in Copenhagen, Denmark in February and almost every taxi is a MBZ CDI. It costs about 1.2M Danish Kroner ( US$214K ) each. Tax is 300% in Denmark. It is a lot of money.

The driver told me the resale value is good even with high mileage on taxi, so it should hold up well with your business travel and good on fuel economy.

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Not MBZ nor A/C trained professional but a die-hard DIY and green engineer. Use the info at your own peril. Picked up 2 Infractions because of disagreements. NOW reversed.

W124 Keyless remote, PM for details. http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/mercedes-used-parts-sale-wanted/334620-fs-w124-chasis-keyless-remote-%2450-shipped.html

1 X 2006 CDI
1 x 87 300SDL
1 x 87 300D
1 x 87 300TDT wagon
1 x 83 300D
1 x 84 190D ( 5 sp ) - All R134 converted + keyless entry.

They will run. Even the A class w/ CDI will run. I'm 200lbs and my friend (owns the A car) is well over that and we easily cruised the autobahn at 140km/h sustained. IIRC it's a 1.7L turbo.

The question is can you get that C class with lots of detailed service records?

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1987 300D (230,000 mi on a #14 head-watching the temp gauge and keeping the ghost in the machine)
Raleigh NC - Home of deep fried sushi!