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Test drove new E320 CDI
Just got back from a test drive of the 2005 E320 CDI, black on black.
First impression....extremely fast... MB says 0-60 in 6.9 secs. It did feel that fast. Brakes excellent...steering good as usual. Very quite at idle and acclerating. Very gas-like. With the hood up there was the typical diesel vibration...not bad but no different frrm my 98 E300D. Glad to see no more shock-tensioner for the pulley. What was not so good was the transmission....I know supposedly it is not broken in, and I know it is adaptive... however several times from a dead stop very bad lag till 1st gear kicked in. Salesman said it had to learn my style of driving....I said to myself...BS. I have the adaptive transmission on my 98' E300D and never had this delay. The shifts were a little abrupt from first to second. Personally, don't care for the instrument cluster with a large clock and small vertical gas and temp gauges. Not as nice or as informative as the orange on black gauges. Seats firm and comfortable. Supposedly close to 780 miles on a tank, EPA was 27-37 on the sticker. Just will have to wait to see if the electronics are going to be as troublesome as the ones on the E's of 2003. Richard
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So..
Someone with good financial backing get cracking on putting this CDI motor in a W126..
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One more Radar Lover gone... 1982 VW Caddy diesel 406K 1.9L AAZ 1994 E320 195K |
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Someone with cracking good backing get financial on putting a W126 motor in this CDI .. :p
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Where else could one find this kind of humor.
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And, one other thing I didn't like... with a fully loaded MSRP about $55,000 (plus tax)....there is only a temporary spare on a steel wheel. A doughnut on this car?....terrible!
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One more Radar Lover gone... 1982 VW Caddy diesel 406K 1.9L AAZ 1994 E320 195K |
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Was at the dealer to have the 300TD aligned. Talking to a couple of mechanics I know there, Said the W211 was really giving them problems. The two I talked to said it was really unreliable. If the Dealer mechanics are saying that I'd hate to see what Consumers reports is going to say.
Dave
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1970 220D, owned 1980-1990 1980 240D, owned 1990-1992 1982 300TD, owned 1992-1993 1986 300SDL, owned 1993-2004 1999 E300, owned 1999-2003 1982 300TD, 213,880mi, owned since Nov 18, 1991- Aug 4, 2010 SOLD 1988 560SL, 100,000mi, owned since 1995 1965 Mustang Fastback Mileage Unknown(My sons) 1983 240D, 176,000mi (My daughers) owned since 2004 2007 Honda Accord EX-L I4 auto, the new daily driver 1985 300D 264,000mi Son's new daily driver.(sold) 2008 Hyundai Tiberon. Daughters new car |
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E320CDI is to give us a taste, I want the full thing, I want a E400 CDI.
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