2012 E350 Convertible Purchase advice
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2012 E350 Convertible Purchase advice
Hi everyone, I would appreciate your help! I’m looking at a 2012 E350 convertible and would like any tips or hints about what I should look for before purchasing. Also, just in general- is this a car I should buy?
Thanks,
Mike
Thanks,
Mike
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Battery age
Check the age of the battery. Bought our 2012 Cab 4 years ago. Had the battery replaced in 2017. Due to the need for the new battery to be synched to the car's electrical system the dlr wanted $600 here in Seattle for the swap. Negotiated the cost down to $400. Could not find any Indy that had the correct tool to sych the new battery to the car.
We have 21,000 miles on ours and have enjoyed all of them. The car attracts positive comments whenever we drive around with the top down. If the history looks good it is a great buy.
We have 21,000 miles on ours and have enjoyed all of them. The car attracts positive comments whenever we drive around with the top down. If the history looks good it is a great buy.
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11 E350 Cab, 18 GLS450
Mike,
Nice ride... Enjoy. I have a 2011 E-Cab and we love it. Have had no issues at all just replaced tires. It has never been to the dealer for any issues outside of recalls. Never had a code display etc. I only have 23K miles on it however.. So still new and looks as good or better since it came from the dealer.
I have maintained my own oil changes and replaced the battery of course.
Cheers,
Mike
Nice ride... Enjoy. I have a 2011 E-Cab and we love it. Have had no issues at all just replaced tires. It has never been to the dealer for any issues outside of recalls. Never had a code display etc. I only have 23K miles on it however.. So still new and looks as good or better since it came from the dealer.
I have maintained my own oil changes and replaced the battery of course.
Cheers,
Mike
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Mike,
Nice ride... Enjoy. I have a 2011 E-Cab and we love it. Have had no issues at all just replaced tires. It has never been to the dealer for any issues outside of recalls. Never had a code display etc. I only have 23K miles on it however.. So still new and looks as good or better since it came from the dealer.
I have maintained my own oil changes and replaced the battery of course.
Cheers,
Mike
Nice ride... Enjoy. I have a 2011 E-Cab and we love it. Have had no issues at all just replaced tires. It has never been to the dealer for any issues outside of recalls. Never had a code display etc. I only have 23K miles on it however.. So still new and looks as good or better since it came from the dealer.
I have maintained my own oil changes and replaced the battery of course.
Cheers,
Mike
Best Regards,
Mike
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Mike,
Well I still have the original brake pads and rotors on the car. My wife drives the car and she has a pretty heavy foot with the brake. I will say this, the car has the least amount of brake dust created of all of my cars and that includes Toyota vehicles. Hence I would say that the original OEM pads and rotors are the best I have seen with the limited amount of dust for the weight of the vehicle as well.
With that said, you will get a lot of opinions about brake pads etc and which are better etc. Its the endless search for the holy grail almost... I personally do all brake service myself on all vehicles and found out its best to use OEM only do to the fact that there are so many aftermarket vendors to choose from and I have seen in a few cases that not all vendors make the pads in perfect exact dimensions of the OEM vendor.
Well hope that helps, or it may even confuse you.. But just my opinions..
Cheers,
Mike
Well I still have the original brake pads and rotors on the car. My wife drives the car and she has a pretty heavy foot with the brake. I will say this, the car has the least amount of brake dust created of all of my cars and that includes Toyota vehicles. Hence I would say that the original OEM pads and rotors are the best I have seen with the limited amount of dust for the weight of the vehicle as well.
With that said, you will get a lot of opinions about brake pads etc and which are better etc. Its the endless search for the holy grail almost... I personally do all brake service myself on all vehicles and found out its best to use OEM only do to the fact that there are so many aftermarket vendors to choose from and I have seen in a few cases that not all vendors make the pads in perfect exact dimensions of the OEM vendor.
Well hope that helps, or it may even confuse you.. But just my opinions..
Cheers,
Mike
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2012 E350 Cabriolet now SOLD to my son
Have the engine checked for the infamous M276 engine timing chain tensioner failure. This is due to the terrible design of the oil check valves that pressurize the tensioners. If it fails,you will hear fair amount of noise like scraping for about 5-+ secs on cold startup. Bad cases de-pressurize the main oil galleries and causes bottom end damage that will require a bottom end rebuild..
MB came out with revised parts, to eliminate the issue in 2013 or 2014 IIRC. If you do need the service ( before the bottom end needs rebuilding ) make sure they use the updated parts
Check for the M276 TSB. Konigstiger can point it to you. There are threads on this in the forum...
MB came out with revised parts, to eliminate the issue in 2013 or 2014 IIRC. If you do need the service ( before the bottom end needs rebuilding ) make sure they use the updated parts
Check for the M276 TSB. Konigstiger can point it to you. There are threads on this in the forum...
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