How many miles do you have on your E Class?
03-30-2014, 12:30 AM
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2002 E430
Hmmmm, my 2 month old E320 has just turned over 32,000 miles.
It's a cherry one owner Hawaii car. It is everything the CLK320 was not
at least so far, and that car had identical low miles and far too many issues.
So far just the standard cosmetic problems, antenna gasket and mast, windshield cowls, door sill plate.
Needed a good claying, Meguirs Ultimate polish, engine detail, a few door dings massaged out, and looks 95% new. Drives smooth, shifts right, feels solid.
Very nice car!
It's a cherry one owner Hawaii car. It is everything the CLK320 was not
at least so far, and that car had identical low miles and far too many issues.
So far just the standard cosmetic problems, antenna gasket and mast, windshield cowls, door sill plate.
Needed a good claying, Meguirs Ultimate polish, engine detail, a few door dings massaged out, and looks 95% new. Drives smooth, shifts right, feels solid.
Very nice car!
How has the benz held up? Have you ever put it on a lift and looked underneath? I suppose with such low miles it must have been in a garage most of the time, but I'm still curious.
03-31-2014, 06:12 PM
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2000 E320 4Matic
Year:2000
Model: E320 4Matic
Country: USA
Mileage: 253k
Comments: recent Trans shift contact plate; front rotors/pads, very faithfully maintained, Mobil 1 0W40 always, serpentine belt tensioner failure (ouch!), uses some oil, but has used some oil for a long time, very solid car
Model: E320 4Matic
Country: USA
Mileage: 253k
Comments: recent Trans shift contact plate; front rotors/pads, very faithfully maintained, Mobil 1 0W40 always, serpentine belt tensioner failure (ouch!), uses some oil, but has used some oil for a long time, very solid car
04-01-2014, 12:12 AM
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E430
Year:1998
Model: E430
Country: USA
Mileage: 98K
Comments: It might be a 16 year old car, but sure doesn't feel 'old'. Been a reliable car that has aged very nicely with no major hiccups other than a weeping rear main seal.
Need to do trans flush soon as it's got original fluid in there...yuck!
Model: E430
Country: USA
Mileage: 98K
Comments: It might be a 16 year old car, but sure doesn't feel 'old'. Been a reliable car that has aged very nicely with no major hiccups other than a weeping rear main seal.
Need to do trans flush soon as it's got original fluid in there...yuck!
04-15-2014, 04:59 PM
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'87 190D, '96 E300D (2), '07 ML320 CDI
1996 E300D
Year:1996
Model: E300D
Country: USA
Mileage: 325,000 miles
151,000 on WVO, custom receiver hitch
Model: E300D
Country: USA
Mileage: 325,000 miles
151,000 on WVO, custom receiver hitch
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04-23-2014, 05:24 PM
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2001 E320
Year:2001
Model: E320
Country: USA
Mileage: 9,574
Comments: Long-running thread that I've added to a few times over the years. Mine just had her 13th birthday. Only known issue is the transmission-selector display: some lost pixels.
Model: E320
Country: USA
Mileage: 9,574
Comments: Long-running thread that I've added to a few times over the years. Mine just had her 13th birthday. Only known issue is the transmission-selector display: some lost pixels.
04-26-2014, 07:39 PM
#632
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Year: 1997
Model: E320
Country: USA
Mileage: 177k
Comments: Just purchased, cylinder 1 & 6 misfiring, throwing p1525 code, may have bad k40 relay, cam timing sensor or cam timing actuator? ... just made my first trip to junkyard.
Model: E320
Country: USA
Mileage: 177k
Comments: Just purchased, cylinder 1 & 6 misfiring, throwing p1525 code, may have bad k40 relay, cam timing sensor or cam timing actuator? ... just made my first trip to junkyard.
05-02-2014, 06:52 PM
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2006 W203 C200K, 1998 W210 E280 (totalled), 1993 W124 200E (sold)
Bit dissapointed
1998 E280 V6
Bought car with 132000 kilometers on clock.
Within 5 days of ownership the rubber bonding between inner and outer rings of crankshaft pulley came apart. Solved problem by having a steel ring insert made to fit between inner and outer ring thus now have a solid pulley with no noticeable problems.
Sunroof get stuck when opening.
Substantial play in left fron upper control arm.
At 156000 kilometers suspected head gasket failure - in process of replacing head gaskets (also see my thread on cylinder head woes).
Not related to any fault of the Merc, rats somehow also got into the car and did substantial damage leather upholstery and gear knob
Bought car with 132000 kilometers on clock.
Within 5 days of ownership the rubber bonding between inner and outer rings of crankshaft pulley came apart. Solved problem by having a steel ring insert made to fit between inner and outer ring thus now have a solid pulley with no noticeable problems.
Sunroof get stuck when opening.
Substantial play in left fron upper control arm.
At 156000 kilometers suspected head gasket failure - in process of replacing head gaskets (also see my thread on cylinder head woes).
Not related to any fault of the Merc, rats somehow also got into the car and did substantial damage leather upholstery and gear knob
05-02-2014, 08:23 PM
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E320 4matic
Only 9,574 did the car come from an estate?
05-03-2014, 03:32 AM
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2000 E 320
2000 e320
r these cars built to last?
I hope I have no problems.
Everything works well except outside temp light (temp is there but not lit, hard to read). I hope this is an easy fix.
Love the car....I'm gonna go drive it now...
I hope I have no problems.
Everything works well except outside temp light (temp is there but not lit, hard to read). I hope this is an easy fix.
Love the car....I'm gonna go drive it now...
05-03-2014, 06:58 AM
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c124 124.051
05-03-2014, 02:29 PM
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3rd owner, purchased in 2003
1999 E320 rwd
64k miles
tint, 211 AMG rims, Eibach springs, Bilstein sport shocks, E55 HID lighting,
Designo seats, Audio 10 head unit
in the works, single DIN DVD, rear camera, front camera
1999 E320 rwd
64k miles
tint, 211 AMG rims, Eibach springs, Bilstein sport shocks, E55 HID lighting,
Designo seats, Audio 10 head unit
in the works, single DIN DVD, rear camera, front camera
05-03-2014, 11:54 PM
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1998 W210 E320 / 1997 W210 E300
Year: 1998
E320
201,225 Miles
USA
One little old lady owner when I bought it in January 2014 with 196,000. No issues. I have added an H&R Sport Cup Kit and BBS RS in 16x8 and 16x10. Power steering is starting to get hard to the right. Possibly due to greater contact patch causing increased wear and tear on an older steering system?
E320
201,225 Miles
USA
One little old lady owner when I bought it in January 2014 with 196,000. No issues. I have added an H&R Sport Cup Kit and BBS RS in 16x8 and 16x10. Power steering is starting to get hard to the right. Possibly due to greater contact patch causing increased wear and tear on an older steering system?
05-04-2014, 02:47 AM
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1998 Mercedes e320
1998 E320 4 Matic
128,600 miles
Have only owned it for 5 months, but from what I have been able to find out it has had no problems. The only things I have found are a very minor oil weep where the drive shaft connects to the rear end housing, which I assume is a seal of some sort, and the self-dimming rear view mirror doesn't seem to dim that I can tell. All other functions seem to be in order and working well. Only expense so far has been an oil change (with the proper oil), and replacing a burnt out tag light.
The car was always garaged, so it still looks very nice. Only change I might consider is upgrading the stereo system and eliminating the obsolete phone that is still in the top console. The stereo and six disc changer still work perfectly, so it is a minor concern, and from all the confusing info one finds on this site concerning the change, I hesitate doing anything till I find someone who has actually done it and knows exactly what to do.
I am an old, retired geezer, so I plan on this car seeing me to the end of my trail, that's my story and I'm stickin' to it!
128,600 miles
Have only owned it for 5 months, but from what I have been able to find out it has had no problems. The only things I have found are a very minor oil weep where the drive shaft connects to the rear end housing, which I assume is a seal of some sort, and the self-dimming rear view mirror doesn't seem to dim that I can tell. All other functions seem to be in order and working well. Only expense so far has been an oil change (with the proper oil), and replacing a burnt out tag light.
The car was always garaged, so it still looks very nice. Only change I might consider is upgrading the stereo system and eliminating the obsolete phone that is still in the top console. The stereo and six disc changer still work perfectly, so it is a minor concern, and from all the confusing info one finds on this site concerning the change, I hesitate doing anything till I find someone who has actually done it and knows exactly what to do.
I am an old, retired geezer, so I plan on this car seeing me to the end of my trail, that's my story and I'm stickin' to it!
05-15-2014, 12:48 AM
#648
1996 E320
229,000 miles
Still runs good. Haven't been putting the miles on her as I have another car that I drive.
She still looks great and isn't really worth much so I just can't let her go.
229,000 miles
Still runs good. Haven't been putting the miles on her as I have another car that I drive.
She still looks great and isn't really worth much so I just can't let her go.
