View Poll Results: How old are you
Under 30
80
21.74%
31-40
97
26.36%
41-50
88
23.91%
51 plus
103
27.99%
Voters: 368. You may not vote on this poll
How old is the average E class owner?
Member
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 82
Likes: 1
From: Valley Springs, CA
2017 Jaguar XE (TDI)
Thanks. So far in driving about 350 miles I'm averaging 39 MPG according to the cars computer (mostly freeway and two lane back roads), and I'm really impressed with the comfort, handling and power. Just what I was looking for.
Junior Member
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 69
Likes: 0
Daytime: Slow and easy with 2006 SL500 & 2003 S430 . Night time: Hard and Fast with my wife
This is a fun topic... my bucket list:
- Convertible car (and not just any convertible but an MB convertible as I have been in love w/ their look for a long time - tell me I am crazy but I would prefer MB convertible over a Lambo or Rolls (like I could afford them :-)
- Ocean front home
I now owned my SL500 so cross one off the list... working on the home.
Also, not that I knock down young people driving sport/convertible but when I see young people driving a late model MB Sedan, my gut tells me that they are a kind of people who are responsible and their family should be very proud of them.
- Convertible car (and not just any convertible but an MB convertible as I have been in love w/ their look for a long time - tell me I am crazy but I would prefer MB convertible over a Lambo or Rolls (like I could afford them :-)
- Ocean front home
I now owned my SL500 so cross one off the list... working on the home.
Also, not that I knock down young people driving sport/convertible but when I see young people driving a late model MB Sedan, my gut tells me that they are a kind of people who are responsible and their family should be very proud of them.
Out Of Control!!
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 10,557
Likes: 24
From: Earth
Porsche Macan S SportDesign / Ex M-B's: 11 & 10 & 06 E350's, 02 S500
I'm surprised at how many people here have E-Classes as their first cars.
Speaking from experience, it's fun to get something a little raw, rough around the edges as your first car/s, even brash or crude in some ways, as when you get your refined Luxury Sedan you will appreciate it endlessly.
Speaking from experience, it's fun to get something a little raw, rough around the edges as your first car/s, even brash or crude in some ways, as when you get your refined Luxury Sedan you will appreciate it endlessly.
Junior Member
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 25
Likes: 2
From: Chicagoland, IL
2011 E550 4matic
I'm surprised at how many people here have E-Classes as their first cars.
Speaking from experience, it's fun to get something a little raw, rough around the edges as your first car/s, even brash or crude in some ways, as when you get your refined Luxury Sedan you will appreciate it endlessly.
Speaking from experience, it's fun to get something a little raw, rough around the edges as your first car/s, even brash or crude in some ways, as when you get your refined Luxury Sedan you will appreciate it endlessly.
Again, I have no problem with kids having nice cars, but in a wierd way, I feel they're missing out on a life story and point of reference. Like Jim Croce said, "Ain't nobody ever had a rainbow baby, until they had some rain".
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 469
Likes: 8
From: Southern California, Orange County
2012 E350
I had a 2002 ML and I thought out of all the cars I've driven, it was the worse in terms of ride and reliability
Out Of Control!!
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 10,557
Likes: 24
From: Earth
Porsche Macan S SportDesign / Ex M-B's: 11 & 10 & 06 E350's, 02 S500
Sometimes it's okay to covet your immaturity while you still can, and just at least make it "feel" like you have to strive for maturity, so you can have something to look back on and reference in that regard.
I remember when I had said Mustang, which I adored more than anything, I'd sometimes sneak out my Mom's Black Inline-6 5-Series' (she had a black E34 which I passed my driving test on, then a ablack E39 which was my favorite.. I remember looking at it, and driving it sometimes and thinking "one day I'll have one of these and it'll be my perfect car", then a black E60 which I wasn't very fond of stylistically and which I drove to buy my first ever luxury car (An '02 S500 with 152K miles on it).
Now, I have my own black 5-Series, and I can enjoy the same story.
If I had just gotten it said and done with back then (a black 5-Series, for example) by way of parental present, I couldn't wax nostalgic like this.
Newbie
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 2
Likes: 0
From: San Jose, CA
2010 E350
I'm 24 and I just purchased my 2010 E350 two weeks ago! Although I got it used obviously, but it is my 4th car and I absolutely LOVE it. My previous car was a 2006 Nissan 350z, so lets just say I went from shifting gears and riding with one hand on the steering wheel to kicking back/relaxing/driving the speed limit and enjoying the ride!
Out Of Control!!
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 10,557
Likes: 24
From: Earth
Porsche Macan S SportDesign / Ex M-B's: 11 & 10 & 06 E350's, 02 S500
I'm 24 and I just purchased my 2010 E350 two weeks ago! Although I got it used obviously, but it is my 4th car and I absolutely LOVE it. My previous car was a 2006 Nissan 350z, so lets just say I went from shifting gears and riding with one hand on the steering wheel to kicking back/relaxing/driving the speed limit and enjoying the ride!
MB World Stories
The Best of Mercedes & AMG
8 Classic Boxy Mercedes Designs That Have Aged Like Fine Wine
Verdad Gallardo
Flawlessly Restored Mercedes 190E Evo II Heads to Auction
Verdad Gallardo
Electric Mercedes C-Class Unveiled: 11 Things You Need to Know
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes EQS Gets A Major Update: Everything You Need to Know
Verdad Gallardo
5 Underrated Mercedes-Benz Models That Don't Get the Love They Deserve
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes 300D Has Pushed Well Past 1 Million Miles and It Ain't Stopping
Verdad Gallardo
10 Most Reliable Mercedes-Benz Models You Can Buy Used
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes Teases Updated EQS With Steer-By-Wire and a Yoke
Verdad Gallardo
8 Mercedes Models With Poor Reliability Records
Verdad Gallardo
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 5,123
Likes: 1,288
From: Southern US
2010 E550, 273 Engine: 2012 S550, 278 Engine
I'm 24 and I just purchased my 2010 E350 two weeks ago! Although I got it used obviously, but it is my 4th car and I absolutely LOVE it. My previous car was a 2006 Nissan 350z, so lets just say I went from shifting gears and riding with one hand on the steering wheel to kicking back/relaxing/driving the speed limit and enjoying the ride!
I bet you got yourself a girl friend and just had to slow down...
Newbie
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 2
Likes: 0
From: San Jose, CA
2010 E350
lol my car is my girlfriend, she already costs me as much as one, so I currently don't need 2! Besides, no woman should tell a man how to drive, I don't tell a woman how to put her makeup on. We all have our boundaries
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 2,056
Likes: 5
From: Paradise
w212 E550
.
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 2,056
Likes: 5
From: Paradise
w212 E550
Member
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 82
Likes: 1
From: Valley Springs, CA
2017 Jaguar XE (TDI)
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 2,056
Likes: 5
From: Paradise
w212 E550
Member
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 144
Likes: 7
From: Seattle
1999 MB E430 1998 SL500
Just turned older than dirt
I'm now 65 but going on 49! My 1999 E430 with 99K miles is the 106th car that I have owned and is quickly moving up into my top ten favorites...maybe even higher. An amazing car for a tank plus very close to 30 mpg on the road. The exhaust note is amazing with quiet lolygagging but a decent roar when hammered. I'm going to invest about $3K into it and keep it for quite a while. My last car was a tweeked Pontiac GTP with wheezer and I actually think that the Benz would drive around it...especially top end.
You should have been here the day dirt was invented...cats then had a way to cover up their poop!!
You should have been here the day dirt was invented...cats then had a way to cover up their poop!!
Member
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 124
Likes: 0
2013 E350 Sedan
41 here. I'll be 42 in November.
My first car was a 81 Toyota Corolla mini station wagon.
I just traded in my lifted Tundra for my E350. I still love trucks but the gas was just killing me on long distance drives. Not to mention my lady keep complaining about how high my truck was and it was difficult to get in.
My first car was a 81 Toyota Corolla mini station wagon.
I just traded in my lifted Tundra for my E350. I still love trucks but the gas was just killing me on long distance drives. Not to mention my lady keep complaining about how high my truck was and it was difficult to get in.
Newbie
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 1
Likes: 0
From: SoCal
2009 CLS 550 and 2011 E350
32 here
Wife: 2011 E350
Me: 2009 CLS
When I wanna just chill out and perhaps get decent gas mileage I take the E350. Its a great car and I hope to drive it to some events here in so cal. I'm finally thinking of modding the car a little.
Wife: 2011 E350
Me: 2009 CLS
When I wanna just chill out and perhaps get decent gas mileage I take the E350. Its a great car and I hope to drive it to some events here in so cal. I'm finally thinking of modding the car a little.
Member
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 202
Likes: 0
From: San Francisco
2013 E350
26 years old here. My 2013 was the first brand new car i've ever bought. Signing those papers and getting those keys handed to me was one of my proudest days!
I had a 2002 Audi A4 V6 before this that I bought stock and modded the **** out of, and my first car was a 1990 Acura Integra hatchback. This is my first automatic and it's quite a difference to adjust to!
I had a 2002 Audi A4 V6 before this that I bought stock and modded the **** out of, and my first car was a 1990 Acura Integra hatchback. This is my first automatic and it's quite a difference to adjust to!
Member
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 117
Likes: 1
From: Montgomery, Alabama
2011 E-350
Hey guys, I 'm back...I'm 66 and my first car was a '50 Plymouth. My first new car was a '69 VW Beetle. I have had a total of 61 vehicles in my life, with 7 MBs, 7 VWs, and 3 BMWs, 1 Mitsubishi 3000GT, 2 Nissans, 2 MOPARS, and the rest were all GM and Fords. By the way, I did trade one of the nicest blinged out H3 Hummers for my current E350. The bottom line, in my lifetime, I have been all over the board with cars, but have consistently owned at least one MB since 1980.
