The End is Here
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The End is Here
Looks like my time on the W212 forum has come to a close. A lot of people on this site that know a whole lot about these cars and it has been very helpful. We've been out of town and our son drove the car to put some drive time on it. He was driving the E350 across the Roebling Bridge and a couple of heroine addicts slammed into him head on. Steering wheel and side curtain air bags deployed, front end heavily damaged, fenders and hood buckled, led headlights that retail for $2600 each gone. Insurance will undoubtedly deem it a total loss. The women driving the other car jumped out and left the scene. Left several needles and heroine in the car. Our son has a broken foot from trying to jamb the brakes on during the impact. Fortunate that was his only injury. I'm still out of town so I can't see the car in person, but from the photos it took a hell of a hit and provided the protection one would expect. The addicts were apparently traveling at about 50 mph and never hit their brakes.
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Looks like my time on the W212 forum has come to a close. A lot of people on this site that know a whole lot about these cars and it has been very helpful. We've been out of town and our son drove the car to put some drive time on it. He was driving the E350 across the Roebling Bridge and a couple of heroine addicts slammed into him head on. Steering wheel and side curtain air bags deployed, front end heavily damaged, fenders and hood buckled, led headlights that retail for $2600 each gone. Insurance will undoubtedly deem it a total loss. The women driving the other car jumped out and left the scene. Left several needles and heroine in the car. Our son has a broken foot from trying to jamb the brakes on during the impact. Fortunate that was his only injury. I'm still out of town so I can't see the car in person, but from the photos it took a hell of a hit and provided the protection one would expect. The addicts were apparently traveling at about 50 mph and never hit their brakes.
I moved from forum to forum as my cars changed, they are all different demographically, but I found interesting people in all of them who truly helped out, I would never have been able to keep my 220 for 12 years without those guys on the 220 forum, I know he won't see this, but thanks a million WallyP !!!!!
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Damn! Really glad your son is ok, most important, glad the E kept him safe! When other ask me why I drive a Benz, I usually lead with Princess Dianna's driver hit a bridge abutment at over 80 and walked away. Again glad your son is ok, now we can mourn the car loss...
I moved from forum to forum as my cars changed, they are all different demographically, but I found interesting people in all of them who truly helped out, I would never have been able to keep my 220 for 12 years without those guys on the 220 forum, I know he won't see this, but thanks a million WallyP !!!!!
I moved from forum to forum as my cars changed, they are all different demographically, but I found interesting people in all of them who truly helped out, I would never have been able to keep my 220 for 12 years without those guys on the 220 forum, I know he won't see this, but thanks a million WallyP !!!!!
im so glad your son is ok. That’s one of the many reasons I drive a Mercedes Benz
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OP - let me also say I am happy to hear your son is fine with minor injuries. These cars are stout.
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I guess the real point is if you were going down the highway at over 80 and about to hit a bridge abutment, I don't believe anyone would say, " I wish I was in a KIA right now instead of this S Class...
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No.. just no. lolThe Mercedes accelerated down Cours La Reine anywhere from 90-110mph. At the entrance of the tunnel, the road has a sharp dip followed immediately by this sort of off-camber turn. The Benz was going too fast and that dip/corner combined with needing to swerve to avoid slower moving traffic.. the car was out of control basically upon entering the tunnel. It clipped a car and slammed into the 13th pillar at 65mph (a lot of people remember this being reported as much faster, but forensic reconstruction confirms 65mph maximum). I don't think that the driver had any chance, seatbelt or not, based on the structural damage of the car. But the science says that Diana and Dodi would likely have walked away had they been wearing seatbelts. The Mercedes held up really well - it looked mangled after they cut Trevor free, but right after the accident the rear glass was all intact, the doors opened, even the puddle lamps were on. Trevor in the front passenger seat was saved by the airbag, but without the seatbelt this was not enough to stop him from hitting the mangled windshield and cutting his jaw almost completely off of his face.
Trying to orchestrate this would have been impossible.
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No.. just no. lolThe Mercedes accelerated down Cours La Reine anywhere from 90-110mph. At the entrance of the tunnel, the road has a sharp dip followed immediately by this sort of off-camber turn. The Benz was going too fast and that dip/corner combined with needing to swerve to avoid slower moving traffic.. the car was out of control basically upon entering the tunnel. It clipped a car and slammed into the 13th pillar at 65mph (a lot of people remember this being reported as much faster, but forensic reconstruction confirms 65mph maximum). I don't think that the driver had any chance, seatbelt or not, based on the structural damage of the car. But the science says that Diana and Dodi would likely have walked away had they been wearing seatbelts. The Mercedes held up really well - it looked mangled after they cut Trevor free, but right after the accident the rear glass was all intact, the doors opened, even the puddle lamps were on. Trevor in the front passenger seat was saved by the airbag, but without the seatbelt this was not enough to stop him from hitting the mangled windshield and cutting his jaw almost completely off of his face.
Trying to orchestrate this would have been impossible.
She was riding with her boyfriend that's true? I don't feel the need to read up on it but you certainly have and mentioned that in another post as well that I saw in this thread.
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Glad to hear the W212 did it's job and the OP's son is ok. Occasionally drive across that bridge, lucky not have any such encounters.
Regarding Diana, at the end of the day it was the driver's fault. He was intoxicated.
Regarding Diana, at the end of the day it was the driver's fault. He was intoxicated.
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I do see you are well briefed on the matter and I will reverse my claim......I just always thought it was a set up. I KNOW the Crown (tv show) was over dramatized, but if Charles really treated her that way then what a damned shame! That show portrayed him as such a HUGE WIMP it's so funny! Thank you for helping/educating me on this matter
She was riding with her boyfriend that's true? I don't feel the need to read up on it but you certainly have and mentioned that in another post as well that I saw in this thread.
Thanx again!
She was riding with her boyfriend that's true? I don't feel the need to read up on it but you certainly have and mentioned that in another post as well that I saw in this thread.
Thanx again!
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cetialpha5 - I've looked around and don't see a car comparably equipped. 2014 E350 Sport, only had about 42k miles, leather, dynamic LED headlights, heated/cooled seats. I just put new tires and full brake overhaul on all corners. MB Cincinnati has some 2014 E350s but they're listing them at $33K+ w/o the options. I believe KBB retail is about $20K. Looked around at all the web sites for something within 100 miles, and nothing. It was my wife's car and she wants remote start on her next car.
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cetialpha5 - I've looked around and don't see a car comparably equipped. 2014 E350 Sport, only had about 42k miles, leather, dynamic LED headlights, heated/cooled seats. I just put new tires and full brake overhaul on all corners. MB Cincinnati has some 2014 E350s but they're listing them at $33K+ w/o the options. I believe KBB retail is about $20K. Looked around at all the web sites for something within 100 miles, and nothing. It was my wife's car and she wants remote start on her next car.
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cetialpha5 - I've looked around and don't see a car comparably equipped. 2014 E350 Sport, only had about 42k miles, leather, dynamic LED headlights, heated/cooled seats. I just put new tires and full brake overhaul on all corners. MB Cincinnati has some 2014 E350s but they're listing them at $33K+ w/o the options. I believe KBB retail is about $20K. Looked around at all the web sites for something within 100 miles, and nothing. It was my wife's car and she wants remote start on her next car.
https://www.volvocarsramsey.com/used...f21e4bbe5e.htm
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You might want to expand your search. Here's a 2016 E-350 4matic with 41k for $25k. Has real leather, parktronic, only lane tracking package instead of driver assistance package, pano, dynamic LEDs, and keyless go with a few other minor goodies. I usually do a search in a 500 mile radius, last car I found over 200 miles away and took all day to get it back home. Cargurus is a good site because they tell you how long the car has been on the site. If they've been listed for more than a couple months, probably not there and they're just advertising it to bring in customers. But the ones that have only been there a few days tend to be the loaded ones and they don't stick around long.
https://www.volvocarsramsey.com/used...f21e4bbe5e.htm
https://www.volvocarsramsey.com/used...f21e4bbe5e.htm
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Wishing kp1's son a good outcome!
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You might want to expand your search. Here's a 2016 E-350 4matic with 41k for $25k. Has real leather, parktronic, only lane tracking package instead of driver assistance package, pano, dynamic LEDs, and keyless go with a few other minor goodies. I usually do a search in a 500 mile radius, last car I found over 200 miles away and took all day to get it back home. Cargurus is a good site because they tell you how long the car has been on the site. If they've been listed for more than a couple months, probably not there and they're just advertising it to bring in customers. But the ones that have only been there a few days tend to be the loaded ones and they don't stick around long.
https://www.volvocarsramsey.com/used...f21e4bbe5e.htm
https://www.volvocarsramsey.com/used...f21e4bbe5e.htm
The next car I got in San Antonio, TX only about half distance away so it was a day to get there and another day to get back. I did not trade anything this time when I got my 2013 S550.
You need to find the ride and when you find one you want you just go get it no matter how far it is if you really want the options you are after. A two or three days trip to get what you need does not weigh much at the end of it when you enjoy what you bought.
And remember, miles do not mean much for these cars other than the more miles makes it less expensive to buy. If you find a car with very many miles on it but is only 3-4 years old it is the best buy as these are mostly highway miles that count only 1/3 or even 1/4 compared to city driven car.
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I'll do that. Thanks. Insurance company hasn't made a determination yet but had us remove the license tag and gave us instructions for submitting the title and so on. Car is not critical right now. Looks like our son did not escape without fairly serious injury. He has to have surgery on his foot tomorrow to fix broken bones.
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kp1, you need to widen your search area a big time if you want to find another Benz to drive. When I traded my 2011 E350 against the current 2010 E550 I had to do it 1170 miles away from my home in Arlington, VA. I drove there for 1 1/2 days and after the deal drove back the same 1 1/2 days. This trip was well worth it. The car had 14700 miles when I got it and now has 186000 miles still going strong.
The next car I got in San Antonio, TX only about half distance away so it was a day to get there and another day to get back. I did not trade anything this time when I got my 2013 S550.
You need to find the ride and when you find one you want you just go get it no matter how far it is if you really want the options you are after. A two or three days trip to get what you need does not weigh much at the end of it when you enjoy what you bought.
And remember, miles do not mean much for these cars other than the more miles makes it less expensive to buy. If you find a car with very many miles on it but is only 3-4 years old it is the best buy as these are mostly highway miles that count only 1/3 or even 1/4 compared to city driven car.
The next car I got in San Antonio, TX only about half distance away so it was a day to get there and another day to get back. I did not trade anything this time when I got my 2013 S550.
You need to find the ride and when you find one you want you just go get it no matter how far it is if you really want the options you are after. A two or three days trip to get what you need does not weigh much at the end of it when you enjoy what you bought.
And remember, miles do not mean much for these cars other than the more miles makes it less expensive to buy. If you find a car with very many miles on it but is only 3-4 years old it is the best buy as these are mostly highway miles that count only 1/3 or even 1/4 compared to city driven car.
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i ended up doing national search, and found my 2016 E350 wagon 'luxury' trim in New Mexico as a CPO car on MBUSA's site. cost $1000 to have it shipped here (normally we would have driven there and back but covid)
I was using craigslist for regional cars, cars.com for wider area and MBUSA.com to search for CPO cars. my wife was also using cargurus and some others, but I found more candidates on cars.com
there was literally only ONE 2016 E350 wagon for sale in Northern California, and it was black and 'sports', and had twice the mileage.
I was using craigslist for regional cars, cars.com for wider area and MBUSA.com to search for CPO cars. my wife was also using cargurus and some others, but I found more candidates on cars.com
there was literally only ONE 2016 E350 wagon for sale in Northern California, and it was black and 'sports', and had twice the mileage.
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This is one is in Indy. 2014 E3504matic 41k miles $19800
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...code=undefined
This is one is in Indy. 2014 E3504matic 41k miles $19800
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...code=undefined
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This is one is in Indy. 2014 E3504matic 41k miles $19800
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...code=undefined
This is one is in Indy. 2014 E3504matic 41k miles $19800
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...code=undefined
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This is one is in Indy. 2014 E3504matic 41k miles $19800
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...code=undefined
This is one is in Indy. 2014 E3504matic 41k miles $19800
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...code=undefined
