Doesn't look like a W212 to me....😄😄

 

Hope you like it. I drove one as a loaner a few months ago and was not fond of the 4 cylinder.

 

Yup, this should find a home on the W213 forum... Nice car...

 

Congrats, I almost bought one
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I like W212 styling and it's the best E Class design wise to me but W213's interior looks more upscale over the W212 too .
Congrats

 

Odd. I feel the opposite. I could live with the W213 exterior but the interior is just a nonstarter for me. To my eyes it is the worse Benz interior of all.

 

Really? That cheap looking W213 barn door console lid is . Not to mention that it falls apart...https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...on-t-shut.html

OP has posted this thread in the proper forum (W213). This one can be deleted, IMO.

 

I think if you get the right package, the exterior looks good. It definitely needs the sport package tweaks to look finished. The non sport package looks bland to me.

I’ll admit I have grown to enjoy the new tech screens MB is using now. Wife’s GLS (2020) is the latest version Mb is doing with the dual screens across the dash. I kind’ve like it. I also like a well crafted dial like we have in our 212’s too and think they look like high end watch faces. I’m impartial.

the 213 though has a challenge for me. I’m only 5’9” and had a hard time not whacking my head on the door pillar when getting in/out when I had them as loaner cars. It comes down too far. And I had a problem with the cramped feeling of my legs when in the seat because the design of the center stack and door. Couldn’t get in a position I’d enjoy for a long drive. Just a little too cramped with the door pillar coming down just a little too far for my big head to not getting it’s bell rang over and over again.

i didn’t have a problem with the 4turbo, but have one of those on my VW as well, so I’m used to it I guess. Not sure I’d pay premium for a new one with a 2.0t, but CPO would be ok.

however, as long as I can fix this droning noise in my 212 for a reasonable amount, it’ll live with me for an untold amount amount of time. As I’ve said before, I think our version is the last of the heavy weight cruiser feel, that old school Benz feeling. I don’t know about the S class, but in the E class - the 212 is unmatched by the new version in that regard. It’s the one thing nearly all of the reviewers all said about the 212 that they liked - it wasn’t trying to be an A6 or 535. It was a merc and undoubtedly that only, which was a refreshing element of the car the others could not match. The 213 seems like it wanted wanted to compete better with the A6 instead of just being a merc.

 

As I was shopping, I really liked the interior. They also did a good job with the 9 speed, and despite "all those modes" they *did* actually make driving differences. And, as much as I dislike a "4-cylinder Mercedes" actually, it was not that bad.

Exterior definitely needs mods to stand out. Sport package is a must, but lines are too smooth and not enough stands out.

I realized I appreciate the hard lines and of course drivetrain much more so I'm glad it ended up this way for me.

 

The problem is that Mercedes four-cylinders have pretty bad track records on the forum. The M271 and M271 EVO engines are known to jump time due to stretched timing chains. The M274 likes to crack pistons. It remains to be seen if the M264 will be better.

Until they can improve durability, no Mercedes four cylinders for me. They really should outsource these to someone who knows what they're doing. A partnership with Honda or Toyota or something, or even advancing the agreement they have had with Nissan.

Even if I didn't find the interior of the W213 nauseating, though, the fact my $77k E450 wagon I had as a loaner would regularly bottom out over dips in the pavement where my W212 sedan has no issues would have been a deal breaker. That was an unforgivable engineering faux pas from this company and inexcusable at that price.

 

Agree on the 4 cyl. reliability. That was another reason I wasn't 100% sold, but at least if its not a 2015 (which, at E class it isnt) you can avoid *some* issues.

Interestingly enough, coming from my w204 sport which nearly scrapes curbs, I found A LOT of new car's rides to be literally garbage. The E-class wasn't that bad but it still
took bumps pretty bad every once in a while. This might be because of the runflats though. I will add, at 6'3", I did not feel any issues with entry/seating in the vehicle.

I ended up with airmatic so I get a great soft ride and firmness when desired. Was the best ride hands down.

 

What did you buy? You should add it to your description.

The new Benz cars with the RFTs ride terribly, but that's basically a given with those made-from-stone tires.