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Old Mar 20, 2025 | 09:06 PM
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Looking at a E250 would like advice

As the title states, it has 95000 miles on it, 4matic cl3an carfax. I'm looking at it tomorrow and would like some advice as it's my first diesel. It's $15000 and 2016. Seems like a great deal. I'm really just buying it for the mpg. But it seems like a great car regardless. Incant believe it gets 43 mpg..

Anyway what should I be looking for?
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Old Mar 21, 2025 | 02:18 AM
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Noix sensors could be culprit and as far as I know some 2.1 liter diesel engines suffered from piezzo or some injector problems but I know those ones were resolved later .
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Old Mar 21, 2025 | 09:13 AM
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my 2015 E250 @ 122,000 has been trouble free. No air-matic. In the summer I get 47 mpg on the highway.
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I test dove it, it doesn't like a dream. Although idk if there's suspension woes, or if the tires were following the road surface. But no nosies, codes smoke started right up etc. I think it's solid.
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It really does get approximately 39-42 MPG. If I keep it in sport then in city I get average 29-34. Yet to drive it on the motorway/highway.
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