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Newbie MB E Class owner and forum member saying Hello...
Having run a remapped 04 Jaguar 2.0d X Type for the past 18 months and added over 40,000 miles to its clock in that time, (taking it to just over 190,000 miles), I’ve treated myself to a new, (to me), motor this New Year, a 2 owner 2003 Mercedes Benz E320 CDi Avantgarde with 130,000 miles on the clock and FSH, and although I only picked it up yesterday, I’m loving it, not only does it drive like a new car, it goes like the clappers and seems to be brilliant on juice, it creeping up to just over 50 MPG on my trip from Birmingham to Blackpool yesterday when I picked it up, although quite a lot of the trip was stuck at 50/60 MPH on the M6 due to roadworks.
Due to the way it performs, (out of curiosity I did an 0 to 60 run this morning using a well-known phone app to get the time, the 1st time with limited effort it produced an 0 to 60 time of 6.8 seconds and chirped the back tyres), I suspect it’s been remapped, but have no idea how I can check if my supposition is correct. Interestingly, the first owner of the car was Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, (possibly the Chief Fire Officers staff car?), which likely explains it’s amazing condition, with due to this it has likely been “chipped” since new, me knowing that MB offer the police vehicles with a higher than standard power output, so it’s likely the same when it comes to the fire service.
As I’ve said, so far, everything seems great, everything works as it should, it drives like a new car, (with not rattles or shakes), goes like the preverbal clappers and is returning what I consider to be amazing economy for a car of its size and performance, but can I ask of the knowledge base her what I need to watch out for with my new motor, what problems I can expect from a clearly well looked after, but elderly E320 CDI.
Hi @Holmey and welcome to MBWorld. Thanks for the intro and sharing the pic. Your E-Class looks great. Congratulations
Thanks, with the car impressing me even more, the more I drive it, especially the performance. Now I've found the Sports button, acceleration off the mark is amazing, (almost frightening), for a car of this size, never mind one that seems to be averaging around 43 MPG with some spirited driving. My only criticism is tyre noise, (it's on Pirellis), but that could be because the engine is so smooth and quiet that I'm noticing it more.
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Newbie MB E Class owner and forum member saying Hello...
