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Yes hello! W212 Diesel Acquired. Ready to have some fun.

Old Jul 11, 2023 | 10:17 PM
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Yes hello! W212 Diesel Acquired. Ready to have some fun.

Have been a Euro car enthusiast for the past three decades, driven two GTIs (
& MkV 2.0T) and currently own a highly customized 2005 LR3 that I used to retrace the Butterfield Overland Mail Route in 2018.
I have a full documentary available about that trip / vehicle on YouTube.

I've been driving that truck 120mi/day commuting twice a week, and was excited to find a 2013 w212 Bluetec in fine condition.

Former heavy user of vwvortex, and looking forward to what seems to be a strong and active forum.

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Old Jul 12, 2023 | 12:01 AM
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Welcome to the club. Your E looks great
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Old Jul 12, 2023 | 04:29 AM
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Old Jul 13, 2023 | 05:25 PM
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Thanks!

Originally Posted by MBpippo
Welcome to the club. Your E looks great
thank you! looking forward to taking good care of it
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Old Jul 13, 2023 | 07:29 PM
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Welcome! I had a 2012 E350BTC and that is my top 3 favorite cars ever owned. Also had 2 VWs in the past and my wife drives an Audi. I enjoyed those cars as well and am confident you will enjoy the W212 if you enjoyed the GTIs. Interesting site on your LR3! I currently have a Disco V TD6 and love the vehicle for its purpose.

Enjoy!
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Great looking car! Welcome to the forums. Love the black grill, reminds me of the E I had back in 2011-2014

I've been bombing around the last few days in a 2011 E350BT and this car is great! It has 171K miles runs and drives like a dream! And the TQ is awesome! It's a loaner
from the indy shop I use and love
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Old Jul 13, 2023 | 11:34 PM
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Welcome! I had a 2012 E350BTC and that is my top 3 favorite cars ever owned. Also had 2 VWs in the past and my wife drives an Audi. I enjoyed those cars as well and am confident you will enjoy the W212 if you enjoyed the GTIs. Interesting site on your LR3! I currently have a Disco V TD6 and love the vehicle for its purpose.

Enjoy!
great to hear. very much liked the feel of everything during test drive, was a jump to leave VAG vehicles but I can already tell it's going to be quite enjoyed.
Thanks, RE the LR3. Really incredible off-road vehicles while still retaining refinement in all of the right areas.

Originally Posted by hyperion667
Great looking car! Welcome to the forums. Love the black grill, reminds me of the E I had back in 2011-2014

I've been bombing around the last few days in a 2011 E350BT and this car is great! It has 171K miles runs and drives like a dream! And the TQ is awesome! It's a loaner
from the indy shop I use and love
awesome, this is the kind of stuff I hear that made me want to get an E350BT. thank you.
I also dug the black grill, was conflicted between the classic MB chrome but it does look slick.

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Originally Posted by massex
great to hear. very much liked the feel of everything during test drive, was a jump to leave VAG vehicles but I can already tell it's going to be quite enjoyed.
Thanks, RE the LR3. Really incredible off-road vehicles while still retaining refinement in all of the right areas.



awesome, this is the kind of stuff I hear that made me want to get an E350BT. thank you.
I also dug the black grill, was conflicted between the classic MB chrome but it does look slick.
Back in the day I also had my grill painted black, and also had a second 'star' grill which lots of us here on the forums were doing at the time, it is a good look
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