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Old 20th March 2017, 08:43   #41
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To be honest, for a long time I have not bought a car based on what my head may say. My decisions have always followed my heart. That will be the case with the Sportbrake. As Ronnie implies above, a Jaaaag says something about the man.

I've been thinking of a Volvo V70 with the 2.4 D5 engine in the interim for the simple reason that it is a 5-cylinder diesel and makes nice noise. This thread got me thinking about the E-Class as an alternative and this afternoon I went to look at a 54 E270 Avantgarde with just under 150k miles. I have to say that it is a very nice car. Yet, in terms of rust protection around the wheelarches, it is way inferior to the 75 or indeed the 45.

Yet I may still consider it an a replacement for the Omega until I get my Sportbrake.
It is indeed a nice place to sit. Did you take a test drive? What was it like in terms of feel and noise etc.
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Old 20th March 2017, 13:54   #42
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The 270 CDI engine in my CLK was very quiet and super-responsive, and if you like wood trim, go for the Elegance. As I commented earlier, service history is king, especially Main Dealer - it is more than worth the extra cost you might have to pay

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Old 20th March 2017, 14:53   #43
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This reminds me of a conversation I had with my neighbour last year ..... "why are you always tinkering with that "old" Rover, if you got a decent car like mine you would not have to bother"!

Yes, he had an E class Merc, after some more chatting I found out that he spent between £1000 to £1500 every year with the local Merc main dealer having it serviced and Mot'd.

Her had a cracked washer bottle and was weeping out fluid, it cost him just over £500 parts and labour + vat to have it replaced.

Some people seem to forget that ..........
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Old 20th March 2017, 15:58   #44
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The 270 CDI engine in my CLK was very quiet and super-responsive, and if you like wood trim, go for the Elegance. As I commented earlier, service history is king, especially Main Dealer - it is more than worth the extra cost you might have to pay

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Until things begin to go wrong, and they will, then the pain will start, lots of pain, main dealer prices are suicide inducing.... be warned!.
But at the end of the day it's up to the individual
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Old 20th March 2017, 18:30   #45
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Until things begin to go wrong, and they will, then the pain will start, lots of pain, main dealer prices are suicide inducing.... be warned!.
But at the end of the day it's up to the individual
Had mine three years - other than servicing at a Mercedes specialist, no faults whatever. But then, all marques produce some cars that never go wrong, others are never out of the workshop and, after 30 years in the motor trade, I can speak with some knowledge of this

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Old 20th March 2017, 21:34   #46
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It is indeed a nice place to sit. Did you take a test drive? What was it like in terms of feel and noise etc.
I did take the car for a test drive - leisurely through some villages and on a 70MPH road. It drives very well - very stately and with a useful amount of power in the 177bhp E270. Noise wise, I would say it was roughly on par with our 75 CDT. However, I have spent over £5k on the 75 replacing many running components since purchase 4 years ago so it is perhaps not a like-for-like comparison.

The cabin on the E-Class is very light and airy - very much like our Omega estate. It is well put together with no trim creaks etc.

Overall, I would be pleased to own and drive one. Equally, the 75 does not in any way feel inferior given that it was intended to be a C-Class equvalent car.

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The 270 CDI engine in my CLK was very quiet and super-responsive, and if you like wood trim, go for the Elegance. As I commented earlier, service history is king, especially Main Dealer - it is more than worth the extra cost you might have to pay

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I agree about the service history given the complexity of the car and the cost of repairs etc. I generally tend to buy my cars at the upper end of the price range in order to get better than average condition and service history. The E270 that I viewed has 13 service stamps over 145k miles/12 years, with the first 10 from an MB official dealer and the other three from a MB independent specialist.

I am thinking about this one, but one thing I am certain about is that, it would be easier to write-off an E-class than a 75 on the basis of the cost of repairs not making sense when the car is say 15+ years of age.
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Old 20th March 2017, 22:38   #47
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I have a e320 cdi 2008 sport model which Mrs cossie Dunc uses as her daily transport

They are a cracking thing, loads of luxury, loads of toys and most importantly loads of torque

They also handle the miles really well, mine has just touched 245k!!! And it runs like a Swiss watch, it's been all over the world and back

I don't need to tell you how good my 75 is also

Good luck whatever you decide
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Old 21st March 2017, 09:38   #48
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I must admit I do like Mercedes and Jaguar's Cars.

Mercedes wise a 500SL or Jaguar XJ up to 2008 as I prefer the older looking shape.
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Old 21st March 2017, 19:40   #49
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I've spotted this http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...=Estate&page=2
and it ticks most of the boxed. Its got a FSH, leather, a sun roof and a towbar. The dealer gets the thumbs up on Autotrader too.
It doesn't have heated seats or electric memory seats, both of which I have in the 75 but I only use the memory function.

It's a tough one though. Time to make plans to go see it.
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Old 21st March 2017, 19:58   #50
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