Wack Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Picked this up a couple of weeks ago ,one owner, 64,000 miles FSH, surprisingly passed over by a number of members of the forum because ,resale silver with black interior , not advertised off the forum or I'm 100% sure it'd have sold in 30 minutes. By a stroke of luck the mini I had was bought by a breaker almost in the same town so easy enough to drive down in one and drive back in this, It was over 32 degrees going down in a car with no AC , coming back I felt like a king rather than a sweaty pig Not much to report, everything works , 2 weeks in I love it more that that cool drive home , it's so easy to drive and I keep finding things I didn't know it had, like front parking sensors, headlight washers , auto folding rear headrests. Gearbox changes are barely noticeable , it came with a service bill for £780 just over 1000 miles ago so I assume that included a gearbox oil change It's quick enough rather than being sporty and great on diesel , I don't know if it's lower than standard as the tyres seem to be well into the wheel arches , boot is massive After the mini my wife said she wanted something bigger with 4 doors, as I reversed it on the drive I think she was regretting that. I have built up a picture of the previous owner , I've found a whistler laser detector, driving gloves and the car is de badged Shep Shepherd, Shirley Knott, Shite Ron and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteersWithThrottle Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 It was owned by The Transporter? ? Ohdearme, timolloyd and Wack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 Only one disappointment , on another forum a guy asked if I'd found the secret electric CD player access, touch the silver button and you get Bentley style electric access to the 6 disc CD player Not on the peasant edition you don't , you get a box to hide your pound coins in SteersWithThrottle, Wingz123, Ohdearme and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 If I'd have seen it on here I'd have been very interested but I never saw the for sale post, nice cars and definitely on my next car list. Wack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 You missed a bargain It’s been a long time since I felt such a good fit with a car , I really do think this one is a keeper, it must look a lot more money than it cost because I have seen people notice it , it’s modern German cars , from this era onwards they all look pretty much the same to me, other than the plate I can’t tell if it’s 5 years old or 15 years old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 It’s a gorgeous car, if I had the money I would have snapped it as well. I hope you enjoy it. Wack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timolloyd Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 These always seem very popular with the IAM / HPC crowd. Nice buy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 In 2016 I sold the wallet raping black weekend merc e320cdi for £1500 Quid, even after all the grief that thing caused I do still fancy another one as it was a nice drive and a great tow car. It had the gutsy v6 engine what engine is in the 280 then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetleysmooth Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 I can recommend the W202. Best car I've had for a good while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy F Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 One of these in estate form was on my shortlist for my last car purchase. I could never quite decide between pre 2007 with SBC brake failure and more electrical gremlins or post 2007 with these problems ironed out but the potential for 7G tronic issues. Before 2007 E270 was a 5 cylinder, E320 was V6 After 2007 E280 and E320 are both the same straight 6 but with different states of tune. They can both be tuned up to the same amount but forget what that is now. They are a timeless design, I just need to be brave and buy one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share Posted July 10, 2020 Just looking at some pictures online, seems I fit their client profile , that was my haircut until earlier this week , can't see that zimmer being far away either, horse shoes not so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Looks much better in silver. This was on another hectic collection mission and the 3.2 v6 had endless torque. DVee8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter C Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Being a facelift car, does the audio system have an aux-in socket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter C Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 On 7/10/2020 at 11:20 AM, Andy F said: I could never quite decide between pre 2007 with SBC brake failure and more electrical gremlins or post 2007 with these problems ironed out but the potential for 7G tronic issues. This! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted July 11, 2020 Author Share Posted July 11, 2020 No aux in Not really sure what it is , it was registered in 2007 as a demo car so I'd assume it was the face-lift but it's not a straight 6 barefoot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter C Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 It is a post 2006 facelift car, the shape of the front fog lights and the chrome strip on the boot lid give it away. No aux-in ? I’m considering buying a 6 pot pez W211 but the SBC brakes and 7G are putting me off. Wack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter C Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Can you post a photo of the ICE head unit please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted July 11, 2020 Author Share Posted July 11, 2020 Just did a VIN decode turns out it was delivered in 2006 but not registered until jan 07 Delivery date: 29 06 2006 CONVERTER WITH DEV. CHARACTERISTIC OWNERS MANUAL AND SERVICE RECORD - ENGLISH SPEED-SENSITIVE POWER STEERING/VARIO STEERING PARKTRONIC SYSTEM (PTS) SIGN COOLANT/REFUELING - ENGLISH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE MIRROR AUTOMATIC DIMMING MOBILO LIFE/EUROPE SERVICE PACKAGE LEATHER STEERING WHEEL AND LEATHER GEAR SHIFT KNOB AIRBAGLABLE - ENGLISH ANTENNA FOR TELEPHONE D/E-NET MOBILE PRE.-INSTALLATION (MTUS) AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 7-SPEED INSTRUMENT WITH MILES IND. AND ENGLISH LEGEND TIRE PRESSURE LOSS WARNER SPORTS SUSPENSION OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR LH AND RH FOLDING RADIO AUDIO 20 GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND SUN VISOR WITH MAKE-UP MIRROR L. AND R. , BE- ANTI-THEFT/ANTI-BREAK-IN WARNING SYSTEM CHILD SEAT MOUNTING, ISOFIX IN REAR AIR CONDITIONER EUROPE HEADLAMPS - CLEANING EQUIPMENT BI-XENON HEADLAMPS FOR LEFT-HAND TRAFFIC CORNERING ILLUMINATION PRODUCT PROT.F.TRANSPORT VEH. W/O TIE-DOWN HOOKS HIGH-CAPACITY BATTERY 17" LT-ALLOY 5 DBL-SPOKE DESIGN W/ WIDE BASE TIRES EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE (MINI SPARE) WOOD VERSION,BIRD'S EYE MAPLE BLACK/ANTHRACITE BRIGHT SILVER METALLIC CLEAR COAT PAINT YEAR OF MODIFICATION AMARETTA/LEATHER/NAPPA/SEMI-ANILINE AMARETTA/LEATHER/NAPPA/SEMI-ANILINE - BLACK/ANTH. SEAT HEATER FOR LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SEATS HEATED SCREEN WASH SYSTEM INTERIOR SAFEGUARD DYNAMO WITH HIGHER CAPACITY (FFO) FUEL TANK WITH LARGER CAPACITY EXHAUST GAS CLEANING WITH EURO 4 TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT PACKAGE FOR AVANTGARDE VEHICLES COC PAPER EURO 4 TECHNOLOGY W/O REG. CERT. PART II IDENTIFICATION LABEL UNDER WINDSHIELD NEW CONVERTER GENERATION JOINT FLANGE, 4-ARM 120 O-SHIFT PLATE WITH VGS2 SERIES PRODUCTION 211 LIMOUSINE TRANSMISSION CODE VERSION 02 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REAR AXLE ADDITIONAL CODE FOR DAMPING MAT ADAPTIVE STOP LIGHT FLASHING ENGINES WITH EXH.TURBOCHARGER WITH INTERCOOLER ENGINE REDUCED PERFORMANCE DISPLACEMENT 3.0 LITER V6 DIESEL ENGINE OM642O RIGHT-HAND STEERING SUMMER TIRES AUTOMATIC CHILD SEAT RECOGNITATION (AKSE) SPEED- + LOADINDEX 95W FRONT AXLE HALF, LEFT FRONT AXLE HALF, RIGHT BRIGHT SILVER METALLIC CLEAR COAT PAINT AMARETTA/LEATHER/NAPPA/SEMI-ANILINE - BLACK/ANTH. V6 DIESEL ENGINE OM642 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Peter C Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 That’s the same unit that I had in my CLS. There’s a way of connecting an aux-in cable. It involves soldering a socket with two wires to a circuit board (instructions are easily found on the internet), then you’ll need a CD with a recording of silence. The idea is that your CD player is triggering the system but the source signal is coming in via the aux-in socket. My local audio repair man soldered the wires for me for £20. I tried doing it myself but it’s too fiddly. Once done, I had crystal clear sound and could play music and radio from my phone. Wack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Very nice so should be same engine mine was 220 bhp makes for a great tow car. I just ran mine through and it's mot expired in 2018 shame as it was a great car most of the time. Wack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted July 11, 2020 Author Share Posted July 11, 2020 22 minutes ago, garbaldy said: Very nice Are you looking at me or the car, just noticed the selfie garbaldy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Lovely! I had an 08 e220cdi estate (resale silver) which was perfect really and had the ultimate development of that engine but I found the engine itself frugal but dull and sold it. Lined up a 320cdi estate In obsidian black that had done 300k but the mot history showed it had had 100k shaved off it a few years ago, it was cheap but a decided against. Wack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 Don't know if this is a problem or not , a few times I've gone to start it ,turn the key and nothing , dash looks normal but no starter, turn it again and it fires up fine, it's never failed to start on the second turn Does it with both keys as it's happened to my wife as well I'm assuming it's an immobiliser issue where it's not recognising the key straight away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 What does this mean: ENGINE REDUCED PERFORMANCE in the build list? Does it come with the EML on from the factory ? beko1987 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 The E280 and E320 diesels are the same engine 190bhp 440nm for the E280 221bhp 540nm for the E320 It's an easy upgrade for a few hundred quid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share Posted September 3, 2020 the starting problem appears to have sorted itself out , hasn't done it in a few weeks now Nothing to report , still loving it , spent an hour with the autoglym this evening Stevebrookman, BorniteIdentity, Peter C and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangernomics Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Don't know if this is a problem or not , a few times I've gone to start it ,turn the key and nothing , dash looks normal but no starter, turn it again and it fires up fine, it's never failed to start on the second turn Does it with both keys as it's happened to my wife as well I'm assuming it's an immobiliser issue where it's not recognising the key straight away It’s the steering lock module, they’re infamous on all mercs with the modular keys. They can be rebuilt for about £150 or you can spend ££££ on a new one. Prophet of doom it will fail and you will be stuck so best to plan the recon in now. I’ve had it on 1998 c class, 2004 e class, and 2013 e class. All the same issue. Wack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share Posted September 3, 2020 Thanks any idea who rebuilds them , is that cobblers business , he rebuilds electronics I believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangernomics Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 I’ll dig out the last invoice and drop you a line when I’m back in the uk next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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