Any W212 E500 owners on here?

[AC43]

Here's the complete list.

- I was hoping for a Pano roof but this one feels quite airy with the white rooflining and light great seats/door cards.
- Deffo wanted COMAND with UMI, intelligent light system & privacy glass (and I can always add DAB to that particular config))
- Was happy to get either 18's (for the looks) or 17's (for the ride)
- Very happy to have tyre pressure monitoring as my wife experienced a hairy blowout moment with the kids in the car
- The rest is just a bonus - looking forward to having a rear view camera and trying the night vision & distronic
- The other thing is the mileage - it's only on 53k and I'll probably keep it for at least 5 years

So it's basically a very low mileage Avantgarde in a great colour combo with a very high spec and a pillowy ride.

050 - AEJ 19/2
061 - TECHNICAL MODIFICATIONS 09/09
108 - CONTROL CODE MARKETING
200A - LEATHER
205B - OWNERS MANUAL AND SERVICE RECORD - ENGLISH
208A - LEATHER - GRAY
213 - SPEED-SENSITIVE POWER STEERING/VARIO STEERING
218 - REAR-VIEW CAMERA
230 - PARKING GUIDANCE
233 - AUTONOMOUS INT. CRUISE CONT. PLUS (DISTRONIC PLUS)
234 - BLIND SPOT ASSISTANT
236 - DAY DRIVING LIGHT
23P - DRIVING PACKAGE
249 - INSIDE AND OUTSIDE MIRROR AUTOMATIC DIMMING
255B
260 - TYPE DESTINATION ON TRUNK LID - ELIMINATION
275 - MEMORY PACKAGE (DRIVER SEAT, STRG. COL., MIRROR)
279 - ELECTRONIC GEAR RANGE SELECTION
283B - AIRBAGLABLE - ENGLISH
287 - THROUGH-LOADING FEATURE
289 - LEATHER STEERING WHEEL WITH TRIM INSERT
291 - PELVIS AIRBAG (PELVISBAG)
294 - KNEE AIRBAG
297 - ELECTRIC ROLLER SUN BLINDS IN REAR DOOR LH AND RH
298 - SIDEBAGS IN REAR WITH BELT FORCE LIMITER
305B - HEAD UNIT LANGUAGE - BRITISH ENGLISH
309 - CUP HOLDER
335B - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/HU LANGUAGE - ENGLISH
359U - TANZANITE BLUE METALLIC FINISH
386 - MOBILE PRE.-INSTALLATION (MTUS)
401 - FRONT SEAT CLIMATE CONTROL
427 - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 7-SPEED
428 - STEER.WHEEL GEARSHIFT BUTTONS/SHIFT PADDLE PAINTED
461 - INSTRUMENT WITH MILES IND. AND ENGLISH LEGEND
475 - TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR (TPM) HIGH LINE/MID LINE
476 - AUTOMATIC LANE RECOGNITION
489 - AIRMATIC DUAL CONTROL / AIR SUSPENSION SEMI-ACTIVE
512 - COMAND APS WITH DVD CHANGER
518 - UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE (UCI)
537L - GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
543 - SUN VISOR WITH ADDITIONAL FUNCTION
551 - ANTI-THEFT/ANTI-BREAK-IN WARNING SYSTEM
581 - AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL
5XXL - EUROPE
600 - HEADLAMPS - CLEANING EQUIPMENT
608 - AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAM SWITCH (IHC)
610 - NIGHT VIEW ASSIST
619 - CORNERING ILLUMINATION
621 - HEADLAMP WITH ILS, LEFT-HAND TRAFFIC
666 - PRODUCT PROT.F.TRANSPORT VEH. W/O TIE-DOWN HOOKS
670 - RESIDUAL ENGINE HEAT UTILIZATION (MRA)
690 - EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE (MINI SPARE)
736 - TRIM PIECES - WOOD ASH BLACK
800 - AEJ 09/1
817 - SIREN BRACKET FOR INCREASED THEFT PROTECTION
840 - DARK TINTED GLASS
875 - HEATED SCREEN WASH SYSTEM
882 - INTERIOR SAFEGUARD
885 - HIGHTEN THEFT PROTECTION
915 - FUEL TANK WITH LARGER CAPACITY
928 - EXHAUST GAS CLEANING WITH EURO 5 TECHNOLOGY
942 - LOAD COMPARTMENT PACKAGE
954 - EQUIPMENT PACKAGE FOR AVANTGARDE VEHICLES
966 - COC PAPER EURO 5 TECH. W/O REGIST. CERT. PART 2
989 - IDENTIFICATION LABEL UNDER WINDSHIELD
A21 - SHIFT BY WIRE
A22 - NEW CONVERTER GENERATION
A24 - JOINT FLANGE, 4-ARM 120
A31 - SOFTWARE (INDIVIDUAL)
A36 - TORQUE CONVERTER HOUSING AGA
A49 - CONVERTER WITH 3 FRICTION DISKS
A52 - R- VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY WITH VGS 3
B12 - WHEEL REPLACEMENT TOOL
F212 - MODEL SERIES 212
FS - COMBI - VEHICLE
G904 - TRANSMISSION CODE VERSION 04
GA - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HA - REAR AXLE
K10 - SOFTWARE CONTROL FOR STATIC CURVE ILLUMINATION
K11 - ADAPTIVE STOP LIGHT FLASHING
K13 - STEUERCODE FUER SERVICEINTERVALL 25000 KM
M273 - V8-GASOLINE ENGINE M273
M55 - CAPACITY 5,5 LITRE
P09 - SUN PROTECTION PACKAGE
P35 - LIGHT PACKAGE (FFO)
P54 - THEFT PROTECTION PACKAGE
R - RIGHT-HAND STEERING
R01 - SUMMER TIRES
R11 - 17" LT ALLOY WHEEL 5 DOUBLE-SPOKE DESIGN ALL-ROUND
U01 - REAR BELT STATUS INDICATION
U18 - AUTOMATIC CHILD SEAT RECOGNITATION (AKSE)
U60 - PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION - ACTIVE ENGINE HOOD
U72 - DVD PLAYER WITH REGIONAL CODE 2, EUROPE, JAPAN
V73 - SPEED- + LOADINDEX 99Y XL
VL - FRONT AXLE HALF, LEFT
VR - FRONT AXLE HALF, RIGHT
359U - TANZANITE BLUE METALLIC FINISH
208A - LEATHER - GRAY
M273 - V8-GASOLINE ENGINE M273

Edited by AC43 on Monday 27th March 09:25

Edited by AC43 on Monday 27th March 10:29

[ALawson]

Assume you have all seen this one.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

[J4CKO]

ALawson said:

Assume you have all seen this one.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

Jesus, £8750, that is hopeful, E55 territory, I know its not an estate but I didnt get much interest in my CLS at 7k, which is four years newer, has the later engine etc, reckon it would go at 6, that is four/five grands worth tops.

[tobinen]

It's also a 211 and not a 212

[DKL]

ALawson said:

Assume you have all seen this one.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

Discussed in length on mbclub, its a forumites car

[gizlaroc]

AC43 said:

Here's the complete list.

- I was hoping for a Pano roof but this one feels quite airy with the white rooflining and light great seats/door cards.
- Deffo wanted COMAND with UMI, intelligent light system & privacy glass (and I can always add DAB to that particular config))
- Was happy to get either 18's (for the looks) or 17's (for the ride)
- Very happy to have tyre pressure monitoring as my wife experienced a hairy blowout moment with the kids in the car
- The rest is just a bonus - looking forward to having a rear view camera and trying the night vision & distronic
- The other thing is the mileage - it's only on 53k and I'll probably keep it for at least 5 years

So it's basically a very low mileage Avantgarde in a great colour combo with a very high spec and a pillowy ride.

050 - AEJ 19/2
061 - TECHNICAL MODIFICATIONS 09/09
108 - CONTROL CODE MARKETING
200A - LEATHER
205B - OWNERS MANUAL AND SERVICE RECORD - ENGLISH
208A - LEATHER - GRAY
213 - SPEED-SENSITIVE POWER STEERING/VARIO STEERING
218 - REAR-VIEW CAMERA
230 - PARKING GUIDANCE
233 - AUTONOMOUS INT. CRUISE CONT. PLUS (DISTRONIC PLUS)
234 - BLIND SPOT ASSISTANT
236 - DAY DRIVING LIGHT
23P - DRIVING PACKAGE
249 - INSIDE AND OUTSIDE MIRROR AUTOMATIC DIMMING
255B
260 - TYPE DESTINATION ON TRUNK LID - ELIMINATION
275 - MEMORY PACKAGE (DRIVER SEAT, STRG. COL., MIRROR)
279 - ELECTRONIC GEAR RANGE SELECTION
283B - AIRBAGLABLE - ENGLISH
287 - THROUGH-LOADING FEATURE
289 - LEATHER STEERING WHEEL WITH TRIM INSERT
291 - PELVIS AIRBAG (PELVISBAG)
294 - KNEE AIRBAG
297 - ELECTRIC ROLLER SUN BLINDS IN REAR DOOR LH AND RH
298 - SIDEBAGS IN REAR WITH BELT FORCE LIMITER
305B - HEAD UNIT LANGUAGE - BRITISH ENGLISH
309 - CUP HOLDER
335B - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/HU LANGUAGE - ENGLISH
359U - TANZANITE BLUE METALLIC FINISH
386 - MOBILE PRE.-INSTALLATION (MTUS)
401 - FRONT SEAT CLIMATE CONTROL
427 - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 7-SPEED
428 - STEER.WHEEL GEARSHIFT BUTTONS/SHIFT PADDLE PAINTED
461 - INSTRUMENT WITH MILES IND. AND ENGLISH LEGEND
475 - TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR (TPM) HIGH LINE/MID LINE
476 - AUTOMATIC LANE RECOGNITION
489 - AIRMATIC DUAL CONTROL / AIR SUSPENSION SEMI-ACTIVE
512 - COMAND APS WITH DVD CHANGER
518 - UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE (UCI)
537L - GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
543 - SUN VISOR WITH ADDITIONAL FUNCTION
551 - ANTI-THEFT/ANTI-BREAK-IN WARNING SYSTEM
581 - AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL
5XXL - EUROPE
600 - HEADLAMPS - CLEANING EQUIPMENT
608 - AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAM SWITCH (IHC)
610 - NIGHT VIEW ASSIST
619 - CORNERING ILLUMINATION
621 - HEADLAMP WITH ILS, LEFT-HAND TRAFFIC
666 - PRODUCT PROT.F.TRANSPORT VEH. W/O TIE-DOWN HOOKS
670 - RESIDUAL ENGINE HEAT UTILIZATION (MRA)
690 - EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE (MINI SPARE)
736 - TRIM PIECES - WOOD ASH BLACK
800 - AEJ 09/1
817 - SIREN BRACKET FOR INCREASED THEFT PROTECTION
840 - DARK TINTED GLASS
875 - HEATED SCREEN WASH SYSTEM
882 - INTERIOR SAFEGUARD
885 - HIGHTEN THEFT PROTECTION
915 - FUEL TANK WITH LARGER CAPACITY
928 - EXHAUST GAS CLEANING WITH EURO 5 TECHNOLOGY
942 - LOAD COMPARTMENT PACKAGE
954 - EQUIPMENT PACKAGE FOR AVANTGARDE VEHICLES
966 - COC PAPER EURO 5 TECH. W/O REGIST. CERT. PART 2
989 - IDENTIFICATION LABEL UNDER WINDSHIELD
A21 - SHIFT BY WIRE
A22 - NEW CONVERTER GENERATION
A24 - JOINT FLANGE, 4-ARM 120
A31 - SOFTWARE (INDIVIDUAL)
A36 - TORQUE CONVERTER HOUSING AGA
A49 - CONVERTER WITH 3 FRICTION DISKS
A52 - R- VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY WITH VGS 3
B12 - WHEEL REPLACEMENT TOOL
F212 - MODEL SERIES 212
FS - COMBI - VEHICLE
G904 - TRANSMISSION CODE VERSION 04
GA - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HA - REAR AXLE
K10 - SOFTWARE CONTROL FOR STATIC CURVE ILLUMINATION
K11 - ADAPTIVE STOP LIGHT FLASHING
K13 - STEUERCODE FUER SERVICEINTERVALL 25000 KM
M273 - V8-GASOLINE ENGINE M273
M55 - CAPACITY 5,5 LITRE
P09 - SUN PROTECTION PACKAGE
P35 - LIGHT PACKAGE (FFO)
P54 - THEFT PROTECTION PACKAGE
R - RIGHT-HAND STEERING
R01 - SUMMER TIRES
R11 - 17" LT ALLOY WHEEL 5 DOUBLE-SPOKE DESIGN ALL-ROUND
U01 - REAR BELT STATUS INDICATION
U18 - AUTOMATIC CHILD SEAT RECOGNITATION (AKSE)
U60 - PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION - ACTIVE ENGINE HOOD
U72 - DVD PLAYER WITH REGIONAL CODE 2, EUROPE, JAPAN
V73 - SPEED- + LOADINDEX 99Y XL
VL - FRONT AXLE HALF, LEFT
VR - FRONT AXLE HALF, RIGHT
359U - TANZANITE BLUE METALLIC FINISH
208A - LEATHER - GRAY
M273 - V8-GASOLINE ENGINE M273

Nice.

Are you Londonscottish on MBclub then?

I'm gizze on there.

[AC43]

gizlaroc said:

Nice.

Are you Londonscottish on MBclub then?

I'm gizze on there.

Hi Gizze!

Yes that's me :-)

[AC43]

It's finally ready after a week that has gone incredibly slowly.

Picking it up tomorrow with an interesting route back lined up.

[Mr E]

Update. The clips that hold the rear roof blind in place have just snapped. So my rear sun blind in the roof doesn't work.

Will try to repair with very strong epoxy, otherwise it's a replacement pair and I'm guessing pulling the roof lining down.

[AC43]

Got it home yesterday and love it. Feels like 388 bhp is pretty conservative. Anywsy having had a long series of cars running around 150bhp/ ton it's noticeably quicker with 200 bhp/ton. Deffo need some re-calibration. It's also a bit lighter on fuel when being drive bus-style which is handy. A great all rounder. I have trips to Oxfordshire, Wiltshire & France lined up. Finishing my gardening leave with some fun.

[Mr E]

I find that most of the time when driven normally, it's doing less than 2000 rpm and you tend to forget the performance is there.

Which makes the surprise when you actually use the engine more fully even more shocking.

[AC43]

Mr E said:

I find that most of the time when driven normally, it's doing less than 2000 rpm and you tend to forget the performance is there.

Which makes the surprise when you actually use the engine more fully even more shocking.

Yes - when I re-enter London on the A40 it's all average speed cameras so just drive in granny mode. It could bimble all day at 1500 rpm

[gizlaroc]

My E350 sits at 1200rpm in those zones, it feels more like an electric car compared to the 350d I had before.




Really looking forward to hearing how you get on with it.

[AC43]

gizlaroc said:

My E350 sits at 1200rpm in those zones, it feels more like an electric car compared to the 350d I had before.

Really looking forward to hearing how you get on with it.

The engine in the 350 CGI is a peach and is actually what I set out to buy. Whoops.

And you're right the revs - they would have been nearer 1200.

It's also a very nice place to sit. I haven't had a car with a pale interior since my last C43. Also my first non-silver car in 14 years. Makes a nice change. Wife and kids love it too. Which helps when I go way over budget.......

Just got back from Derby and did a quick bit or urban schlepping. Love the variable ratio rack round town.

Back out to Oxfordshire tomorrow for the first family jaunt.

Edited by AC43 on Saturday 1st April 16:31

[gizlaroc]

AC43 said:

Wife and kids love it too. Which helps when I go way over budget.......

Hahaha.

Always a bonus.

[AC43]

gizlaroc said:

AC43 said:

Wife and kids love it too. Which helps when I go way over budget.......

Hahaha.

Always a bonus.

This morning I'm so in the good books thanks to the Sunday Times front page story - diesels about to get nailed in London and "23 or 24 other cities and towns".

Phew dodged that bullet.

[gizlaroc]

AC43 said:

This morning I'm so in the good books thanks to the Sunday Times front page story - diesels about to get nailed in London and "23 or 24 other cities and towns".

Phew dodged that bullet.

Just read it. £20 a day too!

[AC43]

gizlaroc said:

AC43 said:

This morning I'm so in the good books thanks to the Sunday Times front page story - diesels about to get nailed in London and "23 or 24 other cities and towns".

Phew dodged that bullet.

Just read it. £20 a day too!

Yeah, hefty.

TBH I was seriously considering a 350 CDI at the begining of my search on the basis that the majority of miles will be out of the city. Now extremely glad I didn't do that and even happier that I stumbled across a 500 just as I was giving up all hope of ever getting my hands on a decent 350 petrol.

Happy days :-)

[tobinen]

One saloon on AT currently, and no estates

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

[gizlaroc]

AC43 said:

Yeah, hefty.

TBH I was seriously considering a 350 CDI at the begining of my search on the basis that the majority of miles will be out of the city. Now extremely glad I didn't do that and even happier that I stumbled across a 500 just as I was giving up all hope of ever getting my hands on a decent 350 petrol.

Happy days :-)

I nearly offered you my E350 sport, as there was an E63 I liked the look of, but it doesn't have a pano roof and black interior. My plan was either buy the silver seats and door cards at some point or get it refinished in a deep oxblood colour, but the black with the contrast stitching is actually alright, I think because it is a big cabin you get away with it.

I know though, as much as I would have loved the E63, the upkeep and extra fuel costs for the odd time I really enjoyed what the E63 offered would soon annoy me. I think the E500 is the perfect blend, regular servicing costs, not paying £1500 to replace the brakes like on the E63 etc. etc.

I think when it comes to things like the E63 and S63, same with things like a Masser Quattroporte, you either need to do 8-10k miles a year or if doing 20-30k miles a year have enough money to burn so you can properly enjoy them and not think about costs at all.