Should I buy a 2012 - 2016 ML350 ?
Discussion
I currently own a 2010 Freelander 2 with 120k miles and a 2013 E350 Coupe with nearly 50k on it. The Merc does the 25 mile each way commute (apart from in the snow), plus all the longer motorway trips.
The Freelander does tip runs, dog transport, and local journeys (it has no DPF).
I really like both cars but am thinking about going down to one, hence looking at ML350’s. From what I can tell this should in theory give me the quality and grunt of the E350, with the practicality of the FL when needed. It should be comfortable, reliable and practical and give something like 30mpg (fairly important, anything much below this I wouldn’t be happy with)
Any pros and cons, or alternatives I should think of ? I do about 14000 miles a year.
The Freelander does tip runs, dog transport, and local journeys (it has no DPF).
I really like both cars but am thinking about going down to one, hence looking at ML350’s. From what I can tell this should in theory give me the quality and grunt of the E350, with the practicality of the FL when needed. It should be comfortable, reliable and practical and give something like 30mpg (fairly important, anything much below this I wouldn’t be happy with)
Any pros and cons, or alternatives I should think of ? I do about 14000 miles a year.
Long term ML owner here. 420CDi in my case. They are excellent cars, well made, very smooth and comfortable, reasonably low cost to run. They also potter along under the radar, not a bling laden as an X5 or RRS, they sort of reek of old money. The economy target might be a tight squeeze, they are not the most efficient beasts. I think the 3 litre V6 is a bit better than my lovely 4 litre V8. I suspect that a regular 30MPG is about the most you could expect.
We have had ours for well over 10 years now and it’s as nice today as it was when we got it. Very little has gone wrong, an auxiliary belt tensioner and a propshaft bearing being the only non service items that have required attention in 100K miles. I will keep it forever until something really big goes wrong then I will get rid. Its our dog car, tow car, chip shop car and Ski trip car.
We have had ours for well over 10 years now and it’s as nice today as it was when we got it. Very little has gone wrong, an auxiliary belt tensioner and a propshaft bearing being the only non service items that have required attention in 100K miles. I will keep it forever until something really big goes wrong then I will get rid. Its our dog car, tow car, chip shop car and Ski trip car.
bigmowley said:
Long term ML owner here. 420CDi in my case. They are excellent cars, well made, very smooth and comfortable, reasonably low cost to run. They also potter along under the radar, not a bling laden as an X5 or RRS, they sort of reek of old money. The economy target might be a tight squeeze, they are not the most efficient beasts. I think the 3 litre V6 is a bit better than my lovely 4 litre V8. I suspect that a regular 30MPG is about the most you could expect.
We have had ours for well over 10 years now and it’s as nice today as it was when we got it. Very little has gone wrong, an auxiliary belt tensioner and a propshaft bearing being the only non service items that have required attention in 100K miles. I will keep it forever until something really big goes wrong then I will get rid. Its our dog car, tow car, chip shop car and Ski trip car.
I would echo this. My folks had a 350cdi which I drove frequently and it almost always seemed to hover around 30mpg.We have had ours for well over 10 years now and it’s as nice today as it was when we got it. Very little has gone wrong, an auxiliary belt tensioner and a propshaft bearing being the only non service items that have required attention in 100K miles. I will keep it forever until something really big goes wrong then I will get rid. Its our dog car, tow car, chip shop car and Ski trip car.
bigmowley - my folks had a 420cdi before the 350 and it was fantastic. I came close to buying it off them but the MPG (doing 18000 miles per year at the time) and the potential bork factor of the air suspension put me off so I decided against it. Stonking engine.
Pablo16v said:
bigmowley said:
Long term ML owner here. 420CDi in my case. They are excellent cars, well made, very smooth and comfortable, reasonably low cost to run. They also potter along under the radar, not a bling laden as an X5 or RRS, they sort of reek of old money. The economy target might be a tight squeeze, they are not the most efficient beasts. I think the 3 litre V6 is a bit better than my lovely 4 litre V8. I suspect that a regular 30MPG is about the most you could expect.
We have had ours for well over 10 years now and it’s as nice today as it was when we got it. Very little has gone wrong, an auxiliary belt tensioner and a propshaft bearing being the only non service items that have required attention in 100K miles. I will keep it forever until something really big goes wrong then I will get rid. Its our dog car, tow car, chip shop car and Ski trip car.
I would echo this. My folks had a 350cdi which I drove frequently and it almost always seemed to hover around 30mpg.We have had ours for well over 10 years now and it’s as nice today as it was when we got it. Very little has gone wrong, an auxiliary belt tensioner and a propshaft bearing being the only non service items that have required attention in 100K miles. I will keep it forever until something really big goes wrong then I will get rid. Its our dog car, tow car, chip shop car and Ski trip car.
bigmowley - my folks had a 420cdi before the 350 and it was fantastic. I came close to buying it off them but the MPG (doing 18000 miles per year at the time) and the potential bork factor of the air suspension put me off so I decided against it. Stonking engine.
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