RE: Shed Of The Week: Mercedes E-Class
Discussion
without a doubtMorganP104 said:
If, on the other hand, it's rotten as a pear underneath, it'll be lucky to see another MoT.
The sort of thing that needs to be up on ramps and prodded extensively, I'd suggest.
They tend to keep passing MOT's because so much of the underbody is covered with plastic trays and liners... until eventually the spring mounts and rear subframe mounts turn to dust and the car quite literally collapses on to the floor The sort of thing that needs to be up on ramps and prodded extensively, I'd suggest.
The article said:
...could it be that the lads on the W210 production line took a bit more care on the 300 diesel, fearing a factory invasion by big hairy German taxi-drivers with warranty claims attached to heavy lengths of drainpipe-sized bratwurst?
Unlikely. The 300 Diesel, that is.German W210 taxis were specced as 200 or 220, so the 4-pot OM611 Diesel, with very few exceptions.
Edited by Barchettaman on Friday 13th January 11:46
justanotherJC said:
tomic said:
Paint code 1:
744
Brilliant Silver?744
tomic said:
744 - DARK BLUE SOFT TOP FABRIC 5010
Eh?http://salmotors.co.uk/extremely-rare-w210-mercede...
A Y-reg poverty-spec E200 Kompressor appeared for sale on my regular dog walk the other week.
It's still there, but the for sale sign has disappeared now. Circa 140k up it and he wanted £500 iirc. If it hadn't been so close to Christmas I'd have bought it just because. Appreciate I walk past in the gloom of morning and night, but it appears to be very clean.
Great shed.
It's still there, but the for sale sign has disappeared now. Circa 140k up it and he wanted £500 iirc. If it hadn't been so close to Christmas I'd have bought it just because. Appreciate I walk past in the gloom of morning and night, but it appears to be very clean.
Great shed.
I remember seeing these driving round Baden Wurtemburg back in early 1995 with the disguise stickers of the day on them (no garish wraps back then) and fast forward 22 years and it's a shed. A fine shed though, and despite rust (which also plagued the W124 in the same places) they remain a fine car. I personally don't think the looks have aged well (on hindsight I think the W124 fared much better) but I would have one in a heartbeat. If I needed one of course!
A fatastic shed and a great car, but not for that money (and that interior would make me hallucinate!).
One of the best cars I have ever had was an E300 TurboDiesel Avantgarde estate, 1998 model, 206k miles. It was fully loaded, had all the usual toys, plus power folding mirrors and factory fit xenon headlights (one of the first cars to have them).
Paid £250 for it last March, used it week in week out to go up and down to Newcastle, and it never missed a beat. Used it to help a friend move house (they are huge with the rear seats down), did several tip trips, and it was my reliable daily. Quiet, smooth and comfortable cruisers, but not the prettiest (prefer the W124's handsome looks).
Never failed to start, would happily cruise at licence losing speeds and did 35+ mpg. Apart from a wiper blade and oil service, didn't spend a penny on it, and sold it for a fair bit more than I paid. A guy came from Edinburgh to buy it, and drove it 450 miles back home! It was one of those cars you knew you could just put fuel in and drive to wherever you wanted, it would always get you there.
OM606 of the best diesel engines of the time, and definitely has huge tuning potential as others have mentioned (strong internals on the engine).
I genuinely believe that mint examples of the E300 will become cult classics in a few years. Values of good ones are already going up.
One of the best cars I have ever had was an E300 TurboDiesel Avantgarde estate, 1998 model, 206k miles. It was fully loaded, had all the usual toys, plus power folding mirrors and factory fit xenon headlights (one of the first cars to have them).
Paid £250 for it last March, used it week in week out to go up and down to Newcastle, and it never missed a beat. Used it to help a friend move house (they are huge with the rear seats down), did several tip trips, and it was my reliable daily. Quiet, smooth and comfortable cruisers, but not the prettiest (prefer the W124's handsome looks).
Never failed to start, would happily cruise at licence losing speeds and did 35+ mpg. Apart from a wiper blade and oil service, didn't spend a penny on it, and sold it for a fair bit more than I paid. A guy came from Edinburgh to buy it, and drove it 450 miles back home! It was one of those cars you knew you could just put fuel in and drive to wherever you wanted, it would always get you there.
OM606 of the best diesel engines of the time, and definitely has huge tuning potential as others have mentioned (strong internals on the engine).
I genuinely believe that mint examples of the E300 will become cult classics in a few years. Values of good ones are already going up.
Edited by pSyCoSiS on Friday 13th January 13:29
Richard-390a0 said:
Missing front tow eye cover (recent breakdown perhaps?), cloth trim in an Avantgarde spec car is unusual & what looks to be wheels from a 208 CLK are they original I don't remember seeing those on a 210 before but i could be wrong.
Yes, the wheels are from a 208 CLK Sport Kompressor. I think that they were available on the continent on the W210, and some UK owners opted to have them as a set of winter wheels.Weirdly, I quite like them! They fill the arches nicely and blend in rather well.
only1ian said:
I hate this type of ad. One price on the advert to get attention and another when you call to actually try and buy it! In this case 1295 to you sir!
Photos are old. been for sale for a while....http://cars.trovit.co.uk/index.php/cod.search_adwo...
I had a nice 2000 vintage Avantgarde 320 CDI and the only reason I parted with it was the onset of the dreaded rust and the fact I couldn't face chasing it round the car as it was showing signs on the read arches and the boot lid around the lock. It was a great car which with the help of a remap pushed 210bhp and yet still did 45 mpg wafting along the motor way. A broken front spring was the only non consumable in 40k miles and 2 years. My mates mocked me until they had a lift in it & understood how good it was....mine had leather trim and a part wood steering wheel 
I still admire Merc diesels of this size & the quality of it convinced me to buy higher mileage cars as my work horse (which I still do now)
I still admire Merc diesels of this size & the quality of it convinced me to buy higher mileage cars as my work horse (which I still do now)Oh God what a hateful thing! - I had a 2002 W210 E220 CDI for 18 months whilst doing a 150 mile round trip a day a few years ago and by the end truly hated the car and couldn't wait to sell it. In that time virtually anything in the engine that could break , did. It broke out in rust everywhere like acne on a hormonal teenager. It left me stranded in the middle of nowhere at 1am when something else broke on it. I have had a fair few sheds in my time but this one would be number 1 - up there at the very top for unreliability and rust ( and I have had at least 6 fiats, 6 alfas and several lancias!)
This is the old pre common rail 300 turbodiesel and I understand these are bomb proof....
The rust isn't the end of the world. Its a cheap car. Run it for a year or two and move it on...you'd get back what you paid for it. People go on and on about rust (I have an MX-5 so know a thing or two about rust!) but its only really an issue if you are keeping a car long-term. For a cheap shed to be used for a year or two..probably not a problem.
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