£7,500 to do another 100k in 4 years
£7,500 to do another 100k in 4 years
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A900ss

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3,291 posts

170 months

Saturday 24th June 2017
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Brief is quite simple. I need a reliable car to do 25k a year for 4 years (at least). If it lasts longer, even better.

It needs to be quite big, to carry a large dog and up to 4 people.

I want auto and comfort for those miles.

Budget up to 10k but ideally 7.5k.

I'm thinking buying a late E Class W211 (post facelift) E220d estate. It'll have 50-70k already on it but with maintenance should do another 100k with ease. Thousands of German taxi drivers can't be wrong surely?

Anything else I should consider or is the E class a bad idea?

Nickp82

3,653 posts

111 months

Saturday 24th June 2017
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Volvo V70?

Monkeylegend

27,874 posts

249 months

Saturday 24th June 2017
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A900ss said:
Brief is quite simple. I need a reliable car to do 25k a year for 4 years (at least). If it lasts longer, even better.

It needs to be quite big, to carry a large dog and up to 4 people.

I want auto and comfort for those miles.

Budget up to 10k but ideally 7.5k.

I'm thinking buying a late E Class W211 (post facelift) E220d estate. It'll have 50-70k already on it but with maintenance should do another 100k with ease. Thousands of German taxi drivers can't be wrong surely?

Anything else I should consider or is the E class a bad idea?
I did 312k in a 2007 facelift 220Cdi saloon. It was still in good enough condition inside and out to be clocked back to 79k after I sold it.

I also did the same mileage funnily enough in a 2003 pre facelift.

A900ss

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3,291 posts

170 months

Saturday 24th June 2017
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Monkeylegend said:
I did 312k in a 2007 facelift 220Cdi saloon. It was still in good enough condition inside and out to be clocked back to 79k after I sold it.
That is a little what I'm worried about.

Am I naive in thinking a FSH and MOT checks against dates and mileages will help prevent this or are the clockers sophisticated enough to fake those as well?

Monkeylegend

27,874 posts

249 months

Saturday 24th June 2017
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Yes, because they carry their mileage well it's something to be careful of. A quick check on the MOT history on my 2007 car shows the clocking but if it is done annually before each MOT or if there is a plate change it can sometimes be difficult to spot.

I would recommend buying from a reputable garage and get a car with a verifiable service history.

Mercland in Nuneaton come highly recommended, and Jay the owner sponsors the MBUK club website so you should be ok buying from him. There are others obviously but I would make sure you do a bit of research on the garage as well as the car.

Check Merclands website, they advertise on PH as well as MBUK and always have a good selection of Mercs for sale.

ScoobyChris

2,114 posts

220 months

Saturday 24th June 2017
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A900ss said:
Am I naive in thinking a FSH and MOT checks against dates and mileages will help prevent this or are the clockers sophisticated enough to fake those as well?
The MOT history checker should be a good indicator as it'll be recorded independently for each test.

Chris

ZX10R NIN

29,507 posts

143 months

Sunday 25th June 2017
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If it doesn't have to be an estate then here are a few options:

2008 E220 Avantgarde 50k

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

2006 E320 Avantgarde 50k (I'd say these are the better option as they're not having to work as hard)

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

2006 E280 Avantgarde 48k

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

2008 E280 Sport 51k

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

A900ss

Original Poster:

3,291 posts

170 months

Sunday 25th June 2017
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ZX10R NIN said:
If it doesn't have to be an estate then here are a few options:

2008 E220 Avantgarde 50k

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

2006 E320 Avantgarde 50k (I'd say these are the better option as they're not having to work as hard)

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

2006 E280 Avantgarde 48k

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

2008 E280 Sport 51k

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
Thanks but must be estate. I've currently got a W205 saloon and it doesn't work for the kids and a Labrador.

I'd also prefer only running on 16's for total 'waft ability', I'm not precious on looking cool.



TheVole

555 posts

171 months

Monday 26th June 2017
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Volvo V70.