Jim2
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- Your Mercedes
- 1st Merc 2010 E Class W212 2.1 CDI. 2nd Merc 2014 E Class W212 220 CDI
You are welcome to them Jim. I am on my third low mileage MB. My current one is a 2012 and it has now done 24,800 miles. I have never had an anxious moment with any of them, apart from servicing none of them went any where near a repairer except for a recall for the airbags a couple of years ago. Good luck with your high mileage cars, I sincerely hope they serve you well, but they are just not for me.
Yes Andy, I can understand that. Lots to be said for low mileage cars. I know several people here and they will not keep a car any longer than 2 years max, regardless of mileage. So you have a case that when the new 2 year old is traded in, its new owner ( will be 2nd owner) is already waiting for it, and so it goes, car after car after car !!! In one case. the Lady who owns it ( Opel Corsa.. wont drive anything else since the first one she bought about 20 years ago....) is terrified that it will break down and leave her stranded !!! Has bad experiences in the past when cars were not as reliable as they are now, and she has never forgotten it.
Your current car is 2012 and with only24'800 Miles on it.....so 6 years with average mileage of 4'000. That's pretty low all right. At what mileage would you decide it's time to change? To be honest, I would be surprised if any of your Mercs gave trouble within that kind of frame.
I understand the risks associated with high mileage cars, and its not for nothing that fleet owners have a max mileage ( or certain Nr of years ) policy, and after they reach this point, they are deemed uneconomic to keep. And the facts prove them right. ( I used to run a fleet ) But personally, I would take a chance ( it's a personal choice ) and with the w212, I hope that I am right !!!! it had 125'500 Miles on it when I purchased it back in January this year, and now has 128'632 Mls. So far, has behaved impeccably, I am very happy with it. Long may it reign !!! I have been in the Lebanon, and loads of Merc's there, inc some seriously "Elderly " ones, and plenty with 1'000'000 Klms on them, so I am optimistic.