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Im looking to buy an e class and just wanted to get a bit of feed back from owners, cant decide between 270cdi or 220cdi any advise welcome
Im looking to buy an e class and just wanted to get a bit of feed back from owners, cant decide between 270cdi or 220cdi any advise welcome
I'd recommend an E300D, (ie post '93) these had the om606 multivalve engines which are very very reliable.
Great stuff lads, it looks like a 270 havent got the bobs to get up to 06 face lift 220.
A bit more power will make up for the bit more derv used, correct me if im wrong but is the 270 a 5 cylinder as opposed to a 4 with the 220.
Also was there a problem with some part in the braking system that just gives up with no notice and leaves you stranded ????
Yes, 270cdi is an 5 clyinder engine, the 220cdi a 4 pot.
Test drive both cars before making your mind up, but you'll probably in all liklihood end up purchasing the 270cdi. However if the choice came between a 2005 E220cdi or a 2003 270cdi I'd pick the newer car every time. Make sure the car comes from a dealer, they tend to keep the good ones and punt the duff ones out into the trade. A dealer service history or at least a reputable indie/MB specialist stamped book are things you should look out for too.
The braking system is reliable and terrific and a unique thing to the facelifted E class.
i think the OP could be worried about the SBC system on the earlier 211's
SBC has never had a single failure. The pumps need replaced every 300,000 (or is it 500,000 brake applications) equating to approx 120k miles or 200k miles. Its not cheap but not the dearest thing to go wrong.
We've talked about pre facelifted E classes and not talked about valeo radiators. These are bad things that can leak coolant into the automatic gearbox meaning a replacement is needed. Sometimes MB good will pays out, sometimes it doesn't but as these cars are getting older good will is a diminishing thing. If the car has a valeo rad, get a glycol test done on the autobox, then pay £120 or so for a behr rad. By 2004 onwards (or is it 2005?) valeo rads were no longer used.
Hawk, check the OPs location. Ireland, I don't have a clue what used car prices are like over there, and the extent of Franchised dealers, or whether they'd be better buying a car in the UK and importing it.
May 2004: 35,000 UK car recall of cars built from March 2002 over fault with electronic SBC brakes which can fail without warning and revert to the hydraulic front brakes back-up.
So that problem corrected on all cars that responded to the recall. Dealer can check for you.
Approved Used warranty.
That is not fair to say this was a fault it was not,Bosch and MB decided that the pump should run longer, and that was it, the timing only was changed,,most hated this change as you never heard the thing before.
Please call it an update, not a fault
It was a recall. The exact wording comes from Honest John not from me.
Yes a re call but not a fault,
Why would they recall if no fault to correct?