Are 7-seater estates are worth more than standard estates. Years 1994 to 2000.

[SheerGold]

This is a question about the E Class estates, late W 124 or early W210.
Years 1994 to 2000.

Anyone know if the 7-seater estates are worth any more than the standard estates.

 

[gizze]

In theory yeah, a 7 seater will always be more sought after, but when you have two cars the same spec. varying in price by 100% in some cases it really makes no odds.

 

[Mercedes 190E]

Especially as the seven seat parts are fairly easy to obtain and fit.

 

[television]

Welcome Sheergold.

As Mercedes190E and gizze, it is an easy conversion, so condition of car the most important,

 

[Alex M Grieve]

As Mercedes190E and gizze, it is an easy conversion, so condition of car the most important,

Don't wish to appear too negative, but have always worried about the concpet of putting your most precious assets in rearward facing seats (which is good) inside the "crumple zone" of your car (which is designed to deform on impact)?

Still, if it comes to the worst (and rear end collisions are extremely popular) I suppose the occupants will get an excellent view of events?

Is there any data available on this point?

 

[television]

Don't wish to appear too negative, but have always worried about the concpet of putting your most precious assets in rearward facing seats (which is good) inside the "crumple zone" of your car (which is designed to deform on impact)?

Still, if it comes to the worst (and rear end collisions are extremely popular) I suppose the occupants will get an excellent view of events?

Is there any data available on this point?

I can look on the Volvo forum if I can still find it, as this is only an MB and Volvo thing

 

[Alex M Grieve]

I can look on the Volvo forum if I can still find it, as this is only an MB and Volvo thing

That would be interesting Malcolm. They are both companies who trade on their approach to safety. :-|:-|:-|

 

[television]

http://www.rearfacing.co.uk/facts.php

http://au.geocities.com/ozbrick850/crash-rear.html

A hard topic to search on,, I see that Volvo stopped fitting them on safety grounds.

Most info out there refers to rear facing baby seats invented by Volvo, and still the best

 

[Alex M Grieve]

A hard topic to search on,, I see that Volvo stopped fitting them on safety grounds.

Hi Malcolm,

Thank you for that excellent piece by Mats Palm on this subject. Having raised the concern, may I reassure forum members by quoting key elements of his note:

"I realize that your concern lies with rear impacts which account for only 10% of all accidents. In laboratory tests, instrumented dummies simulating occupants of the proper size, under 88 pounds, wearing their restraints experienced no significant indications of head, torso, or leg injuries with a rear impact flat barrier at 30 miles per hour.
our real world experience bears out the merits of this seat.
Approximately one-third of all Volvo station wagons sold in the U.S. are ordered with this option and have been for almost 20 years. During all of this time Volvo Cars of North America has never been contacted regarding an injury or death for an occupant of the third seat in a crash."

And if nobody got sued there, then there can not have been a problem! I guess we can lay this one to rest!!?

 

[Bolide]

This is a question about the E Class estates, late W 124 or early W210.
Years 1994 to 2000.

Anyone know if the 7-seater estates are worth any more than the standard estates.

Yes, slightly

You are very unlikely to find otherwise-identical estates so the price difference between a 5- and a 7-seater is likely to be obscured by other factors

Nick Froome
www.w124.co.uk

 

[mattsurf]

Rather than increasing the value, it increases the saleability of the car - someone who only requires 5 seats is unlikely to want to pay extra, however, someone who requires 7 seats (like me) is unlikely to consider a 5 seat car.

 

[Myros]

All I know

is we searched far and wide and long to find ours. We saw five or six for the same money, and they were a lot ropier. They are very popular , and do command a premium over the 5 seater for the same reason matt said, plenty of people still want a 7 seat estate.