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St4 is here. Sorry for not responding sooner.
£7k is on the cusp of a late E320CDi I6 or an early V6CDi 7g model like mine. Given engine faults on mine have totalled £2500 what do you think I might say. Go on, have a guess.
Thats the bad bit about the V6CDi.
The good. Its ****ing fast, its ****ing quiet, and its very efficient. Performance, it is the best with economy that matches my old E220cdi, and betters it. Performance that matches the 500 V8 practically and refinement thats almost V8 petrol good.
The later the V6, the better they had as they come with a better manifold design and turbo seal which whilst not perfect, will probably avoid the IPS and blocked manifolds issues I had which meant 3 IPS motors in total and 2 manifolds on a car thats 6-7 yr old and 82k miles.
Coil springs go, I've also had a collapsed wheel bearing and rust, but the rust is really rare as is the bearings. If the spring collapses and you are driving, you may or may not live to tell the tale, but the ones we know of collapse when stationary.
Want my advice, get a nice E270cdi or I6 E320cdi. I had a 220cdi and it was ok performance wise, the 270cdi is the pick of the bunch and the I6 E320cdi is nice too. The 5g box is a master peice and is reliable. Check for the valeo radiator fault and ensure if a valeo radiatior is fitted, that its swapped before the fault of gylcol contamination in the ATF hits home, as that makes V6CDI problems seem cheap.
The facelifted E220cdi is a the best choice yet and a real 10yr brilliant ownership bet, a 2yo example will cost a bit, but really is ideal for what you want, and quite fast at 8sec to 60 and 140mph flat out. The V6 takes that down to 6.8sec to 60 and 155mph with the additional in gear grunt you get, by my money, if I could respend it, would go on the E220cdi facelift and some Eibach springs and Blistein Dampers. I only went for the 320cdi to get a sport spec car as I drive a lot on rural roads and want a more sporting drivinging dynamic.
£7k is on the cusp of a late E320CDi I6 or an early V6CDi 7g model like mine. Given engine faults on mine have totalled £2500 what do you think I might say. Go on, have a guess.
Thats the bad bit about the V6CDi.
The good. Its ****ing fast, its ****ing quiet, and its very efficient. Performance, it is the best with economy that matches my old E220cdi, and betters it. Performance that matches the 500 V8 practically and refinement thats almost V8 petrol good.
The later the V6, the better they had as they come with a better manifold design and turbo seal which whilst not perfect, will probably avoid the IPS and blocked manifolds issues I had which meant 3 IPS motors in total and 2 manifolds on a car thats 6-7 yr old and 82k miles.
Coil springs go, I've also had a collapsed wheel bearing and rust, but the rust is really rare as is the bearings. If the spring collapses and you are driving, you may or may not live to tell the tale, but the ones we know of collapse when stationary.
Want my advice, get a nice E270cdi or I6 E320cdi. I had a 220cdi and it was ok performance wise, the 270cdi is the pick of the bunch and the I6 E320cdi is nice too. The 5g box is a master peice and is reliable. Check for the valeo radiator fault and ensure if a valeo radiatior is fitted, that its swapped before the fault of gylcol contamination in the ATF hits home, as that makes V6CDI problems seem cheap.
The facelifted E220cdi is a the best choice yet and a real 10yr brilliant ownership bet, a 2yo example will cost a bit, but really is ideal for what you want, and quite fast at 8sec to 60 and 140mph flat out. The V6 takes that down to 6.8sec to 60 and 155mph with the additional in gear grunt you get, by my money, if I could respend it, would go on the E220cdi facelift and some Eibach springs and Blistein Dampers. I only went for the 320cdi to get a sport spec car as I drive a lot on rural roads and want a more sporting drivinging dynamic.
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