charansingh
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Hi All,
I am new to this forum. I have recently (only last week) bought a second hand 2009 E350CDI Avantgarde from a Mercedes Dealer. Ever since buying it I felt that is way too noisy inside the cabin once over 30mph to justify the great 'refinement' and excellent 'sound insulation' reviews I had read on various websites before buying the car. On close examination under the bonnet I found that there is no sound dampening insulation material on the inside of the bonnet (i.e the part which sits directly above the engine). This something that is present in my 2002 petrol BMW 5 series and I would have thought standard in a car of this class, especially a diesel one. On browsing the net I found some pictures of MB 350CDI which DO HAVE some sort of sound insulation material under the bonnet. If any of you have this car/same age/trim could you please look under your bonnets and confirm to me if you have a any sound insulation material stuck under the bonnet or not? any pictures that you can post will also be most helpful.
Many many thanks!
Charan
I am new to this forum. I have recently (only last week) bought a second hand 2009 E350CDI Avantgarde from a Mercedes Dealer. Ever since buying it I felt that is way too noisy inside the cabin once over 30mph to justify the great 'refinement' and excellent 'sound insulation' reviews I had read on various websites before buying the car. On close examination under the bonnet I found that there is no sound dampening insulation material on the inside of the bonnet (i.e the part which sits directly above the engine). This something that is present in my 2002 petrol BMW 5 series and I would have thought standard in a car of this class, especially a diesel one. On browsing the net I found some pictures of MB 350CDI which DO HAVE some sort of sound insulation material under the bonnet. If any of you have this car/same age/trim could you please look under your bonnets and confirm to me if you have a any sound insulation material stuck under the bonnet or not? any pictures that you can post will also be most helpful.
Many many thanks!
Charan
