mattsurf
Senior Member
Just picked up my E320cdi - anyone who wants a near perfect 1996 W124 E280 estate, please email me.
How do they get a diesel to run so quietly, outside it is as quiet as many petol engines - inside I think that it is as quiet as my E280 petrol.... and they say that the V6 Diesels are even better!
Nice surprise looking at the spec from the Russian site - apparently the car has Xenon lights - I know that this is a desirable option, although I have never has a car with Xenon lights before, I look forward to taking it out in the dark to see the difference (A bit sad I know)
I had a really good look at the car, everything works perfectly, except the auto closure on the boot lid - I will tryto get that fixed
Hopefully I will not be calling on Eric and Malcom too soon for technical advice - Actually, I find their rivalry quite helful, it is always useful to have 2 opinions, I hope that they both see the amusing side to some of the threads
First job is to get it serviced. The service indicator shows that it is 8400 miles overdue a service, however, checked out with the indi who looked after the car and it was serviced in January, however, the indicator was not reset at the time. The oil looks OK, not too black, so I guess that it checks out
The rust that I was concerned about seems much less now that I have the car. The front wings have a couple of spots at the bottom of the wheel arches, same on the rear wing (almost a pin prick of rust). The rusty patch on the door appears to stem from a chip that has allowed rust in - it is about the size of a 2p coin and looks like surface rust.
How do they get a diesel to run so quietly, outside it is as quiet as many petol engines - inside I think that it is as quiet as my E280 petrol.... and they say that the V6 Diesels are even better!
Nice surprise looking at the spec from the Russian site - apparently the car has Xenon lights - I know that this is a desirable option, although I have never has a car with Xenon lights before, I look forward to taking it out in the dark to see the difference (A bit sad I know)
I had a really good look at the car, everything works perfectly, except the auto closure on the boot lid - I will tryto get that fixed
Hopefully I will not be calling on Eric and Malcom too soon for technical advice - Actually, I find their rivalry quite helful, it is always useful to have 2 opinions, I hope that they both see the amusing side to some of the threads
First job is to get it serviced. The service indicator shows that it is 8400 miles overdue a service, however, checked out with the indi who looked after the car and it was serviced in January, however, the indicator was not reset at the time. The oil looks OK, not too black, so I guess that it checks out
The rust that I was concerned about seems much less now that I have the car. The front wings have a couple of spots at the bottom of the wheel arches, same on the rear wing (almost a pin prick of rust). The rusty patch on the door appears to stem from a chip that has allowed rust in - it is about the size of a 2p coin and looks like surface rust.
mash the throttle and it just picks up and goes 
