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[andys320]

Hi

Not been on for a while but finally having to trade my W220 after 10 years due to a change of job, now need a load lugger to shift supplies.

Purchasing a S211 with following spec

Model E 280 CDI
Interior AMARETTA/LEATHER/NAPPA/SEMI-ANILINE - BLACK/ANTH.
(821A) Paint 1 CUBANITE SILVER - METALIC (723U) Release Date 2009-03-30 Delivery Date 2009-03-30
213 SPEED-SENSITIVE POWER STEERING/VARIO STEERING
220 PARKTRONIC SYSTEM (PTS)
241 FRONT SEAT LH ELECTRIC ADJUSTABLE WITH MEMORY
249 INSIDE AND OUTSIDE MIRROR AUTOMATIC DIMMING
275 MEMORY PACKAGE (DRIVER SEAT, STRG. COL., MIRROR)
280 LEATHER STEERING WHEEL AND LEATHER GEAR SHIFT KNOB
287 THROUGH-LOADING FEATURE 335B INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LANGUAGE - BRITISH ENGLISH 427 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 7-SPEED
477 TIRE PRESSURE LOSS WARNER
500 OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR LH AND RH FOLDING
512 COMAND APS WITH DVD CHANGER
518 UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE (UCI)
537L GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND 543 SUN VISOR WITH MAKE-UP MIRROR L. AND R.
551 ANTI-THEFT/ANTI-BREAK-IN WARNING SYSTEM
580 AIR CONDITIONER
5XXL EUROPE
600 HEADLAMPS - CLEANING EQUIPMENT
618 BI-XENON HEADLAMPS FOR LEFT-HAND TRAFFIC
619 CORNERING ILLUMINATION
673 HIGH-CAPACITY BATTERY
677 AVANTGARDE/STANDARD SUSPENSION
690 EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE (MINI SPARE) 723U CUBANITE SILVER -
METALIC 732
WOOD VERSION,BIRD'S EYE MAPLE BLACK/ANTHRACITE
817 HOUSING FOR ALARM SIREN (ATA)
820A AMARETTA/LEATHER/NAPPA/SEMI-ANILINE
821A AMARETTA/LEATHER/NAPPA/SEMI-ANILINE - BLACK/ANTH.
844 FOLDING BENCH SEAT IN CARGO AREA INCL.
873 SEAT HEATER FOR LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SEATS
875 HEATED SCREEN WASH SYSTEM
882 INTERIOR SAFEGUARD
910 DYNAMO WITH HIGHER CAPACITY (FFO)
915 FUEL TANK WITH LARGER CAPACITY
954 EQUIPMENT PACKAGE FOR AVANTGARDE VEHICLES


Grateful for any clarification as to what is an option and what was standard, opinions on the spec, good or bad? Assume Nav is for Uk and Europe, am I right in assuming all S211 come with air rear suspension?

What think you?

 

[AMGeed]

Hi Andy,
Looks a pretty well optioned car with a few useful ones fitted.

As far as I can see the options over a standard car are
275,287,477,512,619,677,844,873.
You are correct in assuming all S211's have rear air suspension fitted, and yes, the Nav is for the UK and Europe although I believe a different map is required for Europe. ComandOnline can advise and supply the latest maps if you give them your Vin# for cross checking.
https://www.commandonline.co.uk/

 

[ioweddie]

pics please

 

[malcolm E53 AMG]

A well specced car hope it serves you well - 211s of the 2007-09 era are the ones to go for a very well sorted car

 

[EmilysDad]

.....
Grateful for any clarification as to what is an option and what was standard, opinions on the spec, good or bad? ....

Having only bought two Mercs I believe that just about anything that you might want on a Merc is an option that's why no two cars are alike

 

[Wighty]

Having only bought two Mercs I believe that just about anything that you might want on a Merc is an option that's why no two cars are alike

I remember Richard Hammond on Top Gear once saying about BMW , that for standard spec you get the steering wheel and all the air around it

 

[andys320]

Thanks for all the replies, good to know.

As for piccies, maybe when I get the vehicle, hopefully next week.

Stay safe everyone.

 

[BillyBoy]

Having only bought two Mercs I believe that just about anything that you might want on a Merc is an option that's why no two cars are alike

In fairness, the ONLY option on my new car was Drivers Assistance Pack (which I obviously ticked )

 

[Frontstep]

Well I remember having cars where the options included a heater or a "driving rug"

A radio was obviously frivolous and a sunroof, decadent.

 

[grayb]

Option lists have been severely curtailed over the last few months. Not sure why, but perhaps it's so that they don't have to do the new fuel test figures on dozens of variants? Cost-cutting must be the reason somehow.

 

[mioba]

Maybe the options are now standard secretly bumping up the price....The car market (new) has been decimated by Corona......then again what has not!

To the OP good luck with the purchase and the new car.

 

[grayb]

Maybe the options are now standard secretly bumping up the price....The car market (new) has been decimated by Corona......then again what has not!

To the OP good luck with the purchase and the new car.

The demise of options started last autumn, before the virus. For example, you could no longer order an E-class with full air suspension - only as standard on the full AMG models or the All-terrain.

 

[sonic]

Well I remember having cars where the options included a heater or a "driving rug"

A radio was obviously frivolous and a sunroof, decadent.

My father bought a new Morris Minor Traveler in 1958. The heater was an optional extra which was fitted at the dealer, not at the factory.