W124 Coupe

[mavester]

Hi,

I'm currently looking at buying my first Mercedes, an E320 coupe. I've been for a test drive in it and all was well; nice smooth box, no rattles, no strange knocks etc. Overall a fab car.

But, the car had a small patch of rust bubbling away under the paint by the aerial, it was only a small patch though. It didn't look all that serious to my untrained eye but I was wondering if anyone else has seen this before and if so, is it easy to fix??

Thanks in advance.

 

[Spike]

It seems that arials were fitted by the dealers themselves in the UK rather than at the factory - dunno why. It may be that the fitting was done less than perfectly and hense the rust.

Best bet is to get a quote on the repair before committing yourself. Nice cars those W124 CE's

 

[mavester]

It seems that arials were fitted by the dealers themselves in the UK rather than at the factory - dunno why. It may be that the fitting was done less than perfectly and hense the rust.

Best bet is to get a quote on the repair before committing yourself. Nice cars those W124 CE's

Thanks for your help. The chap selling it did mention that "they had to drill a hole in the bodywork" to fit it so that explains what he means!

He reckoned an about £150 to put the problem right.

Moving off topic slightly, how have you found your CE in terms of running costs etc.? (If you don't mind me asking )

 

[jaymanek]

These are quite economical engines. The 320 is nearly as efficient as the 220 as it doesnt struggle as much.

 

[Spike]

The most exbenzive thing you will find is servicing costs due to the 6k service intervals. Best thing to do is DIY or find yourself a good independent MB garage.

Other than that, these cars just go on and on.