W210: E230 or E240?

[Wayne_Gibson]

Hi All,

I am considering the purchase of a W210 E230 or E240...

Which one would be the better one to buy?

How do the two compare if you look at economy and performance?

Anything that I should look out for on these models? Would I be able to do the maintenance of this vehicle by myself?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Kind Regards,

Wayne Gibson
1969 Mercedes-Benz 230 ( W114 )
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE ( W108 )
1980 Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC ( C107 - Coming soon! )

 

[Blobcat]

Rust is the largest issue to look for on the 210's...:-(
230 is a 4 cylinder, 240 is a V6. Economy will probably be about the same for both of them. I did see a really nice E240 in North Wales last week, for a 210 it had almost all the options, Comand, sunroof, heated seats, parktronic.
I've read a lot of this forum and do note that there does appear to be a lot more issues posted here with the 240 engine than with the 230. That of course could be that there are more 240 owners on here.

 

[television]

As blobcat, the issues are strange more to do with coil packs breaking down on the 240 but its odd that they do not on other cars that use the same engine

 

[brandwooddixon]

I think you'll find that most people go for the six cylinder over the four as it's normally a smoother runner.

I do occasionally miss my old straight six powered E320, much smoother than my current V8 E430. Well I miss it until I hoof it