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Thanks for the advice all. I'm sorely tempted by the 350 given the experiences of others, will test drive both and see how I go. Can't find any cars with distronic so I'm not going to wait around until one comes along, it's not that important. The niggling question is whether the luggage...

Thanks Rory. Cheshire Oaks is entirely doable for the (hopefully) occasional visit. Honest John real MPG suggests that mid 30s is about what to expect from a 350, although it doesn't differentiate between pre & post-facelift so I suspect the 7g gearbox would make a difference. You can normally...

Thanks H&J. I'm Chester/Mid-Cheshire so Shrewsbury's a bit far. Nice to hear you're being treated well by a main dealer though.

I'm in Cheshire too BTW, any garage recommendations?

Yes, is the short answer. I had a 530i touring and the beemer straight 6 was ace (excellent auto gearbox too) but I never achieved more than about 30mpg. 2.0 Audi TFSI now, 30mpg again. I understand that the E350 won't realistically do much better, whereas the 220/250 will get close to 50mpg...

Hi All. Having owned a few decent German cars previously I am now turning my attention to Mercedes for the first time (please be gentle...) I think I'm pretty settled on a facelift (2013) E250 CDI AMG estate and am very aware that the online community is invaluable when it comes to advice for...