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Hello and Welcome - I also have an E350 CGI Estate - It's by far the best car I've ever had. The MPG isn't great, I get about 20 around town and about 30 on a long run. It's coming up to 12 years old now and apart from normal wear and tear I've only had to replace the rear airbags.

Also late to the party - but happy to do my bit for a really helpful forum.

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My car has the red interior and it looks great with the dark ash trim and silver/grey body work. I test drove an SL400 and it was undoubtedly quicker but, and this is just a personal preference, I preferred the responsiveness and sound of the n.a. engine. It's plenty quick enough for most...

Hi Nev - I recently bought a 2013 SL350 and I absolutely love it! from what I understand they are pretty much bullet proof but do carefully check the service history - they should have one every year even if the mileage is low. Also understand that you'll be buying an 8 year old car so even a...

I probably looked at about 60 to 70 SL 350/400/500's on Autotrader and only 2 of them had the ABC system - so they seem fairly rare at this level (or the owners are reluctant to sell them).

Yes - i believe it was standard on the 63 and 65 only.

Hi Everyone - after test driving a 400 and 350 I decided to go with the latter. The 400 was clearly faster but I preferred the sound, refinement and responsiveness of the n.a. engine - it's pretty much the same engine as the one in my E class estate and I really like their driving...

Thanks everyone - very helpful replies. Will keep you posted.

Hello all - I'm potentially in the market soon for a used R231 SL - I will have circa £25k to spend which will get me pretty much most 350's or possibly a pre-facelift 400 or 500. Running costs won't be too much of a problem as my mileage will be less than 5000 a year. However, I would be...

Thanks everyone - the cars in the garage today so hopefully I'll find out more soon.

My 2010 E-Class estate (W212 or S212) has air suspension at the rear and I've noticed that it drops right down over the wheels intermittently - especially when cold. It's been like that for about a year and nothing came up on STAR when I had it checked. It always drops evenly on both sides and...

You could buy a new one with that spec for about £28.5k - check out drive the deal or some of the other online retailers.

I have a 2010 S212 350 CGI E-Class estate and get about 25mpg on my trips from London to West Cork - o it's a mixture of motorways and country roads. I think the most I've ever got is 30mpg on a return trip to Brighton. Having said that this is the best, most reliable car I have ever owned. The...

What a fantastic looking car!

I live in Sutton and take my car to an Independent Specialist - DDR Surrey based in Ashtead which is about 10 miles away. Happy to take a look at the car on your behalf. My mechanical knowledge is limited but I've bought a few cars in my time and know what to look for. Is it the one for sale in...

I should add I have the NTG1 system with satnav which uses a dvd player in the boot (which works fine).

Now well into my mid-life crises I decided to treat myself to an 05 reg SLK 350 (Picture below). I made the trip from Surrey to Huddersfield and back in a day to pick it up - I was still having fun after 10 hours of driving! It has a few issues which I'm having fixed (a broken inlet manifold...

I recently used PP Coachworks in Epsom for tile damage repairs to my E-Class - they did a very good job for a reasonable price. Here's the website. Car body repair in Epsom - PP Coachworks Ltd

I also have an E350 estate (CGI Petrol). It's the 2010 model with the 7g gearbox - Like you, I only cover about 7k miles a year. Fuel economy isn't great on short runs but neither is the diesel. On longer runs it is surprisingly good (this weekend I averaged 30.5 mpg on a 120 round trip from...