A little dissapointed - missed a car.

[E CLASS]

Missed a £2k "W" E430 Estate at the weekend.

2 owner vehicle that had been meticilously maintained.

Am I mad wanting one?

I know of one other locally that I might 'cold call'.

Rust is the big killer obviously but are they ok otherwise??

 

[Howard]

Course you aren't mad .... V8 soundtrack , what more is there to say !

Engines are bombproof , and if it rusts away to nothing in 2 years , it's cost you £20 a week.

 

[E CLASS]

Exactly - I've never had a V8 and I think this is the sensible way of doing it - plus I love estates.

Almost AMG sounds and performance without the AMG tax....

 

[Howard]

Trouble is , the noise is addictive ...

15mpg around town , 30 on the motorway if you drive like Miss Daisy is in the back.

Services are a bit more expensive as there are 16 plugs , but that's about it.

 

[moonloops]

Electrics can be a bit iffy also

 

[Ted]

Other than rust, I think these cars are bombproof.

I had a w210 for 6 1/2 years and took it from 30 something (think it was 38) thousand miles to 150 something thousand miles and the only non service item required was a cat.

I would have been much better as an estate
Iwould have been much MUCH better as a 430

Interior was incredibly hard wearing (but not as 'hewn from granite' as a 124)

Rust is your only enemy.

 

[Howard]

Haven't had any electrical problems with mine.

 

[Benzowner]

As mentioned, rust is the enemy, but for some reason, not all W210's rust, or certainly some rust less than others.

 

[fuzzer]

Yep , seems fairly normal.

Something nice about a car with 6cyl+. a V8 is perfect if you can weather the fuel bills.

I love my V6