Hi
Sorry to delve straight in with my 1st post - but I'm in a bit of a flap at this small hour of the night!
I've been looking for a clean E class diesel and spotted a really lovely example in a local independent dealers. Its a 2006 E280 CDI Elegance. 1 owner, 76k, full black leather. Mostly MB stamped service history except the past 2 which were independent. Took it for a test drive yesterday and was smitten. I left a small deposit.
However, after a look through the classifieds tonight, and despite thinking it was a facelift model... its not. I'd mistakenly thought that E270's were pre facelift and E280 V6's were facelift (ie. no SBC brakes).
Its definitely a pre facelift. The grille, the mirrors. No question.
So... now that I've realised this, and scared the crap out of myself via a series of Google searches... what would you advise?
I'll happily walk away and lose the £100 holding deposit - but if MB stand over these for 10 years, I guess theres 3 years of cover there (assuming that the MB stamps are enough to get a free replacement).
Should I get a diagnostic scan done on it to see how many actuations it has done? Do MB do software resets on the units (and is that wise)?
My gut (despite LOVING how it drove) is telling me to walk.
Thanks.
Sorry to delve straight in with my 1st post - but I'm in a bit of a flap at this small hour of the night!
I've been looking for a clean E class diesel and spotted a really lovely example in a local independent dealers. Its a 2006 E280 CDI Elegance. 1 owner, 76k, full black leather. Mostly MB stamped service history except the past 2 which were independent. Took it for a test drive yesterday and was smitten. I left a small deposit.
However, after a look through the classifieds tonight, and despite thinking it was a facelift model... its not. I'd mistakenly thought that E270's were pre facelift and E280 V6's were facelift (ie. no SBC brakes).
Its definitely a pre facelift. The grille, the mirrors. No question.
So... now that I've realised this, and scared the crap out of myself via a series of Google searches... what would you advise?
I'll happily walk away and lose the £100 holding deposit - but if MB stand over these for 10 years, I guess theres 3 years of cover there (assuming that the MB stamps are enough to get a free replacement).
Should I get a diagnostic scan done on it to see how many actuations it has done? Do MB do software resets on the units (and is that wise)?
My gut (despite LOVING how it drove) is telling me to walk.
Thanks.