Cheers, how big is the tank? How many miles do you get on a full tank in short journeys and long journeys?
Is it safe to say after 57 plate there are no timing chain issues?
What have you replaced since ownership?
Ideally i would one with heated seats, the bigger sat nav and xenons which appear to be rare! Not many C280s around either!
No, not many around. Mine is an elegance, and has Xenons which are great.
It’s 60L, you can get a bit more in if you brim it. I don’t know about tanks, as I don’t often brim it and when I do it’s always a mix of driving anyway, I.e one long journey and the rest normal commutes.
My commute to work is mostly motorway but only 13 miles, I get around 27mpg if it’s clear and I’m gentle, or 24mpg if I’m late for work.
The way home is always busy, no motorway and is 9 miles, I get between 18 and 20mpg normally.
On a long run on the motorway sticking to the limits, you can expect 34mpg. I’ve had 40mpg once, but that was a real effort.
The official figures are 20 urban, 40 extra urban and of course 30 combined.
Other than service items, I’ve replaced the thermostat, the coolant temperature sensor, and the drive belt and tensioner, which were all done on my driveway. It’s a big engine in a small space, so there’s barely a fist of room all around it. How they fit the 6.2 V8 in I don’t know.
Being a V6 it has 6 plugs obviously, 2 air filter panels, 8.5L of oil.
It’s 231bhp, 300nm torque.
The 280 is also the first of them that has a fat tail pipe either side, of you care for symmetry.
I’m not sure about “safe to say any past 57 plate”, you’re always best checking engine numbers. There’s a thread on it here somewhere.
Mine is at 115k now. Was bought at about 65k.
