TheSherriff
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- Jan 19, 2015
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- Mondeo
Hi all,
I'm a noob on here, but am not a noob to Mercs, having owned an '89 190E 2 litre many years ago.
I reckon this question will promote some good debate...I'm looking at 'mid-life crisis' mad motors, and am considering a Diesel S Class of the 2006-2013 vintage. I don't do many miles per year, so pretty much any cars with any stupid sized engines have been considered, including the SLs of a similar vintage. This is not an urgent purchase and indeed it may not even happen. But on the off chance that it does, what feedback can you guys give me on the cars reliability, assuming it's had regular servicing? Are they OK at 80-100k miles, or am I likely to start seeing bit's going wrong with them? Anything to avoid?
Any views, thoughts welcome.
The possibles considered alongside are (in no particular order)...
Land Rover Disco 3/4
BMW 6 series
Merc SL Class (07 - 08 ish)
I've also looked at Porkers, Astons and so on, but none are that practical since we have no local dealer to look after the cars if you really get stuck with a problem an independent can't crack. So I'm just looking for something a bit off the wall that's not a car everyone has on their driveway, but is reasonably practical and reliable - the practical bit is where the SL let's itself down a bit being only a 2 seater.
I'm a noob on here, but am not a noob to Mercs, having owned an '89 190E 2 litre many years ago.
I reckon this question will promote some good debate...I'm looking at 'mid-life crisis' mad motors, and am considering a Diesel S Class of the 2006-2013 vintage. I don't do many miles per year, so pretty much any cars with any stupid sized engines have been considered, including the SLs of a similar vintage. This is not an urgent purchase and indeed it may not even happen. But on the off chance that it does, what feedback can you guys give me on the cars reliability, assuming it's had regular servicing? Are they OK at 80-100k miles, or am I likely to start seeing bit's going wrong with them? Anything to avoid?
Any views, thoughts welcome.
The possibles considered alongside are (in no particular order)...
Land Rover Disco 3/4
BMW 6 series
Merc SL Class (07 - 08 ish)
I've also looked at Porkers, Astons and so on, but none are that practical since we have no local dealer to look after the cars if you really get stuck with a problem an independent can't crack. So I'm just looking for something a bit off the wall that's not a car everyone has on their driveway, but is reasonably practical and reliable - the practical bit is where the SL let's itself down a bit being only a 2 seater.