Can I ask your opinion on this E Class?

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looks nice to me but confused as to why it does not have COMAND. Also confused as to why the seller has no internal pics. My 350CDI has similar miles and drives v nicely indeed
 
I think the advert says it has Command? Will it have Xenons? Also what mileage should the gearbox oil have been done at? If it's not been done I don't think I'd bother..
 
Looks a nice example. That should have Xenons and the ATF change intervals are around 37k miles. That one should have had it done at least once before.
I don't think I'd reject a car because it hasn't had an ATF change at 90k. Many owners still think they are sealed for life and are ignorant of the schedule.
 
Service history? Registration? Haircut? internal condition

Usual questions:

a) What's the current reg? It's been taken off X21 VAX, so what's it now?
From there you can work out whether its likely to have had a haircut. (Quite common on a car which could have been carriage trade).
Looks like Mr / Mrs (Vanita?) Patel used to run a building company from their 30's semi in Wembley - this is probably their personal car, but it could have been a higher mileage taxi business these days.

b) Is there a service history beyond a few oil changes? What was done when? The big question is has it been properly serviced in the last 30,000 miles?

c) What's going on with the interior, as it's deliberately not shown.
Heavy use in the driver's chair and back (i.e. ex taxi) ? Dodgy colours?

d) The bodywork looks great, but that's probably a fresh machine polish.
What's the condition of the rest?

e) How does it drive?
 
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Might just be my iPhone but the whole bonnet looks a different shade to the rest of the car?
 
Might just be my iPhone but the whole bonnet looks a different shade to the rest of the car?

Reckon it's your iPhone mate :D
 
Considering if all services has on by MB otherwise take extra care you will get a bill as large as your credit card limit. Friendly comment :(


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FWIW not the combo of colour & rims I'd go for.

A lot of the white diesel MB's, Bimmers & Audi's with rims like that get ragged stupid round the urban roads where I live.
 
Usual questions:

a) What's the current reg? It's been taken off X21 VAX, so what's it now?

From what I can see with my poor eyesite on the V5, looks like OU10KTV

MOT history only shows tyre advisories/failures

Looking at the options, it is well specced with from climate seats (cooled?), rear seat heating, rear camera, ILS, leather and a few other bits


Datacard
Identification number: WDD2120252A191044 8
Chassis

Sales designation: E 350 CDI
Order number: 0 9 537 56870
Delivery date: 15 02 2010
Paint code 1: 650U CALCITE WHITE - STANDARD FINISH
Equipment: 201A LEATHER - BLACK/ANTHRACITE
Engine no.: 642850 40 941105
Transmission: 722902 02 623676
Engine
Engine no.: 642850 40 941105
Major assembly variant: A 642 010 44 47
SA code
030 ELECTR. REGULATED DIESEL FUEL PUMP
050 AEJ 19/2
108 CONTROL CODE MARKETING
200A LEATHER
201A LEATHER - BLACK/ANTHRACITE
205B OWNERS MANUAL AND SERVICE RECORD - ENGLISH
213 SPEED-SENSITIVE POWER STEERING/VARIO STEERING
218 REAR-VIEW CAMERA
22P TRACK PACKAGE
230 PARKING GUIDANCE
234 BLIND SPOT ASSISTANT
236 DAY DRIVING LIGHT
249 INSIDE AND OUTSIDE MIRROR AUTOMATIC DIMMING
255B No code designation available
265 LINES-NO.PLATE DISCONTINUED
279 ELECTRONIC GEAR RANGE SELECTION
280 LEATHER STEERING WHEEL AND LEATHER GEAR SHIFT KNOB
283B AIRBAGLABLE - ENGLISH
291 PELVIS AIRBAG (PELVISBAG)
294 KNEE AIRBAG
305B HEAD UNIT LANGUAGE - BRITISH ENGLISH
309 CUP HOLDER
335B INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/HU LANGUAGE - ENGLISH
386 UNIVERSAL TELEPHONY PACKAGE
401 FRONT SEAT CLIMATE CONTROL
413 PANORAMIC SLIDING SUNROOF/GLASS SUNROOF
427 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 7-SPEED
428 STEER.WHEEL GEARSHIFT BUTTONS/SHIFT PADDLE PAINTED
43P CONTROL CODE MARKETING
461 INSTRUMENT WITH MILES IND. AND ENGLISH LEGEND
474 DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER
476 AUTOMATIC LANE RECOGNITION
477 TIRE PRESSURE LOSS WARNER
512 COMAND APS WITH DVD CHANGER
518 UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE (UCI)
51U BLACK FABRIC ROOF INTERIOR TRIM
537L GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
551 ANTI-THEFT/ANTI-BREAK-IN WARNING SYSTEM
580 AIR CONDITIONER
5XXL EUROPE
600 HEADLAMPS - CLEANING EQUIPMENT
608 AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAM SWITCH (IHC)
619 CORNERING ILLUMINATION
621 HEADLAMP WITH ILS, LEFT-HAND TRAFFIC
650U CALCITE WHITE - STANDARD FINISH
666 PRODUCT PROT.F.TRANSPORT VEH. W/O TIE-DOWN HOOKS
677 AVANTGARDE/STANDARD SUSPENSION
690 EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE (MINI SPARE)
772 AMG STYLING PACKAGE-FRONT SPOILER, SIDE SKIRT
786 AMG DOUBLE-SPOKE WHEELS 18" WITH MIXED TIRES
800 AEJ 09/1
810 PREMIUM SOUND SYSTEM
817 SIREN BRACKET FOR INCREASED THEFT PROTECTION
872 REAR SEAT BENCH HEATING LEFT UND RIGHT
875 HEATED SCREEN WASH SYSTEM
882 INTERIOR SAFEGUARD
885 HIGHTEN THEFT PROTECTION
915 FUEL TANK WITH GREATER CAPACITY - VOLUME 2
928 EXHAUST GAS CLEANING WITH EURO 5 TECHNOLOGY
950 AMG SPORTS PACKAGE
954 EQUIPMENT PACKAGE FOR AVANTGARDE VEHICLES
966 COC PAPER EURO 5 TECH. W/O REGIST. CERT. PART 2
989 IDENTIFICATION LABEL UNDER WINDSHIELD
A21 SHIFT BY WIRE
A22 NEW CONVERTER GENERATION
A24 JOINT FLANGE, 4-ARM 120
A35 SOFTWARE 1
A36 TORQUE CONVERTER HOUSING AGA
A49 CONVERTER WITH 3 FRICTION DISKS
A52 R- VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY WITH VGS 3
B04 DRAWER UNDER REAR SHELF
B12 WHEEL REPLACEMENT TOOL
F212 MODEL SERIES 212
FW LIMOUSINE
G902 TRANSMISSION CODE VERSION 02
GA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
H76 TRIM PIECES - ALUMINUM FACET LOOK
HA REAR AXLE
J52 ADDITIONAL CODE FOR DAMPING MAT
K10 SOFTWARE CONTROL FOR STATIC CURVE ILLUMINATION
K11 ADAPTIVE STOP LIGHT FLASHING
K13 CONTROL CODE FOR SERVICE INTERVAL 25000 KM
M019 SERVICE REPOSITIONED
M30 DISPLACEMENT 3.0 LITER
M642 V6 DIESEL ENGINE OM642
P35 LIGHT PACKAGE (FFO)
P54 THEFT PROTECTION PACKAGE
R RIGHT-HAND STEERING
R01 SUMMER TIRES
U01 REAR BELT STATUS INDICATION
U18 AUTOMATIC CHILD SEAT RECOGNITATION (AKSE)
U26 FLOOR MATS - AMG
U60 PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION - ACTIVE ENGINE HOOD
U72 DVD PLAYER WITH REGIONAL CODE 2, EUROPE, JAPAN
V60 SPEED- + LOADINDEX 97Y XL
VL FRONT AXLE HALF, LEFT
VR FRONT AXLE HALF, RIGHT
Springs
Front suspension strut: A 212 320 41 13 ,
Front spring: A 212 321 15 04 ,
Rear spring: A 212 324 04 04 ,
Rear shim: A 210 325 02 84 ,
Other
EU approval date: 20091030
EU approval number: e1*2001/116*0501*04
 
A couple of things; I'm pretty certain they aren't the original wheels, the look very similar to the facelift W204 Sports alloys.

Secondly, I'd be looking for a 2012MY 350 CDI with the 265bhp and 7G Plus gearbox - faster yet more frugal than the earlier 231bhp 350 CDI.
 
Nice spec car - just needs investigation

Apologies if my caution put your off.

I'm just cautious that the car "appears" to have done fewer miles in its first three years than it did each year thereafter. That doesn't mean it had a 40k haircut before its first MoT - there can be plenty of other explanations.

Agreed that those wheels are probably late additions, but let's face it, it's a rare car that doesn't get fancier wheels as it moves into Middle Age?

To give the car its credit, it's an attractive, fashionable, well-specified car.


Mike
 
If it's been used as a taxi, check the MOT history, as most local authorities insist that the car has an MOT every six months after the first year.
 

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