Blackbird1
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No, Mercedes say it is 54 months.
Yes I know it's years old and don't care
What's this 48 and 54 months crap, 4 or 5 years for christ sake
E estate v Audi A6 avant... what do you think?
Yes I know it's years old and don't care
What's this 48 and 54 months crap, 4 or 5 years for christ sake
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So thereās 54 months in 5 years?Yes I know it's years old and don't care
What's this 48 and 54 months crap, 4 or 5 years for christ sake
Ok Smithy.
gIzzE
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Yes I know it's years old and don't care
What's this 48 and 54 months crap, 4 or 5 years for christ sake
Blimey, have you really been holding that in for 151 months?
Funny reading this thread, I have had 2 E350 estates since then and on my 4th 5 series touring.
I also bought another Audi, which lasted just under a month.
MikeInWimbledon
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Wise manā¦.Blimey, have you really been holding that in for 151 months?
Funny reading this thread, I have had 2 E350 estates since then and on my 4th 5 series touring.
I also bought another Audi, which lasted just under a month.
4 x 5 series
2 x E class
1 month Audi
Butā¦.. which make wins in terms of months or years owned ? the Funf-er or the E ?
gIzzE
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I have to say the BMW 5 series in my favourite and I have owned more of those than any other car over the last 25 years.
These have been my family wagon, mile munchers, have owned other stuff along side them.
E39 528i, 530d, 530i saloon, 530i touring.
E61 535d, 530d.
F11 520d, 530d, LCI 520d, LCI 530d and in my current lci 520d which is a 65 plate and now 165k miles on it.
Merc E Class
S210 E320cdi, E320
S211 E320cdi x 2
S212 E350d, E350 petrol (which was amazing!)
The S212 E350 petrol was superb, was around 4mpg behind the E350d overall, was super smooth as power so linear, and not really sure why I sold it to be honest. I don't need to explain the virtues of a petrol wagon to you of all people. Haha
Funnily enough, after preferring the Mercs for comfort and build in the 211 vs e60 era, I found it the other way round when it came to the 212 vs f10 era.
The BMW just felt a bit more solid, a bit better damped and interior quality a smidge better, oh, and the infotainment system on the BMW was/is superb, so ended up going back to them.
I'm now at the point where I will probably never own a new car like this again, I would rather spend money on the fun cars and other things in life, and, I just found the new design language a bit to brash for my tastes. The new e class and 5 series, just launched seems to be better in that regard, but it will be a few years before I have to consider either of those.
I was looking at a G31 540i touring recently, before deciding to keep the current car for another 18 months till my son finishes school, 70 miles each day, and then just selling it with 200k + miles on it, but also considered an E43, but don't want black interior.
My main problem and the reason I stopped looking at Mercs was the lack of interior choices, and the silly menu system, if I wanted interior ambient lighting, a ā¬300 option everywhere else in the EU, I had to have an AMG pack which gave me Ā£3k worth of stuff I didn't want including a dark interior.
I'm sure Mercedes UK has come to its senses and offers individual options again and lots of interior colour choices as all the press shots seem to be really nice light interiors? But between about 2013 and 2018 there just wasn't the ability to chose the car how you wanted it.
I should add, I meant 2 e class and 4 5er since my last reply in this thread! haha
These have been my family wagon, mile munchers, have owned other stuff along side them.
E39 528i, 530d, 530i saloon, 530i touring.
E61 535d, 530d.
F11 520d, 530d, LCI 520d, LCI 530d and in my current lci 520d which is a 65 plate and now 165k miles on it.
Merc E Class
S210 E320cdi, E320
S211 E320cdi x 2
S212 E350d, E350 petrol (which was amazing!)
The S212 E350 petrol was superb, was around 4mpg behind the E350d overall, was super smooth as power so linear, and not really sure why I sold it to be honest. I don't need to explain the virtues of a petrol wagon to you of all people. Haha
Funnily enough, after preferring the Mercs for comfort and build in the 211 vs e60 era, I found it the other way round when it came to the 212 vs f10 era.
The BMW just felt a bit more solid, a bit better damped and interior quality a smidge better, oh, and the infotainment system on the BMW was/is superb, so ended up going back to them.
I'm now at the point where I will probably never own a new car like this again, I would rather spend money on the fun cars and other things in life, and, I just found the new design language a bit to brash for my tastes. The new e class and 5 series, just launched seems to be better in that regard, but it will be a few years before I have to consider either of those.
I was looking at a G31 540i touring recently, before deciding to keep the current car for another 18 months till my son finishes school, 70 miles each day, and then just selling it with 200k + miles on it, but also considered an E43, but don't want black interior.
My main problem and the reason I stopped looking at Mercs was the lack of interior choices, and the silly menu system, if I wanted interior ambient lighting, a ā¬300 option everywhere else in the EU, I had to have an AMG pack which gave me Ā£3k worth of stuff I didn't want including a dark interior.
I'm sure Mercedes UK has come to its senses and offers individual options again and lots of interior colour choices as all the press shots seem to be really nice light interiors? But between about 2013 and 2018 there just wasn't the ability to chose the car how you wanted it.
I should add, I meant 2 e class and 4 5er since my last reply in this thread! haha
Williamwoo
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In case anyoneās interested, I bought my 2013 A6 Avant (C7) 3 years ago to replace our 2010 S212 E350, mainly because I fancied a change and decided I wanted either a biTurbo A6 or a BMW 535d. I decided on the former mainly because of the 4wd as we live at the end of a frequently muddy lane in Somerset, and soft verges abound on the narrow lanes round here generally.
Performance: The E350 was a 265bhp model fitted with a Brabus D6 chip to āover 300bhpā according to the previous owner and went very well. However, the A6 is notably faster and of course puts its power down with ease to all four wheels. In terms of handling/steering though I think the Merc had the edge.
Interior: The interior of the Audi is much nicer, no question, and I still love the fact that the screen disappears into the dash when you turn the engine off. (The screen graphics themselves are very poor though - much worse than the Mercās). However, the Merc is much bigger inside, particularly in the boot, despite being marginally shorter overall.
Equipment: This was a surprise ā contrary to popular belief, the Merc was better equipped as standard. The Audi doesnāt have an electric tailgate, part-electric seats, auto-dipping headlights, electric fold-in mirrors, all of which (I think ā happy to be corrected!) were standard on the Merc.
Styling: I think the Audi still looks great in a non-shouty kind of way, but the 212 looks better still. Itās a handsome, imposing, distinctive design that's ageing well and I think looks much better than the bland 213 that replaced it (and I still struggle to distinguish an S213 from the smaller S205.)
Overall, were it not for the Audiās engine, I would have recommended the Merc. The Audi bi-turbo engine wins it for me though ā it even sounds really good (if that matters), and is about 20% more economical than the Merc was. Only yesterday I averaged 49mpg on a run from Hertfordshire to home along the M4/M5 (albeit taking it easy and with no holdups), which I think is astonishing for a big heavy car with 120k on the clock.
Anyway, just my two-penniesā worth!
Performance: The E350 was a 265bhp model fitted with a Brabus D6 chip to āover 300bhpā according to the previous owner and went very well. However, the A6 is notably faster and of course puts its power down with ease to all four wheels. In terms of handling/steering though I think the Merc had the edge.
Interior: The interior of the Audi is much nicer, no question, and I still love the fact that the screen disappears into the dash when you turn the engine off. (The screen graphics themselves are very poor though - much worse than the Mercās). However, the Merc is much bigger inside, particularly in the boot, despite being marginally shorter overall.
Equipment: This was a surprise ā contrary to popular belief, the Merc was better equipped as standard. The Audi doesnāt have an electric tailgate, part-electric seats, auto-dipping headlights, electric fold-in mirrors, all of which (I think ā happy to be corrected!) were standard on the Merc.
Styling: I think the Audi still looks great in a non-shouty kind of way, but the 212 looks better still. Itās a handsome, imposing, distinctive design that's ageing well and I think looks much better than the bland 213 that replaced it (and I still struggle to distinguish an S213 from the smaller S205.)
Overall, were it not for the Audiās engine, I would have recommended the Merc. The Audi bi-turbo engine wins it for me though ā it even sounds really good (if that matters), and is about 20% more economical than the Merc was. Only yesterday I averaged 49mpg on a run from Hertfordshire to home along the M4/M5 (albeit taking it easy and with no holdups), which I think is astonishing for a big heavy car with 120k on the clock.
Anyway, just my two-penniesā worth!
