E200K estate v E220/300/320 diesel.

[greyboy]

Dear All,

I am thinking of changing my 1998 C180 sport estate for a 7 seater E-class. I was originally only considering diesel models for the torque and economy but have seen a couple of E200K's which are newer/lower mileage with a reasonable spec. How would these compare in regards to fuel economy? I would be buying an auto model whatever the engine.

My C180 does around 410-420 miles per tankful, around 31/33 mpg. I would expect a diesel E-class to do around 35/40 mpg. I have discounted the 240/280/320 petrols as being a bit thirsty at around 25 mpg.

I do 20,000 odd miles a year so fuel economy is important although i am aware that there are other factors such as purchase price, servicing costs and resale value which should be considered.

 

[Mactech]

Coming from a C180K I tried an E200 estate before deciding on a diesel powered version. The 1.8 Komp engine works really well in the C Class, but is overwhelmed by the larger E Class estate. Because it has to be worked hard refinement suffers as a result. Try for yourself, but a lightly stressed, touquey oil burner works much better in the larger estate. the E220 is not to be dissmissed, but if you can run to 5 or 6cyl model, you will keep it longer.

 

[glojo]

Dear All,

I am thinking of changing my 1998 C180 sport estate for a 7 seater E-class. I was originally only considering diesel models for the torque and economy but have seen a couple of E200K's which are newer/lower mileage with a reasonable spec. How would these compare in regards to fuel economy? I would be buying an auto model whatever the engine.

My C180 does around 410-420 miles per tankful, around 31/33 mpg. I would expect a diesel E-class to do around 35/40 mpg. I have discounted the 240/280/320 petrols as being a bit thirsty at around 25 mpg.

I do 20,000 odd miles a year so fuel economy is important although i am aware that there are other factors such as purchase price, servicing costs and resale value which should be considered.

If your going to use all the seats then for relaxed driving I would prefer a bigger engine, but there is nothing wrong with the 200K. If your expecting to average 35 - 40mpg for all round motoring I think that might be optimistic for the 320CDI. Motorway cruising with a 211 will just scrape into the 40mpg, but urban driving will quickly fetch it down.

Regards
John

 

[DieselE]

Admittedly my E320CDI is a saloon not estate but over 36,500 miles it has averaged 38.5mpg. Best was half a tank at 42.7mpg. Worst was its first ever tankful at 32.16mpg.

I use the car very little for town work (that's where my wife's Focus comes in) so it's mainly a mix of A roads and motorways. I should add that I don't claim to be light footed but I do try and adjust my speed on throttle only and avoid using the brakes.