Found a replacement S210 - Looks good, all the toys!

[Timster]

I've found a car to replace my written off S210:

Used Mercedes-benz E Class Estate in Leicester, Leicestershire | Leicester Car Supermarket

Looks good to me.
A tad pricey but i'm happy with the asking price for it.

• Full MBSH
• 2 Keys - saves me the £220 I spent on the last one!
• Digital Climate
• Ancient Comand - Useless nav but a nice feature!
• Memory Seats
• Heated and Cooled Seats
• Sunroof - rarely seen on a 210
• 7 Seater
• Cream interior
• DVD screens in headrests!

Driving to Leicester on Tuesday to collect it.

Looking forward to being back in a merc!

 

[davidjpowell]

Additional spec that I see...

Luxury Climate
Parking sensors...

Looks nice

 

[renault12ts]

Check the usual places for rust...and don't forget behind the rear bumper...on each side. Take out the spare wheel to check and then look behind the insulation on the other side.

 

[bob6600]

Heated screenwash too

The only thing that looks odd is the headlamps...the O/S looks like a halogen and the N/S like a Xenon (as it should be). Maybe a different bulb has been used in replacement, but worth checking that an incorrect headlamp hasn't been fitted at some point.

Here's the datacard


Datacard
Identification number: WDB2102262X086170 1
Chassis
Sales designation: E 320 CDI
Order number: 0 2 537 36015
Delivery date: 27 06 2002
Paint code 1: 744U BRILLIANT SILVER METALLIC
Equipment: 214A LEATHER, JAVA
Engine no.: 613961 30 085946
Transmission: 722626 03 763165
SA code
205B OWNERS MANUAL AND SERVICE RECORD - ENGLISH
210A LEATHER
213 PARAMETER STEERING
214A LEATHER, JAVA
220 PARKTRONIC SYSTEM (PTS)
221B SIGN COOLANT/REFUELING - ENGLISH
236B WITHOUT CUSTOMER SERVICE - STATION INDEX
249 INSIDE AND OUTSIDE MIRROR AUTOMATIC DIMMING
275 MEMORY PACKAGE (DRIVER SEAT, STRG. COL., MIRROR)
345 RAIN SENSOR
352 COMAND
354 ANTENNA FOR TELEPHONE D/E-NET
414 ELECTRIC TILT/SLIDE SUNROOF IN GLASS VERSION
423 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
461 INSTRUMENT WITH MILES IND. AND ENGLISH LEGEND
480 SELF-LEVELLING SUSPENSION
500 OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR LH AND RH FOLDING
537L GREAT BRITAIN
543 SUN VISOR WITH MAKE-UP MIRROR L. AND R., BE-
551 ANTI-THEFT/ANTI-BREAK-IN WARNING SYSTEM
581 AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL
584 ELECTRIC WINDOW REGULATOR
5XXL EUROPE
600 HEADLAMPS - CLEANING EQUIPMENT
611 EXIT LIGHTS FOR DRIVER DOORS
617 XENON HEADLAMPS, LEFT-HAND TRAFFIC
668 PACKAGING FOR SHIPPING VEHICLES WITH TIE-DOWN HOOK
673 HIGH-CAPACITY BATTERY
677 AVANTGARDE CHASSIS
691 BLUE HEAT-INSULATING GLASS ALL-AROUND, GLASS REAR
735 WOOD DESIGN SAPELI BRAUN
744U BRILLIANT SILVER METALLIC
803 210____ - 20010425 - AEJ 02/1/2/X
803 722.6__ - 20010316 - YOM 12/1
819 CD CHANGER
833 INVALID/GREAT BRITAIN,ADDITIONAL PARTS
844 FOLDING BENCH SEAT IN CARGO AREA INCL. 2 AUTO -
854 PHONE "MOBILE", NOKIA 6150 (6210)
873 SEAT HEATER FOR LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SEATS
875 HEATED SCREEN WASH SYSTEM
876 INTERIOR LIGHT ASSEMBLY
877 READING LAMP IN THE REAR
882 INTERIOR SAFEGUARD
910 DYNAMO WITH HIGHER CAPACITY (FFO)
954 EQUIPMENT PACKAGE FOR AVANTGARDE VEHICLES
984 COC DOC., DELETION OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION DOC.
989 IDENTIFICATION LABEL UNDER WINDSHIELD
M002 210____ - 19960904 - ENGINE WITH EXHAUST TURBOCHARGER WITH INTERCOOLER
M002 613.9__ - 19961128 - ENGINES WITH EXH.TURBOCHARGER WITH INTERCOOLER
M002 722.6__ - 19960119 - ENGINES WITH EXH.TURBOCHARGER WITH INTERCOOLER
M32 CAPACITY 3,2 LITER
M613 R6-DIESEL ENGINE M613
P34 SPECIAL MODEL EXCLUSIV/EXCLUSIVE PACKAGE

 

[Timster]

Thanks for the data card.

Fully specced car!

Will check out the headlights- I'm buying my previous 210 back from the insurance company so will have spares a plenty to get it right.

 

[Timster]

Out of interest how did you access the data card?

 

[bob6600]

Got the Reg from the pic, put it in here and it throws up the VIN. Datacard from EPC

 

[Timster]

Got the Reg from the pic, put it in here and it throws up the VIN. Datacard from EPC

Thanks for that.
Now i'm going to expose my ignorance - what's EPC and how do / can I access it?


A quick google gave me this: http://carinfo.kiev.ua/cars/vin/mercedes/vin_check

 

[whitenemesis]

Thanks for that.
Now i'm going to expose my ignorance - what's EPC and how do / can I access it?

EPC is MB's online parts catalogue

You can access it for a reasonable sub see here..

Daimler AG - Service & Parts net

 

[DSB SL AMG]

Don't forgot to check front suspension crossmember...they corrode badly and can collapse, note most pass the MOT as you need to remove under cover to view...

 

[Timster]

NOT AS DESCRIBED.

Drove 600 miles to view the car yesterday - as they told me a bunch of lies.

Arrived - car woulddn't start.
Eventually started it - was driving in limp mode.
Changed MAS sensor - still in limp mode.

Crash damage to front nearside wing.
Front nearside headlight unit cracked - held on I don't know how.

Tired. Unloved car!

Viewing a 211 tomorrow nearby!

Lessons learned!

 

[Palfrem]

NOT AS DESCRIBED.

Drove 600 miles to view the car yesterday - as they told me a bunch of lies.

!

That would really p155 me off. Why can't people be honest.

 

[davidjpowell]

How very frustrating, but sadly common.

If you ever have any near Doncaster I'd always be willing to have a glance to at least enable you to get a view before travelling....

 

[Timster]

Thanks folk - aye - was severely p**sed off.

Left Scottish borders at 0300, got home 2000.

600 miles.
Diesel
And a full day of my time.

Think I've finalised on a nice 211.
More details tomorrow.

 

[blue gnome123]

That's pretty unfortunate given how much effort you had to go to to see the car. The NS headlight does look different in the pictures and the NS front wing doesn't quite match up colour wise. Hopefully you have more luck next time.

 

[Timster]

oh and the rat sh1t on the engine cover was an added bonus!