Hi everyone,
I've recently (a month ago) purchased a facelifted S210 E320 CDI with some spots of rust but nothing horrible, some faults (the usual brake pads sensors, turbo pressure sensor is giving ******** reading causing the engine to shut by EPC on kickdowns, and of course the front axle needs attention).
So far I have to say BMW E36 was much better build quality than this facelifted S210, but this one is much bigger (I am 6'2" and the seats in S210 are at the bottom limit for backrest height for me), comfy and excellent for long distances, while on short distances it has quite an awful fuel economy but that's not what I bought it for, although sometimes one has to do short distances in his car... eg. when a motorbike commuter fails MOT :-D (my case now). My commute is 30mi, which I recon to be still really short trip for the S210, even for the bike it's at the edge of minimal ride to reason the long lasting BMW K75 (60k miles just for the run-in).
Are there other S/W210-ers from Hampshire around? I would also be very interested in recommended garages for maintaing these beasts decently well for reasonable prices. I am specifically looking for someone able to sort out the starting rust on arches and NSR door, do some overall check, quote me for repairs necessary and recommended, and then potentially perform them in the pace my wallet can afford
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I will need the car to be ready for my July journey across Europe...
Later I would also be interested in tuning the engine a bit - EGR, better fuel economy in cruising mode and better performance in performance mode. Potentially I'd also prefer to switch for much lower final drive ratio as the 5th is ridiculously short for the engine, unless one wants to stick with 70mph limit (which isn't the case in Germany, right? and most of Europe has limit around 80mph with 90mph tolerated without fines)...
Thanks for any tips and for this club to exist!
CePal
I've recently (a month ago) purchased a facelifted S210 E320 CDI with some spots of rust but nothing horrible, some faults (the usual brake pads sensors, turbo pressure sensor is giving ******** reading causing the engine to shut by EPC on kickdowns, and of course the front axle needs attention).
So far I have to say BMW E36 was much better build quality than this facelifted S210, but this one is much bigger (I am 6'2" and the seats in S210 are at the bottom limit for backrest height for me), comfy and excellent for long distances, while on short distances it has quite an awful fuel economy but that's not what I bought it for, although sometimes one has to do short distances in his car... eg. when a motorbike commuter fails MOT :-D (my case now). My commute is 30mi, which I recon to be still really short trip for the S210, even for the bike it's at the edge of minimal ride to reason the long lasting BMW K75 (60k miles just for the run-in).
Are there other S/W210-ers from Hampshire around? I would also be very interested in recommended garages for maintaing these beasts decently well for reasonable prices. I am specifically looking for someone able to sort out the starting rust on arches and NSR door, do some overall check, quote me for repairs necessary and recommended, and then potentially perform them in the pace my wallet can afford

I will need the car to be ready for my July journey across Europe...
Later I would also be interested in tuning the engine a bit - EGR, better fuel economy in cruising mode and better performance in performance mode. Potentially I'd also prefer to switch for much lower final drive ratio as the 5th is ridiculously short for the engine, unless one wants to stick with 70mph limit (which isn't the case in Germany, right? and most of Europe has limit around 80mph with 90mph tolerated without fines)...
Thanks for any tips and for this club to exist!
CePal