Is it an OM642 ?

[SpikyMikey]

No way an Adblue Merc will ever be on my drive.......I was going to say an Adblue car , but it only seems to be Merc that can't make an Adblue system fit for purpose.

Sadly not the case; just Google "BMW Adblue failure"
Similar issues abound

 

[ALFAitalia]

Fair enough....but I've never seen it mentioned on other forums I'm on.. even the so called "unreliable" ALFAs. We recently killed a GTD Golf at work with 230,000 miles on...but it never had an Adblue issue....its replacement had so far done 30k with no issues either.

 

[Trickythemerc]

Both our 2020 Fiat Ducato's developed DPF/Adblue issues and died at 176K We spent 5 grand on a new DPF and Ablue injector, on one of them. The other one chucked the cam belt and was scrapped for 2k. Now running a Sprinter since August 2024 with 28k on the clock. Our old Euro 4 Ducato has 315k on it and still drives like a proper old trooper. OK it groans and rattles a bit, but has done 550 miles today and never missed a beat.

 

[BTB 500]

Both our 2020 Fiat Ducato's developed DPF/Adblue issues and died at 176K We spent 5 grand on a new DPF and Ablue injector, on one of them. The other one chucked the cam belt and was scrapped for 2k. Now running a Sprinter since August 2024 with 28k on the clock. Our old Euro 4 Ducato has 315k on it and still drives like a proper old trooper. OK it groans and rattles a bit, but has done 550 miles today and never missed a beat.

Virtually everyone we know through dog agility drives a van, and problems with newer ones of all makes are rife. Having the AdBlue mapped out is very common as the repair cost for that is often close to the value of the vehicle.

 

[philnewmerc]

I have the 265 bhp version in a C class: Really smooth for a diesel especially once driving, its almost silent; very punchy overtaking with torque not far off AMG levels; no issues on mine but its only done ~100k; mpg is either good or poor depending on your perspective, ie, it's a very quick Q car with a 3 l turbo V6 engine that does an incredible 36 MPG*** when driven sensibly; or, it's a diesel that only does a paltry 36 MPG ! I test drove a 4-cylinder 250 diesel and I was surprised how noisy it was in the cabin, but with hindsight I think I would have preferred the fuel saving... Basically I would say if you do 10k miles per year, and they are longer trips, then it's perfect. But if you are more towards 20k a year, and/or shorter trips sub 20 miles, the 4 cylinder would make more sense as I found that the V6 takes a lot of warming up before it becomes economical. On long motorway or A road trips it will do 42 MPG no problem, which I think is fantastic, but anything sub 20 miles is about 25-30 mpg, which is a bit rubbish for a diesel and brings the overall average down. My running average so far over 6,000 mi is 36 MPG.

***NB: My MPG figures are calculated at the pump, not taken from the dashboard. If you believe the dashboard then my car does an average of 42 MPG: that's the figure a lot of owners will tell you!

Hind-hindsight re my claim that maybe a 4 pot would have been more sensible: heard one drive past slowly the other day, good heavens I thought a TX1 was pulling up to drop someone at the pub... The OM642 is a peach, so quiet even cold stone cold, and of course there's the twin pipes vs single to bear in mind (important stuff )

 

[ALFAitalia]

and of course there's the twin pipes vs single to bear in mind (important stuff )

Too right!!!

.....but now I want AMG or even Brabus style tailpipes!!!