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Lovely but £10k over budget.
Is there such a thing as an E350 CGI facelift?
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Lovely but £10k over budget.
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Nice but probably too large for him.
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Similar 0-60 to his current 211 E 320.
And I once passengered in one (a mini cab) and it was very smooth compared to the CDI.
So maybe this is the sensible trousers option.
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I'm struggling to find anything that comes close to that Jag XF, it looks like pretty good value to me.
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Thanks. Of those I think the Infiniti will be a tad small (think he'd want something Q70-sized) the Audi probably falls under the "tool old" category but that Bimmer ticks all the boxes.
To me that's nearest equivalent to what he's got - a nice-looking, German, relatively understated n/a 6 cyl petrol exec.
Excellent.
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Update;
Thanks for all the suggestions
I gave him a shortlist of;
E250 CGI
BMW 535i
Infiniti Q70
Lexus GS450H
He's looking into the the Lexus at the moment.
I've told him to look for one with Mark Levinson.
835 watts (!?!)
Thanks for all the suggestions
I gave him a shortlist of;
E250 CGI
BMW 535i
Infiniti Q70
Lexus GS450H
He's looking into the the Lexus at the moment.
I've told him to look for one with Mark Levinson.
835 watts (!?!)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluegnomes
No V6 petrols with facelift 212.
But what on earth!?
The world's gone mad.
Now looking at Infiniti's and Lexus's (Lexi?).
Should read no V6 petrols with facelift 212 FOR THE UK MARKET!
Or as cynics might say Why sell the punters a creamy v6 petrol when you can sell them a cheap noisy 4 cylinder diesel you use in your vans instead?
Originally Posted by Bluegnomes
No V6 petrols with facelift 212.
But what on earth!?
The world's gone mad.
Now looking at Infiniti's and Lexus's (Lexi?).
Should read no V6 petrols with facelift 212 FOR THE UK MARKET!
Or as cynics might say Why sell the punters a creamy v6 petrol when you can sell them a cheap noisy 4 cylinder diesel you use in your vans instead?
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This one looks good, if a little overpriced.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201705175549712?atmobcid=soc3
I pick up my facelift W212 220 Bluetec on Thursday. Went for the diesel because of the extra low & mid-range torque and because, being a Euro6 engine, it's not one of the ones being demonised by big cities - not that I go near them very often. (The fact it's Hyacinth Red was also a big persuader!)
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201705175549712?atmobcid=soc3
I pick up my facelift W212 220 Bluetec on Thursday. Went for the diesel because of the extra low & mid-range torque and because, being a Euro6 engine, it's not one of the ones being demonised by big cities - not that I go near them very often. (The fact it's Hyacinth Red was also a big persuader!)
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He lives round the corner from me in London Zone 2.
Not a suitable habitat for diesel in that although half the time it's bashing up and down a motorway the rest of the time it's doing short urban hops without warming up properly.
NOx would go through the roof. Then there's clogged DPF's etc etc.
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Thanks, I'd already sent him that link.
But TBH I think he's totally underwhelmed by the prospect of a 4 pot. He's had the 211 320 petrol for many years and 124 petrol 6 for years before that. Once you're used to it it's very hard to go back.
And he's also intrigued by what the Japanese are doing - offering a modern V6 petrol for the open road long with a big battery pack for urban stuff.
Best of both worlds.
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It's MB UK...the Irish market gets a 200, 250, 400 4matic and 43 petrol versions.
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Are you talking 213's though? I had a look at the 213 UK price list and was delighted to the see the 43 on there - exactly the kind of thing I'd like to buy 5/6/7 years old.
The chasm seems to be after the original 212's and before the 213's.
ie the price bracket my mate's interested on.
As I say I don't think he fancies a 250 GGI. I don't really get the concept of a 4 cyl E Class and I think he struggles too.
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Look at mercedes.ie.
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Yeah but that's 213's which you can also buy in the UK.
My mate's got a budget of £20k-ish and so he's looking at 2013 cars.
Which are facelift 212's.
Which were not sold in V6 petrol form in the UK.
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I presume it's a saloon / estate that your friend wants since I think there were post facelift 212 V6 petrol coupe's?
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Didn't know that - but yes, he's after a saloon.
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Yes there are a couple of E400 (3.0 V6 TT - 333bhp) E coupe on Autotrader.
eg. 2014 E400 AMG line, 23K miles, £26K.
Although the later E300 are 2.0 turbo - same engine as Mrs Gnome SLC.
eg. 2014 E400 AMG line, 23K miles, £26K.
Although the later E300 are 2.0 turbo - same engine as Mrs Gnome SLC.
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I had a 2008 GS450h from new - fantastic car with V6 petrol, electric motor took the 0 - 60 to only 5.9s. Had it for 3 years and only got rid because boot was tiny (later models had the batteries underfloor rather than in the boot) and it fell outside of the free congestion charge. I have bought 3 new cars since and every time looked at the 450h but they are overpriced to Merc's and their technology is not as advanced
