I'm days away from confirming an order for a 2012MY E250 CDI Sport 'Edition 125' 7 spd Cabriolet. As I will be ordering Distronic, the price differential between this and a E350 with new new stop/start 265bhp engine is coming to c£1200 after discounting...
I drive approx. 20k a year, so economy is important and I've heard very, very good things about the 250/7speed combo in C Classes. It's just that £1200 for 2 extra cylinders, 61 extra bhp and an extra exhaust pipe does sound very tempting.
I'm wondering what owners of E saloon/estates with the post-September 265bhp E350 are finding in terms of MPG and whether all those niggles with the 231bhp E350's refinement/injector issues have been sorted on the newer engine?
I value performance, but take official MPG figures with a pinch of salt from previous experience. Any thoughts/opinion would be appreciated.
I drive approx. 20k a year, so economy is important and I've heard very, very good things about the 250/7speed combo in C Classes. It's just that £1200 for 2 extra cylinders, 61 extra bhp and an extra exhaust pipe does sound very tempting.
I'm wondering what owners of E saloon/estates with the post-September 265bhp E350 are finding in terms of MPG and whether all those niggles with the 231bhp E350's refinement/injector issues have been sorted on the newer engine?
I value performance, but take official MPG figures with a pinch of salt from previous experience. Any thoughts/opinion would be appreciated.