On The Lookout for a e320cdi Estate

[Brucey1]

After some nut job totalled my 2005 e320 on Friday , i was informed today its a write off . Insurance company has offered £6550 which seems pretty fair to me ,although im sure your never supposed to accept the first offer they make you ?
I loved that car so Im going to go for another 320cdi around the £8500 mark .
Is the v6 and 7g gearbox as reliable as the old i6 and 5 speed gearbox ?

 

[E280wilson]

Shame you don't have a bit more to spend as my 09 E280cdi estate sport is on eBay at the moment. Same car but a little less hp. Mine is the V6 7G and has been brilliant.

 

[Milton7]

Correct, don't accept their first offer. Insurance companies sometimes act as if the car already belongs to them in these circumstances, remember that it's still your property until you've been paid out.

 

[merc85]

from what ive read the v6 and 7g engine and box are far superior performance wise, but are not as reliable.
Also, mileage depending i think youd struggle finding a 2005 s211 e320cdi for that amount if yours was sub 100k and in good condition.

 

[Brucey1]

mine was in great condition , it had just hit the 100k last week , still going strong until this happened

 

[BAZ-500SL]

They are lovely cars and do well on diesel

 

[Paddcomp]

I recently purchased a E320 Avantgarde estate, 2007 facelift model. Stunning car, mpg isn't good myself and others only achieve 35mpg on motorway journeys though. I've replaced most of the front suspension bushes on a 110k car, which also seems a weak point.

 

[blue gnome123]

My 57plare e320cdi was going strong at 90K when I sold it. One to watch out for on these is that the DPF was optional. Mine didn't have one - one less thing to go wrong.

 

[Brucey1]

I had spend a good few hundred on new front suspension parts on my car , I don't really want to go through thAt again , so I will have to check any potential purchase carefully .
Another option I am thinking about is leasing a golf gtd , I would rather have the merc but it could prove expensive .