Please talk me out of this*

[gIzzE]

It looks cheap, will cost you severely (12-17mpg), horrible colour, looks really dated, nasty interior, handles like a boat with a hole in the hull and is well over priced.

 

[Alex]

I miss my old truck. American, cheaply made yet a great work horse. I could throw any work at it and it would do it and be grateful. Always available and ready to serve. I moved so much stuff in it and my older 320, that it paid for itself just doing that. Very rarely I needed a van or something bigger. Never once in 6 years of ownership they broke down on me or asked for any special treatment. Just regular maintenance and gas. They lived on the street and almost had no rust. I could go to a business meeting or haul some junk and I never feel I'm in the wrong car. People despise and dislike the W163 but for me these were the most reliable, most versatile and most useful Mercedes ever made.

 

[steve333]

Mine handles better than it ought to, and I get consistently get 19.8mpg overall.

I've driven a 2002 & a 2008 ml & the latter is a much better ride/no body roll,i'm not far out with the mpg if your obd is averaging 19.8(-10% for real mpg woulod be close to the 17mpg i stated).

 

[LTD]

That ML55 looks fine

 

[RichardM]

It looks cheap, will cost you severely (12-17mpg), horrible colour, looks really dated, nasty interior, handles like a boat with a hole in the hull and is well over priced.

I like the colour, also I don't think it looks any more dated than other 4x4's of the same age.

Now this is a horrible colour...
MAYFAIR PRESTIGE : MERCEDES-BENZ M CLASS ML270 CDI AUTO SE+ 7 SEATS + 6 MONTHS WARRANTY

 

[gIzzE]

I like the colour, also I don't think it looks any more dated than other 4x4's of the same age.

Now this is a horrible colour...
MAYFAIR PRESTIGE : MERCEDES-BENZ M CLASS ML270 CDI AUTO SE+ 7 SEATS + 6 MONTHS WARRANTY

The title was ' Please talk me out of this', hence I tried to knock everything I could think of knocking.

I loved my ML270cdi, still like them now and think the W163 and W164 both look better exterior wise than the latest ML.

I wasn't really knocking it.

 

[gaz_l]

2002 MERCEDES-BENZ ML500 Tip

v8 warbling, wafty, family transport goodness or a likely complete money pit that's only held together by it's paint and dodgy coloured leather?

(I almost actually quite like the colour combo!)

*Not that I'm looking to buy something until the end of the year, but it did catch my eye.

Looks like a lot of car for the money. If you can live with the ruinous fuel consumption, I'd be tempted to give it a go..

Cheers,

Gaz

 

[RichardM]

The title was ' Please talk me out of this', hence I tried to knock everything I could think of knocking.

I loved my ML270cdi, still like them now and think the W163 and W164 both look better exterior wise than the latest ML.

I wasn't really knocking it.

The thought of being able to get this car for under £4K is really tempting me... I'll be posting the same please talk me out of it post very soon . Not too far from my office either...

 

[Melk63]

I bought a ML55 AMG a few weeks ago. It came along by chance and was decent mileage (65k) and a good price. It had full LPG/Petrol dual fuel conversion done professionally (checked the garage and on-line LPG registration scheme). I had never had a 4x4 car before and used to muck chelsea tractor drivers, but after driving it for 2000 miles I love it. Given the 77p per litre of LPG, it works out as equivalent of 31mpg on A-road trips. It's for keeps if it goes without trouble. Mel.

 

[RichardM]

I've just seen it's also on ebay:
** Mercedes ML500 ** 2002 ** Low Miles ** High Spec ** Sat Nav ** 72,000 miles | eBay

 

[JonMad]

2d to go - well, we'll see what it's worth then.

 

[RichardM]

It went for £3800.00. I did call them to go and look at it yesterday but they said they weren't available but would be today (but I couldn't make it).

 

[LTD]

Extra grand gets you the ML55 with FMBSH from Huntingdon.

I know which one I would prefer ...

 

[JonMad]

Yep, I watched the auction end too. Is this the chepeast shape to get a <= 10-yr old v8 merc?

 

[jonnyMercUK]

Interior is wrank!

 

[amokwa]

It had full LPG/Petrol dual fuel conversion done professionally (checked the garage and on-line LPG registration scheme)..

Which garage did the LPG conversion ?

 

[Adam230K]

I would go for the 55 over the 500... but its going to be a filthy money pit either way!!

 

[Dieselman]

I would go for the 55 over the 500... but its going to be a filthy money pit either way!!

Just like a woman then...