Ride in 2004 E500 estate today - Smoooooth

[Gucci]

Directed a photoshoot today and was collected at the train station in an E500 (2004) estate. My first time in this car, was very impressed. Very solid feel, smooth ride and gave a great 'feel good' factor too.

Compliments to those who own one!

 

[A210AMG]

^ enough to change the Volvo?.....

I've moved to an e class estate now... Not a 500 mind

 

[Gucci]

Well, a bit early for a change, but a contender. Not the E500 mind.

 

[Charles Morgan]

Lovely cars, but there are so few of them around, especially in estate form. There is a very late W211 E500 estate with the 388bhp engine just around the corner. I keep being tempted to put a note under the windscreen wipers in case they ever wanted to sell.

 

[Londonscottish]

Directed a photoshoot today and was collected at the train station in an E500 (2004) estate. My first time in this car, was very impressed. Very solid feel, smooth ride and gave a great 'feel good' factor too.

Compliments to those who own one!

Thanks . They are great, aren't they? I've done some very long fully loaded motorway trips and have been fresh as a daisy at the other end. At the other end of the scale they are great London wafters too. And when I've no passengers a much better back road scratcher than I ever expected.

I've never had anything that spans all these worlds so well.

 

[Londonscottish]

Lovely cars, but there are so few of them around, especially in estate form. There is a very late W211 E500 estate with the 388bhp engine just around the corner. I keep being tempted to put a note under the windscreen wipers in case they ever wanted to sell.

Unbelievably rare. Don't think I have ever seen one. Get your foot in the door......

 

[splang]

I miss my E500 saloon (2004)....

Fantastic understated car with serious welly. I remember once coming back to it and a couple of guys were looking under the back bumper to see if it had dual exhausts because they thought it was a e200 badged up.

We had a nice chat and then when I left I gave it some beans to show them (as requested) - lovely...
Sold it to Jay - hope it went to a good home.

 

[A210AMG]

One went through an aution around a year ago mega spec on it and was around £8500 from memory then the same car was up for sale at a garage for nearer 11k...

Very nice car.

 

[Deleted member 37751]

What about this one, Gucci?

Car Dealership

It's been up for sale since June, at least

 

[Charles Morgan]

Unbelievably rare. Don't think I have ever seen one. Get your foot in the door......

There is also a Brabus G Wagen around the corner too.

Makes all the Ferraris and Porkers look as rare as Mondeos....

 

[A210AMG]

Silver?


That's not silver in the advert? have to say with the little wheels, no dark back windows and de badges it does look like a E200 what a 'Q' car

 

[prprandall51]

The secret of the 500's waft factor is Airmatic. I have it on my 211 320 CDi estate and it is amazing how good the ride is.

The air springs not only give a sumptuous ride but also insulate the car fromn road noise much better than steel springs do.

 

[Londonscottish]

The secret of the 500's waft factor is Airmatic. I have it on my 211 320 CDi estate and it is amazing how good the ride is.

The air springs not only give a sumptuous ride but also insulate the car fromn road noise much better than steel springs do.

I am an Airmatic fanatic. Such a good system.

You're right - that's what makes the car rock solid on the mway, soft in town and makes it shrink round you on bumpy b roads. Remarkable, really, and not that well known.

It's what Citroen tried to do all those years ago with their hydraulic set up. But a huge advance on it of course.

It's also, of course, one of the key ingredients of an S Class.

 

[Londonscottish]

The secret of the 500's waft factor is Airmatic. I have it on my 211 320 CDi estate and it is amazing how good the ride is.

The air springs not only give a sumptuous ride but also insulate the car fromn road noise much better than steel springs do.

It's a shame more people don't spec Airmatic from new. I looked at 280's and 320's when buying mine and none of them had it. Whatever engine my next one has it will have to have Air.

 

[prprandall51]

It's a shame more people don't spec Airmatic from new. I looked at 280's and 320's when buying mine and none of them had it. Whatever engine my next one has it will have to have Air.

On the 211, because of the rear air springs on the estate as standard, full Airmatic was only a £600-odd upgrade, so it is amazing that so few estates have Airmatic.

On the 212 I note that the cost of Airmatic on the estate is not that much less than the cost of it on the saloon (or have MB just hiked the price of both massively?).

 

[shorty]

I really like the airmatic system too .

However when I was buying a 211 airmatic was about the only option I didnt want , the cost of relpacing front struts had me running scared of airmatic . When went to view my car I was suprised to find airmatic , there was no mention of it in the add . I reckon it must be one the only 200 kompressors around with airmatic .