I would not know if the price is correct for the UK.If it has proper service history then buy it .I bought my son a 1.6 coupe and has now done 200000km uses no oil and has given no problems exept for a leaky brake cylinder .I would also say that the built quality is far better than DB
regards Andy Bairsto
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DB? Mercedes-Benz? I keep seeing odd snipes -- e.g. Sunday Telegraph last Sunday -- and wonder if it's just getting fashionable to take pot shots at MB or whether there is solid evidence of deteriorating build quality on the part of this legendary marque. For my part, I have to admit that it has surprised me that the doors on the two E320 Coupés I have owned have needed more force to close that those on my old Audi 100 and my current Golf VR6, but perhaps that's because they are so huge and there is nowhere for the air to get out easily.
As for high vs low mileage cars, HJ has always said go for a young high miler rather than an old low miler. I'm sure he's right, but the used-car market seems to think the exact opposite.
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I guess DB is Daimler Benz. I'm replacing an E240 Avantgarde lease car, so looking for solid German car but safe and at reasonable price. Can't wait 4 months for an import, otherwise might go new 3i8i SE at sub £18k.
E240 is solid, except for rust on boot lid and bonnet (S-Reg: Jan 99!) but dull and boring. Just need to know the high mileage 3 series will last. What's 200,000 km in real money - must be around 125k miles?
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correct.-I have just got rid of my C class 180 estate it was a reasonable motor but it had to have a total respray and rust was starting to reappear
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A great shame to hear of the Mercedes problems. As I mentioned on another thread I had hoped to have a middle aged turbo diesel estate one day. By the time they get to me they'll be shot.
The earlier cars must have been much better. Uncle has a 1985 200 series that he's owned for some 12 years and the body is mint.
David
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DB are having a big rust problem in Germany at the moment under the rubber door seals inside sills and doors rusting through,shoddy paintwork and generally poor built quality and it not doing there prestige anygood
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