Thinking of buying a 10 year old Mercedes....

Brief_Lives

Hi guys,

I am thinkin go buying a 2005/2006 Mercedes. not sure about E Class or C Class..
Any enguines worth avoiding.

I realise Caveat Emptor, but if there is anything I should be aware of, engines that drink too much, electronics that are not worth the hassle, etc etc..

thanks

166man

Personally I prefer the E-Class of that era. Around about 2006 was when they got a facelift too so hopefully any electrical issues will be ironed out by then.

The popular engine in Ireland was always the 200 Kompressor but I have heard of those giving trouble with stretching timing chains (maybe someone else can shed some light onto that?). I know the earlier model was available in E240 guise (2.6 V6) and judging by how smooth other Mercedes V6's are of that generation it's the one I'd be having.

thecomedian

I'm thinking of selling my 05 C180k Sports Edition in a few weeks, if your interested send a pm

Brief_Lives

I´m based in Madrid.. although I was just going to check the prices over home... The second hand car market is a joke over here, very high prices because the spanish tend to drive their cars to death (and badly)..

I need to sell my own car first though..

any pics??

thecomedian

Brief_Lives wrote: »

I´m based in Madrid.. although I was just going to check the prices over home... The second hand car market is a joke over here, very high prices because the spanish tend to drive their cars to death (and badly)..

I need to sell my own car first though..

any pics??

I'll send you some old pics when I get home.

Notch000

this era of merc tend to rust prematurely around body panels but that's hardly an issue in Madrid