E320 Wagon a good deal?
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E320 Wagon a good deal? - 8/26/2008 3:12:04 PM
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clwolf
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Hi.
I am looking for a family car for my wife. I have my eye on a 2005 E320 Wagon w/ 4Matic. Think it has the standard options.
89,000 miles, and I have been quoted $17850. (I read on here that the Midwest has higher prices than the coasts). Good price? (Private car lot; not a dealer).
First, is this a good reliable car? I really have no idea when it comes to Mercedes-Benz. I bought my BMW from the same lot (2003 in 2006) and it has been a dream come true. Rock solid reliability and a dream to drive. I am hoping this will be that way for my wife.
Second, what is there to look for when buying a used E320 Wagon? Any thing special I should check? I have my test drive later today.
Thanks so much.
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RE: E320 Wagon a good deal? - 8/26/2008 5:42:51 PM
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cliff
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89K miles on a 3 year old car is too high....in my opinion....cliff
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RE: E320 Wagon a good deal? - 8/26/2008 7:39:06 PM
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clwolf
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oh, sorry, didn''t make my post clear.
Not worried about miles. I love 3 or 4 year old cars w/ lots of highway miles. Great purchases that way.
Main thing is:
How is the reliability of the E320 series?
What should I look for, as far as known issues?
Is the price good? (According to KBB and Edmunds it is fantastic).
The wife LOVED this car. I just don''t know about how useful that third seat is. Kids would have to be at least 5 or 6 to use it I would think.
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RE: E320 Wagon a good deal? - 8/26/2008 8:12:54 PM
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cliff
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I think you made it clear...I have a 300TE wagon with 125K on it and it is a monster..no question about it. However, I only paid $3600 for it so my vantage point is clearly different from yours. Good luck...any help I could provide be sure to ask....Cliff
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RE: E320 Wagon a good deal? - 8/26/2008 8:36:27 PM
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clwolf
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yeah, if I could get it for $3600 I''d be running up and down my block naked with happiness!!!!
I could never afford a low mileage 05.
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RE: E320 Wagon a good deal? - 8/27/2008 10:34:16 PM
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ohlord
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Private lot
so it is at a used car dealer.Probably bought at auction or a repo.W211 wagon With 30k miles a year on it,don''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''t ask what could go wrong or the points to watch out for,easier to point out the good points much shorter list.
Run
Find an 01-03 with fewer miles,fewer problems,easier to maintain,and 7grand less paid.
She will love it,your wallet will love it,and someone else can suffer through all the w211 problems.
I warned you
our latest is a 1999 bought almost 1 1/2 years ago with under 90000miles in mint condition for $9500 cash.
an example on the market now,private party,as always inspect ,inspect,inspect,by a pro before you ever step foot into a used car for a test drive.It will ground you in reality before the car grabs your heart instead of your brain.
mid west car silver wagon ,leather heated seats,4matic,
2001 Mercedes E-320 Station Wagon, Silver, 88,000 miles probably get it for 11k cash.
a few of our race cars to show scale of our 1999 E320 w210 wagon
ohlord
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RE: E320 Wagon a good deal? - 8/27/2008 11:31:18 PM
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clwolf
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oh lord, could you give me an example of the problems you speak of?
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