This car has not had any serious problems although I have noticed that the paint work has chipped badly on the bonnet.
A light has failed in the speedometer and this also happened on my previous car, an E300. which finally resulted in a new lighting cluster for the instruments, apparently it was not possible to replace a single bulb! I am expecting the same problem with this car.
A great family car with loads of space and comfort.
We travel through France at least once a year and we drive the 800 miles in one day. The car is comfortable economical and extremely relaxing to drive, even when averaging high motorway speeds.
We have low profile sports tyres and are currently on our second full set that needed to be fitted at 45000 miles.
Maybe not such a good idea although they look good!
I own an '01 E320 and I have had nothing but problems with it. I purchased the car new. 2000 miles into ownership the air conditioning went out. Of course the repair was covered under the warranty but it put a bad taste in my mouth regarding quality control, and overall attention to detail. After that the car was trouble-free for about 5,500 miles. Then the rear window motor failed. In addition to that, the rear defogger failed as well. The window regulator was replaced and the rear defogger only needed a fuse. Once again there was no charge. After another 7,500 miles the TRANSMISSION failed. Well, needless to say I was becoming incredibly frustrated. If that repair wasn't covered under warranty, it would have cost $3000. I have nothing more to say, other than, unless you are getting a substantial warranty with your used E320, don't even consider buying it. Also, the car was not that special in any respect. It wasn't fast, it wasn't incredibly comfortable, fuel efficient, well assembled, and even certain parts of the interior had a flimsy feel, unlike Mercedes from the 1980's.
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