Does anyone have any experience with the 2005+ Mercedes CDI / Bluetec vehicles?
I'm trying to help my dad who is looking for a replacement [diesel] vehicle from his 1995 S350D. He is basically looking for a large classy vehicle. After I told him that they stopped making S Class diesels in the 90s he looked disappointed, and that he would have to "settle" for an E class. The bright side I informed him, is that the newer E classes are larger than E classes of the 90s...so interior-room wise he might not be missing a whole lot.
Longevity, things to look for, etc. would be appreciated. He is pretty much set on getting another MB vehicle so let's just keep it MB only. Also does not like SUVs or the R class to my knowledge.
From my initial research, the 2005 and 2006 CDIs seem to have a 3.2L engine (and 5 speed auto) whereas the 2007+ models use a 3.0L engine (and 7 speed auto) yet interestingly enough the early models get slightly better MPGs. 23/33 vs. 23/32.
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I'm trying to help my dad who is looking for a replacement [diesel] vehicle from his 1995 S350D. He is basically looking for a large classy vehicle. After I told him that they stopped making S Class diesels in the 90s he looked disappointed, and that he would have to "settle" for an E class. The bright side I informed him, is that the newer E classes are larger than E classes of the 90s...so interior-room wise he might not be missing a whole lot.
Longevity, things to look for, etc. would be appreciated. He is pretty much set on getting another MB vehicle so let's just keep it MB only. Also does not like SUVs or the R class to my knowledge.
From my initial research, the 2005 and 2006 CDIs seem to have a 3.2L engine (and 5 speed auto) whereas the 2007+ models use a 3.0L engine (and 7 speed auto) yet interestingly enough the early models get slightly better MPGs. 23/33 vs. 23/32.
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