SOLD
Model: Mercedes W210 E430 V8 Avantgarde Estate (NOT a 7 seater). Silver with grey leather interior.
Year: 2000
Mileage: 163k (rising very slightly with weekend use)
MOT: November 2017
Pics: Please see below
Location: Southern side of Birmingham B45 (5 mins from J1, M42 and J4, M5)
Price:
reduced to £1295Contact details: zero seven 803 259793
No swaps or p/x thanks
This car has much of the glorious V8 sound/performance of an E55 but without the price tag (£5-8k) and potential bills. It is also much more understated in appearance if you want to surprise people!
Two owners prior to myself
279bhp, 0-60 in 6.7 seconds and 151mph top speed
Automatic 5 speed box with tiptronic gear lever
Avantgarde model with 30mm lower suspension and 17” alloys
Electric everything – windows, mirrors, drivers seat, cruise control, etc.
An up to date fully stamped service history (MB and specialist) with masses of paperwork. Next service not due for over 6k miles.
A massive boot with 70/30 split rear seats, luggage cover and cargo net. Over 6 feet long load space with the rear seats down.
The usual W210 rust areas are very tidy on this car. The previous owner spent £2000 on new panels, repair and treatment. Any small areas could be rectified cheaply and have been left as-is for honesty.
I’ve owned the car for 3.5 years (a very long time for me), covering about 16k miles but have just purchased a van for weekend adventures. In my ownership I’ve had the following done at MB specialists:
4 new Hankook Ventus tyres, wheel balancing
4 wheel laser alignment
New rear suspension bushing
New front coils
Front spring mount replaced (a common problem on these)
Rear brake lines
Good used front seats
Good used OSF wing
Air con blower pack
Full service
Headlights refurbished
Boot wells welded to a high standard - solid!
Known faults – brutally honest:
Temp display pixels missing
NSR alloy wheel curbed with some paint lost on the outer rim
Slightly lumpy idle on occasion
Minor areas of bubbling on bonnet edge and inner arches
This is a fantastic motorway cruiser and I drove to the French Alps and back (900 miles/day, 3 people, bikes and luggage) in comfort, averaging 28mpg. I have seen 30mpg at about 60mph.
Pictures – it shines up very nicely!