This is my diesel W210 Merc estate which I'm putting up for sale due to the usual reason - too many cars.
It's the Classic trim level, which I think is the "base level" spec. It's powered by the 3-litre straight-6 OM606 turbo diesel engine, with the usual 4-speed automatic 'box.
It's done 129,000 miles, which is relatively low for a diesel Merc of this age. The service book is stamped up to 102K, and there's a few bills since then. The engine starts easily and pulls very well, and the gearbox behaves as it should. Mechanically I can only fault it on two things - there's an occasional knock from the offside front over bumpy surfaces, and after a long run down to Southend last month the brake pedal would occasionally stick down and require a quick jab to get it to spring back up. By the time I got back in the car a couple of hours later to drive home it was fine again, and it's not done it since, but it may happen again - not that it's a major issue.
The interior is in fairly good nick, although it's not immaculate. The seats are blue cloth and it has acres of lovely wood trim on the dash. It has a third row of rearward-facing seats which fold up out of the boot floor to make it into a 7 seater. It has its original Mercedes radio/cassette, which works fine. As far as I can tell, the only electrical items that aren't working are the rear wiper (probably the motor) and the cruise control (the switch is knackered).
The bodywork, as with a lot of W210s, is perhaps best described as "cosmetically challenged". It looks fine from 10 yards away, but close up there are areas of touch up, odd rust spots and places where the lacquer has gone a bit dull. The offside front wing has filler in it (where they usually go, above the bumper); the nearside wing seems to have survived better from the rust point of view, but unfortunately it has a dent in it. The rear bumper also has damage on one corner, which has been gaffer taped over à la Mk1 Mondeo.
So it's never going to be a concours car, but it's a useful workhorse with plenty of power and good old fashioned pre-common rail diesel reliability. It's MoT'd until the end of November and ready to drive away. I'm about 15 miles NE of Norwich.
Here's some pictures:
It's the Classic trim level, which I think is the "base level" spec. It's powered by the 3-litre straight-6 OM606 turbo diesel engine, with the usual 4-speed automatic 'box.
It's done 129,000 miles, which is relatively low for a diesel Merc of this age. The service book is stamped up to 102K, and there's a few bills since then. The engine starts easily and pulls very well, and the gearbox behaves as it should. Mechanically I can only fault it on two things - there's an occasional knock from the offside front over bumpy surfaces, and after a long run down to Southend last month the brake pedal would occasionally stick down and require a quick jab to get it to spring back up. By the time I got back in the car a couple of hours later to drive home it was fine again, and it's not done it since, but it may happen again - not that it's a major issue.
The interior is in fairly good nick, although it's not immaculate. The seats are blue cloth and it has acres of lovely wood trim on the dash. It has a third row of rearward-facing seats which fold up out of the boot floor to make it into a 7 seater. It has its original Mercedes radio/cassette, which works fine. As far as I can tell, the only electrical items that aren't working are the rear wiper (probably the motor) and the cruise control (the switch is knackered).
The bodywork, as with a lot of W210s, is perhaps best described as "cosmetically challenged". It looks fine from 10 yards away, but close up there are areas of touch up, odd rust spots and places where the lacquer has gone a bit dull. The offside front wing has filler in it (where they usually go, above the bumper); the nearside wing seems to have survived better from the rust point of view, but unfortunately it has a dent in it. The rear bumper also has damage on one corner, which has been gaffer taped over à la Mk1 Mondeo.
So it's never going to be a concours car, but it's a useful workhorse with plenty of power and good old fashioned pre-common rail diesel reliability. It's MoT'd until the end of November and ready to drive away. I'm about 15 miles NE of Norwich.
Here's some pictures:
