Mercedes E230 W210? EDIT: Now Bought

TheARUN · 7th May 2015, 08:12

The dealer himself has answered this question for you, he wanted to keep the W210 till he came across a W124, this shows that the W124 is the one to go for

According to popular perception, the W210 did not do very well, or atleast not as well as the W124 did

Also, think about resale value, forget money, my opinion is you would not be able to find buyers for this car when you want to sell it

My suggestion, the W124 is the car to go for, spares are also easier to find since it sold more than 25 lakh units, the car is still in service all over Europe. You can find a lot of W124 on Olx for the price you are willing to pay for this car. The diesel W124 is the one I would recommend, buy it even if its from a different state, life-time tax on a 20 year old car would not be too much

DudeWithaFiat · 7th May 2015, 09:25

From what I have read over the internet on various forums and websites, the W210 was a model that gave Mercedes Benz a bad name. The electronics can get messy and it won't be cheap to repair it. I would go for the W124 any day. Its reliable, comparatively cheaper to maintain. My 19 years old W124 (E250) is still holding up very well and turns eyes wherever I take her(him).

alpha1 · 7th May 2015, 11:59

I would suggest holding the horses a little.
Your impeccable maintained Merc may be put in the same class as a 10-15 year old smoke spewing truck and hence get banned from the roads if our NGT has its way.

Please wait till things get clarified about the nationwide policy about old vehicles.

ACM · 10th May 2015, 03:18

W210- No. W124 - Yes.

W210 were the worst mercs ever. Expect poor resale and visits to the service centre. Comfort is of no use if reliability is an issue. Get the previous one.

7th May 2015, 08:12	#76
TheARUN Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,373 Thanked: 957 Times View My Garage	re: Worth buying a Used W210 Mercedes E-Class? The dealer himself has answered this question for you, he wanted to keep the W210 till he came across a W124, this shows that the W124 is the one to go for According to popular perception, the W210 did not do very well, or atleast not as well as the W124 did Also, think about resale value, forget money, my opinion is you would not be able to find buyers for this car when you want to sell it My suggestion, the W124 is the car to go for, spares are also easier to find since it sold more than 25 lakh units, the car is still in service all over Europe. You can find a lot of W124 on Olx for the price you are willing to pay for this car. The diesel W124 is the one I would recommend, buy it even if its from a different state, life-time tax on a 20 year old car would not be too much
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7th May 2015, 09:25	#77
DudeWithaFiat BHPian Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Trivandrm/Kochi Posts: 473 Thanked: 876 Times View My Garage	re: Worth buying a Used W210 Mercedes E-Class? From what I have read over the internet on various forums and websites, the W210 was a model that gave Mercedes Benz a bad name. The electronics can get messy and it won't be cheap to repair it. I would go for the W124 any day. Its reliable, comparatively cheaper to maintain. My 19 years old W124 (E250) is still holding up very well and turns eyes wherever I take her(him).
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7th May 2015, 11:59	#78
alpha1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: LandOfNoWinters Posts: 2,092 Thanked: 2,602 Times	re: Worth buying a Used W210 Mercedes E-Class? I would suggest holding the horses a little. Your impeccable maintained Merc may be put in the same class as a 10-15 year old smoke spewing truck and hence get banned from the roads if our NGT has its way. Please wait till things get clarified about the nationwide policy about old vehicles.
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10th May 2015, 03:18	#79
ACM Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,745 Thanked: 4,361 Times View My Garage	Re: Mercedes E230 W210? EDIT: Now Bought W210- No. W124 - Yes. W210 were the worst mercs ever. Expect poor resale and visits to the service centre. Comfort is of no use if reliability is an issue. Get the previous one.
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