Daughter has an '07 GL320cdi SUV that just turned 100,000 miles.
She drives one or two 60-100 miles trips per week and the rest
short trips.
Car has had no serious problems; the most expensive being
some problem with the "automatic" back lid which was covered
under warrantee. She gets about 20 mpg.
Gerry
On Wednesday, November 02, 2011 12:07 PM, "Tim C" <bb...@crone.us> wrote:
> I'm seeing newer models showing up in my cheap MB searches.
Define cheap?
My standard CL query goes to 3k. I am surprised how many MLs I have seen
in that range, most with transmission problems though. :/ There is a lot
of supply locally.
> Also, SWMBO wants a modern CDI or Blutec to replace her Ford, which is
> admittedly tight with the infant carrier. Are the engines pretty
reliable
> in the Rs? Do they still suffer if you are mostly driving very short
trips
> (as she does)?
Diesel is not really a good choice for mostly short-trip driving.
That was the conventional wisdom, but I remember a while back that several
posters said it wasn't really possible to carbon up a modern engine. That
made me wonder if she would be neutral in a diesel, plus (since it is also
the trip car) we'd get the advantages on maintenance and long trips.
There were several diesel Rs in the Raleigh-Charlotte corridor, mainly I'm
curious if they had the weak transmissions of the MLs or if there are
known
problems with the engine.
Thanks,
Tim
Allan
--
1983 300D
1979 300SD
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