E430 V8...... 96-03 model.....advice saught

[y2blade]

im looking at a E430 V8 estate

anyone got one? what are they like day to day?

all feedback and info greatfully recieved

like this!





thanks in advance

[daveenty]

Never had the E430 but as it's a W210 check it very carefully for rust.

Check elsewhere in this forum for the tales of woe.

Parrot of Doom is very knowledgeable on this subject (think he's still got a 210) and can point you in the right direction as to where it happens, which seems to be *anywhere there's metal*

[y2blade]

from the feedback im getting (elsewhere) this model Merc is more trouble than its worth


i think i'll be sticking with Volvo's

sorry all

and thanks anyway

[SprintV8]

7K

Where is it

[y2blade]

SprintV8 said:

7K

Where is it

here
http://users.autoexposure.co.uk/edwardscargroup/se...

[y2blade]

daveenty said:

Never had the E430 but as it's a W210 check it very carefully for rust.

Check elsewhere in this forum for the tales of woe.

Parrot of Doom is very knowledgeable on this subject (think he's still got a 210) and can point you in the right direction as to where it happens, which seems to be *anywhere there's metal*

thats the feedback im getting fro everywhere else !

guess i'll stick with Turbo Volvos or perhaps a BMW 540 sportwagon

[Pentoman]

That said, last I heard was that Mercedes were almost unconditionally paying for repairs to the rusting cars. There might have been a requirement of full service history, but I feel for some reason that it wasn't being too strictly enforced?