New owner of an older Mercedes needs serious advice.
Lähetetty: To 29.09.2011 22:48
Hi all,
In the sense of Mercedes, I am a newbie and would welcome any advice I can get. Apologies if I type/ask something heart-breaking
We recently (as of yesterday) bought a an older used Mercedes, it has been imported by the dealer from Germany. The model itself is an E series 270 CDI T farmari, initially taken into use in 2003 and has about 149.000 on the mileage.
May I ask the following questions (even though it may seem a bit late):
- What should be the average fuel consumption for this car? The reason for this is that I read it would be about 7/100; however, the computer often shows above that, ranging between 8-14. Not sure what is going on. Are these readings average?
As of right now, we would drive about ~100 kms/daily; however, we are planning to move into the pääkaupunkiseutu, can I expect that the consumption would rise much more?
Secondly, what are the problems that I might expect with this car? Any known problems?
Thirdly, the car keeps veering to the right. I asked the dealer, and he said that wheel balancing had been done and it was because of the 18" wheels. I checked with his huoltopaikka and they said that wheel-balancing/alignment was not done. This is something I am discussing with the dealer now. But are there any known problems with the steering column?
Thanks for any advice.
In the sense of Mercedes, I am a newbie and would welcome any advice I can get. Apologies if I type/ask something heart-breaking
We recently (as of yesterday) bought a an older used Mercedes, it has been imported by the dealer from Germany. The model itself is an E series 270 CDI T farmari, initially taken into use in 2003 and has about 149.000 on the mileage.
May I ask the following questions (even though it may seem a bit late):
- What should be the average fuel consumption for this car? The reason for this is that I read it would be about 7/100; however, the computer often shows above that, ranging between 8-14. Not sure what is going on. Are these readings average?
As of right now, we would drive about ~100 kms/daily; however, we are planning to move into the pääkaupunkiseutu, can I expect that the consumption would rise much more?
Secondly, what are the problems that I might expect with this car? Any known problems?
Thirdly, the car keeps veering to the right. I asked the dealer, and he said that wheel balancing had been done and it was because of the 18" wheels. I checked with his huoltopaikka and they said that wheel-balancing/alignment was not done. This is something I am discussing with the dealer now. But are there any known problems with the steering column?
Thanks for any advice.