My wife’s 2007 E350 S211 Wagon is for sale.  This has been our family car for the last 8 years and it has always been reliable and comfortable.   if you want a car that can occasionally seat seven and is not an SUV, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class wagon really is the only choice.

Not only do you get the occasional seven seats, but the middle row folds down for a totally flat cargo area.  Unlike an SUV, its not so high that large objects can be easily lifted into the car.  It also drives like a car.  Large SUVs drive luck a truck.

Full rego until August 28th, the personalized plate will be removed prior to the sale.

The big issue with these cars it the balancer shaft.  This was sorted out at a cost of around $7,000.   Don’t believe what you read on the internet that only the early cars have this problem.  The engine number from my car was well outside the stated range and it still had this fault, which has now been sorted out.    I have extensive service history for the car.

The other issue with these cars is the plastic in the intake manifold for the flaps.   They always break and this car has been upgraded to the metal ones.

Recent work includes:

• New Starter Motor.
• New air pump for self-leveling rear suspension.
• Front brake job.
• Four new tyres.
• Front suspension.

.The car has always been maintained by Mercedes-Benz specialists (Sydney Star in Brookvale and Peninsula Prestige in North Narrabeen) and all required work has always been done. The original COMMAND system is still in place and works properly. 221k on the odometer.

Asking price – $8,500.

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A lot of work in the last twelve months to get it driving really nicely, including a full stainless steel exhaust system from manifold to the back. Dual pipes the whole way like the W126, eliminating the Y piece that just cracks and robs the car of power. New fuel strainer, pump, filter, hoses and warm up regulator serviced. All tie rod ends, drag link, idler arm etc. On non-transferable historic registration.

Really nice original car in one of the best colours.

For more details on the work done to this car, please see the following link.

For the carsales advertisement, see this link.   If the ad is up the car is still available.

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Over the six years and 16,000km I’ve owned it, I’ve sorted out a lot of the common issues with these cars including head gasket and head service, rebuilding the climate control system including new compressor, rebuilt climate control unit, blower motor and regulator, relays, temperature LCD and loads more. Tyres are still quite new. I’ve also taken care of the usual maintenance including things like engine and transmission mounts, fuel pump etc.  The car is fitted with an Alpine Bluetooth radio.

The car drives really well and I get a lot of comments from people about it.

For more details, see all the work I have done on the car over the years.

Update 20/1/23:  This car is now sold.

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Around the same time, my brother was in need of a car and wasn’t looking to spend a whole lot of money.   As a previous 280CE owner, he was keen on the car so I agreed to sell it to him for a sharp price.   We did the last few things needed to get it on the road and registered.   This can all be found on this website.  At the time I sold it in mid 2014, it had just over 310,000km.   It now has almost 340,000 and has been used daily during that time.  He also put in a rebuilt steering box about a year ago.  This made a big difference to how it drives.

He’s now bought a late model BMW, so the 280CE is surplus to requirements.   It also needs some brake work for its next registration, so makes sense to sell it.    Its up on carsales.com.au and the asking price is $2,500 which I feel is reasonable for the condition.   It is a Mercedes-Benz pillarless coupe after all!

Ideally somebody will buy this and spend a little money tidying up the car.   It’s a little tatty in places but nothing that can’t be addressed. The W123 is a great first classic car as its quite simple and can be used regularly.    My first Mercedes was a W123.

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