John, you actually have two batteries and the one on my 05 CDI which services the accessories went out at 50K and 4 years, still under warranty.
I too, love my 05 E320 CDI and have never had a better car. Just had to replace the glow plugs last month and that is it. John On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 9:00 PM, John Robbins <je...@msstate.edu> wrote: > LarryT wrote: >> >> Thx Ed - appreciate you keeping us aware of new MBs. My only problem, I >> feel cars should be judged after they have 100K miles or so on them before >> making any judgements about quality. > > My 2005 CDI has 101k on it. Still drives fantastic! :) The fit and finish > is still excellent, as is the engine. The only thing outside of normal wear > items (brakes, etc) is the thermostat @ 67k (stuck open), and a few months > ago the plastic piece that ratchets the parking brake broke. > > The battery might be getting iffy, which for a normal battery would be very > reasonable. However, the car comes with an AGM battery that is supposed to > last longer. Unfortunately, it is extremely expensive... as in... ~$250!!! > > The only rattle I have is the lid for the storage compartment under the > front of the passenger seat. It only happens occasionally, and is easily > stopped with a quick tap. > > My $.02 > > John > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
