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First Benz and I love it.
MARK98115, 10/01/2004
1997 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E320 4dr Sedan
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
This is my first Mercedes and I could not be happier. This car actually makes me want to go and drive somewhere. It has the perfect balance of everything I want in a car - looks, performance, comfort and reliabiliy. I also find it very interesting that it has excellent visibility while driving at night. I assume that whatever the windshield is made of, it does a good job of filtering out the glare of oncoming traffic. Keeping in mind that this is a 4 door sedan, I five the car very high marks for the way it handles corners and country (twists and turns) driving, while the engine has plenty of power (and torgue) for passing, merging or just getting up to speed.
Great Reliable Car
Spencer Brown, 03/21/2008
1997 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E320 4dr Sedan
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
We bought this car which was a demo by the seller at the dealership. We haven't had any major problems exept for the back drivers side window wouldn't roll up one day, but we had to buy a new window motor for it, which it was under warranty at the time. It is a very comfortable ride and the emblem on the front makes the driver feel like royalty. It gets preety good gas milege exept for the fact we put premium gas in it while we put regular in my Tahoe. Overall this has been and excellent car. It would be perfect if the servicing wasn't so expensive!!
1997 Mercedes-Benz E-Class for sale near you
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- E320 SedanMSRP: $5,49789 mi away
- E320 SedanMSRP: $5,495454 mi away
- E420 SedanMSRP: $3,500461 mi away
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Owned from 23k miles to 189k
Samantha Mehr, 02/20/2018
1997 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E420 4dr Sedan
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
As can be expected with european vehicles, parts/repairs are expensive. Our '97 E420 was purchased in 2008 from the original owner, with only 23,000 miles to its name (picture trips to and from the grocery store, and that's about it). It is a BLAST to drive, but the number of times and various reasons it has had to return to the shop has me eager to find alternative before something else goes wrong. I refer to some of the more expensive repairs as 'mid-life crisis' items that were bound to happen sometime (e.g. oxygen sensors, various filters), but having to rebuild the transmission at 160,000 miles and repairing the catalytic converter at 175,000-ish miles made me wish I wasn't driving such a *nice* car. However, I must say that it is a tough car. We were involved in a collision on the interstate, when the driver behind us rear-ended us at 70 mph or so (we were going maybe 50-55 mph on the off-ramp). The resulting damage to the rear bumper was much less significant than it could have been. The seats are not the most road-trip friendly; they begin to feel uncomfortable on really long trips (4+ hours). The interior looks nice; it's a really classy ride. I will miss it for many reasons when we do try and sell it and find something else.
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my 1997 300 series mercedes benz sedan
frasier, 05/16/2002
1997 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E320 4dr Sedan
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
great power, very reliable, only 3 oil changes in 5 years, paint job superb,seats very comfortable with electric controls
What a wonderful car - the E420
dcweeks, 11/14/2007
1997 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E420 4dr Sedan
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
A lot of the reviews here seem to be based on whether you get a good one or bad one. But I think your odds of getting a "good one" are generally good. Perhaps the "bad one" people are more vocal. I didn't intend to buy a car to fall in love with when I happened to buy the E420, but wow, have I fallen head over heals. This is an amazing piece of engineering. I would say that the one I bought was in about the worst shape, but I still found the car amazing. I just put on new shocks, engine mounts, cats, and OMG this car is like brand new and better than I could have imagined. Just writing about it makes me want to go out for a drive.