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Best Car Ever
sharksqueenbee, 01/16/2015
2001 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E320 4MATIC AWD 4dr Wagon (3.2L 6cyl 5A)
30 of 30 people found this review helpful
We bought this car with 6 yrs old as CPO with 35K miles. I just flipped it to 200K miles last week. We purchased an extended warranty from MB and that was a good decision. We have faithfully maintained the car and without a doubt, I can say this is the BEST car I've ever driven and/or owned. It is a tank. Over the years, I've had it packed. Often times with 6 passengers as the kids loved the rear facing seats. Combined city/hwy mileage averages 23-25, which given the performance is hard to beat. This car is solid, rain (which we have a lot of in the PNW) and snow are not a problem. Looking to replace (just want something newer) and it's going to be a tall order to beat this one.
I'd Buy Another - It's Been Very Good
Don French, 11/03/2010
2001 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E320 4MATIC AWD 4dr Wagon (3.2L 6cyl 5A)
16 of 16 people found this review helpful
I purchased this off a new-car dealer via eBay; had 78K on it then; now has 125K. This car sure beats the newer Cadillac SRX that I dumped due to horrible reliability. This is my "work truck" for renovating rental homes - back seats are often down with building materials in the back as the car tows my 5x8 utility trailer behind, with 2 dogs on the front seat. The 4-Matic never gets us stuck, as we love to ski in the winter and travel in snowstorms. Slightly-stiff seats utilize excellent- grade leather & show only minimal wear (some leather dye sprayed on annually keeps them nice). Issues: Dash pixels (common), rusted hydraulic line, broken front spring, stuck sunroof and nasty body rust.
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Best Kept Secret
BK, 05/04/2006
2001 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E320 4MATIC AWD 4dr Wagon (3.2L 6cyl 5A)
12 of 12 people found this review helpful
This vehicle is unique. Way better than an SUV - getting kids in and out of the rear-facing 3rd seat is a breeze. Minivans and SUVs don't have this kind of handling and fuel economy. Mine now has 87k on it and still looks new. I set the cruise at 80 and get 27 mpg with five people aboard. When it snows, we prefer the Benz to my wife's Jeep because the AWD and ESP makes any trip in snow uneventful. Only minor issues --clicking driver seat that I put up with because it's $600 (I think) for a new seat adjuster -- and burned out time & temp pixels on the Instrument Panel ($Big$). I'd buy another one of these cars in a heartbeat.
Nice car, but too much rust
e320_4matic, 04/27/2011
2001 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E320 4MATIC AWD 4dr Wagon (3.2L 6cyl 5A)
8 of 10 people found this review helpful
Nice car. Rusts too much for a car this expensive. We love how it drives. Gets good fuel economy for a larger family.
great driving car
sdax, 09/04/2010
2001 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E320 4MATIC AWD 4dr Wagon (3.2L 6cyl 5A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I owned mine for 3years until i had an accident and it was totaled. The car protected me very well and i was able to walk away unharmed. It was a rear impact and it crumpled/absorbed the impact so that i could still drive the car, but the rear doors would not open. I love the way it drove, but it wasn't the greatest on gas in the city, was getting horrible mileage, but on the highway it shined and i got at least 25mpg. It was awesome in the snow.
Electrical Nightmare
Mary, 03/31/2007
2001 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E320 Rwd 4dr Wagon (3.2L 6cyl 5A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
The car has been fine except for the electrical system, which has had problems off and on for my entire ownership of it. The latest issue is the electrical failing after a car wash (no lights, turn indicator, etc.). Scary. And the dealership can never figure out what is wrong. (Also the navigation system is quite poor and antiquated.) I would honestly never ever buy another Mercedes Benz.
Sherman Tank on Springs (2001 E320 wagon)
Corcboy, 04/16/2021
2001 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E320 Rwd 4dr Wagon (3.2L 6cyl 5A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Acquired in 2021, 20 years old, w/ 145K miles, lots of recent expensive service B4 my acquisition, springs, struts, A/C compressor, drier, receiver, alternator, battery, new key. I’m going to do rear SLS nitrogen accumulator balls w/hydraulic fluid swap, and hopefully have a solid car my 17 year old kid can use to haul his drum kit around in a lockable, enclosed, bank vault of a car! This Benz thuds over our crappy, ubiquitous SoCal freeway expansion joints, compared to my ‘83 BMW 533i!
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Outstanding fun family car
mackie4u, 07/12/2004
2001 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E320 Rwd 4dr Wagon (3.2L 6cyl 5A)
0 of 2 people found this review helpful
Good styling, good driving, excellent fuel economy
Overall, not too bad
MP, 02/13/2010
2001 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E320 4MATIC AWD 4dr Wagon (3.2L 6cyl 5A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
This was my first Benz when I bought back in 06. It did pretty well for the first year, but then the car started to have numerous problems. The wind sheild wiper stopped working, the CD player broke (and still is broken today), and some various other things seemed to not work the way they should after a while. We ended up spending about $6000 overall in the past 4 years. However, I'm not really the kind of person that treats their car like a baby or even owns a garage, I also ignore regular servicing a lot. After we got all this fixed though, the car seemed to really work well and has continued to do so so far. I'm not totally sure I'd buy another Merc but I'd definitely buy another German car