Hey all, As title suggests I’m interested in purchasing a diesel Mercedes. My question to you is, which model/year is subjectively the best? I’ve been looking at the GLK and E-classes. The 4matic is a must as I live in northern Canada. The year of manufacture doesn’t concern me too much as long as the power train is good. Currently driving a ‘99 W210 E320 but it’s getting to be quite the rust bucket.
Both of those will end up being the om651 and are pretty much the same. E class has more interior room but you trade off on ground clearance and a bit less in the cargo dept. Hard part with glk I have found it getting a diesel that has options in it. Most of them I see have low line options with only I think 1 that has been just about loaded. I would recommend you at least get the good lighting.
Noted. I couldn’t believe by ‘99 W210 has Xenon lighting so I don’t think acquiring good lighting would be too much of an issue.