I owned a 1998 E320 from new. It was an excellent car. Absolutly no problems with the "first-year" V6. Very, very fuel efficient for its size. I now have a 2002 E430 4-Matic. Also very reliable and can pass anything on the highway except a gas station. I upgraded to the V8 because I figured I would need the extra torque to pull the 4-Matic. Bad decision, in the end the V6 was an excellent engine and would have perfomed just fine with much better MPG.

ANyone else have surpirsingly bad mileage with the 430 in a E-Class ?

oleh