Is a 100,000-mile Mercedes-Benz 320 a good buy?

I'm about to purchase a 2007 Mercedes 320 Avantgarde diesel auto estate with 99,000 miles on it for £9,999 from CarGiant. Do you think that’s a good buy?

Asked on 10 June 2012 by PH, via email

Answered by Honest John
Yes. It's the 2006 facelift with 2,000 improvements, it's the right engine and it's an estate. It's a bit high on miles, but it's better to buy high mileage and newer than low mileage and older. Things to watch out for here: www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/mercedes-benz/e-clas...d (though most of the problems were with the 2002-2006 cars, not the 2006 facelift).
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