MERCEDES W211 VS W210 ! WHICH ONE to BUY ???ALL PROBLEMS , DRIVE , FULL REVIEW !

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Mercedes lovers always argue , what is the best E class w210 or W211
Today I will try answer this impossible question

[rickybobby]

I own one of each! A 2001 E430 and a 2005 E55 AMG. Both are great cars, I do all my own work and I road trip them regularly. Just drove the W210 over 2000 miles in a week with zero issues and got 28 mpg!

[Nesboy]

The w210 is a great car. Very smooth, very comfortable, quiet & has the luxury of old school Mercedes. Currently I own a 2000 e200 Kompressor 163hp automatic with just 100k. I really love it and enjoy it every day. Have no rust problems since I live in southern Europe and the car was garaged & low kilometered when I bought it. Especially with the 17'' monoblocks installed it is dreamy! The w211 is not as good as the w210 was, concerning smoothness, comfort, quality of interior, luxury etc. BUT w211 is technologically more advanced in every single way. Having the budget I really won't understand if someone buys the w210 instead of the w211, even if you love the older look. The w211 has newer engine design, less consumption, more hp, more safety features & more gadgets (if needed). If I had the budget today, I would replace my w210 e200k with the w211 e200k 184hp 6 speed automatic in a heartbeat even though I know I will miss certain things A LOT!

[keithgreenaway]

I have been driving E Class since my 1984 300D I bought new. Owned a 1987 and 1988 W124 300E and still own a W124 1990 300CE. I also previously put 225, 000 miles on a 1998 W210 E320 with no mechanical issues at all. I still have a 2000E430 and 2001 E430 Sport. I live in California, and have had no rust at all on any of these cars.
The W210 is the last of the good Mercedes. While it is not as good as the W123 or W124, it is superior to the W211. The engine and transmission made bullet proof while the W211 has issues with both. W211 is definitely lower quality.

[Jiiimmie]

I had a W210 E430 4m and boy it was a blast to drive and work on.
Sadly a deer tock it and now I'm looking for a new mercedes and I don't know if its worth getting a W211 but I really want one for the looks.

[johnmorris]

The air ride in the w211 is fantastic, it's not expensive to maintain and gives substantial benefit over coil springs. You don't have to replace all four at a time just the same axle.

[raataja]

Great comparison and video! Ive had couple 6cyl diesel w210's and w211's with me and my family and both are best of E-class, with their flaws of course. Modern to have all 'necessary' luxuries, but simple enough to fix them by yourself, cheaply. Both are fantastic to drive but i prefer w210, because it feels alot lighter than w211 to drive especially with big turbo diesel. I daily drive 320cdi s210 (estate) and its a damn good and playful workhorse with 250hp/600nm and 2100kg towing capacity, without forgetting 2 cubic meter cargo capacity when backseats are folded down. And its pretty quick and goes on a very small amount of diesel considering engines 3.2l displacement and good amount of power it produces.

[bossneur]

I love w210, no rust problem here in tropical country. But I'd go for the facelift version e240 or e200 kompressor at least. Test drove one, never felt such comfort before, not even in recent honda accord models.

[XantoS]

A very late model 2002 W210 is better than a early 2002 W211.

[motorwolfe]

great comparison video! I've had W124 and W210, and can confirm the W210 is not only reliable but also a joy to work on, especially compared to BMWs and Audis of the same era. and they really are light on their feet with such a stiff chassis - almost like an oversized, leather-lined go kart. I've been thinking about picking up a W211 (E500 or E550), but the brake by wire gives me pause as I really hate electronic control substitutes for primary control systems, it's bad enough the W210 has an electronic throttle.

[travisseabrooks]

I agree I owned both 00 e430 sport and a e500 sport

[egwuogusmarth.c]

I will anytime any day go for w211, rust is a serious problem,

[chrisgooi]

W211 had good looking rear. Very handsome car in black.

[snapclapedyou]

i have a e300 it has no problem woth rust

[stockvirgo]

W210 in my opinion looks like The US Chrysler Corp, after the merge, took over the design team and gave us this unattractive, featureless and bubble backed model. The only redeeming quality that was left where those beautiful headlamps, so classically Mercedes. Thankfully, the W212/C207 coupé came out in the early 2010s.

[blixtkrig]

W124 is the best ever made.dont buy the w210 rustmagnet made from cheap steel and waterpaint