2000 Mercedes-Benz C-Class cdi 2.2

Summary:

Nearly an old mans car, but styling gets it through!

Faults:

The tyres seem to wear on the outside too quickly.

The front right indicator bulb has burnt through the metal contact points so the warning light comes on saying the bulb has blown. In fact I just bent the connector over and it started to work again.

The warning indicator came on saying I needed to replace the brake pads. Nothing unusual there except, it happened on my drive back from the dealership where I had just spent £400 on a service! When I returned the car they changed the pads for free (suitably embarrassed)

General Comments:

This is my first Mercedes and although it's a bit noisy (it is a diesel) I am reasonably pleased with it.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 14th July, 2003

2000 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 200 2.0 petrol

Summary:

A second rate load of rubbish

Faults:

Completely reliable in the time I owned it.

I had a puncture and could not get the alloy wheel off (A common problem according to the RAC)

Tyres are expensive to replace.

General Comments:

Underpowered with an unrefined engine.

I'm 6'3" tall and did not fit comfortably in this car. No room for knees or legs.

Dealer service.. ha ha.. what dealer service. The Merc dealers are very arrogant and unhelpful, but they charge for this lack of help.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 6th June, 2003

25th Jun 2007, 04:39

If you could not fit comfortably in it, why did you sign a contract to buy it?

10th Nov 2008, 11:17

I can agree with this comment. This C Class is a junk at its best. I have had all the plastic parts in the car break. Cheap Cheap Cheap. I didn't even buy the car and I still hate it. I got it as a gift and I hated it from day 1. Mine has 75,000 miles on it and it's falling apart already. You get what you pay for. Lesson learned for me: When someone buys you a C Class. Just say no. Give me an E Class.

27th Apr 2011, 04:19

If the car has serious problems, yea you go ahead and complain, but is it the car's problem that you are 6'3" and you can't fit your long legs in it? Don't you know it's a C class or didn't you sit in the car before buying it?

Tyre got flat... How is it a car's issue? Can't take it off, it could be subjective problem, not with all the C class.

2000 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C200 Sport 2.9

Summary:

Superb

Faults:

Electric mirror adjuster failed in one direction.

Intermittent fuel guage fault.

General Comments:

Comfortable car. Adequate performance and superb handling.

Entry-level "classic" specification a bit basic but mostly addressed in the Sport and Elegance models. Good value car but some options over-priced.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 5th September, 2000