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"Great looks, but not reliable"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

The faults on this new Mercedes is quite long, too long for such a well named brand the following is this list which is unbelievable in just 15 months.

Air condition was repaired twice.

Diesel leak on engine.

Power window motor replaced.

Power window cable replaced.

Front passenger head lamp replaced.

Rear fuse box replaced.

Ignition key replaced twice.

Inside door handle replaced.

Plastic cover next to accelerator pedal replaced.

Foot brake repaired.

First and second gear with some other parts in gear box replaced.

Front shock absorbers rubber replaced.

General comments?

This car is great on the road, but all these faults in just 15 months is way too much as specially when it's a Mercedes-Benz.

The Company in Germany is aware of all the situation, but the are very unhelpful and arrogant too, they simply refer you to the agent and that's it.

I wish to replace such a faulty car, but it already took 6 weeks to decide with no answer yet.

For the gear box to be repaired already took 6 weeks because not all the parts where ordered and I had to wait for the remaining once, in the mean time I was given a Renault Megane, but before that a was given a Renault Clio with out at least a radio or air condition and just before that they gave me a Kia Shuma with which I had an accident due to the fact that the car had no ABS and I am now used to it.

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Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Year of manufacture2000
First year of ownership2001
Most recent year of ownership2002
Engine and transmission Manual
Performance marks 5 / 10
Reliability marks 1 / 10
Comfort marks 6 / 10
Dealer Service marks 5 / 10
Running Costs (higher is cheaper) 10 / 10
Overall marks (average of all marks) 5.4 / 10
Distance when acquired50 kilometres
Most recent distance36000 kilometres
Previous carIsuzu Trooper
Date of Entry 15th October, 2002

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