The handbrake never worked properly.
Uneven tire wear.
Rear wiper fluid pump doesn't work.
The ventilation fan is ineffective and noisy.
The Eberspächer diesel powered heater doesn't work.
An inner drive joint died, and the entire drive shaft had to be replaced.
Speedometer recently died. However, the odometer still works for some reason.
Rust here and there.
For some reason, one of the headlights points too far up.
The Vito is the best looking van so far, and it's great to drive. It is not too slow either, considering it has the 86hp base engine. The performance is nothing to write home about, though.
It's painfully under-equipped. No power windows, no adjustable steering wheel. Not even central locking, something you would expect a 1999 Mercedes to have. Locking four doors with the key gets really old really fast.
The interior is nowhere near the standards of MB passenger cars. Cheap plastics everywhere.
The manual gearstick is... well.. weird, but works. I would choose the automatic version if I'd get to pick again.
I think you were far to hard. Treat cars with care!!!
Richard.
7 sep 2004.
Dash light that illuminates speedo and tacho on all
The time!!! Jon.
The mercedes viro is a very good van.
Have just bought 108 CDI. Interested in console problems. Between the test drives and picking up the van (a) fuel gauge and clock stopped working and (b) backlight was on continuously so I had to disconnect console at night to stop battery going flat. Garage has allegedly fixed these problems and are returning van tomorrow. Will post the outcome of this.
The digital mile counter stopped working and my garage tole me that the ribbon cable had come away. The only way to repair this is to buy the whole clock unit which is very costly. I cannot find one in a breakers as they say it is always faulty.
I have a Vito 108cdi and it's a very good van, fast and quiet very very good van no problems with it.
I brought a 02 reg vito 108cdi a couple of months ago and so far it's been fine. nice drive.
My father had a Mercedes Benz Vito 108 CDI, and it worked fantastic, no problems with it. High quality plastic, nothing broken, riding fast, and engine was fantastic even after 10 years of use (1998 till 2008, till we sold it) and still working fantastic says the buyer.
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