2005 Mercedes-Benz C-Class c230 from North America - Comments

20th Jul 2007, 12:34

"Totally Competent"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Slow leak of power steering fluid. Fixed under warranty.

Brittle plastic radio antenna broke off... My fault. Replaced under warranty.

General comments?

Overall good car, muscular lines, but smooth also. Not much to say really, I wanted a BMW 3er, but couldn't/wouldn't justify the $5000 premium over the price of my Merc. Dead reliable so far, great dealer experience, expensive oil changes. EVERYONE thinks that I spent at least $45k on the car which is not necessarily a good thing. The one thing i'd like is a bit more power and/or better shifting from the tranny, but that's what you get for choosing the auto. I am very picky when it comes to cars and I am not disappointed.


20th Jul 2007, 18:22

Glad to year you're happy and that reliability has been good. Mercedes has been said to have placed systems in place some two or so years ago to get its poor reliability ratings of the last 10 years up to scratch, but the results will only start showing after two or so years when the surveys start coming out.

Merc has lost a lot of goodwill from people whose families have blindly bought the brand for generations expecting that the car will look after them.

I hope you continue to have a trouble-free run with the car.


29th Nov 2008, 23:32

How much is maintenance? Like oil changes and services they do?

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