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I'm in the market for a new car, having decided a sports car no longer fits the bill (driving to work daily in london town = comfort + auto box) i've started looking at "comfort mobiles" with decent enough straight line speed (sub 10s 0-60, and decent torque) for some enjoyment.
Budget is around £8k + trade in (got offered £1,250 for my leon at a jag dealer). I've been looking at '04 c180k's - all facelift (new interior).
Now i've read plenty of horror stories on the internet about Merc reliability issues over the last decade - but they seem to be limited to electrical issues on early 00-04 cars (C,CLK, and E).
Now i hear merc sorted themselves out, except i'm not exactly sure when their revised quality control kicked in (what year?)
Any experience/ reports on the german outfit? (thanks)
Budget is around £8k + trade in (got offered £1,250 for my leon at a jag dealer). I've been looking at '04 c180k's - all facelift (new interior).
Now i've read plenty of horror stories on the internet about Merc reliability issues over the last decade - but they seem to be limited to electrical issues on early 00-04 cars (C,CLK, and E).
Now i hear merc sorted themselves out, except i'm not exactly sure when their revised quality control kicked in (what year?)
Any experience/ reports on the german outfit? (thanks)