samcooke Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 QUOTE Age not important Except you won't be wanting a pre 2004 one, cos they're all rusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetstu Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 And the front springs break and the electrics/electronics are total crap! Oh and they are generally useless unless you want to spend lots while it visits garages lots n lots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy1700 Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Age not important Except you won't be wanting a pre 2004 one, cos they're all rusty. or post 2004 cos thats when merc quality control got laid off and the standards fell off a cliff.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidersurfer Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I did 60,000 miles in a 52 plate C class C270 CDi over the last 3 years, It didn't go rusty, the springs didn't break, I had no problem with the electrics but the injectors did start failing, replaced one and 'managed' another. They're incredibly expensive from MB, about £400 but there's some people on MBUK website that will sell original parts for approx £100 and it was a doddle to do. It averaged about 38mpg over my time with it and went like stink, got a bit heated when towing in the summer though. It never went near MB, serviced at my local independent for about £200 a go and it went 18-20k between sevices as indicated on the ASSYST system. Sold it 2 months ago with 100k for £6k. Hope that helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arm Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Watch out for dodgy build quality on some of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananaman Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 In Short get a BMW 330d............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterg Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 ooooh, I can tell a few tales about them as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananaman Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 ooooh, I can tell a few tales about them as well I think you must have had a friday afternoon job??? As a precaution it might be worth changing the G.Box oil though!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewart pickles Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 whats up with the big vw beastie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arm Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Audi Quattro Avant 3.0 V6 TDi ? 155 mph Usually 45 mpg and sometimes 50 mpg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Audi Quattro Avant 3.0 V6 TDi ? 155 mph Usually 45 mpg and sometimes 50 mpg. Love one - but £9k or £10 for one without a million miles on the clock?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 whats up with the big vw beastie Lease is nearing completion - chuffing fab car in every respect - but VERY chuffing expensive to run. Not going down the lease route again - going to spend my own hard earned pennies. Don't want a BMW - had several and don't rate em Don't want to spend a fortune but do want quality. Had a X reg C270 previously - did 84k on it and only ever changed the tyres (not even the discs on an auto car) - so my experience of them is good. By the way - love an A6 avant (have had one of these previously too) on the condition that I can disconnect the Halfords spares bucket noddy lights they all seem to have up front these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Thanks for all your "words of wisdom" on this topic - bought a car today - guess what; not a Merc - or an Audi - or a Beemer. See you at Harewood in the new "thing" - if the electrics hold up and the springs dont break of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arm Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Alfa ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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