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#10 of 1020 thinking about c240 by nguyen11 Nov 09, 2001 (4:23 am)
thinking about buying c240, any opinions about thins car, or would the c320 be a better car. any pricing discount on these cars? thanks
#11 of 1020 cgbtoo by cgbtoo Jan 04, 2002 (5:51 pm)
I am about to purchase tires for my 2000 C 230. This car has only 46K miles, is this average? I have always gotten better wear on tires from the other vehicles I have owned. I also need to mention that the wear on the tires is only on one tire! What's up with that? If I am being stupid someone tell me. Thanks, cgbtoo
#12 of 1020 cgbtoo - Tires by paul_p Jan 05, 2002 (10:50 pm)
Does your C230 have the sport option (low profile tires)? Which tires wears the most?     - Paul
#13 of 1020 poor radio reception by cigarlvr Jun 13, 2002 (3:58 am)
Anyone having problems with poor radio reception from time to time. I sometimes totally lose signal.
#14 of 1020 Radio & Remotes by jfoley2p Jun 22, 2002 (6:03 pm)
I have had a 2001 C240 for a little over a year. I had poor radio reception and the dealer replaced the antenna module - in the process deactived the sunroof and forgot to reset the software so it would open and not close.   The problem with the remote function of the key is well known by Mercedes. I've had the key replaced twice and it has been functioning well for about 6 months. MB blames it on the supplier.   Overall the car has been very good (but wish I could have afforded the 320 for more power). Gas mileage on premium is typically in the highteens, occasionally the low 20's. Not great but then if I wanted gas mileage I would have bought and Echo (it's not a real car, just the echo of one).   Keep bugging the dealer when your remote craps out. Eventually you'll get one that will keep working.
#15 of 1020 Radio Reception by wotan2001 Jul 12, 2002 (10:10 am)
Just getting caught up with Town Hall and noticed some of you were having problems with radio reception. I had a problem with AM reception fading in and out and dealer fixed it by tightening the little tel-aid antenna. Somehow it connects.
#16 of 1020 Numerous C320 Problems by quick_silver Feb 01, 2003 (5:39 pm)
We purchased a C320 about 1.5 years ago. We had so many problems with it that we recently traded it for a new Lexus GS-300.   Our 2002 C320 had numerous problems from the start, including noise, electronic controls, sensors, brakes, and worst of all, a horrible transmission.   It was in the shop about 25 days total. Over half the problems were never fixed. The service dept would simply say that "they could not detect any problem at this time".   The transmission would delay when changing gears and punched in gear for a very choppy ride. After five visits and saying they couldn't find a problem, I took the service manager out for a ride, and demonstrated the problem. His response was: "That's normal for this model".   Well, at least I got an honest response that time.   The final straw was when the service dept overfilled our oil resevoir at the 11k service and the sensor detected it 4 monthes later.   We finally got tired of constant trips to the dealer with no fixes, so we did some research and cut our loss. We found that the 2002 Lexus GS300 was top rated in it's class for reliability. The C320 was rated below average.   So we traded our C320 for a car that is actually worth $40k. We are very happy with our 2003 Lexus, and we are even happier to not have the C320 anymore.
#18 of 1020 2000 C-Class No Problems by paul_p Feb 03, 2003 (7:21 pm)
'00 C230: 6,875 miles, no problems to date as second vehicle.   '93 Toyota Truck: Turns 170,000 miles tomorrow morning, 2/4/03. No problems since 101,000 miles except leaky water pump (replaced at 121,000 miles).   Best of both worlds!     -P.
#19 of 1020 Servicing our C320 Nightmare by quick_silver Feb 28, 2003 (3:54 pm)
Our 2002 C320 was a nightmare. Numerous problems including false sensor readings, memory features not working, brakes, horrible transmission, noise problems and loose seats.   Forget the promises made by the Sales Dept. The Service Dept would regularly give us the car back saying they couldn't detect any problem at this time. Got to be kidding. I took the Mgr out for a test drive, and then they couldn't ignore the problem. Then the response was, "That's the way this car is". Hmmmmmmm.   Okay. So (No Quality)+(No Fixes)= Trade In.   We now own a Lexus GS300 and are very happy. No problems. Great quality. Promise made and promise kept. Thank you Lexus. Good bye Mercedes.

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