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    C350e owners club

    Sraj - you have my deepest sympathy. It sounds like your car is an absolute dog and from my experience, not at all typical of Mercedes. I now only do 25k miles a year but I used to do almost 35k miles every year. Typically I keep my cars for 3 years. None of my Mercs ever needed anything more...
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    C350e owners club

    Over the (fairly) recent years, my wife and I have owned Mercedes, BMW, Audi, VW, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Vauxhall & Ford. The one clear verdict - cars are expensive!! By far the most expensive was the BMW. By far the most unreliable was the VW closely followed by the Audi. The cheapest and...
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    C350e owners club

    Sorry for late response. The suspension failed a week before 3years was up!
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    C350e owners club

    Failed compressor - happened to mine at 78,000 miles. Fortunately it was still under warranty!
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    C350e owners club

    Obviously if the warnings persist it makes it difficult to ignore. However, if you can get the warnings cancelled again I would really question the economical sense in replacing the battery. My car (used mostly for journeys of more than 30miles) averaged about 40mpg without charging and about...
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    C350e owners club

    I know I'm a bit of a fraud now that I no longer have a C350e (I have a C300d because the replacement for the C350e wasn't available) but I still like to watch this forum. I have said many times before; you must take account of the design philosophy of the C350e. It was always intended to be a...
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    C350e owners club

    I am an ex-350e owner now (C300d replaced it) but I think that anyone that is 'worrying' about the fuel economy of a C350e has completely missed the point of its intention. It was designed to be a high performance car that 'cheated' the CO2 ratings. That is why, when the European CO2 rating...
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    C350e owners club

    No Comfort to you but my saloon did almost 80,000 miles without th No comfort for you I know, but my 350e saloon did almost 80,000miles without the link arm ball joints failing.... mind you the air suspension compressor did fail after 70,000 miles (it was still in warranty I am pleased to say!)
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    C350e owners club

    I am indeed enjoying the C300d - in most ways it is a good replacement for the C350e. Annoyingly the optional 19inch wheels would have taken it to a higher tax bracket so I am running the standard AMG wheels. The higher profile tyres make it slightly less 'planted' than my old C350e but in...
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    Review of c220d (2019)

    My Audi A4 was far worse. I was told that a lot of cars are designed for Left Hand Drive and there are compromises when the RHD is fitted. Of course the wider the car the more chance there is to install everything 'in-line'.
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    Review of c220d (2019)

    245bhp v 192bhp and 0-62mph in 5.9s instead of 6.9s ;)
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    Review of c220d (2019)

    I drive approximately 25,000 miles per year and keep my cars about 3 years. Everytime I change, I look at all the available options. My recent preferences generally mean that I am looking at what the industry consider 'small executive' class but I look at others as well. My car choices have been...
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    C350e owners club

    If you expect decent service.... don't buy a car!! I have had awful service from Volvo, BMW & Audi; Mercedes have been a little better!
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    C350e owners club

    I am no expert and I have seen these articles and other similar articles. However, a quick look at the classifieds just does not support these claims. Prices for used Zoes fall like a stone when they are over 2years old (although there are not many used Zoes available and there may be added...
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    C350e owners club

    I feel a bit of a fraud being here now that I have moved to a C300d, however..... There are a couple of recent issues that can be connected. A move to Tesla and residual values. First the Tesla - I have test driven the Model S and the Model 3. Performance is amazing but the build quality is so...
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