Hi... Until 3 years ago I had a lovely diesel C200 Avantage auto but made the mistake of trading it in for a car to obtain lower running costs. I got a Nissan Qashqai 1.5 diesel which has only two redeeming features - firstly it returns 50 mpg and secondly I don't bang my head getting into it....
But time for a change and I'm looking to get into another Mercedes. It has to be diesel for MPG reasons, the dodgy left knee would prefer an auto and it has to be 4 door. I'm due to retire in 4 years so this car will have to serve me until then - I'm currently doing the average 12000 miles per year so I'm looking to get a car with no more than about 60K miles on the clock. To complicate matters I am not at all wealthy so given my 14K budget and always having one eye on the running costs I am obviously looking at a C class.
I am doing the usual research but a little puzzled on one point - What's the difference between the C200 Cdi and the C220 Cdi cars from around the 2010 year? They both seems to have a 2134 cc engine and the same body shape. There's obviously something I've missed here (call me old thicky-thicko if you like) and would welcome somebody helping me differentiate between the two as these appear to be my best options, although if I can stretch the budget just a little I might be able to look at C250's.
Hoping for some sound advice
Rob
But time for a change and I'm looking to get into another Mercedes. It has to be diesel for MPG reasons, the dodgy left knee would prefer an auto and it has to be 4 door. I'm due to retire in 4 years so this car will have to serve me until then - I'm currently doing the average 12000 miles per year so I'm looking to get a car with no more than about 60K miles on the clock. To complicate matters I am not at all wealthy so given my 14K budget and always having one eye on the running costs I am obviously looking at a C class.
I am doing the usual research but a little puzzled on one point - What's the difference between the C200 Cdi and the C220 Cdi cars from around the 2010 year? They both seems to have a 2134 cc engine and the same body shape. There's obviously something I've missed here (call me old thicky-thicko if you like) and would welcome somebody helping me differentiate between the two as these appear to be my best options, although if I can stretch the budget just a little I might be able to look at C250's.
Hoping for some sound advice
Rob
