Hi guys,
sorry if this is in the wrong place, new to this forum and new to Mercedes ownership.
i have just purchased my 1st MB, its a 1990 C180 estate, 1.8 petrol auto.
its a classic model, has air con, fog lights front & rear, cruise control, electric windows all round. Which i believe are optional extras on this particular model. (may have missed a few things)
its has 89k on the clock, with a full MB main dealership service history. Only 2 owners from new, Drives and looks lovely.
looking for some advice on the bad points.....
1 - there's a slight knocking noise coming from passenger side front wheel area
2 - airbag light & SRS light comes up on dashboard (not every time its started) when it does come on it normally goes back off after a few miles.
3 - brakes make the odd creaking noise (what i imagine is age related?) also handbrake release is noisy
4 - rear passenger window doesn't work
5 - air con doesn't work (previous owner advise it was re gassed and still didn't work)
6 - rust bubbles around rear number plate/lock
7 - last MOT advisory was discoulered indicators
8 - slight 'strange' noise when locking with the central locking
points 4 & 5 were made very clear by the previous owner before i purchased, but at the price i couldn't leave it there.
any help with the above points would be really appreciated? And any other general things that may be likely to bother me.
Planning on a few minor changes, AMG monoblock alloys, maybe a few other things but cosmetically (apart from the slight rust) the car is lovely.
planning on taking the car at least to 150k miles, and wanting a reliable daily drive.
thanks in advance
Rhys
sorry if this is in the wrong place, new to this forum and new to Mercedes ownership.
i have just purchased my 1st MB, its a 1990 C180 estate, 1.8 petrol auto.
its a classic model, has air con, fog lights front & rear, cruise control, electric windows all round. Which i believe are optional extras on this particular model. (may have missed a few things)
its has 89k on the clock, with a full MB main dealership service history. Only 2 owners from new, Drives and looks lovely.
looking for some advice on the bad points.....
1 - there's a slight knocking noise coming from passenger side front wheel area
2 - airbag light & SRS light comes up on dashboard (not every time its started) when it does come on it normally goes back off after a few miles.
3 - brakes make the odd creaking noise (what i imagine is age related?) also handbrake release is noisy
4 - rear passenger window doesn't work
5 - air con doesn't work (previous owner advise it was re gassed and still didn't work)
6 - rust bubbles around rear number plate/lock
7 - last MOT advisory was discoulered indicators
8 - slight 'strange' noise when locking with the central locking
points 4 & 5 were made very clear by the previous owner before i purchased, but at the price i couldn't leave it there.
any help with the above points would be really appreciated? And any other general things that may be likely to bother me.
Planning on a few minor changes, AMG monoblock alloys, maybe a few other things but cosmetically (apart from the slight rust) the car is lovely.
planning on taking the car at least to 150k miles, and wanting a reliable daily drive.
thanks in advance
Rhys