Hi,
Newby here although not new to Mercedes cars. My problem is that 21 years ago I bought a 5 year old 190e for a little over £9000 that's been a faithful servant ever since with very little costs other than routine servicing and I want to try and repeat the exercise with a W204. Surprisingly it seems I can still buy a 5 or 6 year old car for similar money. A C180 will be more than adequate for my needs but I'm getting confusing information about VED tax bands and fuel economy. I can see that at some point there was a reduction in engine size which maintained performance while bringing lower fuel and VED costs. Another change seems to have been a move from supercharger to turbo charger. My question is exactly when did this happen and where can I find the truly definitive information on the various models. I don't trust all of the information I'm finding on sites like Honest John.
Newby here although not new to Mercedes cars. My problem is that 21 years ago I bought a 5 year old 190e for a little over £9000 that's been a faithful servant ever since with very little costs other than routine servicing and I want to try and repeat the exercise with a W204. Surprisingly it seems I can still buy a 5 or 6 year old car for similar money. A C180 will be more than adequate for my needs but I'm getting confusing information about VED tax bands and fuel economy. I can see that at some point there was a reduction in engine size which maintained performance while bringing lower fuel and VED costs. Another change seems to have been a move from supercharger to turbo charger. My question is exactly when did this happen and where can I find the truly definitive information on the various models. I don't trust all of the information I'm finding on sites like Honest John.