IanT
Active Member
Hello again all, I've been away for a while enjoying (?) £35 a year road tax motoring in my Mk4 Astra, but try as I might I am missing the Merc. Since changing jobs I'm doing more miles and so I think I'd like to buy at the depreciated end of the market, but still something that's comfortable to be in for hours at a time and fairly economical.
Quite by chance a garage I pass on my way to work has a C220 CDI on the forecourt on a W plate. If I remember correctly from tracking the specs when I owned a much older C even the Classic model had air conditioning, but what I can't remember is when the engines got their upgrades, and when the 5 speed transmission came in.
My last Mercedes (sold about 3 years ago) was a 2001 E220CDI which had the 5 speed auto box and (iirc) about 140bhp with a fair hill of torque under the bonnet.
Can anyone point me towards a list of things to look for when viewing one of these and let me know whether the 2000 model year got the same engine as my old E Class? Are there any common faults, particular places to look for corrosion etc?
The car has 111k miles with history, and appears to have 8 services stamped up. I wouldn't necessarily choose a Classic but guess this compares fairly well with the C250 Elegance I owned about 10 years ago. If it's solid and in good condition I'd have to consider it at it's screen price of £2,700.
Has anyone got any advice out there for me?
Cheers,
Ian.
Quite by chance a garage I pass on my way to work has a C220 CDI on the forecourt on a W plate. If I remember correctly from tracking the specs when I owned a much older C even the Classic model had air conditioning, but what I can't remember is when the engines got their upgrades, and when the 5 speed transmission came in.
My last Mercedes (sold about 3 years ago) was a 2001 E220CDI which had the 5 speed auto box and (iirc) about 140bhp with a fair hill of torque under the bonnet.
Can anyone point me towards a list of things to look for when viewing one of these and let me know whether the 2000 model year got the same engine as my old E Class? Are there any common faults, particular places to look for corrosion etc?
The car has 111k miles with history, and appears to have 8 services stamped up. I wouldn't necessarily choose a Classic but guess this compares fairly well with the C250 Elegance I owned about 10 years ago. If it's solid and in good condition I'd have to consider it at it's screen price of £2,700.
Has anyone got any advice out there for me?
Cheers,
Ian.