Soon To Be '00 C230K Owner
06-19-2014, 08:22 PM
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Possible '00 C230K
Soon To Be '00 C230K Owner
Hey all,
My parents and I are looking at purchasing a 2000 C230 Kompressor Sport, the attached photos show the car. It has dual power black leather sport seats, sunroof, 8 speaker audio with 6 disc changer, and all of the other goodies. It has 94,815 miles on it, and it also was a one owner car in California. The dealership is selling it for $6500. It is very clean, well taken care of and is in immaculate condition, is this too much for the car, or is it about right? Please advise on anything I should look out for or ask about the car when I go to see it in a few days, any and all input is appreciated! Thank you!
-Max
PS: Not a bad car for a 17 year old eh?
My parents and I are looking at purchasing a 2000 C230 Kompressor Sport, the attached photos show the car. It has dual power black leather sport seats, sunroof, 8 speaker audio with 6 disc changer, and all of the other goodies. It has 94,815 miles on it, and it also was a one owner car in California. The dealership is selling it for $6500. It is very clean, well taken care of and is in immaculate condition, is this too much for the car, or is it about right? Please advise on anything I should look out for or ask about the car when I go to see it in a few days, any and all input is appreciated! Thank you!
-Max
PS: Not a bad car for a 17 year old eh?
06-20-2014, 05:13 AM
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I don't have the sport, but the one I bought has been fantastic. Bought it 3 years ago, and have put over 60K on it.
Mechanically, very sound. Only thing I have had to replace is the motor mounts.
Electrically, make sure all the lights and display features in the dashboard work. Very expensive new instrument display.
Check for leaks, and ensure the under body parts are there. They help with protection and airflow.
Maintain it well, it will last you a long time. It is a great vehicle to do routine maintenance on, easy to service stuff.
Price may be a little high, but not out of reason for one in very good condition, not buying from an individual.
It is quite peppy and deceptively smooth at highway speeds.
Mechanically, very sound. Only thing I have had to replace is the motor mounts.
Electrically, make sure all the lights and display features in the dashboard work. Very expensive new instrument display.
Check for leaks, and ensure the under body parts are there. They help with protection and airflow.
Maintain it well, it will last you a long time. It is a great vehicle to do routine maintenance on, easy to service stuff.
Price may be a little high, but not out of reason for one in very good condition, not buying from an individual.
It is quite peppy and deceptively smooth at highway speeds.
06-20-2014, 05:58 AM
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Excellent choice..
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2000 is the last version of W202, it's Brilliant bride , i'm soo sure you will love it & have more fun with it...
ZAYED,,
,2000 is the last version of W202, it's Brilliant bride , i'm soo sure you will love it & have more fun with it...
ZAYED,,
06-22-2014, 11:55 PM
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I feel like the car is priced a bit high...you should check the blue book value on it.
It's very clean though and in excellent shape in regards to the body. At 90,000 miles it probably shouldn't have had any problems yet, but you'll have to at least replace the:
-shocks
-lower control arm bushings
-and steering tie rods
at the 100,000 mile mark. That will cost about $1500, so try to take that account into the pricing so they can drop it. Almost $7000 for a 14 year old car is...quite a rip off.
My car is currently at the 170,000 mile mark but needed a a lot of things replaced to keep it running in good shape. It will need more things replaced as it gets even older, so budget about $1000 over an entire year for repairs and upkeep (that's really not much at all considering a new car or lease would cost way more than that)
It still looks pretty good to me!
Car has some good power and acceleration compared to lots of cars out there. It's definitely no slouch with a 0-60 of about 7.3 seconds.
It's very clean though and in excellent shape in regards to the body. At 90,000 miles it probably shouldn't have had any problems yet, but you'll have to at least replace the:
-shocks
-lower control arm bushings
-and steering tie rods
at the 100,000 mile mark. That will cost about $1500, so try to take that account into the pricing so they can drop it. Almost $7000 for a 14 year old car is...quite a rip off.
My car is currently at the 170,000 mile mark but needed a a lot of things replaced to keep it running in good shape. It will need more things replaced as it gets even older, so budget about $1000 over an entire year for repairs and upkeep (that's really not much at all considering a new car or lease would cost way more than that)
It still looks pretty good to me!
Car has some good power and acceleration compared to lots of cars out there. It's definitely no slouch with a 0-60 of about 7.3 seconds.
06-23-2014, 12:36 PM
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Hey, so I did edmunds TMV and KBB values on the car and I got an average of around $5100 for the car with the mileage, color, and features. That seems much more realistic to me in my opinion. Also, adding in to what Goldeni245 said above, I could take off that little chunk there and bring it down to about $3600 or so if it hasn't been done yet!
06-23-2014, 01:17 PM
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I feel like the car is priced a bit high...you should check the blue book value on it.
It's very clean though and in excellent shape in regards to the body. At 90,000 miles it probably shouldn't have had any problems yet, but you'll have to at least replace the:
-shocks
-lower control arm bushings
-and steering tie rods
at the 100,000 mile mark. That will cost about $1500, so try to take that account into the pricing so they can drop it. Almost $7000 for a 14 year old car is...quite a rip off.
My car is currently at the 170,000 mile mark but needed a a lot of things replaced to keep it running in good shape. It will need more things replaced as it gets even older, so budget about $1000 over an entire year for repairs and upkeep (that's really not much at all considering a new car or lease would cost way more than that)
It still looks pretty good to me!
Car has some good power and acceleration compared to lots of cars out there. It's definitely no slouch with a 0-60 of about 7.3 seconds.
It's very clean though and in excellent shape in regards to the body. At 90,000 miles it probably shouldn't have had any problems yet, but you'll have to at least replace the:
-shocks
-lower control arm bushings
-and steering tie rods
at the 100,000 mile mark. That will cost about $1500, so try to take that account into the pricing so they can drop it. Almost $7000 for a 14 year old car is...quite a rip off.
My car is currently at the 170,000 mile mark but needed a a lot of things replaced to keep it running in good shape. It will need more things replaced as it gets even older, so budget about $1000 over an entire year for repairs and upkeep (that's really not much at all considering a new car or lease would cost way more than that)
It still looks pretty good to me!
Car has some good power and acceleration compared to lots of cars out there. It's definitely no slouch with a 0-60 of about 7.3 seconds.
06-23-2014, 10:56 PM
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I have the Xenon version of the lights. I actually took them off of a C43 AMG since most C230K's and C280's did not have that option back in 1999.
They're more bright and slightly clearer. They don't project as far as the xenon lights on modern cars, but they are still better than the halogen lights that came with the car originally.
You could go the Xenon route, but putting in aftermarket xenons instead of sourcing an original pair C-class xenon headlamps from 2000 would actually make it more difficult to see, plus you'll blind oncoming traffic. (the halogen lamps are made differently, with different reflectors inside the housing. If you stick an aftermarket xenon bulb in there, it won't work very well)
If you don't find the exisitng halogen lights bright enough, upgrading to these halogen bulbs would help greatly.
http://www.osram.com/osram_com/produ...Id=ZMP_1080087
They are not those poorly designed PIAA bulbs that only mimic xenon lights, these Osram lights are actually designed to output light more efficiently onto road than most halogen bulbs on the market.
Hope this helps and let me know if you have anymore questions!
They're more bright and slightly clearer. They don't project as far as the xenon lights on modern cars, but they are still better than the halogen lights that came with the car originally.
You could go the Xenon route, but putting in aftermarket xenons instead of sourcing an original pair C-class xenon headlamps from 2000 would actually make it more difficult to see, plus you'll blind oncoming traffic. (the halogen lamps are made differently, with different reflectors inside the housing. If you stick an aftermarket xenon bulb in there, it won't work very well)
If you don't find the exisitng halogen lights bright enough, upgrading to these halogen bulbs would help greatly.
http://www.osram.com/osram_com/produ...Id=ZMP_1080087
They are not those poorly designed PIAA bulbs that only mimic xenon lights, these Osram lights are actually designed to output light more efficiently onto road than most halogen bulbs on the market.
Hope this helps and let me know if you have anymore questions!
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06-24-2014, 12:05 AM
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I have the Xenon version of the lights. I actually took them off of a C43 AMG since most C230K's and C280's did not have that option back in 1999.
They're more bright and slightly clearer. They don't project as far as the xenon lights on modern cars, but they are still better than the halogen lights that came with the car originally.
You could go the Xenon route, but putting in aftermarket xenons instead of sourcing an original pair C-class xenon headlamps from 2000 would actually make it more difficult to see, plus you'll blind oncoming traffic. (the halogen lamps are made differently, with different reflectors inside the housing. If you stick an aftermarket xenon bulb in there, it won't work very well)
If you don't find the exisitng halogen lights bright enough, upgrading to these halogen bulbs would help greatly.
http://www.osram.com/osram_com/produ...Id=ZMP_1080087
They are not those poorly designed PIAA bulbs that only mimic xenon lights, these Osram lights are actually designed to output light more efficiently onto road than most halogen bulbs on the market.
Hope this helps and let me know if you have anymore questions!
They're more bright and slightly clearer. They don't project as far as the xenon lights on modern cars, but they are still better than the halogen lights that came with the car originally.
You could go the Xenon route, but putting in aftermarket xenons instead of sourcing an original pair C-class xenon headlamps from 2000 would actually make it more difficult to see, plus you'll blind oncoming traffic. (the halogen lamps are made differently, with different reflectors inside the housing. If you stick an aftermarket xenon bulb in there, it won't work very well)
If you don't find the exisitng halogen lights bright enough, upgrading to these halogen bulbs would help greatly.
http://www.osram.com/osram_com/produ...Id=ZMP_1080087
They are not those poorly designed PIAA bulbs that only mimic xenon lights, these Osram lights are actually designed to output light more efficiently onto road than most halogen bulbs on the market.
Hope this helps and let me know if you have anymore questions!
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Great! I looked at Knofp's site as well before I did the own retrofit, but man they are really hard to come by nowadays. Good luck in your search!
Let us know if you bought the car or not and post some real photos of it in your posession when you do. The car is simple to work on too. The straight 4 makes it easy to change spark plugs and coils as well!
Let us know if you bought the car or not and post some real photos of it in your posession when you do. The car is simple to work on too. The straight 4 makes it easy to change spark plugs and coils as well!
