C-Class (W202) 1995-2000: C 200 CDI, C 220 CDI, C 270 CDI, C 180, C 200 K,C 230 K, C 220, C230, C 280

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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 09:46 PM
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hey everyone, i am in the market for a new DD my current one is a low 12 second camaro which is a blast to drive but not much on the comfortable side and not very practical at all. anyway i have been doing a lot of research on the c230 and from what i have gathered from both shearching the forums here and other places they are very reliable cars. am i correct? also is there anything i should look out for? the one i am looking at right now has 82,000 and looks to be in very good shape. any help on this would be greatly appreciated
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Old Jan 22, 2008 | 11:11 AM
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Make sure a car carries maintenance history.

I picked up my C230 about a year ago, and so far have experienced any single problem yet.

Just my two cents..
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Old Jan 22, 2008 | 06:48 PM
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ok that is definately helpful. im somewhat of a DIYer how are these cars to work on any non-serviceable transmissions or things of that nature?
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Old Jan 24, 2008 | 01:36 AM
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ok that is definately helpful. im somewhat of a DIYer how are these cars to work on any non-serviceable transmissions or things of that nature?
Hi Guys

Just got mine two days ago its a 95 C280. Needles to shay she is an old girl and there are a few things that are "dysfunctional" but so far nothing was unfixable. She is a pleasure to work on. and a very rewarding to drive
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Old Jan 24, 2008 | 04:36 AM
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Transmission is basically dealer-only service.
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 11:27 AM
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Transmission is basically dealer-only service.
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