HellsAngel

waaaaaaaay below average

LILBENZ230

Both of these @ 61,150 miles tonight. Both aging very gracefully.

WaveyKat

Sure is lol just hit 78,3XX lol

ilovemybenzo

I have 05 c230 kompressor sport with 31,000! great car.. no problems yet. plan to keep it maybe for another year! maybe move up to a newer model.

LILBENZ230

A Mars Red 05 C230? That's one of the best looking (affordable) Benz cars out there. Looks better than the W204.

cats320

137K Miles and my only big failure ( they rattle around and make a racket) was the catalytic converters @ 78k. lucky that it happened then because Federal mandated warranty ends at 80K. Dealer installed a whole new exhaust.

Now my climate control is broken but it is not a show stopper and I am working on the flap motors!

I currently do all the maintenance using MB brake fluid, antifreeze, and EBC brake parts. I am thinking of doing a partial tranny fluid change soon.

victorb623

Just got my 2002 c240 last month (42,000miles)...to date it has 44,000 miles on it.

When I got it, I did the following:
1. Changed the oil to AMS 5w-30
2. Front brake job, Changed rotors to power slot slotted and Hawk pads.
3. Air filter element replacement (OEM)

I've lined up the following (preventive maintenance)
For Next month:
1. Transmission fluid and filter replacement
2. Spark plug.

Once done with all the preventive maintenence, will upgade the exterior to the c55 look (except the quad muffl), headlights, bumpers, rims, and eisemann race exhaust..

Thats it.

samaritrey

lol that was a long drive but i wanted to see how good of mileage i could get.

Alan B

Oct 2009 - 114k miles, used daily to commute and haul kids. Lots of little headaches but overall still a great car. It is starting to consume oil. No leaks are visible and no smoke or other obvious signs. Ideas? Possible valve cover gasket, head gasket, etc...??

bdgdl08

Alan, these cars just tend to do that when they get older. My CLK did it after a while, and so did our family's old E (1986- our first benz). As long as it isn't a ridiculous amount, you should be fine.

W203E35

Mercedes says 1qt for 1000miles is ok. On the m272 engine they say .8 liters to 1000 km is ok. I don't believe this BS.

I did some calculation for the M272 and by what they are saying (0.8l to 1000km is fine-0.85qt to 621miles is fine) this means after the 13,000 service interval I will put in 17 qts (12,500 miles I will exactly put 17 qts and this is ok for Mercedes?)

Alan how much oil does it consume? How many qts did you add at how many miles?

LILBENZ230

That is such BS.

bdgdl08

ok, what a meant was that I would put in a single quart, maybe 2 on rare occasions, for every service interval. And that was with 232,000+ miles.

mynameiseldin

my 07 c230 has right now a lil bit over 27000

It had 20000 when I bought it. I bought it 2 summers ago.

nalaskier

05 C320 closing in on 80,000 miles with no problems as of yet.

Alan B

Jan 2010 - 121k miles

Runs well overall.

interior parts breaking due to teenager driving the car. Anyone have experience replacing/repairing the driver's side power seat door mounted control? It has fallen inside the door panel and is barely accessible. If so, please PM me with tips. Does anyone know where to get interior parts other than from the stealership? Need to replace a cracked speaker grill and trim and the clips to hold a seatback in place. I will probably have to purchase the stepper lever arms as the heating/cooling does not function as designed.

Karo, as for oil consumption, I am adding more oil after highway drives...1 quart per 2k -4k miles, depending on type of driving and who is doing it. No obvious signs of leak, no smoke either.

anthonyy

06 w/ 78,000 (purchased with 68,000)

No issues with vehicle, still 1 year left under service warranty. Runs perfectly with springs and 19''s. No mods to engine/exhaust/interior. Only issue has been with these god d*mn wheels, but finally fixed.... i think....

samaritrey

I think i am at about 1Q every 4-5k with no signs of leaks or smoke. i just ignore it because that is not bad for a car with 141k that is not driven nicely.

C280 Sport

I purchased a 2005 C240 4Matic back on October 31rst. It had 49,000 miles. It now has 57,000 miles.

bdgdl08

I hit 33,333 miles on the way home from the two-person Orlando meet today. I took a picture, and I'll post it later.

Carsy

Funny that My father complained in 1964 that his 1956 Rover 90 started to use oil when his teanager son started to drive it.

Carsy

Brilliant. You cannot complain about that .

LILBENZ230

My 05 C230 is now at 74,100.. no problems to speak of.

XenonBenz

2004.0 C230 Sedan- 130,279 miles

My car has been very reliable and most repairs were for normal wear and tear items. Repairs included new sway bar links, new control arm & thrust arm bushings, new fuel pump and new tie rods.

Currently, my drive belt tensioner is starting to whine and I plan on replacing it soon with help from a mechanic friend of mine. The dealership just quoted me $610 today to replace the drive belt tensioner (book says 4.4 hours of labor). I can order the part for $89 from RMEuro and probably pay my friend with a couple of 12 packs.

Also, I plan on changing out the struts and shocks soon. Still riding on the factory ones, but you can tell they are really starting to get worn out. I found Bilstein Touring struts for about $101 each and Bilstein Touring shocks for $86 each.

My car still runs great and the engine is pretty smooth. My car has been well maintained, and I think it will easily go past 200,000 miles. At both 60,000 miles and 120,000 miles, I did perform a major tuneup, consisting of an auto tranny flush, spark plugs, fuel filter, brake fluid flush, power steering flush, and coolant flush. I change the oil myself with a Mityvac every 6,000 miles with Castrol Syntec 5W-40 or Mobil 1 0W-40. My car used to burn a quart of Mobil 1 every 3,500 miles, so I switched to the Syntec 5W-40 and now I only burn .5 qt every 6,000 miles. (the 5W-40 Syntec is only MB 229.3, but since mine is an 04, I can use either 229.3 or 229.5)

moonrkr23

07 bought new oct 06 3 and a half years old 19800 miles, no prob