C-Class is a Used Car Best Bet at Edmunds.com!
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C-Class is a Used Car Best Bet at Edmunds.com!
They base their ratings on "reliability, safety and availability". Click here for more info.
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um, for the w202 model...
"Eligibility is limited to Used Cars from 1996 to 2000." Therefore the W203 can't be included. I realize this isn't the W202 forum, but I figured the other "happy" W203 owners here would get a kick out of it.
Young, feel free to ignore it since it doesn't include your car. Geez!
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the point is that complaints have been that the quality of mb cars have been going downhill. that means that the w203 is worse than the w202. the old, "it ain't what it used to be..." your post doesn't disprove that at all.
put it another way, the quality of the w202 does not correlate to an equal level of quality in the w203.
so how is this supposed to make current w203 owners feel better? or as you put it, "get a kick" out of this?
(btw, i don't think the w203 is that bad)
put it another way, the quality of the w202 does not correlate to an equal level of quality in the w203.
so how is this supposed to make current w203 owners feel better? or as you put it, "get a kick" out of this?
(btw, i don't think the w203 is that bad)
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The W202 has consistently rated higher than the W203 in reliability and build quality. Our W202 has been an excellent car and had far fewer problems in 30,000 than our 203 has had in 7000. Thats not to say that I dont like the W203, its a great car, but its absolutely true "They just dont build em like the used to!".
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They did slide in their 5 year dependability survey that JD Power conducts. They were #10 in 2001 and I always thought that was too generous and now for 2002 they have fallen into the sub-par catagory where they are not even ranked. I'm confused because I always thought they were bad and I find the 8 or so times that I brought it in for warranty repairs a huge improvement over my W201 car that was in about 18 times the first year. So to me it's great, an MB that's twice realiable as my 1984 and loaner cars, cookies and drinks while I wait for my free car wash.
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They did slide in their 5 year dependability survey that JD Power conducts. They were #10 in 2001 and I always thought that was too generous and now for 2002 they have fallen into the sub-par catagory where they are not even ranked.
JD Power & Assoc. admitted MB's poor ranking was mostly caused by the POS ML line. Buellwinkle, please quote JD Power's reliability rating of the C class vs. MB's in general. I think you'll find it's neck-and-neck with other small German sedan's, such as BMW's 3 series. I had asked someone to re-post that JD Power reliability survey that had each car brand's various lines listed individually, but no one ever did
I can't find it using the search function.
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Originally posted by Buellwinkle
They did slide in their 5 year dependability survey that JD Power conducts. They were #10 in 2001 and I always thought that was too generous and now for 2002 they have fallen into the sub-par catagory where they are not even ranked. I'm confused because I always thought they were bad and I find the 8 or so times that I brought it in for warranty repairs a huge improvement over my W201 car that was in about 18 times the first year. So to me it's great, an MB that's twice realiable as my 1984 and loaner cars, cookies and drinks while I wait for my free car wash.
They did slide in their 5 year dependability survey that JD Power conducts. They were #10 in 2001 and I always thought that was too generous and now for 2002 they have fallen into the sub-par catagory where they are not even ranked. I'm confused because I always thought they were bad and I find the 8 or so times that I brought it in for warranty repairs a huge improvement over my W201 car that was in about 18 times the first year. So to me it's great, an MB that's twice realiable as my 1984 and loaner cars, cookies and drinks while I wait for my free car wash.
The ML is responsible for a LARGE percentage of MB's reliability problems...after several years of production, they still don't have the bugs out of the design, nor do they have a handle on the quality from the stateside plant. I like the Vision GST SUV/Wagon crossover thing they are going to build, but given that its going to be built in Alabama, I'd take a pass on it.
BTW, Buell, I grew up with a 75 and an 84Benz, both were rock solid cars. 18 times? What did you take it in for...dirt on the dashboard?
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Originally posted by Outland
The ML is responsible for a LARGE percentage of MB's reliability problems...after several years of production, they still don't have the bugs out of the design, nor do they have a handle on the quality from the stateside plant.
The ML is responsible for a LARGE percentage of MB's reliability problems...after several years of production, they still don't have the bugs out of the design, nor do they have a handle on the quality from the stateside plant.
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Originally posted by Outland
BTW, Buell, I grew up with a 75 and an 84Benz, both were rock solid cars. 18 times? What did you take it in for...dirt on the dashboard?
BTW, Buell, I grew up with a 75 and an 84Benz, both were rock solid cars. 18 times? What did you take it in for...dirt on the dashboard?
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Re: Sweet Home Alabama
Originally posted by Mike T.
Interesting. The SLK is the most reliable Benz made these days, according to the German ADAC reliability statistics.
Interesting. The SLK is the most reliable Benz made these days, according to the German ADAC reliability statistics.
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