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Old Feb 4, 2013 | 11:53 AM
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I just hit 100,000 miles this past weekend & my C350 feels as good as new, Im very happy with it. I have had repairs done under warranty, and I am very glad that I had purchased the 100,000 mile warranty with the car because I broke even on it (roughly) and have had peace of mind for 100, 000 since MB was very good about honoring their extended warranty.

Any other high milage w204's? Thoughts?
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Old Feb 4, 2013 | 12:22 PM
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Very encouraging to see this. I recently got my '08 with 30k miles. I'm up to 37k miles now, but I have an extended warranty up to 75k miles.
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Old Feb 4, 2013 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by delirium
I just hit 100,000 miles this past weekend & my C350 feels as good as new, Im very happy with it. I have had repairs done under warranty, and I am very glad that I had purchased the 100,000 mile warranty with the car because I broke even on it (roughly) and have had peace of mind for 100, 000 since MB was very good about honoring their extended warranty.

Any other high milage w204's? Thoughts?
Just run in ...now for the next 100,000 .... Congratulations.
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Old Feb 4, 2013 | 05:29 PM
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Old Feb 4, 2013 | 09:43 PM
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Good job! Keep up with the maintenance and you'll be good for the next 100K.
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Old Feb 5, 2013 | 07:45 AM
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Im glad to see i'm not the only one that takes pictures at momentus mileagle totals.
I have only managed to rack up 37K so far but hope to see 100K without too many problems as I decided to forgo an extended warranty...fingers crossed!
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Old Feb 5, 2013 | 08:55 AM
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A Lot of people have said that 100 000 milles is nothing for this car. So thats a good sign
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Old Feb 5, 2013 | 10:21 AM
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I am at 175700 and still running strong. Have had a hand full of problems. In and out of Houston 7 days a week for 5 1/2 years.
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Old Feb 5, 2013 | 11:58 AM
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Have had a hand full of problems.
Care to elaborate a bit?
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Old Feb 5, 2013 | 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by TexFinn
Care to elaborate a bit?
I'm curious too.

Delirium, congrats! Could you please tell us what repairs your vehicle required?
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Old Feb 5, 2013 | 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by tpdietz
I'm curious too.

Delirium, congrats! Could you please tell us what repairs your vehicle required?
I don't remember all of the problems but
Cracked air intake manifold (I payed)
Rear SAM was replaced (warranty payed)
Rear SAM was replaced for the second time and some cables. (I payed)
Steering Lock (I payed)
And that’s all I can think of right now.
And what really pissed me off was I had a check engine light MB north Houston said its the air intake manifold so I said ok and they fixed and it. The check engine light did not go away thin they said it was my battery so I replaced it and it did not go away thin it was some vacuum bull s**t. so I am never going to MB north anymore!!!

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Old Feb 8, 2013 | 09:50 PM
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good to know they hold up after 100K... im at 90K on my 09 c350 and i hope to have it for another 100K
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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by delirium
I just hit 100,000 miles this past weekend & my C350 feels as good as new, Im very happy with it. I have had repairs done under warranty, and I am very glad that I had purchased the 100,000 mile warranty with the car because I broke even on it (roughly) and have had peace of mind for 100, 000 since MB was very good about honoring their extended warranty.

Any other high milage w204's? Thoughts?
You may have hit 100k miles but you also say that you've had repairs under warranty and that you used the extended warranty, "roughly breaking even on it." Any car can hit 100k miles. The difference is how much repair and maintenance has to be done to reach that goal. Okay, so you got to 100k miles but what did that involve? How about listing all the repairs necessary to get there. I think that's what really matters in the end. And the fact that MB honored their extended warranty is a given; after all you paid for the warranty as a consumer purchase and in good faith (either when you bought the car or after the fact; and a CPO costs more because of the extended warranties attached to them.)

Anyway, list all the work and maintenance you had done to reach this goal. That would be helpful for people considering true cost of ownership.
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