How reliable is a 2013-2014 C-Class
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How reliable is a 2013-2014 C-Class
Hello,
I am looking for a first car for my son and I am looking at 2013-2014 C250/C300’s and I am wondering how reliable they are. What are common issues with the cars? What should I look out for when looking for a car for him? My sister has a 2013 C250 that she bought brand new off the showroom floor, and about two years ago her transmission completely failed and she had to get a brand new one which was costly. Is this a common thing that happens? Your comments will be greatly appreciated.
thanks,
Stephen
I am looking for a first car for my son and I am looking at 2013-2014 C250/C300’s and I am wondering how reliable they are. What are common issues with the cars? What should I look out for when looking for a car for him? My sister has a 2013 C250 that she bought brand new off the showroom floor, and about two years ago her transmission completely failed and she had to get a brand new one which was costly. Is this a common thing that happens? Your comments will be greatly appreciated.
thanks,
Stephen
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I firmly believe that you can't own a Mercedes without some kind of warranty. The first 2013-2014 MeBe widget that goes bad will require a second mortgage on your house to fix. If you are going to get a 6 year old car, pick the brand that has the closest dealership.
#4
The mistake I made was my first car being a 04 BMW 330i. It was very good looking car and a fun to drive, but that car got me the most headache ever in my life. I learned how to work on cars and worked on it as much as possible which also caused additional damages to the car which I paid mechanics to fix it for. Eventually after owning it for six years I sold it almost for nothing. Only first two years it was fine which actually had warranty for the first two years.
I have spent about 30k on that car and sold it for 1700.
i highly recommend getting a reliable car if you can’t comfortably afford a brand new Benz C300.
I have spent about 30k on that car and sold it for 1700.
i highly recommend getting a reliable car if you can’t comfortably afford a brand new Benz C300.
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I agree. Dont buy a MB as your first car, specially for someone who has never owned a car before. Unless you are really loaded. At that point I would lease.
Used cars come with problems, even if they are really taken care of, they will have issues due to age and usage. To answer your question though, I have a 2013 C300 4matic sport which I have owned for 5 years. I bought it as a CPO from a MB dealership, guess it was an early return and it was in immaculate condition. I have had zero issues with the car (knock on wood) but I maintain it to the teeth with the dealer. What I dont get done with the dealer I do myself because I am a FAA certified tech, so I know what I am doing most of the time. Even then accidents happen, you will hit pot holes, service engine lights will come on etc. If you dont have a responsible person driving and ignore these signs then MB tends to cost tons of money to fix. Decision is yours.
Ken
Used cars come with problems, even if they are really taken care of, they will have issues due to age and usage. To answer your question though, I have a 2013 C300 4matic sport which I have owned for 5 years. I bought it as a CPO from a MB dealership, guess it was an early return and it was in immaculate condition. I have had zero issues with the car (knock on wood) but I maintain it to the teeth with the dealer. What I dont get done with the dealer I do myself because I am a FAA certified tech, so I know what I am doing most of the time. Even then accidents happen, you will hit pot holes, service engine lights will come on etc. If you dont have a responsible person driving and ignore these signs then MB tends to cost tons of money to fix. Decision is yours.
Ken
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One of my very first cars, purchased in 1968 from the classified pages of the local newspaper, was a 1960 Mercedes Benz 220. I don't know what sort of warranty it started with, but by 1968 it was where is-as is. I paid $1100, and the owner assured me that it was pristine. It turned out that the owner lied about everything. The grief this car caused over the two years I owned it and the pleasure it supplied over those two years just about balanced out. So maybe you should go for it and don't worry about reliability.
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2010 C300 4MATIC........ 2011 C63 AMG.............. 2015 CLS400 4MATIC.....
The C250 has **** reliability but the C300 has near-flawless reliability. It's 100x more reliable than the C300's people have in this thread right here ^ (yes, you posted in the wrong section).
If you buy a 2013/14 C300 you should be well off. A 2012 with the old engine is even the sweet spot, pretty much no issues.
If you buy a 2013/14 C300 you should be well off. A 2012 with the old engine is even the sweet spot, pretty much no issues.
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Hello,
I am looking for a first car for my son and I am looking at 2013-2014 C250/C300’s and I am wondering how reliable they are. What are common issues with the cars? What should I look out for when looking for a car for him? My sister has a 2013 C250 that she bought brand new off the showroom floor, and about two years ago her transmission completely failed and she had to get a brand new one which was costly. Is this a common thing that happens? Your comments will be greatly appreciated.
thanks,
Stephen
I am looking for a first car for my son and I am looking at 2013-2014 C250/C300’s and I am wondering how reliable they are. What are common issues with the cars? What should I look out for when looking for a car for him? My sister has a 2013 C250 that she bought brand new off the showroom floor, and about two years ago her transmission completely failed and she had to get a brand new one which was costly. Is this a common thing that happens? Your comments will be greatly appreciated.
thanks,
Stephen
I would suggest cars no older than 4 years old.