vimzin

I was just wondering whats the worst and best loaner car you have every got from a dealer?

I just currently got a C240 4 matic as a loaner car and now i wish they would have just gave me the nissian altima this thing is slow was hell!!!

MadC32

not only it is slow as hell, its fuel economy sucks even more..

Vomit

I agree. The C240 was one of the most disappointing cars I have ever driven. How anyone drives the C240 off the MBZ lot and is happy with their purchase is beyond me. The 4 cylinder Camry that I had as another loaner could've run circles around the 240.

pointman

HAHAHA, 240 sucks nuts.

Hal H

I got a Chrysler Sebring Convertible (2001) with just 15k on it and it was a POS...both doors sagged so much that they binded on the body.

You had to hit the door with your shoulder to pop it open when you wanted to get out. Plus it had all the handling of a Barcalounger - and you sank into the mushy soft seats. And gutless - the 6 cyl and automatic tranny were completely at odds with one another.

European motors here in SF gives you Enterprise rental cars (no MB) if you have warranty repairs that require keeping the car for a couple of days.

SJT03CLK

I have you all killed! My dealership here in STL doesn't even give you a Mercedes back as a loaner car! In my 4 years of dealing with them, I've had the following:

99 Ford Taurus SL(?) -- various colors, blue, red, green, etc.
99 Dodge Intrepid

Pretty pathetic when I give them my Benz and I get a Ford in return to drive for the week! You all who even get any year Mercedes are lucky!

IdriveFast

YOUR LUCKY!!!!

a 4matic???

at HOI in southern california, they only give C240's, not 4matics

i bet that car would be fun to mess around wit while my car would be in service

vimzin

acutally I thought it would be cool once i saw the 4matic on the back, but now I wish it was just the stock one the 4matic jsut makes it slower and mpg is even lower
haha but on the good side the car has a sunshade?!? dont ask me why

pointman

in jersey we get 2003 toyota camry's WOW!

FrankW

blah...me and my dad had worse loaners combine.

try Jeep Liberty, Pontiac Grand Prix, Chevy Silverado...

the best I've ever got from HOI loaner was a C320 wagon.

AMG FANATIC

A160 Classic Auto - Yuck!!!

cschow

Haha I got you all beat. What about a Ford Focus from the on-site Enterprise rental car?

s4iscool

i usually get new ML350's...they are porkers..but fun to drive an SUV for a day

mbtech208

Worst loaner I ever got was an '86 Honda Accord with 190,000 miles on it and an ailing transmission. From a little Honda dealer in Ottawa, Illinois.

The best I ever got was a 2003 Dodge Ram Quad Cab with a mean exhaust. From Frahm Dodge in Norco, CA (whose service department sucks *****, by the way).

vraa

Just because you get a Mercedes doesn't mean your lucky!

I'd rather have a variety of cars rather then some w203!

Hussain

I guess my dealers are pretty good. I use Ewing autohaus in plano or Park Place Motorcars in Dallas. I always get either the new E or an ML.

55 cabdriver

My C32 was disabled recently for the SRS fault. Five days over two dealer visits. The first time in, I got an ML. The second trip, I complained that the ML did not have a CD player and I was headed for a business meeting on the other side of state, they gave me a pretty nice loaner. It was a new Black over tan BMW X3, with, believe it or not, a six speed. Whoever heard of a loaner fleet with six speed vehicles in it? While I would never buy any SUV, I have to admit that the X3 was surprisingly nimble, and almost fun to drive. When my wife gets ready to trade in her MDX in a year or two, I might have her check these out, which is probably why they gave me one. The ML did not hold a candle to the X3...although both felt like slugs when I floored it.

LorinserCClass