Sorry in advance if this is a stupid question, but I'm shopping for a MB (now BMW owner) and just looked at the MBUSA.com website. They don't list any C-Class Kompressors now. Has this technology been discontinued? I rented a C240 Kompressor a few months ago and loved it. Just wondering . . . .

Thanks for any info.

 

There is no C240 Kompressor unless its a poser.

 

Sorry, my mistake. I checked the car (at my local Enterprise Rent-A-Car) and it's just a Sport, not a Kompressor.

But are there no more C-Class Kompressors (or just not imported to the States)? I don't see any on the MB USA website.

 

What MY was that C240 Sport?

 

I don't know the model year (it was a rental) but it was a **C230** not a C240. I gather from what I've read on this Forum that the C230 is a better value. I'm just trying to figure out whether I can still get the C230 Kompressor?

 

The C230K has been discontinued. The C180K and the C200K are still produced, but not sold in the US.

The 2006 C230 now has a 2.5 liter V6 engine.

The C180K and the C200K have a supercharged 1.8 liter 4 cylinder. The engine block is supposed to be the same as the old C230K (pre-2006).

The new V6 C230 is very nice, but some of us prefer the old supercharged C230K.

In any case, buy the 6 speed manual transmission, not the automatic.

 

Stick with BMW.... really. I owned 3 BMW and 1 MB . That one would be the last one... Unless you have unlimited money supply and spare car to drive when you MB in the shop.