I have pretty much no knowledge of the C-class cars, but I will say that I’ve seen a fair number of them in the local market and they seem to be pretty solid, unlike their predecessors from a decade previous. The few I have gotten close to are somewhat spartan, but that doesn’t come as a surprise because - it’s a C-class.
The only valid memory I have regarding C-class cars is my (dealer) parts guy talking about how they were very “assemblied” if that makes sense. Remember Floyd pointing out the goofy thing with the window regulator that required the whole inner door panel to come off and be replaced? That’s what I’m talking about. Another example is the one I’m referencing from my dealer parts guy. A customer comes in with a C-class door card/panel, with all the stuff still on it (door handle, release, etc.), and is asking to buy just the door handle. Nope, you can only buy the WHOLE door card/panel with all the goodies attached. Price? $600. Big “Nope!” on the customer’s part. I don’t think this would be a deterrent to buying one. Other cars of that vintage are likely to be similar, Mercedes doesn’t build cars in a vacuum. As with any used car purchase, you’re doing your due diligence and engaging subject matter experts like your mechanic, so you’ve already increased the odds of doing OK compared to just buying it off the street with a quick test drive. -D > On Sep 20, 2023, at 6:08 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > I referenced a W204 scheduled maintenance pdf and, as you might expect, the > big hitters that should have been done by now (94K) are the transmission > service, rear diff service, brake fluid, and plugs. Owner guy says, “ no idea > if those things have been done but I doubt it. I’ll drop the price to $7200 > and give you the name of my guy…or I’ll get those things done and add that > cost on to the initial price.” > I’ve read more about these 2011 W204 and I have found just a few negative > things to slightly temper all the good things I’ve read. > My Indy is going to get back to me with estimates on the work to get it to > baseline. > If this were going to be a car that was staying here where I could put my > hands on it at a moments notice I think I would be less hesitant; being > something that is going to be a state away gives me a little pause. > > On the other hand, I’m not seeing any respectable Toyota/Honda/etc with less > that 100k on the clock for less that $10K around here. > > AZBob > > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Sep 20, 2023, at 10:15 AM, Bob Rentfro <azbob...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> https://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/cto/d/phoenix-2011-mercedes-c300-sedan-great/7666335022.html >> >> My oldest is Cali has decided she needs a car. She’s been without a car >> since her Fiesta got stolen in 2018. This W204 caught her eye, so, >> naturally, I had to study up on W204s since all I saw initially is that it >> is a C class and it’s not a 350. >> From what I just read, specific year range W204s are very reliable when >> pitted against other things Mercedes made during that time frame. I stand >> surprised. >> I think I may go give this a look and see if the dude has any maintenance >> records. >> >> AZBob >> >> Sent from my iPad > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
