Newbie looking to buy W205 C220D
Discussion
There is a reason you see a fair number on the roads, they are pretty bulletproof. The 220d engine is in pretty much every merc made in the last 10+years so its a well proven engine.
My father had an E220d estate, it did 70ish MPG on a run and was more than happy sitting at fast motorway cruises. He had zero issues with that car in 4 years and 60k miles.
Nox sensors can be an issue but mostly with town driven cars. Its a stupid bit of design having the sensor and brain hard wire connected to each other but thats car design for you!
The quality on the W205 is pretty good as well, they wear miles well. The centre console can be changed for wood if you prefer, the plastic can look a little cheep.
What spec is the one you are looking at? Premium?
Any other questions let me know!
My father had an E220d estate, it did 70ish MPG on a run and was more than happy sitting at fast motorway cruises. He had zero issues with that car in 4 years and 60k miles.
Nox sensors can be an issue but mostly with town driven cars. Its a stupid bit of design having the sensor and brain hard wire connected to each other but thats car design for you!
The quality on the W205 is pretty good as well, they wear miles well. The centre console can be changed for wood if you prefer, the plastic can look a little cheep.
What spec is the one you are looking at? Premium?
Any other questions let me know!
BEARDYB0Y said:
There is a reason you see a fair number on the roads, they are pretty bulletproof. The 220d engine is in pretty much every merc made in the last 10+years so its a well proven engine.
My father had an E220d estate, it did 70ish MPG on a run and was more than happy sitting at fast motorway cruises. He had zero issues with that car in 4 years and 60k miles.
Nox sensors can be an issue but mostly with town driven cars. Its a stupid bit of design having the sensor and brain hard wire connected to each other but thats car design for you!
The quality on the W205 is pretty good as well, they wear miles well. The centre console can be changed for wood if you prefer, the plastic can look a little cheep.
What spec is the one you are looking at? Premium?
Any other questions let me know!
I actually just put a deposit down yesterday on C 250d premium plus - in pearl white estate trim, fell in love with it straight away My father had an E220d estate, it did 70ish MPG on a run and was more than happy sitting at fast motorway cruises. He had zero issues with that car in 4 years and 60k miles.
Nox sensors can be an issue but mostly with town driven cars. Its a stupid bit of design having the sensor and brain hard wire connected to each other but thats car design for you!
The quality on the W205 is pretty good as well, they wear miles well. The centre console can be changed for wood if you prefer, the plastic can look a little cheep.
What spec is the one you are looking at? Premium?
Any other questions let me know!
toughmat88 said:
C 250d premium plus
Does that package have the so called panoramic (double) sun roof? If so, watch out for a couple of things,The finish on the roof panel between the pano roof and the top of the windscreen will inevitably fail if the car is parked outdoors. https://forums.mbclub.co.uk/threads/glass-roof-s20...
If the car is parked outdoors then crud can get into and block the drains that run from the pano roof down inside the A-pillars. This leads to wet carpets and various electrical failures due to corrosion in connectors under the seats - things like the exhaust sensors. Awkward/expensive to fix.
Panamax said:
Does that package have the so called panoramic (double) sun roof? If so, watch out for a couple of things,
The finish on the roof panel between the pano roof and the top of the windscreen will inevitably fail if the car is parked outdoors. https://forums.mbclub.co.uk/threads/glass-roof-s20...
If the car is parked outdoors then crud can get into and block the drains that run from the pano roof down inside the A-pillars. This leads to wet carpets and various electrical failures due to corrosion in connectors under the seats - things like the exhaust sensors. Awkward/expensive to fix.
If you are talking about the NOX sensors im most likely going to get them mapped out but yes its with the pano roof The finish on the roof panel between the pano roof and the top of the windscreen will inevitably fail if the car is parked outdoors. https://forums.mbclub.co.uk/threads/glass-roof-s20...
If the car is parked outdoors then crud can get into and block the drains that run from the pano roof down inside the A-pillars. This leads to wet carpets and various electrical failures due to corrosion in connectors under the seats - things like the exhaust sensors. Awkward/expensive to fix.
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