2 series coupe or merc c220 diesel coupe 14-15 ish plate

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Hi guys

2 series coupe petrol or merc c220 diesel coupe 14-15 ish plate

I have a choice of above two cars. Which one is more reliable and hassle free? Are there any luxury rivals available? Merc does look a lot better inside and out!

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S54Love said:

The two cars don't seem to be equivalent models? A C-Class is usually pitted against a 4 Series rather than a 2.

Any reason why you would opt for a petrol BMW but a diesel Mercedes? How many miles do you do?

There isn't a smaller merc coupe.

According to reviews, petrol bmws coupes are more fun and better sounding. Merc diesels do OK.

I like these two cars. Don't like the bigger bmw's

I do about 6k miiles a year

Edited by zzjjzz on Saturday 15th September 13:03

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Thanks guys. Good feedback

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But Surely, You could get the DPF cleaned with the annual service?

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ZX10R NIN said:

No it doesn't get done as part of the service, find yourself a petrol C class or E Class what's your budget?

about 10 - 14k. But surely, you could pay an extra to get it done with the service? Doesn't cost much?

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S54Love said:

Budget is 10-14k. Could get the dpf cleaned with yearly servicing?

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Thanks guys. Petrol it is! But I can't find any suitable petrol cars in or near Edinburgh...

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Wow these forums are brilliant. So much good advice.

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I've done thorough research and it appears the problems arise with modern diesel cars when you only do short (less than 10 mins) journeys everyday. It takes about 5 mins to get warm enough and a further 5-10 mins for the active regen to take place and complete.

So if you're doing at least one weekly journey of at least 15+ minutes, you'll be fine as the car will start the active regen process under even stop and start city conditions by pumping extra fuel to get exhaust hot enough.

But if you're only doing short journeys of just 5-10 mins everyday, then you'll have serious problems.....

Also, better quality fuel also helps. I.e. avoiding the supermarket cheap stuff....

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zzjjzz said:

I've done thorough research and it appears the problems arise with modern diesel cars when you only do short (less than 10 mins) journeys everyday. It takes about 5 mins to get warm enough and a further 5-10 mins for the active regen to take place and complete.

So if you're doing at least one weekly journey of at least 15+ minutes, you'll be fine as the car will start the active regen process under even stop and start city conditions by pumping extra fuel to get exhaust hot enough.

But if you're only doing short journeys of just 5-10 mins everyday, then you'll have serious problems.....

Also, better quality fuel also helps. I.e. avoiding the supermarket cheap stuff....

However...there may be a lot of other issues with having a diesel car for city driving. Best to buy a petrol car for city driving!!