2002 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Consumer Discussions Page 2

Mercedes-Benz C300 vs. Cadillac CTS

Re: C300 vs. Cadillac CTS [snags]

Written by: surface on Nov 28, 2007 08:37 PM

Yes, considered and test drove many cars including the new CTS which made it to our final short list. Actually spent 4 months shopping, test driving, & researching this time around before making a purchase. The new redesigned CTS is the only Caddy that has attracted my interest in many years... but alas, they lost us on the details and I bought a fully loaded C300 ... Read More...

Entry Level Luxury Performance Sedans

Re: C'mon people [pat]

Written by: sevenfeet0 on Sep 23, 2007 05:23 PM

Agreed. This forum is supposed to be about things that most of us enjoy as a passtime, or certainly a drivetime. Manufacturers compete for our dollars fiercely in this space and like most things concerning marketing, most of us are conditioned to preferences after a while, even decending into "fanboyism". I admit it, I have preferences with certain brands over ... Read More...

Mercedes-Benz C-Class Maintenance and Repair

Re: 2002 C240-should I keep or trade? [boomchek]

Written by: meinwa on Apr 20, 2007 09:03 PM

I forgot that the spark plugs need to be changed at 100K mi... I went ahead and traded in the Benz for an SUV. I got a great deal on both the new car, and the trade-in on my C240. :) Read More...

Re: 2002 C240-should I keep or trade? [meinwa]

Written by: boomchek on Mar 18, 2007 10:14 PM

I have a 2001 C240 with about 100k miles (157000kms). Although it's hard to predict what the future holds for your car, imagine you fast forward about 13000 miles and here's what might happen, or at least it's happening on my car: Power steering pump leaking, about $1000cdn to fix it, probably much cheaper in US Need brakes as well, Spark plugs need to be changed ... Read More...

Re: 2002 C320 Not Starting

Written by: charlesjv on Feb 20, 2007 00:02 PM

Hello All. I have read your posts regarding dead batteries on C-Class Mercedes. I have a 2002 C320. Recently I noticed that the car has been a little hesitant when starting in the morning until finally it would not start at all. In fact, if left parked for long enough, the battery would drain so much that the doors would not unlock. I jumped the car and then it started ... Read More...

Entry Level Luxury Performance Sedans

Hummm...

Written by: plekto on Feb 19, 2007 11:18 AM

You could always go with a roadster, you know... :P The sad fast is that anything FWD will feel sluggish and dead compared to a RWD setup, because the steering is by definition going to have torque and weight on it bogging it down. And 3500+lbs kills anything right there as well - it starts to feel like a GM or Ford in that it's good in a straight line, but lacks the tossability ... Read More...

Re: New C class feature on InsideLine [laurasdada]

Written by: m1miata on Jan 20, 2007 11:29 PM

Out of curiosity, how did you like the Eldorado and Seville design of 2002 say? Perhaps it is just me, but I kinda like the simpler looking BMW, and Mercedes cars. Some of the more busy looking cars, with some odd lines and creases in the body works kinda remind me more of some odd things from Japan and Korea over the years. Or perhaps some of the very strange things out ... Read More...

Mercedes-Benz C-Class Maintenance and Repair

Re: 2002 C230K Worth it? [cdnpinhead]

Written by: greenbox on Jan 04, 2007 11:51 PM

Pity indeed since the car is a real pleasure to drive, but all roads seem to lead to the service department. At the time of my last post, when the car had been towed back to the service department that it had left 41 miles earlier, I was just leaving on a 4-week road trip. I had to go in my 1996 Nissan Sentra XE, which hadn't even been prepped for the trip and had 130,000 miles ... Read More...

Mercedes-Benz C-Class Real World MPG

Re: Mercedes-Benz C-Class: MPG-Real World Numbers [pf_flyer]

Written by: blakehp on Dec 19, 2006 03:26 PM

I just got a 2002 C230K SportCoupe, and I'm averaging about 27 hwy, 16 city. I'm no leadfoot - any ideas why my city mileage is so low? The car only has 41.5k on it, so no way it could need new plugs yet. Read More...

Entry Level Luxury Performance Sedans

Re: Sad day.... [plekto]

Written by: robbieg on Dec 05, 2006 06:42 AM

I am not the used car expert but I highly doubt you can get a CTS with the 3.6 and a stick shift for 15k,not to mention that one would be hard to find. With regard to the Mercedes. The S500 coupes are not stick shift. You probably would have to look at the C230 to find a stick and I bet one would be hard to find because I doubt that many where sold with a stick. A c230 coupe with ... Read More...