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Economical car, but weak horsepower
Michael L, 05/04/2010
1996 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C220 4dr Sedan
17 of 18 people found this review helpful
This car has been very reliable and never had it towed to the shop as of yet now that it has 168,000 miles. This glossy black car looks very classy and luxurious at all levels. It drives well when the speedometer is over 60 MPH+ on the freeway, but from the get go it is slow because of the car is heavy and the engine is a sohc inline-4 with 148 horsepower. My cost of repairs on this car has been reasonable because the C220 had less features. Now the car is 14 years old and there are some wear and tear items that need to be addressed, but as long as it drivable and safe it should be no problems.
One of the Family
swd4647, 03/05/2004
1996 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C280 4dr Sedan
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
Our first near-luxury vehicle. Still gets looks after eight years. Great on the highway. Could not have made a better choice. Recommend highly.
1996 Mercedes-Benz C-Class for sale near you
3 of 3 listings
- C280 SedanMSRP: $3,300714 mi away
- C220 SedanMSRP: $6,9951,209 mi away
- C220 SedanMSRP: $3,8502,352 mi away
A very Dependable Automobile for myself.
C. Benjamin Hahn, Los Angeles, 12/30/2018
1996 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C220 4dr Sedan
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
I've owned since new C220 in April 1996. Now 2018 December. The cars has 175K and still just keeps going. Routine maintenance is a must. I see no reason to purchase new at this point.
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not the best built mercedes
C200 esprit auto, 03/21/2010
1996 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C220 4dr Sedan
18 of 21 people found this review helpful
Would i buy another c class merc the answer would be no i would not, for the simple reason that this car just seems to go on and on with never ending faults.As for the body work thats no better than a rusting ford escort from the 1980s. Its a shame because i still enjoy the look of this car and still for some mad reason still like driving it,even when things do keep costing me more money each month and each year. The problem with most of these merc c class models seems to be all the same,with very bad electrical problems like wiper arm gives up working hazard warning switch gives up headrest button stops working, blower fan stops working,along with warning lights flashing at high speeds.
problems at 80k
BarbaraC280, 08/03/2004
1996 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C280 4dr Sedan
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
puchased car in 2000 with 54k . now 2004 with 82k and the problems have begun.. a/c has never worked, seems to have continual emmission problems.. check-engine light on evry month or so.. in the past 2 months 1300.00 in repair.. this is not a car that you will get 200k out of.. very expensive to repair.. would not purchase another mercedes.. parts expensive and don't last..