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Great Car for the Price!
SAH, 03/24/2004
1996 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C280 4dr Sedan
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Bought my mercedes 2 years ago when my new job required more travel and taking customers out. I had a merceded deisel before and once own a mercedes there is never going back! This car has been very reliable on all my trips and looks great! All the years from 94-00 look the same so no one knows what year it is. Great car would defenitely reccomend it!
Good car! C280 sport
JOHN MOORE, 03/09/2006
1996 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C280 4dr Sedan
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Having owned this vehicle for a couple of years I am still impressed by the build quality and the smoothness of the drive. I am constantly told that the W202 series is of a superior build quality then the newer mercedes - my friend owns a newer Mercerdes and has been back to the dealer 5 times in 6 months so there might be some truth in this! I was worried about horror stories regarding the wiring loom cracking or the wiper motor failing (£800 for a wiper motor is extortionate!) but the only problem I have had was a wrongly diagnosed air flow sensor which transpired to be a loose wire on the spark plug coil! It drives like new dspite 125,000 miles. Only negative is rear legroom is limited.
1996 Mercedes-Benz C-Class for sale near you
3 of 3 listings
- C280 SedanMSRP: $3,3001,051 mi away
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Made it to 270k
Amotta , 11/29/2019
1996 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C280 4dr Sedan
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
My fathers first Mercedes. Bought car when it had 69k and drove it for years with out any major repairs (brakes bearings wear and tear parts) it was smooth and had plenty of power. Wonderful car for long trips made many Boston to NYC journeys with ease. After owning both Mercedes and Audi’s since this still stands out as the best built. Only reason we got rid of it at 277k miles is because it started to rust (a common problem in the northeast and Midwest Mercedes of this era). If looking to buy something sportier my best friend owned the coveted C43 and it was a rocket. Florida and Texas examples tend to be in the best condition. Totally would recommend this car to anyone wanting a 90s-2000s German luxury car.
Not bad
rfarnum, 10/13/2002
1996 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C220 4dr Sedan
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Took a few months for me to figure out that everyone isn't looking at you because you're driving a Benz. This is my daily driver, it's a great, solid car. Gas mileage is good to very good (26-27 average). Any time I drive a rental or a friend's car, I get back in my Benz and smile. It's a very well built car. The heavy, solid feel of the door shutting is ample justification for the price of a Mercedes. This car is pretty wimpy for it's weight. I have to do manual shift-drops for passing--the throttle tip-in is too slow. We have put a great deal of money into maintenance and repairs, but that's a price of driving a German car, no matter the make.
Will not wear out
Darby, 01/14/2010
1996 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C220 4dr Sedan
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
This car will not wear out, took 95,000 miles to wear out battery, over 100,000 on second set of brake pads. Original trans, exhaust system. Org leather seats. Still looks good, just buzzes along , about 28 mpg on the road.