reliability

[dvj1900]

Hi all I am interested in buying a 2002 mercedes c230 coupe and was wondring if anyone had any opinions on its reliability. Im looking for a car that will last me a while and wont keep breaking down. Also, Ive heard turbocharged engines dont last as long is this true? Im selling my 1999 jeep grand cherokee which hasnt had any major problems with it and I dont want to spend a bunch of money on a car that has a lot of problems. Thanks

[RightWingZionist]

KIAs are more reliable.
use www.carsurvey.org & www.cars.com for research

[redmansioner]

I have always loved Mercs. There is no other carmaker on the planet that comes close to MB in heritage.

They used to over engineer their cars and you can find them running for decades all over the world.. Africa, Middle east, Asia you name it…a late eighties/early nineties model was the epitome of what a car design should be. BayEmVey (BMW) cannot touch mercedes IMHO.

BMW cars are just for sporty types who dont know what good design should be like the designing of good quality Mercedes Benz tail light. They dont even have the heritage of merc and cannot touch that luxury ride. Disagree as you may but all cars aspire to be a Merc. Problem is that they diluted the brand by

1. Making MB exclusive for rich folks.

2. Classic designs replaced by un-merc like themes like ovoid lamps.

3. Not overengineering their cars like they used to. Fortunately, the new c-klasse is aiming to rectify 2 and 3.

If only they fix the #1 as well… forget toyota, you'd be looking at MB as world's numero uno.