Mercedes Benz C Class 220 CDi Avantgarde Sport Review

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hiyaawl's Review of Mercedes Benz C Class 220 CDi Avantgarde Sport

14th Dec 2007

Overall Rating

4 stars
  • Value for money
    3.5 stars
  • Length of ownership
    Ten Months
  • Performance
    4.5 stars
  • Reliability
    5 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    2004
  • Doors
    Three
  • Practicality
    4 stars
Good Points

Street Cred. Its still a Mercedes
Fun to drive
Good performance/economy combination


Bad Points

Steering has no feedback
Rear visibility poor/difficult to park


General Comments

I bought this car ten months ago as a retirement present to myself. It was 28000 miles old and just had its first MoT . Perhaps not the typical owner, I certainly don't regret the choice.
As a compromise, and after viewing several examples this one came with among most of the available extras the Sport pack. This includes 17" wheels and 45% profile tyres. The original Michelin Sport tyre was uncomfortable, bumpy, and broke away, albeit progressively, in the wet. A recent change to four new Goodyear Eagles has transformed the car. Now almost a limousine ride and superb adhesion in all weather. Still doesn't help the dead steering.
The tiptronic gearbox is a joy to use, occasionally a bit slow on the uptake, I have never known another diesel so fast in the mid range - drop a gear at 65 or so and the ton comes up so fast its going to get me in trouble some day.
Despite reasonably spirited use I still average better fuel consumption than the Manufacturers suggest. On a run 48MPG is normal, and my average is about 42.
Build quality is OK, not special, my previous Mercedes experience was an S Class in the Seventies which was a wonderful car and a Boring noisy 220D in the eighties which gave trouble free motoring to and from Spain and 240,000 before selling to a lady who drove it to India!
Before making the decision to buy I anticipated never buying another car for the rest of my life - at the moment my feeling is that the choice was right and this will be my last modern car.

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