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| Performance | 5/10   |
|---|---|
| Practicality | 7/10 |
| Value for Money | 4.3/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 4.3/10 |
| Overall Rating | 5.5/10 |
Full review by
Mercarenaff
on 12th Jun 2008
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Good Points: When not back at the dealers, being repaired due to appalling warranty claims for defective parts and lousy build quality, it will carry 7 people in comfort.
Bad Points: I put my hand in my pocket to buy this car.
General comments: I bought this car in 1999 new. A complete disaster. Faults way too numerous to mention. Hire cars, lost business, ENORMOUS servicing bills, and unbelievable warrarny claims, gearbox, torque converter, electrics (ALL), power steering (downright danger to other road users), water pumps, head gaskets, replaced all windows, replaced all door locks, air conditionning,you name it this car has had it.
It has also had an engine rebuild, and in 9 years of annually driving to France for our summer holidays, we have only ONCE ever manged to get there and back without the services of a garage, a towtruck, Eurostar, or Easyjet.
The dealer gave up! We would have too, but we couldn't afford to. This car has cost me thousands of pounds to run and maintain. The children are older now and I can't wait to sell it.
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Review by
Guest.
on 23rd May 2008
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Awful to drive, v plasticy interior, bodys rust fast.
Faulty electrics, door locking, continuous engine problems, missfires, engine mountain fell off damaging lots of pipes and hoses, battery drain which could not be found meant we had to disconedt the battery each night! Air suspension blows fuses constantly, most people end up replacing with dampers sooner or later, brakes wear very quickly on automatics.
Awfull, would not buy another merc out of principal.
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Review by
V 230 TD
on 3rd May 2008
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good car for a Mercedes's MPV. Good leather seats, Mercedes badge, cheap for a Mercedes, big.
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Review by
Guest.
on 25th Apr 2008
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definetely recommend. excellent to drive so versitile. Most comfartable car ever driven perfect driving position.have driven all over europe
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Review by
kkokok
on 12th Feb 2008
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I had my Mercedes V Class for 2 years. It is the last model of v230. I bought it 2nd hand from a VIP owner and had 60,000 miles on it, after putting additional 30,000 miles to it. It is reliable MPV and excellent comfort ride. Go easy on petrol if in the highway. Not that thirsty as other MPV in its class. Large windscreen and good driver's vision.
One of the best full size MPV in the market so far no one can beat V230 not even the new v-class v320...
kkokok's full review | 116 words
Review by
doyle
on 8th Nov 2006
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All in all the Mercedes Benz V-Class 2.3 V230 Ambiente is a pretty solid MPV and has few build faults. From my experiences with mine, it is very comfortable and high up which is good for viewing ahead. Parts can be pricey. It still drives like the Vito and not like the car, like the other MPVs mostly do.
doyle's full review | 185 words
Review by
harpijen
on 17th Aug 2006
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The Van has some weak spots, once you take care of these, the Van gives lots of fun.
Bought as a second hand, I directly started to take care of the weak points.
I have used mine as a passenger carrier, transporter and it has been pimp inside and out.
It has been through half of Europe (at one point 5 European countries within 24 hours) and have been driving better than any car I have had. Even better than my Volvo V70 T5.
I wouldn't get rid of this car for the world. The possibilities ...
harpijen's full review | 224 words
Review by
jayg
on 10th Sep 2005
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Our 1998 V-Class has proved that the mighty Mercedes Benz has lost it's prestige and association with quality, making way for vehicles that would make the old Skoda Marque blush. These vehicles are poorly engineered, poorly built with sub standard parts. Paint peels off interior panels, auto gearbox fails, radiator leaks, tyres wear quickly and unevenly, electronics are forever blowing fuses, and the fuse for one ancillary often affects another. I worked for eight years in quality for a large Ja ...
jayg's full review | 155 words
Review by
iancg
on 4th Jul 2005
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We had ours for 5 years from just over a year old. It's a very comfortable drive - haveing been all over europe, getting out of the seats, you would not realise you had been driving for 6 hours.
After about 3 years old, it has suffered numerious faults, mostly electrical, not helped by the dealerships approach to fixing electrical faults - one one occation it started overheating - replaced thermostat, still overheating - replaced second thermostat, still overheating - found broken wire leadi ...
iancg's full review | 130 words
Review by
Tim Raymond
on 2nd Jun 2005
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My Mercedes Benz V-Class 2.3 V230 Ambiente is the worst car that I have ever owned. I have changed the drive shafts (£1,200), Gear change lever £600, suspension bellows three times (£600 each time), suspension pump £1,000 etc etc.
If you buy one of these Mini Buses you need your head testing.
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Review by
iandownie
on 25th Jan 2005
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Having owned a very high quality and reliable Mercedes estate, a Mercedes people carrier was an obvious choice. However we have never been more disappointed or suffered so many problems with any vehicle ever. Bought the Mercedes Benz V-Class 2.3 V230 Ambiente Mini Bus at 10,400 miles, we only later found out that the vehicle had already had a continuous stream of warranty repairs prior to our purchase. The trouble started on the first day of ownership when the windows came down, but wouldn't go ...
iandownie's full review | 633 words | 2 comments added.
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