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| Performance | 8.7/10  |
|---|---|
| Practicality | 7.7/10 |
| Reliability | 8.7/10 |
| Value for Money | 7.3/10 |
| Overall rating | 8/10 |
Full review by
hiyaawl
on 14th Dec 2007
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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.
hiyaawl's review and ratings | 292 words
Review by
paulx1061
on 24th Jan 2006
User Rating : 9
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The Mercedes Benz C Class 220 CDi Avantgarde Sport is an excellent car, though a pity the prices do not match those in US (take a look @ edmunds.com & you'll see what I mean...)
Great handling - matching the beamers 3er in any way you may think
Cool design - looks like a 'reduced scale' S-class with a CL front looks; classy.
Black or silver are the best colour choices.
paulx1061's full review | 134 words
Review by
Vish R
on 10th Oct 2005
User Rating : 7
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Well. Your reading this either because you own a Mercedes Benz C Class 220 CDi Avantgarde Sport or are thinking of owning one at some point.
The Mercedes C class is a car that has loads of prestige. Like other German cars, it comes with little or no extras, unless you purchase them seperately.
With the Avantgarde Sport pack- you get all the lovely chrome trimmings, Chrome pedals, Special brake disks with holes in them, and very flash looking alloys.
The suspension is also lower, althoug ...
Vish R's full review | 444 words
