C 180

[graham_w]

I'm thinking of buying a second hand C-180, its 8 years old, with 45000 miles on the clock.

I've heard mixed reports on this models. Anyone got any points or tips, I'll be getting an AA report before I buy.

Thanks


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[television]

Hi Graham, and welcome to the forum, would this car be a 203 or the last of the 202's

 

[st4]

A late 202 will give less trouble than an early 203 I would guess although a 203 is more modern (higher safety by quite a margin). A late 202 is probably a better bet for piece of mind motoring.

In either car a 180 will not be great, especially in a 202 where there is no SC. If it were a 202 I'd go looking for a 200, 240 or 280 all of which can he had cheaply.

 

[Alex M Grieve]

I'm thinking of buying a second hand C-180, its 8 years old, with 45000 miles on the clock.

Hello Graham, and welcome to the forum. A late 202 with that mileage should be virtually unused. If it has a full service history, it will be particularly good generally, and especially because the model and year were prone to rust. With FMBSH any rust should be addressed by MB foc, and without quibble in my experience.

Other than rust, it almost hasn't done enough miles for anything to go wrong yet!

 

[graham_w]

Thanks, I've put a deposit on it. Just waiting on the AA report...


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[graham_w]

I picked up the car yesterday, it passed the AA inspection with flying colors...


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