General Questions

[Anonymous]

I'm a comparatively new to MB ownership but why is the C Class a noisy car to drive. I have previously owned 3 Audis all of which were a quiet drive.  Surely MB could have designed out road/wind noise like Audi and BMW.
Is there anything I can do to 'quieten' my C250 other than upgrade to E Class? Any help would be helpful and appreciated.

 

[Andy]

Hi Phil

C class's as far as my experience do not suffer unduly with wind noises. Some of the 4cyl petrol engines are a little raspy. If the wind noise is as bad as you say. Get it checked out.  This is not usual.

Regards

Andy @ www.mercedeservicing.com

PS. Try not to use the "A" or "B" word around here pretty please!!!! heh heh

 

[Dave B]

My 250TD isn't exactly quiet, but wind noise has never been a problem.  Apart from the occasional "marine diesel" throb under acceleration (which I quite like), it can produce annoying levels of tyre roar(?) on all but the smoothest roads.  

I understand this has always been an issue with the C-Class, albeit a very minor one, and the symptoms vary considerably depending on make/type of tyres fitted.  

Our car is Pirelli shod, possibly P6000s, so if anyone can recommend a quieter alternative with similar performance........

 

[fuzzer]

Between my father and i we ahve had 4 W202 c class cars. The wind noise is not somthing we ahve noticed . On a recent trip to Germany in my c240  sitting on the autobahns at 100+ mph , there was never more than a hint of wind noise and the only thing was a little tire rumble ( as they are mostly horrible concrete roads ) all the way from the north to switzerland and back ( stopping off at the shrine for a look on the way ) . Dad has a c220 Cdi and although it is a little noisier at cold than mine when warm the most intruding noise is the turbo whine , which is a nice noise ..  have you listened round the doors to the seals ? has the car been in an accident and not properly repaired , as in the doors being out of allignment ? .. just some suggestions..

 

[T HARGREAVES]

I OWN A 1994 C250D AND HAVE NOW COVERED 298107 MILES AND HAVE NO WIND SOUND THE ONLY SOUND IS IF I FIT THE CAR WITH BUDGET TYRES

 

[phil barker]

Thanks to those that responded to my queery.

I now conclude that the noise I hear is tyre roar.

I suppose this forum has been through it all before but can anyone recommend "quiet" tyres?

Phil
C250td

 

[simon]

Info I have gleaned from other sites suggest/recommend Premium tyres Michelin,pirelli etc.
I had Continental on my C & they were really noisy.I now have Goodyear which are not perfect but acceptable.
Local CC are progressively introducing "New" modern
road surface which is embarassingly silent!
regards
Ernest

 

[Matt Crooke]

That silent tarmac is excellent, we are having it installed all around where i live at the moment, its great when you hit a patch of it, trouble is though, you can then here all the other rattles and squeaks that are usually drowned out by the road noise!