MattBaigent
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- C class estate
Hi all. New to this forum and I’m here for some answers. My partner and I were toying with the idea of getting a new car middle of the year but (annoyingly) someone crashed into our current which has now been written off. Now our car purchasing idea has been brought forward massively and we have narrowed it down to the C Class estate.
We are looking at the (forgive me as I’m not sure on models/engine options/spec etc, I’m coming from and Audi) 2013ish era, so the facelift model but not the new 2014 and it’ll more than likely be the C220 CDI as it seems to be cheap road tax and foot economy.
My main question is, what are the common faults to look out for and is servicing costs/repair expensive (I won’t be going to the main dealer)?
Are the auto boxes fairly solid or is it best to get the manual?
How solid is the engine. Would it take a remap for economy? I have a Navara for work and the engines are notoriously weak. They have power but can’t handle anything like a remap otherwise they break easily.
Think that is all.
Thank you all so much,
Matt
We are looking at the (forgive me as I’m not sure on models/engine options/spec etc, I’m coming from and Audi) 2013ish era, so the facelift model but not the new 2014 and it’ll more than likely be the C220 CDI as it seems to be cheap road tax and foot economy.
My main question is, what are the common faults to look out for and is servicing costs/repair expensive (I won’t be going to the main dealer)?
Are the auto boxes fairly solid or is it best to get the manual?
How solid is the engine. Would it take a remap for economy? I have a Navara for work and the engines are notoriously weak. They have power but can’t handle anything like a remap otherwise they break easily.
Think that is all.
Thank you all so much,
Matt