TimBru14
Epic Member
Hi all
I'm looking at getting a 2002 Mercedes Benz C270 CDI with 287k on the clock. If I do a quick Google search for reviews about the car, there only seem to be positive experiences (have heard one or two issues with steering racks or power steering components as well as a few glow plug issues). I was wondering if anyone owned one of these or knows someone who does that could point me in the right direction in terms of any faults or issues I should look out for before buying.
A Mercedes approved workshop that I spoke to said that they are excellent cars, parts are readily available (and cheap) and that the diesel models are generally more reliable than the petrol ones (apparently the timing chain on the petrol models used to go every 100k kms and would cost 15 to 25k to replace).
Cheers
I'm looking at getting a 2002 Mercedes Benz C270 CDI with 287k on the clock. If I do a quick Google search for reviews about the car, there only seem to be positive experiences (have heard one or two issues with steering racks or power steering components as well as a few glow plug issues). I was wondering if anyone owned one of these or knows someone who does that could point me in the right direction in terms of any faults or issues I should look out for before buying.
A Mercedes approved workshop that I spoke to said that they are excellent cars, parts are readily available (and cheap) and that the diesel models are generally more reliable than the petrol ones (apparently the timing chain on the petrol models used to go every 100k kms and would cost 15 to 25k to replace).
Cheers