Used 1996 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C280 4dr Sedan Consumer Reviews
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One of the Family
swd4647, 03/05/2004
Mercedes-Benz C-Class C280 4dr Sedan
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
Our first near-luxury vehicle. Still gets looks after eight years. Great on the highway. Could not have made a better choice. Recommend highly.
problems at 80k
BarbaraC280, 08/03/2004
Mercedes-Benz C-Class C280 4dr Sedan
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
puchased car in 2000 with 54k . now 2004 with 82k and the problems have begun.. a/c has never worked, seems to have continual emmission problems.. check-engine light on evry month or so.. in the past 2 months 1300.00 in repair.. this is not a car that you will get 200k out of.. very expensive to repair.. would not purchase another mercedes.. parts expensive and don't last..
1996 Mercedes-Benz C-Class for sale near you
3 of 3 listings
- C220 SedanMSRP: $3,8501,030 mi away
- C220 SedanMSRP: $6,9951,931 mi away
- C280 SedanMSRP: $3,3002,553 mi away
Decent Value
Carguy, 12/30/2005
Mercedes-Benz C-Class C280 4dr Sedan
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
112,000kms when I bought it. I've put 15,000kms on it and have replaced the air mass sensor, wiper regulator, brakes, rad flush. Every few months the engine light comes on for some reason. On the other hand this car is 10 yrs old and does give you great value for the vehicle. The inline 6 has to be one of the best engines ever made. Very roomy and all creature comforts. Many of these cars are 1 owner cars so you can find many that have been well looked after. Forget about a Camry or Accord you and have a Benz with more options, lower miles, and more class for about some price.
Great Car for the Price!
SAH, 03/24/2004
Mercedes-Benz C-Class C280 4dr Sedan
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Bought my mercedes 2 years ago when my new job required more travel and taking customers out. I had a merceded deisel before and once own a mercedes there is never going back! This car has been very reliable on all my trips and looks great! All the years from 94-00 look the same so no one knows what year it is. Great car would defenitely reccomend it!
Good car! C280 sport
JOHN MOORE, 03/09/2006
Mercedes-Benz C-Class C280 4dr Sedan
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Having owned this vehicle for a couple of years I am still impressed by the build quality and the smoothness of the drive. I am constantly told that the W202 series is of a superior build quality then the newer mercedes - my friend owns a newer Mercerdes and has been back to the dealer 5 times in 6 months so there might be some truth in this! I was worried about horror stories regarding the wiring loom cracking or the wiper motor failing (£800 for a wiper motor is extortionate!) but the only problem I have had was a wrongly diagnosed air flow sensor which transpired to be a loose wire on the spark plug coil! It drives like new dspite 125,000 miles. Only negative is rear legroom is limited.