Second, entry into and out of the car is difficult due to the sloping roof design above the front doors. The leg room is just not there and no we are if anything less than average in height. The rear seat passenger space was literally an embarrassment and excuses were in order when inviting adults to travel with us in the rear seats.
2001 mercedes kompressor drivers#
First, the drivers and passengers space in the front seats is equivalent to being in economy class on an airliner, very limited all round. Now the things we did not like about the Mercedes Benz and Mercedes Benz dealers were adamant that my concerns were not aired by other customers. The boot space is excellent as is all the internal and external fittings and accessories. The handling on the road was as expected from a MB, just sensational. Read more y achieved around 6.0 litres /100Km on a trip (which was 90% of our usage) and around town would be approx 8.5litres/100km. The economy was unbelievable considering the weight of the car and the fact that the airconditioning was always on. The Mercedes 180C Kompressor lacked nothing in performance and was a joy to drive. Looks, performance, economy, finish were all well above most other cars available in the price range. The car was just the right size for the two of us and standing on any kerbside looked fantastic. Given it is under the engine cover right by the spark plugs I am surprised it was not noticed and fixed.Īfter owning a 1969 Mercerdes Benz 280S for over 20 years we decided on retirement to purchase a 2004 Mercedes Benz Elegance 180C Kompressor. I replaced it for 78cents and fuel economy improved immediately. A can of CRC and some tinkering freed it up.įurther inspection found a perished vacuum hose. Again interesting for a car that I have just had serviced and had given instructions to find and fix all faults. A set of coil packs later ($39 each off eBay compared to $1500 for four genuine ones) saw it miraculously run on all cylinders and the engine light go off. A litre of oil sorted it and 1200 km on its still fine apparently.ĭisgusted at the absolutely second rate and overly expensive work performed by a Mercedes main dealership, I decided to take matters into my own hands and roll up the DIY sleeves to sort the issues myself before I go bankrupt. Needless to say I highly doubt even the oil was correctly refilled during it's service.
2001 mercedes kompressor full#
This was a mere 150 km after a full service and it only needing a top up once in the previous 15,000km. To make matters worse, I performed an oil check and the car needed a litre of oil. Same fault as the first time it broke down - running on three cylinders, then on four but in limp mode and only capable of about 90kph with the engine warning light on. I got about 25 out if 40km on the way home and it broke down again. Being late in the day I decided to continue on home and go back the next day. The first thing I noticed immediately after driving away was a horrible rattling in the front suspension. $2000 later I picked up the car, having had the front suspension repaired, some pulleys and belts replaced and the reason it broke down in the first place diagnosed as wet spark plugs and rectified. Therefore I need a vehicle that is completely up to scratch. I gave clear indication that I didn't want it back unless it was 100% mechanically as I live 40km out of town in a rural area. I decided to have all recommended repairs done to hopefully sort it out for once and for. That's unfortunate I thought, so I had it towed back to the workshop. In its last episode I took it in for a service (Cost about $1000) On the way home it broke down.
To make things worse the Mercedes dealership charges a fortune for half pie jobs that achieve very little. It went well for about three months and since then I have had nothing but issues with it. I came to own this car 6 months ago and I have never been so disappointed in a vehicle.
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