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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Taxi_Driver on 24 November 2006, 20:25:15
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Not sure what to do.......
Its my merc c220 diesel auto.....not sure to sell it b4 summat seriously goes wrong or will it go another 40k/50k miles?? :-/
Council have hinted they may replate it for another year.....ordinary car would never get another plate.
Its done 170k miles.....ive owned it since nearly new....so know whats been done to it.
And that is.....oil/filter change every 10k....it doesnt use hardly any oil (about 1/2 litre per 10k miles)
Its had its steering lower bushes changed......failed mot last year for that.
New alternator last year......the pulley fell off! (bearings where shot on it)
New battery last year too
And apart from wear and tear items....brake pads/disks/tyres/bulbs/etc....nothing has been done to it.
Its still on its original exhaust....still orig shocks....never had the cambelt changed as its a chain....never changed the auto box oil or diff oil
Can this merc just keep going???
Oh it has got a couple of probs i know about but not going to fix em.....blower fans dont work.....maybe shot blower fan or maybe climate ecu is shot.....other fault is the in and out wiper (if you know what i mean) doesnt in and out.....but still goes back and forward....so not fixing that either as they are blinking expensive :o
It is coming up 7 years old...will it go 8 years?? Hmmm :-/ I would like it if it could! without summat major going wrong!
What do peeps think?
Cheers
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This one sounds as if its in the lap of the gods TD, and, as there aren't any gods on here any more...........who knows ::)
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doesnt the chain ever need changed ? not even every 100000 miles :-/
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doesnt the chain ever need changed ? not even every 100000 miles :-/
Not sure.....once asked at merc dealer when it had a paultry 40k on it.....they said no its chain so good for the life of the car :-/
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This one sounds as if its in the lap of the gods TD, and, as there aren't any gods on here any more...........who knows ::)
Maybe if Markiec posts fast enuf....he will become God again and will know ;)
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This one sounds as if its in the lap of the gods TD, and, as there aren't any gods on here any more...........who knows ::)
Maybe if Markiec posts fast enuf....he will become God again and will know ;)
im trying guys im really trying - i dont think the title will change though.....
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This one sounds as if its in the lap of the gods TD, and, as there aren't any gods on here any more...........who knows ::)
Maybe if Markiec posts fast enuf....he will become God again and will know ;)
im trying guys im really trying - i dont think the title will change though.....
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Why should title change - mine didn't at 2000 posts....
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This one sounds as if its in the lap of the gods TD, and, as there aren't any gods on here any more...........who knows ::)
Maybe if Markiec posts fast enuf....he will become God again and will know ;)
im trying guys im really trying - i dont think the title will change though.....
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Why should title change - mine didn't at 2000 posts....
yeah yeah i know your miles and miles ahead of us all :o ;D
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This one sounds as if its in the lap of the gods TD, and, as there aren't any gods on here any more...........who knows ::)
Maybe if Markiec posts fast enuf....he will become God again and will know ;)
im trying guys im really trying - i dont think the title will change though.....
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Why should title change - mine didn't at 2000 posts....
But you have a 2x fiddle factor on your posts :-X ;D
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...ouch that could cos you ;D :-X
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sounds like a newbie in the making if he's not careful.
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This one sounds as if its in the lap of the gods TD, and, as there aren't any gods on here any more...........who knows ::)
Maybe if Markiec posts fast enuf....he will become God again and will know ;)
im trying guys im really trying - i dont think the title will change though.....
:(
Why should title change - mine didn't at 2000 posts....
But you have a 2x fiddle factor on your posts :-X ;D
Did i say that! Surely not.....someones been putting words into my mouth ::)
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From my experience in the Middle East and Africa, a 7-years old Merc with 170k is just starting it's service life...
My dad use to run Diesel Mercs for years, and he use to say that 300k miles+ before any major engine overall is not unheard off.
I know Merc had bad reputation for low built quality during the late '90, but I think there is still plenty of life in the car. And Merc Diesels are among the least deprecating cars on the market – even as taxi - so you are likely to sell it next year for not much less then you would sell it this year. That's nearly free motoring - any nearly-new car you'll buy now will cost you a few thousands in depreciation over the next couple of years.
I say keep it...
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and it may also be the case of better the devil you know :-/
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This one sounds as if its in the lap of the gods TD, and, as there aren't any gods on here any more...........who knows ::)
Maybe if Markiec posts fast enuf....he will become God again and will know ;)
im trying guys im really trying - i dont think the title will change though.....
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Why should title change - mine didn't at 2000 posts....
But you have a 2x fiddle factor on your posts :-X ;D
Mines genuine. As are 4 out of the 5 Mods' counts. I sure the 'dishonest one' meant to reduce his after testing, but just forgot :P
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and it may also be the case of better the devil you know :-/
Cheers for the input guys......think i will see if i can get it replated for another year.....I'll just blame you lot if anything major goes wrong ;D
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...I'll just blame you lot if anything major goes wrong ;D
...do I know you Sir? :o
;D
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oddly i do remember a headline from the Times motoring section a good few years ago, as you mention TD the build quality seemed to dip a while back :-/ the headline was " Even German taxi drivers are snubbing Mercedes"
Intresting huh ? ;D but sure there over their little blip ( yours seems to suggest so anyway :y )
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oddly i do remember a headline from the Times motoring section a good few years ago, as you mention TD the build quality seemed to dip a while back :-/ the headline was " Even German taxi drivers are snubbing Mercedes"
Intresting huh ? ;D but sure there over their little blip ( yours seems to suggest so anyway :y )
Mercedes in Germany made a model just for taxi drivers.....dont think id like one with vinyl seats :o
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oddly i do remember a headline from the Times motoring section a good few years ago, as you mention TD the build quality seemed to dip a while back :-/ the headline was " Even German taxi drivers are snubbing Mercedes"
Intresting huh ? ;D but sure there over their little blip ( yours seems to suggest so anyway :y )
Mercedes in Germany made a model just for taxi drivers.....dont think id like one with vinyl seats :o
makes it easy to clean the car after taking home midnight pub goers that had a Vindaloo before drowning it in beer though... ;D
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TD. I would keep it for another year, but please reduce those oil changes to 5k.. especially on a diesel!
1999 model was probably one of the last really good ones. Not as over engineered as the 80's and early 90's models (they do last forever!) but way ahead of the more recent models.
The timing chain life is very much regulated by the oil changes so I feel 10k changes are a false economy, especially at 170k.
I would budget for a new exhaust though, surely it can't go on much longer??
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Consider the replacement TD. Initial outlay for new car, servicing costs to get up to your high standards and then unknown problems in the future. At least with the Merc it's only running costs to cover and if ithey get too much - swap it then. For what it's worth I'd keep it. :y
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LB. Point taken about the oil changes :-[
Its hard trying to get the cars back for servicing....the guy that drives the merc is not very good at telling me when things need doing to it :(
Can you believe he waited until last week before telling me the headlights didnt work.....turned out to be both headlight bulbs were blown.....so he'd been driving about with only one headlight working for dunno how long :-/
If exhaust goes it will be kwik fit cheapy......i think they put 1 year warranty on em which will be good enuf :y