Hi Guys,

Just wanted some of your opinions of this model of car. I am driving a 2004 Honda Accord now and thinking to trade it in for 2005 C240 4Matic. I am just wondering, do you guys have a lot of problem with the car? How about maintanence cost/month to own this car?

The reason I asked is because, like Honda Accord hasa very common problem of the strut when the car is over 50000 miles that have to replace the strut, stuff like this. So I wonder if this model have very common problem like this.

Thanks,
Hauliau

 

OK>here are my thoughts for what it's worth.
Hondas are generally very reliable. They have a great history of being dependable.
Honda, Toyota, etc. all rated in the top for reliability as you probably know. You bought one.
Mercedes C240, 230, etc. are again, GENERALLY, pretty reliable cars. Given that, anything can
and might go wrong with any given model. For example....some people have a C240 or C230 as I do, and
have great luck with it. Some do not. Some of these are known for the front strut bushings going out at
different mileages. Mine were shot at 90K.....some people have to replace them a lot earlier. So, who
can really say on these kinds of things on any given car. I would only venture a guess that a Mercedes
would cost a bit more to maintain due to oil change costs and perhaps premium fuel required, etc. Don't
really know. Brakes, tires, etc. would probably cost more to replace.