Relatively good engine but indeed. It has some issues or things to look out for/ Piezo-injectors - timing chain tensioner (timing chain and guides wear normal) - oil cooler - oil pressure valve.
This is the best car I’ve ever owned, bought at 4 years old now 11, have spent under £1000.00 on repairs including brakes in 7 years, to me this is fantastic, had up to 70mpg on long motorway drives.
I agree it's a lovely car but £1000 on repairs in 7 years? I think you've been lucky on that score. I've had mine for just over 5 and have spent coming up to £3 grand on servicing plus repairs. Fantastic drive and fuel economy though.
IF you are looking for an everyday driver that is extremely economical, lots of torque with low running costs, then the C220 is the obvious choice. If you are driving long distances everyday and you want comfort, reliability, stable attitude then you have found it. For the resale price, they have reached their “toe of the curve” you wont be left with any major regrets. This car screams value for the driver who wants value all round.
fun fact, the foot parking brake on this car, and various other models and companies, has on the rear a disc for slowing down the car, and inside the rotor a small drum brake for the pbrake
The 'safety' brake has been in the same place since my first 1995 Mercedes estate. Welcome to Mercedes. It is complex to begin with. Perhaps an older car might suit you. The wipers are normally automatic on this years models. You have a rare manual Mercedes. Thanks for sharing.
Should get the C350 CDI full AMG model, much better faster and the V6 is a dream especially with the stiffer suspension sports full AMG set up and nearly 500ftlbs torque, very few modern cars will keep up
Comfy cars these are. You don't realise how stiff the fiesta ride is until you drive another car. I've driven a fair few cars including a Audi S5, E350d and a Nissan 350z. The German cars especially the sporty ones are surprisingly comfy for their performance
@@DriveWithAndy true there. I love how narrow these cars are and surprisely fast they can be. I had a guy in a Volvo hatchback put his foot down belong side me and dispute having 3 adult passengers in the car it stuck next to him. Surprised me considering I have the 1.6 TDCI 😂. Do also love speeding through width restrictions 😂
Germans cars are brilliant for motorway, mainly because of the autobahn where they cruise at 120mph+ I wouldn't mind owning a nice German car at some point in my life, but yeah great video I enjoyed it!
Got w204 merc for my first car, and yeah the parking pedal is definately strange as hell. However, sitting on the foot break rather than parking brake at the lights etc is far safer as if you're rear ended, a parking brake won't hold you in place as much as the foot brake. So has some benefits
Love my c250cdi edition 125 but give it a few more thousand miles and you'll be in for fuel filter housing leaks, oil cooler leaks and coolant loss. All well known issues on the OM651 engine. Well into four figures to fix all those.
Don't understand why anyone would buy a manual merc. The gearbox is terrible, it's like having laces on your slippers.. Just not the point. Auto box is nice and smooth which is what a merc is for.
There is no hand brake, it is parking brake, and the sign for parking brake in any car is P not H. If you use to operate with it with hand, doesn't mean that operation with feet is wrong.
Nope got a kid and do shopping and pack the car for holidays and transit a full car load and still no need for it or ever thought it's needed. I just use me hand and arm
@@mihailchehlarov2720 when I made this video it was my honest opinion with what I had. Not every car review on RU-vid is from some massive company or from RU-vidrs who have been doing it for years and years. Even so if your point is that for some reason your opinion is a Mercedes is a ove companies like Ford then then it's people like yourself why car culture is toxic and I hope you don't visit my channel ever again. Thanks 👍
You are comparing a Ford to a merc . Seriously. 10 mins into the vid I had to stop watching. You are way out your comfort zone with your picky negative comments. What exactly are you comparing this car to. A Ford fiesta . Wow
...when tou think you're qualified to talk about cars but your frame of reference is a Fiesta & a Kia Sportage. hmm. OK then. Countless cars have the same type of handbrake found in the Merc. Oh, and nobody ever wants or buys manual ones. Jusr saying. Apart from all that you're doing great 🙄
@@DriveWithAndyOh jesus now you claim to speak for all car enthusiasts. Clearly not, and what an idiotic claim to make. You also seem to be struggling with basic reading and language comprehension. Where did I say there was anything wrong with a Fiesta or Sportage? I did no such thing. You're really not very good at this are you, which would seem to prove my original point.
