The w202 is an absolute legend.Especially this generation is one of the most reliable cars of all time.We have a w202 c240 for 13 years! in 13 years this car didn't even break once.Can is on 400.000 kilometers but its starting and running smootly even if its under 0 degrees.
I borrowed my grandpa's 99 c280, i'm absolutely in love with it, so comfortable, just enough power to be fun, not to mention the black on black mafia spec, i want one for myself now, the only problem with the car is the lack of lumbar support on the seats, absolutely everything else is pretty much perfect!!
I am driving my dad's car now - 1994 C200 Diesel, manual. It's almost 30 years old with nearly 300 thousand km (around 170 thousand miles), no issues. Amazing 😮
I'm proud owner of a C230 Kompressor (manual transmission). It's a rare machine in my country, Malaysia. Eight years owning it and I haven't found another C230K manual here. Built like a tank in every aspect. It will be my car for many years to come. Most likely not gonna sell it. A keeper.
Awesome! That’s a combination they unfortunately never offered here in the USA, although Mercedes Benz sold a 5speed manual with the SLK230 Kompressor which is a real pleasure to drive. I can imagine the same 3 pedal enjoyment translates well into the W202.
2 hours ago My W202 remains solid after 23 years. I couldn't ask for a stronger or cheaper car to drive. Last week I used it like a truck to haul 800 kilos of sod, tools, and construction materials. This week it's cleaned up, shinny, and will be ready to haul people around. I still get complements on it, but I've kept up the maintenance. With 256,000 miles on my 1998 C230 Sport, non-Kompressor, my only regret is not getting the optional passenger power seat. Repairs, tires, belts, hoses, and maintenance cost around $600 a year, give or take. I got 13 years out of the original battery, and 10 years out of the second. It's a California car, still looks great, no rust, I treated the paint with a ceramic coating, and I perform all of the routine maintenance on it. I'm told by my independent Mercedes mechanic that it's the last of the "forever" Mercedes, whatever that means. Complaints: Not worth a damn in snow.
Hey I’m 17 and just bought my 98 c230!!! I’ve researched so much and absolutely love the car. It’s got small transmission issues but it drives insanely smooth. They are beautiful cars
Hi there, i am a proud owner of w202 200. "forever" Mercedes means, that Mercedes Built the cars with the Motto "best or nothing" before. And they were meant to last life long. You can not say that from the following models anymore. Even my Mercedes Benz Mechanic says, the w203 is a less reliable car already.
Nah, your complaint should be "no supercharger " ... my c230k is fast as hell (it's been molded, buy still)...buy I drove a non-supercharged c240 and its not the same whatsoever....it felt so slow...like a stock Honda or something, not like a Benz.
Thanks for the info, my mind is truly blown. I've had my 1999 C230 Kompresser for 3 years now and had no idea the tape player was built into the radio this way 🤯lol THANK YOU TRULY!!
One of my favourite Mercedes-Benz models. Also a proud owner of a w202, mine is a 1994 C200 Diesel, after 27 years and 1 334 000 Kms still going strong.
@@bringme1152 yes, when I bought the car I thought that car had 270.000kms, but after 3 years the valve cover gasket, and head gasket started leaking, upon replacement, I my mechanic called me and asked to talk to me, he showed me a timing chain with about 1.000.000 Kms and then showed me mine, mine was more worn out, that's when I found out real numbers of Kms that the car had.
I bought this exact car in white with a carbon fiber interior(mehh wood grain looks good) 108k miles, all for $2,500! Insanely great car for the age! I was born in 2000 and this car is older than me and that’s pretty cool! It’s got it’s quiets but overall I can still gap a few cars here and there and I added a tint and it definitely helps to make it look much more sport! P.S the emblems made me a Mercedes fan 🤙😩
My father had every c class till the 2008 Model. He had the previous one in black. Interestingly he had this Model the w202 basically twice. For some years as the pre facelift Model in blue with the same as shown in this video. And as the next one he had the one shown in the video. With the same color. So i grew up with this car and itll always have a special place in my heart. I love it. We drove all the way to Morocco with those. No issues
I own a 1998 C250 TURBODIESEL with the manual trans and in wagon bodystyle The exterior is one of a million shades of blue that were available, the interior is black cloth with a cool pattern and walnut wood trim like yours Great car, 400k km and no major service done
Finally I was able to get my hands on a 2000 with 46k mi. It is super fun to drive a car from this era. Everything is intact in mine and still has that new car smell. I just need to learn more about these beauties
the w202 is very special to me. We had a w202 C240 AMG since i was 5. was the first car I learnt to drive in and the first car i owned when it was transferred to my name. still runs perfectly today.
240 amg? that’s not a real amg, amg took the 280 and bored it out to 3.6L, 95-97. have a c230 and c36 amg and they’re extremely reliable, amazing machines
@@angeloignacio5535 he probably means the AMG exterior package with different front/rear bumper and sideskirts and wheels, which you could order from factory because at that time AMG was first acquired by mercedes benz
I loved my 96 c280, that engine was awesome… MB before Chrysler, company hasn’t been the same since that mess. Back when they had nice interiors as well.
Great video. I had a Metallic silver 1997 C200 W202 for 15 years with great reliability that may be as good as W123. I only upgrade it when a good offer came about with a new E200 W212.
Yo tuve el C230 W202 Classic año 1998 TRASMISIÓN MANUAL sin Kompressor. Lo extraño 😔, pero ahora quiero un Clase E W210 💪, espero en este año pueda comprarlo. Saludos desde Guanajuato México 🇲🇽🇲🇽
I own a 99' c230k thats been lowered, supercharger pulley is changed, aftermarket intercooler, aftermarket locking/unlocking rear-end....it was built to drift/race. I've had that little i4 to 155mph. (It would have hit 160, but was shaking so much I had to let off lol) I love it and it will never be sold. (I've had it for almost 7 years now with no problems except the ignition)
Me too!! C180 elegance, beige exterior, beige interior, model 1994 with only 180k km! My dads car who is not driving any more, so I really think of starting to use it…greetings from Athens!
I'm just watching this video because I'm in Armenia and there are tons of old mercedes c classes driving around. A lot of the taxi drivers uses W202 c classes, some are kind of beat up but it's really impressive that all these taxies are first generation C classes from 1993-2000. The means all these cabs are between 22 and 29 years old. I remember when the C class first came out we looked down on it like some light, dinky mercedes but nowadays I'm really impressed, these things have really held up. They're very tough, long lasting cars. Interesting not many of the c class cabs here are diesel, in fact I haven't seen any diesel mercedes, only the vans and trucks. I think it might be that diesels are hard to start in the cold. Anyway, yeah the C class was a worth successor to the 190E, these cars are tanks. They're really excellent cars. I by the way drive a 2006 E 320 CDI. It blows me away, it's like have a 440 Hemi it has so much torque, I keep getting in drag races with V8 cars and it can lay down. I'll also say mercedes are better cars then BMW's. BMW's are great but they don't have the industrial level of design that Mercedes has, I would much rather have a automatic. I can just control the power and hold onto the steering wheel and focus on controlling the car. Shifting gets tiring, I enjoy how comfortable and smooth my mercedes is, and a torque converter is better and last longer.
I’ve just spent £995 and brought a ‘99 C Class W202 with a 12 month MOT to do a charity run from the UK across France and Spain into Morocco in North Africa. Through the Atlas Mountains, across the Western Sahara desert, Mauritania, Senegal and finally ending up in The Gambia where the car will be auctioned and the proceeds given to local children’s charities. Needless to say I chose my car wisely. This 23 year old car may have a few dings and localised rust spots on the front wings but it has passed every MOT since electronic records began in 2006 without any advisories. It’s previous owners have kept on top of maintenance and with 83,000 miles on the odometer the car still drives and looks like new inside - everything still works as it should. She still has ice cold air conditioning, cruise control, central locking and electric windows all working as they should. An amazing testament to the build quality of these cars.
One think you dont mention about the key and the front doors handles. They have infrared sensors on them. If you put your key near the sensor and hold the lock button the windows and sunroof close. You can also lower with the open button. For that age that was something.
I think 202 had the best front end look in a C Class. Quality wise, 203 feels feels nicer to drive. Better suspension, more engaging steering, better quality interior and more useful functionalities. I've had the C250 TD manual (202) and C270 (203) manual.
My C230 Kompressor is silver, has black interior with “Carbon Fiber-ish” patterns where the wood is white gauge clusters and black and gray seats.Oh but I’m missing the amazing cup holder. They’re so unbelievably hard to find.
Very cool! I’m guessing yours is a “Sport” trim? They have a lower cladding badge that says sport on both the driver and passenger fender. The SLK I had available earlier this month was a “Sport” and featured the same carbon trim you speak of!
Good video. I totally agree and bought myself a 1998 C180 Classic. Bog standard, yet with a steel (!) sunroof and the orginal Becker radio. Old M-Bs are better engineered than any other make and I have tried many (Audi, Jaguar, BMW, Volvo, Peugeot, Chrysler, Alfa, etc.). Yet my C70 Coupe beats it with regards to rust and the 5 cilinder in the Volvo is one of a kind. I'm not sure which car I prefer, that's why I have both :-).
Older Mercedes and BMWs were built worth a damn, the 2017 W205 I leased (new) was a total POS, the engine threw a rod with less than 50,000 miles on the odometer and despite it being a leased car, MB corporate threw a hissy fit over having to pay the dealership 15,000EURO to replace the engine (the block was damaged when the rod ejected through the hood). That was the first and last Mercedes I will ever lease/own. MB customer service is horrendous.
My first car is a c180 1997 elegance model, my grandpa gave it to me since he can't drive anymore because of his poor vision and his age (84 years old), so i took it before 2-3 months with 114.000 km and now i am somewhere at 115.200 i think, I LOVE IT, it is just powerful and beautiful. Fun fact everyone loves it. I am 18 years old and everyone is telling how lucky i am cuz i got a nice car 😂. I want to keep it for as long as it can last ! It is amazing car
I have a W201 "original C-class that was not a c-class yet", from 1991, starts up first time everytime, 500k Km with it's 75hp diesel engine, the only thing wrong with it are it's 30Y.O plastics, costs less that 500€ year in maintenance
I run a 1998 Mercedes C220 CDI turbodiesel with a 5-speed automatic as my daily driver. 367.000 km and still going strong. Very easy to drive as it's pretty narrow (1.72 m wide) and the engine has good torque (300 NM). Great fuel economy too (5,7 liter/100 km). But it also has got some major disadvantages : it rusts terribly, seats are uncomfortable, AC system is unreliable and the steering is too light and devoid of feel.
very very beautifull , i love the wheels !!! and that semi orange headlamps in the corners ,( i think was Usa Specs ) anybody can give me the reference of that two things ??
I handed my 2000 C230 Kompressor down to my son at 133,000 miles. I had purchased it from the original owner in 2017 (garage kept) in GREAT shape. My son has continued to keep it in pristine condition with still under 150K miles. Other than routine maintenance, synthetic oil ever 8K miles and a set of tires it hasn't needed much other than some trim replacement and just replaced an ignition coil. Next up - new headliner that's been creeping loose and of course replacing the broken POS center cup holder. Anyone know of a better solution/mod for the center cup holder?
What did you guys do to fix the sagging headliner? My grandfather just gave me his '96 W210 E280 and everything on the car is basically in perfect condition, except for the headliner.
I have one as well mines is slammed and blacked out, a true masterpiece by Mercedes😍 but I’m interested in buying this one too if you’re not located far away (I’m in California)
They are fantastic cars, I just sold this car last week to a gentleman in the southern Virginia area. I’m really going to miss it, perhaps one day I’ll have another W202!
