blue efficiency mercedes

petrolhead69

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

A C-class Merc will last a lot longer than 15 years.

Have you owned a merc recently? The build quality of them recently 10 years is pushing it.

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

petrolhead69 wrote: »

Have you owned a merc recently? The build quality of them recently 10 years is pushing it.

I own one right now, its 13 years old and shows no signs of stopping.

Mercedes build quality problems are no longer an issue.

Microstar_2

Mercedes of old will certainly last 15 years, more recent models will possibly not. The build quality now is really no different to a VW.
We are seeing/hearing a lot of problems with the Blue Efficieny engines, specifically injector problems. I personally would avoid this model for the time being, until it has been fully debugged.

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

Sorry, a VW won't last 15 years?

That's funny, I see them driving around all the time.

Hintza

petrolhead69 wrote: »

Have you owned a merc recently? The build quality of them recently 10 years is pushing it.

They are on the way back (supposedly) after the years the accountants wer in control. Mind you they neraly destroyed the brand...:mad:

motorguy

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

I own one right now, its 13 years old and shows no signs of stopping.

Mercedes build quality problems are no longer an issue.

Not sure how owning a 13 year old one qualifies the build quality of a new one? Build quality issues have been over this last 10 years or so?

Microstar_2

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

Sorry, a VW won't last 15 years?

That's funny, I see them driving around all the time.

I run a garage business (independent) which specialises in servicing, repairing and selling VAG and BMW cars, We have been established 21 years and have two premises with a third opening up. I am also the MoT AE for one of our premises and I can assure you that the MAJORITY of VW's do not last 15 years. I know because I fail them on MoT and the owners take them off and scrap them. There are certainly a good number of older VW's around, but most will bite the dust before they reach 15 years - usually due to repairs being uneconomic (as opposed to structural failure). The older Mercedes (W201, W124, W126) would certainly last 15 years, but the W202's et al, in general, will not. Corrosion is a major problem on many Mercs post-1996 and I have seen MY 2000 cars which had such bad structural rust that they were not economically repairable and had to be broken for spares.
The jury is obviously out on newer models, but they are not built for the long haul, like the older ones were.

AdrianHi

I would keep the newer blue efficiency model, better resale prospects, better value retention which helps even if you don't plan on selling should the insurance ever have to pay out on a total loss.

Client of mine bought a run out C class of the previous model. 2 months in total brake failure on the motorway due to something that is apparently a known issue.
Merc. have a lot of work to do re-building their bran image

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

pgilc1 wrote: »

Not sure how owning a 13 year old one qualifies the build quality of a new one? Build quality issues have been over this last 10 years or so?

No, build quality issues were from 1995 to 2002 or thereabouts.

Mine was built in 1997, smack-bang in the middle of their quality cuts, and its still going fine. It has a fair amount of rust but the engine, gearbox, suspension, and electronics are in superb order.

motorguy

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

No, build quality issues were from 1995 to 2002 or thereabouts.

Mine was built in 1997, smack-bang in the middle of their quality cuts, and its still going fine. It has a fair amount of rust but the engine, gearbox, suspension, and electronics are in superb order.

I think there were ongoing quality issues during the last decade too - backed up by what other posters have put here.

Most of their quality cuts around later half of the 90's seemed to be around paintwork IIRC.