"Firewrx234" (firewrx234)
03/04/2016 at 14:41 • Filed to: C250, update, Mercedes
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"Firewrx234" (firewrx234)
03/04/2016 at 14:41 • Filed to: C250, update, Mercedes | 3
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As some of you may remember me, I figured I’d try to rejoin the world of Oppo while also enlightening you all on the world of Pre-Owned MB C250 ownership.
I’ve had my car for just over 7 months and a little more than 10k miles. Just to do a quick catchup here’s the summary of the car:
2012 C250 Coupe
1.8L Turbo 4-Cyl
RWD
Keyless Go
AMG wheels (sport package)
~25800 miles
Now that you’re all caught up, I have a couple things that I’ve learned as of late.
1) Although my car had keyless entry and locking it didn’t have push button start. This confused and bothered me until last week when I finally watched a video that made everything click...it said, “with Keyless Go you have the ability to lock and unlock your doors without the key, now starting the car is just as easy. Be sure to put your ‘Start/Stop’ button in....” And after 7 months of ownership I just realized that it wasn’t a package that I was missing...it was a freaking $18 button. Needless to say, I love it and it works great!
2) More upsettingly, I found that my trunk has begun delaminating. And leaving a horrible frosty look on my trunk. After several times of looking over the car I finally found evidence that the car was likely rear ended and shoddily painted and put back together. The carfax showed nothing but I shouldn’t be surprised based on what’s finally starting to show. Here’s a couple terrible pics that may give you an idea of what it looks like.
3) My car had its first breakdown. I went to leave for work yesterday and the car was deader than a door nail. I only had one bizarre symptom a couple days leading up to this, it started counting fuel economy numbers while the car was off. Obviously the numbers were way off by the time I left for work. They were reading over 60 mpg in a car that averages 25-28 mpg. I’ve been wondering if it was the ECM running overnight that killed my battery. Either way MB will be looking at the car on Wednesday to see of something weird is going on.
Otherwise, the cars been a great little commuter car that zips pretty well through traffic while still getting decent fuel economy and more creature comforts than anything I’ve owned!
Any questions, let me know!
Here’s some bonus photos that I’ve acquired over the last several months (some include the wife’s Camaro) :)
The elusive clean wheel
Admiring the scenery
We took it camping
I ended up with a hole in the tire from work, this was a work in progress shot
Good shot of the cars in the sun, too bad I suck at pictures
25000 on the nose
Party-vi
> Firewrx234
03/04/2016 at 14:51 |
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What makes you think the car was hit? The paint looks factory - could it have been just a defect from sun damage?
Also the picture of your rear wheel/brake assembly - you need new rotors and pads. You should not see gouges in your rotors.
JDMatt
> Firewrx234
03/04/2016 at 14:53 |
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When I would drive a newer mercedes early in the morning I felt like the coffee cup icon was mocking me. Of course I’m tired, I’m not a morning person!
All jokes aside enjoy your C-class.
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Firewrx234
> Party-vi
03/04/2016 at 14:54 |
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Well it appears to be only located on the trunk and after further investigation we found some overspray near the door sills.
And not until I posted the picture did I notice the gouges, gonna have to go and see if it looks that bad in real life. I'm usually pretty good and observant but hey...gotta miss things from time to time lol
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Firewrx234
> JDMatt
03/04/2016 at 14:56 |
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I know what you mean! What an odd feature lol
It's only activated on me once though and it was on a trip up to Purdue from Indy so I'll give it some creedence :)
Brickman
> Firewrx234
03/04/2016 at 15:02 |
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Whats the coffee cup icon for? Car needs coffee? :P
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Firewrx234
> Brickman
03/04/2016 at 15:04 |
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It’s supposed to alert you if you’re tired so that you’ll stop and rest so you don’t go and get yourself dead. I’ve also heard a rumor that the icon turns green if you’re within a mile of the original Starbucks :P
Luc - The Acadian Oppo
> Firewrx234
03/04/2016 at 15:07 |
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What are your opinions on the C350 coupe? I’m considering one of those.
http://oppositelock.kinja.com/which-would-yo…
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Firewrx234
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
03/04/2016 at 15:20 |
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The biggest thing I’ve heard is that the are obviously more powerful but don’t feel as nimble as the 250 (light little four cylinder vs much larger powerhouse lol)
The one thing I'd be cautious of is that matte black paint and how difficult it is to maintain bc regular washing might polish away the matte look and some dirt and sediment could eat away at it easily. Otherwise I think it's probably a blast!
TheNeonDriver - Now with More BMW!
> Firewrx234
03/04/2016 at 15:25 |
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Compare and contrast with the following:
My 2012 335i manual coupe
A 2014 Ecoboost Mustang
A 1939 Ford Model A
A BRP Summit 850 E-tec
A 3200ft² house on the outskirts of Chicago.
Rico
> Firewrx234
03/04/2016 at 15:28 |
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Whoa there not so fast, I’ve seen this red paint issue pop up before online take a look here: http://mbworld.org/forums/c-class…
It looks like it’s a warranty issue.
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Firewrx234
> Rico
03/04/2016 at 15:41 |
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Wow I had no idea!!! I'll be talking to them, thanks!
AMGtech - now with more recalls!
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
05/06/2016 at 01:23 |
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I realize I’m very late to this thread, but I’ll answer in case you’re even still just a little but curious. The 204 is a great car all around, very trouble free. As long as you get a V6 model. The 4-cylinder M271 series of engines... let’s just say it isn’t exactly great. But the V6 ones, M272 or M276 are excellent and to be honest I really can’t fault them or list any common issues.
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AMGtech - now with more recalls!
> Firewrx234
05/06/2016 at 01:28 |
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Send me an email with your vin, I’m pretty sure there is a bulletin that will cover some of your problems. I’ll see if I can find it for you. m tab bert eighty six at g mail dot com. But with no spaces and the number not spelled out. Messaged you here so my info is less likely to be found by some unscrupulous internet people.
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Firewrx234
> AMGtech - now with more recalls!
05/06/2016 at 06:36 |
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I'll message you when I get to work. Thanks again!
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Luc - The Acadian Oppo
> AMGtech - now with more recalls!
05/06/2016 at 10:37 |
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sweet thanks! for me it would be a C350 or nothing and this is all still just pipe dream for now.
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AMGtech - now with more recalls!
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
05/06/2016 at 13:31 |
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That’s cool. It’s always fun to dream!