Gee2728: hahaha abeg no enter husband and wife matter ooh.

Daxbiz: See how you guys are scaring the living daylights out of me!!!
So assuming i had to spend a 100k on maintenance this month, do you expect it to be a recurrent expenditure ?
Surely no mid-range car can be that problematic and expensive to maintain ?
Or am I being naive?

The way I've spent on maintenance of my 190, I'm pretty sure it would love to belong to me in another life.

And which one is STAR SCANNER again?
What can it do that the other scanner cannot do?

I need an education please.

NB: I'm not that bad income-wise. But prudence is key.

smartchoice: Think of 100k monthly maintenance plus or minus though not every month....but maybe more in some, it all depends on your mechanics...and state of the car. Star scanners are specialised scanners designed for MB's. The costs vary but check http://www.masquestonline.com/ImageGallery/ImagePreview.aspx?id=ef6cd2f3-ce09-4ce9-9b26-b8363eda93a5&m=2&c=9cbf19a3-3d0a-4f52-bf1c-f2e8c31d49f6&i=faa1e058-4c9b-4b7b-a9c5-d8cc17e24492

for scanner prices in Lagos.

Gee2728:
Now that the beef is over, house 3 gbosa for trac and hanson, gbosa, gbosa, gbosa.!

Eyop: Which one is the ordinary C class?

aikerism:



Uncle Smart? did I hear U call my 17 year old naturally aspirated 4 cylinder C200 girlFriend "Ordinary"? I go vex for you O

ziccoit: @au.hanson, pls kindly help me get the market price of auto gearbox of the following:

1998 w202 C200 and C230 (not kompressor) both 5SP box.

I'm kind of forcing it on you since nobody bothered to attend to my query of such in recent pasts.

Thanks bros.

Daxbiz: See how you guys are scaring the living daylights out of me!!!
So assuming i had to spend a 100k on maintenance this month, do you expect it to be a recurrent expenditure ?
Surely no mid-range car can be that problematic and expensive to maintain ?
Or am I being naive?

The way I've spent on maintenance of my 190, I'm pretty sure it would love to belong to me in another life.

And which one is STAR SCANNER again?
What can it do that the other scanner cannot do?

I need an education please.

NB: I'm not that bad income-wise. But prudence is key.

pafestula: Hello house, please I need your candid opinion and advice from experience or lasting solutions to A160 class 1999 model, honestly what I read today on carsurvey.org and peoples reviews on the car really baffled me, the cons are more than the pros... and am expecting the same model this week from Cotonou because I already bought it, I love the car so much, at least to be relieving my W202 which have done done 258,000 mileage with without any problem. Abeg help your brother out before money enter bush.

au.hanson:


Dabix,

Don't be scared, believe me you can handle it. I have friends who are not all that well to do but they drive this car ye ye without any problem..The real truth is that this car ever get spoilt if properly maintained, Apart from 1 or 2 cases of some sort of problem like sensor/fuse related(that's why i gave you the secret of owning a scanner) and running cost(i.e fueling, though some of the Benz 190 we own actually consumes more than the ml320 because they are dead) you may hardly change a parts for a whole year plus in this suv . If you had a c320 sedan and an ML320 and drive them equally, your c320 midsize sedan will do frequent part changes than your Ml320, same with your benz 190. Its actually more economic-wise in terms of parts replacement and you would ever enjoy the power.

Trac, pls through more light on the star scanner thing

Abiodun Adebayo: I drive a Mercedes Benz GL 450 (2009). The display showed ABS; ABS, ETS inoperable, see owner's manual and ABS, ETS unavailable, see operator's manual. A diagnosis revealed that the right side ABS speed sensor was not transmitting to the ECU. This was subsequently changed at a very exorbitant cost. I was also told this was a major problem of the SUV. But reading the threads here indicate that the change may not have been necessary. Although the warning indicators have disappeared, what do I do if it comes up again? I am really worried

Daxbiz:


Thanks for allaying my fears.
The fuel efficiency aspect was really my major worry.
My thinking being that if my 190 (which is an older engine) could consume as little as #4,500 fuel weekly, then an ML Engine (more refined and modern) should consume less (maybe just a little more?) even with the AC full blast.

Also I asked around for the STAR scanner. N150k (with laptop). That's steep!!!
I asked if it could be sold without the laptop since i have quite an engine (HP 16GB Ram and all) but they said its not advisable saying it might malfunction. Final advise from the dealer - i should get a 30k scanner and leave the "PROs" to do periodical scans for me.

I want to thank you guys for your informed advice.
I will hopefully make my purchase this week. WITH MY MECHANIC, OF COURSE!!!

WHAT DO I LOOK OUT FOR WHEN MAKING MY CHOICE IN THE MARKET?

You know how some cars can be so appealing but might just be a carcass.
Should i even go there with a scanner?

Don't mind my small boy questions ooooo

Thank you all for your informed opinion.

au.hanson:


Hello Ziccoit, 5 gear auto box at the after market for these cars cost 50k here in PH, but i believe it should be cheaper in Lagos and Onitsha etc

Abiodun Adebayo: I drive a Mercedes Benz GL 450 (2009). The display showed ABS; ABS, ETS inoperable, see owner's manual and ABS, ETS unavailable, see operator's manual. A diagnosis revealed that the right side ABS speed sensor was not transmitting to the ECU. This was subsequently changed at a very exorbitant cost. I was also told this was a major problem of the SUV. But reading the threads here indicate that the change may not have been necessary. Although the warning indicators have disappeared, what do I do if it comes up again? I am really worried

pafestula: Hello house, please I need your candid opinion and advice from experience or lasting solutions to A160 class 1999 model, honestly what I read today on carsurvey.org and peoples reviews on the car really baffled me, the cons are more than the pros... and am expecting the same model this week from Cotonou because I already bought it, I love the car so much, at least to be relieving my W202 which have done done 258,000 mileage with without any problem. Abeg help your brother out before money enter bush.

aikerism: Unto the nxt

aikerism:



Before money enter bush? Hmmmmmm no mater what you hear now... U cant change much cos you have already place the order and paid, u should have done the checking before making up your mind and not after... I might not know much about the car but I know if u maintain it then it will serve you. I was introduced to a family back in 2005 and they had this car and I saw their Father last in April and he was still driving the A class and it still looked good good to me. Dat is 8 years on. I know he has another car but no mater the cons you saw online or anywhere else a Mercedes will not fall apart just like dat

Enjoy your ride and keep the house posted.

Kaa!

aikerism: Took my baby to the mechanic villa in Apo Abj... No be small something. Most of my lights where missing (deflector, reverse, one high beam and one fog bulb) even installed new trafficators in front, but after all these replacements, after I got home the light came back on the dash. Hmmmmm cnt seem to find any oda faulty bulb for now...


I changed the front passenger side shock(cos I have been driving with a knocking sound since 23 August when I visited Abia State, fuel filter, put MB stock plugs, and since I noticed shortage in the water level every other day I investigated n saw a faulty. Water pump which was changed as well...


New brake pads were installed and I went ahead to get the Oil. (Mobil) 1 0W-40!

Pheewwwwww!!!!

ziccoit:

Good for your ride!

BTW, kindly let us in on the cost of the various parts you purchased. This will go a long way in changing the wrongful impression that "all MB are expensive to maintain compare to japies" school of thoughts.

Thanks.

ziccoit: There is an offer of 2003 Mercedes Benz C180k automatic transmission clean in and out.

What do you think of the ride?

Do you think this is a wonderful offer for 1M?

I have requested for the VIN number, only I don't think whether that will yield much since the car is probably from Europe.