₦airaland Forum

9icetoo:
Does Mercedes manufacture parts?
Pumps by Bosch, calipers by Bleep, pistons by Bleep, liners by Bleep etc etc. So anyone can buy from any of the Mercedes suppliers.

Logobenz:
such arrogance in ignorance.
9icetoo,radautoworks come help educate a brother please.

Bettycars:
The guy tire me.

xpertriate:
Am tired of searching for a reliable c320 2005.
Plz can I go for c230k 2003 to 2005?
What are the expected challenges to be faced if at all?
Plz reply asap,as your contributions will be beyond helpful.
This is my number 08091990700.
I can even call you guys to get more info if possible.
Thanks in anticipation of your quick response.

timifakay:
I have a 2003 foreign used W203 C320 4matic for sale. Odometer reading is 152k+ miles.

Smartchoiice:
Where you see am

timifakay:
Iaai.com

Smartchoiice:
Can you repair it?

kabukabu50:
Pictures guys,how can you have a thread without pics , especially a Merc thread.Come on.
A few of my favorites.

weyreypey:
Hehehe stranded guy.. must be very hard being you

Fritz007:
Please how reliable and safe is a car converted from right hand drive to left hand drive I am referring to a Mercedes Benz and will it be cheaper buying a right hand drive and convert to left?

HeavenlyBang:
Save yourself the stress and buy a 2005 C320. That's the only W203 I can recommend.

naijadrivablog:
Why only C320? Because it is V6? share pls

HeavenlyBang:
Because it's the most powerful M112 engine. The M112 is ridiculously reliable. Cheap too. The C240 is underpowered but the C320 is just about perfect. Good power, good efficiency, good reliability.

2005 because that was the face-lift year. New center console and instrument cluster, and they also fixed most of issues with the early W203. The 2005 C320 is the only W203 I'd buy. Apart from the C55 AMG, of course.

conductor250:
But I thought Benzedes fans don't need reliability? I thought reliability is only for poor peasants who drive Toyota Landcruisers

Chelseafan1:
Who knows maybe you work with Shell or Chevron and stay in a nice, rich men area.

Where I stay in Osun, my tinted 14-year old c230k is like a king in the jungle. They see me as one rich baller. I'll just invite armed robbers or kidnappers if I dare try drive a 2014 E350....besides,shey I wan steal the money ni

The 2005 C230 Kompressor sef, one of the reasons I tinted it is so pple will see the small guy behind the steering.

Naija is not smiling at the moment bro. People are bitter and vexing cos of frustration.

engrezenwa:
Bros, abeg can I talk to you about the C230k 2005? Please, email me your number on engr.namba@gmail.com

engrezenwa:
Bros, abeg can I talk to you about the C230k 2005? Please, email me your number on engr.namba@gmail.com

Hazardfan1:
Hi guys, u people here are my e-family when it comes to car matters.

I made the biggest mistake of my life by trusting a 32-year old mechanic with my car key.

I need to bring ds out, maybe I could get help or advice on the next step to take and this would be a lesson to many as well.

My friend had a wedding last month, he needed to use my car, so I was to drive himself and the wife back to Ibadan from Lagos.

Drive to Lagos from Ibadan was perfect. On Saturday evening, when we were done with wedding after all the guests had left the venue, the new couple, myself and another friend got into the car to leave for Ibadan, dt was how ignition refused to start, I tried everything, car wasn't cranking, I opened bonnet, touched the battery, car started and then we left for our hotel rooms to get our stuff and prepare for the journey back to Ibadan.

On getting back to the car, i tried starting again, it didn't start, I was confused, it was getting late, retightened the battery but, No, it didn't work o, ba3 was very ok, there was no mechanic around to help check it. We tried jumpstarting, still didn't work.

One of us sha placed hand on one of some hoses around engine area, I tried it again and it worked, dt was how we got into the car and left Lagos. All through the journey, car drove very fine and smooth, I did 170km at some point sef, it was a smooth ride to Ibadan, my friend alighted but I didn't put off engine, he left and we proceeded to my friend's house but on our way, he decided to get Baygon at a supermarket. I put engine off, we tried starting again, nd ds time it took almost 2hrs of trial and error, car refused to start o, we eventually had to leave it there dt Saturday night nd went home.

Long story short, I called the mechanic guy who helped work on my suspension parts the previous week to come have it checked, he said car would start dt it was a fuse problem, apparently, fuel wasn't supplying to the engine nd I had almost a full tank. I didnt know how he did it. He opened my back seat, connected some wires and car started fine. He said to me that, a rewire would have to work on it the following day which was a Monday, I told him to let us take the car home but he insisted on taking it to his workshop so rewire can easily work on it b4 I get there the next day as I was meant to travel back to my base nd then, he made me believe it wont be safe for me to drive the car with the kinda quick fix connections he did, so I allowed him.

I followed him to the workshop and saw him Park my car with no issues, I went back home.
Got there the following day for my car and got the most shocking news of my life, my car had gotten in accident, an head on collision with a stationary Jetta.

The bastard took my car out in the night to a club/bar, got drunk and got in an accident dt rendered the front end badly damaged. According to the Police officer who towed the car to the nearby station, it happened around 10pm Sunday night.

Case is in Court, next Court meeting is on November 8th, nothing has been done about my car, the guy has been bailed to move freely since he met the bail criteria.

I am the one suffering for everything as I have no other car to drive to work, I can't even attend functions, I don't know what to do? Can I get people to buy the car in that condition, add money and get another one, even if its the common Corolla, or I should let them fix it like they have been begging me to, they said dey have been able to raise a little above 200k and they have 300k to 400k budgetted to fix the car.

What do I do?

Cc Radautoworks, Gazzuzz, Nwanneni, Logobenz3, Eddee, Smartchoiice, Kingreign, Weyreypey, HeavenlyBang, Nurey, etc etc..

U all knew when I got the car in February. Make una advice me biko, I'll post pictures soon.

I wish I did comprehensive insurance like Gazzuzz advised.

If you haven't done yours, it's not too late.

Iogobenz:
is this chelseafan1?
Oh shit I hope it's not the c230k.
If it is then bro I will say don't fix that car,sell as Is,collect the 300k from that mech and add some money to get yourself something else.
That car is very fragile and imagine the money pit it would become after getting in an accident
Sorry for your loss bro.I don't know how you people easily trust people like this o,cos I don't!
Not even yahweh

radautoworks:
Make him pay for the repairs elsewhere if you can. There way things were going with rewire too begin with, they were going to F-up your car. Post pictures of the damage let someone recommend alternate shop

Hazardfan1:
Hi guys, u people here are my e-family when it comes to car matters.

I made the biggest mistake of my life by trusting a 32-year old mechanic with my car key.

I need to bring ds out, maybe I could get help or advice on the next step to take and this would be a lesson to many as well.

My friend had his wedding last month, he needed to use my car, so I was to drive himself and the wife back to Ibadan from Lagos.

Drive to Lagos from Ibadan was perfect. On Saturday evening, when we were done with wedding after all the guests had left the venue, the new couple, myself and another friend got into the car to leave for Ibadan, dt was how ignition refused to start, I tried everything, car wasn't cranking, I opened bonnet, touched the battery, car started and then we left for our hotel rooms to get our stuff and prepare for the journey back to Ibadan.

On getting back to the car, i tried starting again, it didn't start, I was confused, it was getting late, retightened the battery terminals but, No, it didn't work o, ba3 was very ok, there was no mechanic around to help check it. We tried jumpstarting, still didn't work.

One of us sha placed hand on one of some hoses around engine area, I tried it again and it worked, dt was how we got into the car and left Lagos. All through the journey, car drove very fine and smooth, I did 170km at some point sef, it was a smooth ride to Ibadan, my friend alighted but I didn't put off engine, he left and we proceeded to my friend's house but on our way, he decided to get Baygon at a supermarket. I had to put engine off, we tried starting again, nd ds time it took almost 2hrs of trial and error, car refused to start, we eventually had to leave it there that Saturday night nd went home.

Long story short, I called the mechanic guy who helped work on the suspension parts the previous week to come have it checked, he said car would start dt it was a fuse problem, apparently, fuel wasn't supplying to the engine nd I had almost a full tank. I didnt know how he did it. He opened the back seat, connected some wires and car started fine. He said to me that, a rewire would have to work on it the following day which was a Monday, I told him to let us take the car home but he insisted on taking it to his workshop so rewire can easily work on it b4 I get there the next day as I was meant to travel back to my base nd then, he made me believe it wont be safe for me to drive the car with the kinda quick-fix connections he did, so I obliged him.

I followed him to the workshop and saw him Park my car with no issues, I went back home.
Got there the following day for my car and got the most shocking news of my life, my car had gotten in accident, an head on collision with a stationary Jetta.

The bastard took my car out in the night to a club/bar, got drunk and got in an accident dt rendered the front end badly damaged. According to the Police officer who towed the car to the nearby station, it happened around 10pm Sunday night.

Case is in Court, next Court meeting is on November 8th, nothing has been done about my car, the guy has been bailed to move freely since he met the bail criteria.

I am the one suffering for everything as I have no other car to drive to work, I can't even attend functions, I don't know what to do? Can I get people to buy the car in that condition, add money and get another one, even if its the common Corolla, or I should let them fix it like they have been begging me to, they said dey have been able to raise a little above 200k and they have 300k to 400k budgetted to fix the car.

What do I do?

Cc Radautoworks, Gazzuzz, Nwanneni, Logobenz3, Eddee, Smartchoiice, Kingreign, Weyreypey, HeavenlyBang, Nurey, etc etc..

U all knew when I got the car in February. Make una advice me biko, I'll post pictures soon.

I wish I did comprehensive insurance like Gazzuzz advised.

If you haven't done yours, it's not too late.

Hazardfan1:
Bro, i am wiser now, it's painful it had to be my c230k and not the Golf at least.

Who would buy it as is, how much can they possibly buy it.

sacramento1212:
Collect whatever you can collect for the repairs but i wouldn't advise you fix the car after collection but sell as it's and get yourself a new car.

Again, "common Corolla". If the Corolla seems common to you why are you considering getting yourself one now that you have a tight budget? Atleast that same "common Corolla" if you have it as a spare, it should conveniently take you from point A to B without stress.

Finally, a comprehensive insurance would have addressed this. Sorry for your loss

Iogobenz:
Can we see a picture of it to atleast know the level of damage?
Believe me,I can assess it.

rationalmind:
Hazardfan1

If it was a Camry or Accord I'll say fix. Most of them come into the country in a far worse shape.

Unfortunately, I can't say the same for your Merc. I dont even think those guys have the expertise to do a proper fix and the cost of doing that may cost an arm and leg.

Write it off as bad investment, sell as is and get another vehicle. Sorry for the loss, I know how much it pains when I scratch my vehicle and I can't imagine how painful it must be to someone else do that to yours.

Hazardfan1:
Thank you bros. The mechanic dude has a boss, the boss begged me to let them fix it and that, if I don't like it, I can sell it off. They said the Panel beater is very good and he handles a lot of damaged 'Tokunbo' cars even worse than this.

They've gone to price parts and they have gotten a quote of over 300k for the major ones like Bonnet, Bumper, Fenders, Radiator, Condenser. I think I should allow them and since I have the Court option too.