Driving myself 2002 c270 elegance estate. Excellent driving. No faults, but a bit at arches. No electric problems. Fast enough, and by far more comfortable than most other cars. Economic. No need to speed it up (tested 6.6 litres of 100km). About as fast as e220 cdi new 2018 version, and therefore faster than other car brands up to 200cc and even above. Beside, driving in Britain, not in Germany... What else on Earth do you want? Extremely comfortable. Quiet. Changed front suspension, fuel pipes into metal (one of the main faults...but no more :-). New back part of exhorst. Got air-condition, Media center, including Mp3 etc. Gold silver metallic paint, creme leather interior. Often (Mercedes) occuring wiper fault has been sorted with a small electric bridge (cable and switch). Have check it inside out, and ...Northing... Driving that Mercedes till the end...
Got an 02 model myself just had a Premier Remap done supposedly only to 200 bhp,but the torque is up by around 50% well enough to dislodge the 18/ 225 rubber on the best dry roads,even driven quite hard, combined mpg 35 plus.A transformation -best upgrade
I did consider the re-map myself, but I didn't keep the car long enough to get it done, nice to know it's an option if I ever get another One though. That's One of the nice things about a Diesel saloon, it seems it's far easier to get some gains from a decent re-map, Petrol cars don't seem to benefit as much IMO.
The "black death" problem affects all Merc diesels of this age range (220 4cyl, 270 5cyl and 320 6cyl). I had it bad on a 2004 E220 CDi. Having said that, my local garage completely sorted it for £170. Got the black residue off with oven cleaner, and replaced the injector seals only (injectors themself were fine; it's the seals that fail, causing the fuel leak).
I got a very basic C270 in blue and black interior as my first car. Its a manual. I upgraded the headlights to the Tungsram H7 MegaLight LEDs, they shine better then the halogen H7 from hella. Its a Hungarian brand so I am not sure if you have it in the UK or the rest of Western Europe. I left the high beams untuched. I can pass MOT in Serbia with theme on the car (the MOT is very strict for the past 2 years to the point where they check your door laches)
This is elegance version. I got 270 cdi 2001 merc avangarde and inside it looks different. On front bumper avagarde version always have a straight line from left to right
Hi. A friend of my father has recently died and his widow is selling a C270 CDI from 2002 as this one (he was the first and only owner) always kept in a garage, with only 42.825 kilometers (26.610 miles) on the odometer, and always serviced in a Mercedes official dealer here in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The car is mint with all origianl accesories (never used, even the spare tire is mint) and manuals (never read). What do you think?
Si está bien de precio compralo, yo tengo uno familiar c270, la experiencia de conducción es buenísima, ojalá me dure muchos años , ( cuero, xenon , clima, techo, sensores...) , Lo malo es que el día que rompa no puedes ir a menos, a lo bueno se acostumbra uno rápido, el próximo un E55 para poder subirle bien de vueltas que luego en viajes largos tampoco se nota el consumo tanto y cuando te vienen los gallos con sus deportivos te los fundes como un señor sin depeinarte jajaja
Yes,do the remap it will improve this motor no end & still return 40 ish mpg,but do ensure your boost pipes are well tightened if you have a heavy foot as the extra psi from this tune can dislodge them! otherwise keep the oil & filter changes regular & it should give no problems,I got one @130k & have put 35k on it with a remap it 's still purring.
blimey, you sure know how to buy good examples, great story on buying it. Really nice looking car, was never keen on the headlight cluster, but a classy shape saloon nonetheless. Go for the remap. Also, try your hand at vinyl wrapping over the horrendous wood interior trim, silver brushed aluminium effect perhaps? I m in my early forties too so agree with you, not to go overboard, however, who are the target buyers for such a car?
I actually ended up selling the Mercedes, it was just a little too "grown up" for me, and although I appreciate the quality and luxury of the car, it simply wasn't what I needed right now. I ended up selling it to a guy who had recently crashed his Volvo (which he had owned for the last 12 years) and he could not actually believe how great this car was up close, he left here a VERY happy man in his new Mercedes and I got to experience having a luxury saloon for a few weeks :)
@@KripticGorilla It really depends on what you need, more power or more fuel economy, I would suggest reaching out to companies like Celtic Tuning"" just Goggle them and ask for a qoute for your needs 😁
Hi George I haven't had the chance to drive a "New Merc" yet, so i can't really comment But they drive far better than their age might suggest A hell of a lot of car for very little money now :) (but I wouldn't want to have to fix any major issue's on it)
I've had an Audi A6 13 plate but had many issues so traded it in and bought the merc as cheaper car will be interesting to see the difference in the drive!
I guess it depends where you are? here in the UK you can get One of these with less than 150.000 Miles for under £1500, so it seems expensive at 240.000 Miles!
The pug vid has gone mate, atm my celica is running 220hp but we think its got a supra engine in it bit i need a quicker car in general cause faster is more fun lop
Sounds like you need an Impreza mate haha Those can be picked up quite cheap now, and £4000/£5000 will get you a nice One with low Miles, there are so many mods you can do to those cars too!
oh dear, good luck with this one. I have to say this does look like a particularly well kept example but these cars have a list of common faults both electrical and mechanical longer than your arm. And a bad reliability record, I would not touch one with a barge pole. Don't even think about the repair costs, I am not so sure these make good taxis around the world, that was the old generation. If I were you I get rid asap before the fault lights decorate the dash. if you do keep it I hope it serves you well.
TBH I don't think I have ever purchased a car or bike which didn't have a list of "common faults" it seems the way things are now, they rush a new car out of the door, before testing it in the real world, then within a few years the faults begin to appear, I don't imagine this is any different than most cars out there regarding common faults? after all it's lasted 16 years and is still an amazing motor, so with luck I got One of the good Ones lol, but you guys know me, I never end up keeping a car or bike for long anyway haha :)
Budget Bucket List Cars And Bikes for the sake of fuel efficiency, injection systems, turbos, electrical this that and the other, car's have become overly complex, peoples demands or rather expectations of a machine that initially got us from A to Be and we were happy enough with that until we desired electric windows, air con, cruise control, ( not sure who decided electric folding wing mirrors were necessary) but you get the point. Nowadays an estate car is not enough, people want SUVs and touch screens. Me, I'm happy with the basics, but what goes on under the bonnet puts the fear of God in to me, and yes I too am old enough that my first car was a 1.5 75bhp saloon that I could service myself, spark plugs, distribution ignition system, knew how to adjust timing to stop pinking etc... I only open the bonnet now to top up the windscreen washer!!!! The future, so we are told, we won't even need to drive the damn things. Now where's the fun in motoring?
green grass you’ve probably found a bad one, the c220 cdi with the OM611 and the C270 cdi are both one of the most reliable Mercedes, all around Europe these are found, taxis to everything these cars are very reliable when maintenance has been taken care of.
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Driving myself 2002 c270 elegance estate. Excellent driving. No faults, but a bit at arches. No electric problems. Fast enough, and by far more comfortable than most other cars. Economic. No need to speed it up (tested 6.6 litres of 100km). About as fast as e220 cdi new 2018 version, and therefore faster than other car brands up to 200cc and even above. Beside, driving in Britain, not in Germany... What else on Earth do you want? Extremely comfortable. Quiet. Changed front suspension, fuel pipes into metal (one of the main faults...but no more :-). New back part of exhorst. Got air-condition, Media center, including Mp3 etc. Gold silver metallic paint, creme leather interior. Often (Mercedes) occuring wiper fault has been sorted with a small electric bridge (cable and switch). Have check it inside out, and ...Northing... Driving that Mercedes till the end...
this is the elegance you can tell from the wheels and chrome around the car and the wood trim
Cheers ;)
Got an 02 model myself just had a Premier Remap done supposedly only to 200 bhp,but the torque is up by around 50% well enough to dislodge the 18/ 225 rubber on the best dry roads,even driven quite hard, combined mpg 35 plus.A transformation -best upgrade
I did consider the re-map myself, but I didn't keep the car long enough to get it done, nice to know it's an option if I ever get another One though. That's One of the nice things about a Diesel saloon, it seems it's far easier to get some gains from a decent re-map, Petrol cars don't seem to benefit as much IMO.
The "black death" problem affects all Merc diesels of this age range (220 4cyl, 270 5cyl and 320 6cyl). I had it bad on a 2004 E220 CDi. Having said that, my local garage completely sorted it for £170. Got the black residue off with oven cleaner, and replaced the injector seals only (injectors themself were fine; it's the seals that fail, causing the fuel leak).
Yes as you say... very common, but sounds like there is a cheap fix :)
I got a very basic C270 in blue and black interior as my first car. Its a manual. I upgraded the headlights to the Tungsram H7 MegaLight LEDs, they shine better then the halogen H7 from hella. Its a Hungarian brand so I am not sure if you have it in the UK or the rest of Western Europe. I left the high beams untuched. I can pass MOT in Serbia with theme on the car (the MOT is very strict for the past 2 years to the point where they check your door laches)
This is elegance version. I got 270 cdi 2001 merc avangarde and inside it looks different. On front bumper avagarde version always have a straight line from left to right
Hi. A friend of my father has recently died and his widow is selling a C270 CDI from 2002 as this one (he was the first and only owner) always kept in a garage, with only 42.825 kilometers (26.610 miles) on the odometer, and always serviced in a Mercedes official dealer here in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The car is mint with all origianl accesories (never used, even the spare tire is mint) and manuals (never read). What do you think?
lo tenes al auto? tiene problemas de inyeccion?
Si está bien de precio compralo, yo tengo uno familiar c270, la experiencia de conducción es buenísima, ojalá me dure muchos años , ( cuero, xenon , clima, techo, sensores...) , Lo malo es que el día que rompa no puedes ir a menos, a lo bueno se acostumbra uno rápido, el próximo un E55 para poder subirle bien de vueltas que luego en viajes largos tampoco se nota el consumo tanto y cuando te vienen los gallos con sus deportivos te los fundes como un señor sin depeinarte jajaja
Ese cuento es típico argentino. OJO con los chantas argentinos!
Elegance trim has wood. Avant Garde has brushed aluminium or carbon fibre interior trim.
Thanks for the info :)
Yes,do the remap it will improve this motor no end & still return 40 ish mpg,but do ensure your boost pipes are well tightened if you have a heavy foot as the extra psi from this tune can dislodge them! otherwise keep the oil & filter changes regular & it should give no problems,I got one @130k & have put 35k on it with a remap it 's still purring.
blimey, you sure know how to buy good examples, great story on buying it. Really nice looking car, was never keen on the headlight cluster, but a classy shape saloon nonetheless. Go for the remap. Also, try your hand at vinyl wrapping over the horrendous wood interior trim, silver brushed aluminium effect perhaps? I m in my early forties too so agree with you, not to go overboard, however, who are the target buyers for such a car?
I actually ended up selling the Mercedes, it was just a little too "grown up" for me, and although I appreciate the quality and luxury of the car, it simply wasn't what I needed right now. I ended up selling it to a guy who had recently crashed his Volvo (which he had owned for the last 12 years) and he could not actually believe how great this car was up close, he left here a VERY happy man in his new Mercedes and I got to experience having a luxury saloon for a few weeks :)
What’s a remap
Re-Map the engine ECO (computer) to gain extra power 😁
@@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes how much does that cost, and what do you ask for specificity?
@@KripticGorilla It really depends on what you need, more power or more fuel economy, I would suggest reaching out to companies like Celtic Tuning"" just Goggle them and ask for a qoute for your needs 😁
Just bought a 2004 c270 avantgarde really nice trim how do you think these drive compared to modern mercs?
Hi George
I haven't had the chance to drive a "New Merc" yet, so i can't really comment
But they drive far better than their age might suggest
A hell of a lot of car for very little money now :)
(but I wouldn't want to have to fix any major issue's on it)
I've had an Audi A6 13 plate but had many issues so traded it in and bought the merc as cheaper car will be interesting to see the difference in the drive!
@@Budget-Cars-And-Bikesman I have Mercedes 2002 2.7 avantgarde from 13 years,clocking 470.000 kilometers without problem😊
@@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes what a car do you drive now?
@@alikukaj8279 Currently a Nissan Qashqai 1.6 petrol 😊
Nice review 👍🏻
Is 2500€ a good price,it's passed 240000 km
I guess it depends where you are? here in the UK you can get One of these with less than 150.000 Miles for under £1500, so it seems expensive at 240.000 Miles!
I'm in Croatia sooo
TUTTING
Ok shape
The pug vid has gone mate, atm my celica is running 220hp but we think its got a supra engine in it bit i need a quicker car in general cause faster is more fun lop
Sounds like you need an Impreza mate haha
Those can be picked up quite cheap now, and £4000/£5000 will get you a nice One with low Miles, there are so many mods you can do to those cars too!
Budget Bucket List Cars And Bikes i save a lot on mods because i do everything myself so money isnt a issue aoart from the parts
oh dear, good luck with this one. I have to say this does look like a particularly well kept example but these cars have a list of common faults both electrical and mechanical longer than your arm. And a bad reliability record, I would not touch one with a barge pole. Don't even think about the repair costs, I am not so sure these make good taxis around the world, that was the old generation. If I were you I get rid asap before the fault lights decorate the dash. if you do keep it I hope it serves you well.
TBH I don't think I have ever purchased a car or bike which didn't have a list of "common faults" it seems the way things are now, they rush a new car out of the door, before testing it in the real world, then within a few years the faults begin to appear, I don't imagine this is any different than most cars out there regarding common faults? after all it's lasted 16 years and is still an amazing motor, so with luck I got One of the good Ones lol, but you guys know me, I never end up keeping a car or bike for long anyway haha :)
Budget Bucket List Cars And Bikes for the sake of fuel efficiency, injection systems, turbos, electrical this that and the other, car's have become overly complex, peoples demands or rather expectations of a machine that initially got us from A to Be and we were happy enough with that until we desired electric windows, air con, cruise control, ( not sure who decided electric folding wing mirrors were necessary) but you get the point. Nowadays an estate car is not enough, people want SUVs and touch screens. Me, I'm happy with the basics, but what goes on under the bonnet puts the fear of God in to me, and yes I too am old enough that my first car was a 1.5 75bhp saloon that I could service myself, spark plugs, distribution ignition system, knew how to adjust timing to stop pinking etc... I only open the bonnet now to top up the windscreen washer!!!! The future, so we are told, we won't even need to drive the damn things. Now where's the fun in motoring?
green grass you’ve probably found a bad one, the c220 cdi with the OM611 and the C270 cdi are both one of the most reliable Mercedes, all around Europe these are found, taxis to everything these cars are very reliable when maintenance has been taken care of.