longman
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C43 wagon/estatelongman
@longman
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May 11, 2011 20:49:57 GMT
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looking into an option to purchace a 99 Merc C43 estate maybe nxt week , any peeps here know of much nastyness/horrors??
Never had a V8.. or a 300 plus hp motor ;D
The 94 W124 wagon will have to go though.. its so comfy....
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Paul
98 500 SL
86 911 Carrera/sold
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Ian
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This is of no help whatsoever, but my cousin has a 2001 C32 AMG, which is an absolute rocket!!
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VIP
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looking into an option to purchace a 99 Merc C43 estate maybe nxt week , any peeps here know of much nastyness/horrors?? Never had a V8.. or a 300 plus hp motor ;D The 94 W124 wagon will have to go though.. its so comfy.... Try here... www.whatcar.com |
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alx
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C43 wagon/estatealx
@alx
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I was looking at something like this a couple of years back and joined the owners club to get more info. forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/Don't remember specifics about that model but I do remember that is the era of Mercs that aren't built like tanks, built to a price instead. I ended up with an E39 528i from 1999 and I reckon BMW were also saving money at this time too. Sorry couldn't be more help. AL. |
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muz
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May 12, 2011 11:12:33 GMT
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I had a clk 430 a few years ago.. Same engine just not as tuned as the amg.. Sounded lush!! It killed me on fuel tho, 15-20mpg on a good day so expect that  |
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May 12, 2011 12:36:50 GMT
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i looked into these a while back and are a great buy/package. IIRC i was warned that the engine/running gear is AMG so part prices are high. lots of parts are specific to the c43 so are pricey. the other main issue I was told to look for is the gearbox which is prone to failure.
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longman
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C43 wagon/estatelongman
@longman
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May 12, 2011 17:05:09 GMT
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Cheers guys , not fussed about the economy , rather spend the money on fuel than newness ;D
looking at it nxt week , will report back
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Paul
98 500 SL
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