Alfa156Melb 9 Report post Posted July 31, 2012 Just bought a '99 C200 Merc (Elegance) for the other half.. She and a cow collided in the last car which significantly shortened it. It's in immaculate condition with only 70,000kms on it... I prefer my Alfa, but I gotta say, it's so comfortable and smooth.. and I don't have the constant pucker feeling that the car's about to blow up.. which is boring. I'll post a pic soon.. Is there anything we should look out for on these cars? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrsAlfa 58 Report post Posted July 31, 2012 You don't think it's gonna blow up? Well I went to London at the weekend. It's a round trip of about 80 miles from where I live. EVERY car I saw broken down was a Merc. Just sayin' : Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alfa156Melb 9 Report post Posted July 31, 2012 Meh, funny, here in australia every car you see broken is a Holden or a Ford. That aside... Bugger. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrsAlfa 58 Report post Posted July 31, 2012 Well I don't know if they have the same ad over there, but the old VW ad used to be "If only everything was as reliable as a VW". See a lot of them broken down, too! And yet, despite their reputation, you hardly ever see an Alfa on the side of the road ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jhc 28 Report post Posted July 31, 2012 That's because when they break, they don't leave the drive Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LJ_GQV 115 Report post Posted July 31, 2012 or they leave you stranded in a service station car park Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smaky 73 Report post Posted August 1, 2012 Well I don't know if they have the same ad over there, but the old VW ad used to be "If only everything was as reliable as a VW". See a lot of them broken down, too! And yet, despite their reputation, you hardly ever see an Alfa on the side of the road ... Affraid I did cause an embarrassing moment last week...which left me on the side of the M4, but Ihave since found that the fuel guage is hanging at 1/4 no matter how low it is, no problem now though as that guage is GONE!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smaky 73 Report post Posted August 1, 2012 Main merc downfall... corrosion, brakes and propshaft donuts disintergrating. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites