Mercedes-Benz C-Class Saloon Mild Hybrid (Parallel Imported)

C Class review Hi - After watching all kinds of car reviews and test driving about a dozen vehicles, I finally settled on the C Class. We traded in a Toyota Corolla. Overall, it's a very good car, but not the perfect car. Perhaps there is nothing called a perfect car, but this one comes very close. There are several things that I like, but there are a few things I am disappointed with in the car. For the price you pay for this car, I think these issues should have been ironed out. The drive is silky smooth, but the transmission is jerky. You will feel every gear change.. Coming from a Corolla CVT to this, i found that a big surprise. But once you cruise, it's like hot knife over butter. The finish of the car, the appearance of the car are all excellent, to me. Looks great interior and exterior. But the fit quality (this car is made in South Africa, not Germany as your website says) leaves a lot to be desired. Push the wooden panel or the side panel, you feel as if you are cracking a biscuit. Seriously, not what one expects of a $300,000 car. The engine is adequately powered and the mild hybrid is very nice. Four adults and a child should be comfortable in the car. Three adults in the back will be a challenge/uncomfortable. More bad things: The audio system is basically crap, for the money you pay for the car. Worse still, Mercedes wont fit you Burmester or any other system for you. Resorting to third party will void the warranty. Not nice and you are stuck. The car has very good outside noise insulation, so that helps a bit. I dont find any issue with the run-flat tires. Air conditioning is also not great. In the corolla, I used to set the temperature at 26 and it would cool the car well. Anything above 24 is not going to help in the C Class. The Fan speeds 1-4 are pretty much useless. Five is the bare minimum and sidx and seven can be noisy.... Read More

My 3rd Mercedes-Benz after CLA & GLB. Happily driven for first few months. Things started to get weird when noises, software & hardware issues surfaced. The repair/replacement list kept getting longer, even the car was left with C&C workshop for weeks & no less than 10 times with a year. Eventually gave up & asked to return my c-class from workshop & traded-in almost immediately.... Read More