Mercedes Benz - Rusty Mercs

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Wed 12 Sep 2007 13:27
Rusty Mercs - willyb
Hi Some help please, had a w124 which I really liked and only sold due to its rusting front wings. Would like to buy a merc diesel auto, probably a C class so question is :- have they fixed the body rot issues that plagued them in the 90s ( and beyond) and from what model year?

Alternatively whilst I suspect current MB build quality is not to W124 standards can you suggest something else: the car I'm considering is a C270 on a 51 PLate.

Thanks

willyb

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Wed 12 Sep 2007 13:39
Rusty Mercs - Collos25
Check the paint very carefully some you look at this old are terrible considering the supposed quality of the car.Rust was still a problem look under door rubbers,engine cross member,rear brake discs.No where near as good as the earlier C class which was built by engineers while the newer ones are built by accountants.
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Wed 12 Sep 2007 15:18
Rusty Mercs - Bill Payer
From a Mercedes forum:

C CLASS -203 series- saloon and estates: -
All steel panels were galvanised from Quarter 2 2003 production onwards.
During the previous six months (Q4 2002 + Q1 2003) the process was
gradually introduced on the production line and therefore some vehicles
were galvanised during this lead-up period, but not all.
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Thu 13 Sep 2007 13:23
Rusty Mercs - willyb
Many thanks so a 53 plate on should be ok.
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Thu 13 Sep 2007 18:28
Rusty Mercs - Bill Payer
Make sure you get with the Mobilo warranty intact, then you're covered anyway.
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Fri 14 Sep 2007 09:50
Rusty Mercs - Ford Dagenham
Hello

A 53 plate might be ok but check when it was actually built rather than when it was registered.
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(iam not a mechanic)
Martin Winters
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