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Originally posted by ktlimq
" In this particular instance, the driver's door hinge was popping off, and an A-pillar trim piece was egregiously misaligned; so much so that had we the inclination, we could have pulled the piece off with our hands."
Full Test: 2002 Mercedes-Benz C230 Sports Coupe
Edmund
"Around the skidpad, our C230 displayed an exaggeration of its left/right bias. . . . . . we have no explanation for the C230's counterclockwise 0.82g versus 0.75g."
Road Test Annual 2003
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The W203 has suffered from production problems and build quality issues. Here's hoping MB fixes that.
However, the W210 and W211 are in the same boat. At my dealer the W211 owners are constantly crowding the service dept griping about mirrors falling off doors, misaligned panels, constant CE lights, and so on.
MB needs to get it back in gear, and they better do it FAST. The W220 was not the great leap from the W140 it needed to be, and I see no end of them far sale now. The W211 is a superb car, but first year build quality was not been to the level it needed to be. The W203 was a dynamic improvement over the W202, but made no gains in build quality, reliability or customer satisfaction.
I am the first one to jump on MB for recent goofs, but the statement that the C-Class is
not a real Mercedes is not backed up in any regard other than the fact that the car had lower standard equipment levels. In every other regard (ironically, in many markets the E-Class can be had in Classic trim with no sliding roof, cloth interior, wind up windows, and small engines) it is certainly worthy of The Star.