hi,
i am looking a c43 and i found out one at my local dealer. he has a 1999 c43 with sliver color. the milleages 81k with 16900.00usd. is this worth?
the car looks clean and nice. but i am not sure is it worth for 17k?
also, the dealer offer me

1999 c43 81k milles with 17k usd
1998 e320 78k milles with 15k usd
2000 bmw 528i 60k milles 19k usd

today, i test drive the c43. this car like bullet! awesome! but incldued the sales taxes and extend warranty, its cost me 20,000.00. is it worth? the body condition is good, some rock chips in the front(7 years car, cant expect new car), other that than, the condition is excellent.

which one do you guys suggest? which one has better quality,comfortable and easy to mod?

I would go for the BMW. Don't trust the '98 E320 engines. DOn't know about the AMG.

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hm..look like the MB need alots money to maintain. even it is faster than 528i but..quality also very important because if i spend 20k for c43 and need alots money to fix, my wife will kill me.
lol
but i c43 stock can easy kill a m3. i would go 540.
thx

$17K sounds low for a C43. Check it carefully.

Sixto
87 300SDL

hi, i did. it very nice and clean. original is 17000.00usd plus 3 years warranty so become 20000.00usd. i only care about the milleage. it is 81k miles.....is it worth?

Wow. Check out some of those four digit repair bills! Without the warranty, that would have been a tough car to own.

glenmore
1991 300CE
2000 C280
1990 LS400

I wonder what would make it a tough car to own.

It has the same engine and transmission as the E430, which have both proven to be reliable.

The W202 chassis has no major issues, either.

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2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

hi, yea!
em.. look like c43 is not a bad deal.
i found 2 c43.
one is 1999 81k miles with 20k usd (incldued warranty)
one is 1999 64k miles with 23k usd (inlcuded warranty)

which one should i go for it?

thx

Paul,

I was referring to the repair history on the 1997 C36 for sale mentioned in W126's post:

MAF sensor @71,400------------$784
AC condensor @ 74,400--------$1145
Head gasket @77,500---------- $1200
Front suspension @81,250-----$1500
New tranny @84,000------------$4000
2nd Belt tensioner, fuel pump, UCA @87,500 $1600


glenmore
1991 300CE
1990 LS400
2000 C280

i just bought a carfax and check both history. they all have a good service.
but, i found another interesthing car.

2001 bmw 330i with 68k miles
2001 MBenz c320 with 45k miles

i was shock when i heard that there are same price with 1999 c43.
i also check both cars with car fax. looks very well and clean title.

damn! i more confure now!
c43? c320? 330i?
i heard that the 320 and 330 is not reliable like c43, is it true? but some people said bmw is more reliable than MB.

There were 500 something C43's made. Sure, lots of people with first hand experience! It's probably why you never see them in the shop.

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The C43 and the C320 / 330i are fairly different cars. Have you decided what you'd like to buy?

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

You can't compare a C43 to that C36. That C36 is a '97 model, which had the tranny problems. These would have been largely sorted out in the C43. The '97 also had the head gasket problem, which is not existant in the C43's M113 V8. Plus, remember that not all cars are created equal. Many people criticize the reliability of the W210 cars, but we have two of them and both have been bulletproof.

The W202 chassis has no major issues, and the engine is the same basic engine in the E430 and S430, with minor revisions. The tranny is the familiar 722.6. I really don't think the C43 will be troublesome to maintain. By way of comparison, both of the BMWs we owned - although mroe fun to drive- gave us more problems than the W210 cars. I would buy that C43 in a heartbeat.

i really have not idea now.
why not we compare c320 and 330i?
any suggestion on 330i vs c320?

thx