Saturday 8 May 2010

Mercedes build quality

I continue to be highly disappointed with the build quality of my C class Sport Coupe. Returning from a trip into town with Andy last Saturday there was a noise from the steering as I reversed back onto the drive. Andy took it to work on Monday to find the lower track arm has a lot of play and BOTH front suspension springs have snapped. With a service due shortly we've decided that Andy will do it next weekend replacing the bits identified as faulty. On top of that the o/s/f driving lamp has been smashed by a stone so will be replaced at the same time. Fortunately, Andy has already set aside some part used tyres and brought home from work, so they won't add to the cost of this service.

Having said that - the car really comes into it's own on the motorways and long distance drives, but I don't do the amount of driving that I used to so once this service is out the way it might well be time for a change. Might just keep Andy happy and get a BMW.

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