Which COE car should I buy?

[Scholesy]

somewhat beg to differ la.....if say his total repair cost is within 10k, total cost 75k...still ok for a taste of merc ownership.

but if every month visit workshop then its a diff story..

for me i dun buy into a merc is more reliable. once its used, everything is down to the previous owners. if kena one cheapo, everything use cheap, skip oil change, use recond then jialatz..

[keechiu]

4 hours ago, Roh96 said:

I can understand your anxiety to fix the problem. Why not give C&C service dept a call and ask if you can pay them a fee to diagnose your car. 

If you later decide to let them repair for you, request them to waive off the consulting fee. This is what i did with my previous car many years ago.

Outside WS give me all sorts of 2nd guessing and i was not ready to try and error because it wasn't cheap. 

 

 

4 hours ago, Ct3833 said:

Can try get them to dignose the problem, the fees is not expensive,  but they may not be able to pin point the problem and start suggesting to replace a few  suspected items  as well. They will let you decide to proceed with the replacement or not. 

already called them and they charge $400 to do the diagnostic. 

[Mkl22]

36 minutes ago, Scholesy said:

somewhat beg to differ la.....if say his total repair cost is within 10k, total cost 75k...still ok for a taste of merc ownership.

but if every month visit workshop then its a diff story..

for me i dun buy into a merc is more reliable. once its used, everything is down to the previous owners. if kena one cheapo, everything use cheap, skip oil change, use recond then jialatz..

for me its not only the money issue. i have said in the past that even if the there is full warranty, so what. First i don't have a driver to send the car down and pick it up. Secondly one is inconvenienced without a car for how ever long it needs to be fixed. If there is a loaner car, it will more or less remove point 2, but at the end one will also be frustrated as one has paid good money for the product he has bought and expects to enjoy driving it and not a loaner.

[Car_byte]

1 hour ago, keechiu said:

 

already called them and they charge $400 to do the diagnostic. 

You can try Chip Soon at Tampines.

Disclaimer - Not related to them or promoting them but read in thread some favorable feedback.

[Roh96]

2 hours ago, keechiu said:

 

already called them and they charge $400 to do the diagnostic. 

Not cheap. I remember last time Kah Motor charged $150 or so. After their assessment, i decided to let them do the repair and they waived the consulting fee. 

 

[Mkl22]

1 hour ago, Roh96 said:

Not cheap. I remember last time Kah Motor charged $150 or so. After their assessment, i decided to let them do the repair and they waived the consulting fee. 

 

That’s why it’s C&C.  Made some money off their shares recently. Thanks to many merc supporters giving them good business. 😀

[RogerNg_185295]

8 hours ago, Roh96 said:

So the question is whether you trust the assessment from C&C or outside WS. I will choose C&C, they deal with this model day in day out for years, they are suppose to be guru.

Mercedes owners find cnc expensive.  That's why they let outside workshop treat their cars like genie 🐖 

On 14/12/2020 at 9:53 AM, Naimed said:

There are a few 1-owner (low to average mileage) C180K in the market. Hope you got one of those. If this unit comes back with a C grade, perhaps you can reconsider the C200k. If you have multiple drivers/passengers, the electronic memory seats are very handy. Power wise, I don't think C180k and C200k are that much different in Singapore's city driving. 

STA's inspection is quite superficial - checks for the usual leaks, body/paint damages, wear and tear...etc and I don't think they have Xentry tool to scan for existing or old fault codes. FYI.

If that's the case , go to a good workshop instead of STA

[Newbie26]

7 hours ago, keechiu said:

 

already called them and they charge $400 to do the diagnostic. 

Hi Bro

Sorry to hear all the problems you are having 

Have walked the path before. Same car, same model, multiple problems kept coming up

Instead of going round and round workshops and spending money to change parts A to Z (throttle etc) like I did,

bite your teeth, just send to C & C and let them re programme and sort out the problems

 

[Mooose]

21 hours ago, Car_byte said:

You can try Chip Soon at Tampines.

Disclaimer - Not related to them or promoting them but read in thread some favorable feedback.

would second this .. have used them and found them to be competent and reasonable ..

also not related to them hahaha 

[uglyguy]

I'm also looking to buy a used car and have read all 15 pages of this thread. Basically most of the advices are:

- Jap/ Kor make and the known reliable models
- Lowest transfer count possible
- Beware of mileage tampering 
- Look out for dents, stains and spills when inspecting the car 

And then... TS decided to ignore all that and went for the badge.

[kumquat]

18 minutes ago, uglyguy said:

I'm also looking to buy a used car and have read all 15 pages of this thread. Basically most of the advices are:

- Jap/ Kor make and the known reliable models
- Lowest transfer count possible
- Beware of mileage tampering 
- Look out for dents, stains and spills when inspecting the car 

And then... TS decided to ignore all that and went for the badge.

To be fair, TS has been very open about his mistakes and give back a lot to this thread on his lessons learned. He took the gamble and did not come out as well as he had hoped for but he isn't sour so hats off to him actually. 

[Mkl22]

i must attest to the reliability of the toyota wish.

Feb2006-Nov2015: Brand New Toyota wish 1.8 (PI). 170k km brand new till sold.Only changed a pair of Rear Shocks under warranty, Engine mounts, Valve cover seal.

everything else was engine oil, air/aircon filters, ATF, front brake pads, tires, battery.

Nov2015-Present: Brand New Toyota Wish 1.8 (borneo).  74k km. Only Engine oil, Filters, ATF, brake fluid, 2 batteries and 1 set of tires.

 

[Beregond]

On 1/27/2021 at 3:10 PM, keechiu said:

 

already called them and they charge $400 to do the diagnostic. 

reasonable , rather then keep test and error

if me, i just just 1 time fock out a few k go AD  and 1 time settle the issue

[Mkl22]

36 minutes ago, Limalimuthu said:

More practical advise would be to standby your own trust worthy mechanic to take a look. Or the AD can do a check too. Just pay the fee.

And don't be cheap. Expect to spend and change all the wear and tear items such as tyres, coolant, engine oil, transmission oil, brake pads, battery, wiper blades. Service the aircon system too.

Haha. Till a few months later other stuff break. And then the cycle keeps repeating 

[Mkl22]

26 minutes ago, Beregond said:

reasonable , rather then keep test and error

if me, i just just 1 time fock out a few k go AD  and 1 time settle the issue

Would be good if AD can one time settle. Many a times AD also will say, not sure and just monitor and see how. ADs also trial and error. 

[Mkl22]

1 hour ago, Mkl22 said:

i must attest to the reliability of the toyota wish.

Feb2006-Nov2015: Brand New Toyota wish 1.8 (PI). 170k km brand new till sold.Only changed a pair of Rear Shocks under warranty, Engine mounts, Valve cover seal.

everything else was engine oil, air/aircon filters, ATF, front brake pads, tires, battery.

Nov2015-Present: Brand New Toyota Wish 1.8 (borneo).  74k km. Only Engine oil, Filters, ATF, brake fluid, 2 batteries and 1 set of tires.

 

And never once in the 15 years did any check light or whatever smlj airbag light appear. Truly worry free. 
Only boring to drive. 

Edited January 28, 2021 by Mkl22

[kumquat]

1 hour ago, Mkl22 said:

i must attest to the reliability of the toyota wish.

Feb2006-Nov2015: Brand New Toyota wish 1.8 (PI). 170k km brand new till sold.Only changed a pair of Rear Shocks under warranty, Engine mounts, Valve cover seal.

everything else was engine oil, air/aircon filters, ATF, front brake pads, tires, battery.

Nov2015-Present: Brand New Toyota Wish 1.8 (borneo).  74k km. Only Engine oil, Filters, ATF, brake fluid, 2 batteries and 1 set of tires.

 

It was not the top resale car in SG for nothing. But I still wouldn't want to drive one 😀

[Beregond]

17 minutes ago, Mkl22 said:

Only boring to drive. 

boring or exciting only depend on 1 factor.

how deep your pocket is .

the deeper it is, the more exciting stuff u can experience😁