£1000 C220 Sport manual?!!?

£1000 C220 Sport manual?!!?

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Andrew_M

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226 months

Monday 7th April 2008
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I am thinking about getting an old cheap barge. Something that is not a guzzler, but certainly not a noisy little hatchback.

I spotted a trade car locally, a black C220 Sport manual [on Autotrader] for £995. Had a look and it seemed straight enough. It had the first few stamps, a couple of receipts and enough MOT's to convince me it had done a genuine 140k.

I nearly got a test drive, but was concerned initially about the couple of rusty bits on the arches, but a lot more in the boot. Under the bonnet the theme continued, the dip stick housing was rusty as were various exposed components. Those that were not rusty were covered in oil.

So here lies my dilemma. It is cheap for a sport with a 2.2 engine, but nothing is selling much at the moment. Should I leave it or is it worth a second look/drive?



Thanks in advance

Andrew_M

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1,111 posts

226 months

Tuesday 6th May 2008
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FYI - I didn't buy it biggrin