oweniwe:


C230 is small car nau...

Go for C300 or C350... The difference in fuel consumption is not much since you mostly do Highway

king406:
Oga o

oweniwe:


I mean, in size, I don't fancy small vehicles.... Why should I buy a corolla for 1m when I can get a camry for same price?

And what's the difference in fuel consumption in C230 & C300? In traffic/city driving, .... Hmmmm... But the o.p does mostly highways ... It doesn't matter.

And if I may add, bigger engines are more durable than smaller ones... I'll rather pick C300/350

femionasan:


C300 in 2007? That is not correct, if you want a C300 then you will be looking at the 2008 C 300.

oweniwe:


I'm not conversant about the years o...

Na d engine concern me

elusive2:
haba bros. W204 na beast on wheels. The way dat car passed me one night along kaduna zaria expway eeh, kai!! I was feeling like Don jazzy doing 160km/hr in my 406 ew12 one evening around 8.30pm wen this car pass(no b overtake be the word, na pass he pass me as if i wasn't moving) me like say i park. Chai!!! I see bright light thru my rear view mirror before i say jack robinson na so the car pass me like bullet on top my 160km.hr at night for that matter!!!
Chai! Chai!!!
Back to the issue it's like i will just settle for the c230. Though it has a small cabin but i travel a lot.

king406:
there was no e350 in 2003, it was only e320 nd e500

youngice:

Guy this post just made my day
Lloooooooool

elusive2:
Bros no b small tin o! That night i begin think twice. I recall how anoda s class (that one with small pointed trunk) approached me one sunday afternoon along abuja.kaduna expressway. I was just feeling cool doing 170km.hr in my 406 ew12 wen all of a sudden from nowhere i noticed a car flashing me from behind. Wen that car got to my behind i no know. The guy kept on flashing me to give him chance but instead i traficated left. The next thing i saw was the guy traficated right and through my right side the guy zoomed past me and left me dumbfounded! Chai! What is the meaning of this? ? I asked myself. I didnt know i was unconsciously following the car until i noticed my speedo on 210km.hr. immediately i removed my leg from the gas pedal. By this time the guy don disappear from my view. You wont believe i approached a check point about 5mins later with about six cars on the queue but i didn't see the s class. There and then i started thinking about owning an MB. My 406ew12 de represent sha...

elusive2:
haba bros. W204 na beast on wheels. The way dat car passed me one night along kaduna zaria expway eeh, kai!! I was feeling like Don jazzy doing 160km/hr in my 406 ew12 one evening around 8.30pm wen this car pass(no b overtake be the word, na pass he pass me as if i wasn't moving) me like say i park. Chai!!! I see bright light thru my rear view mirror before i say jack robinson na so the car pass me like bullet on top my 160km.hr at night for that matter!!!
Chai! Chai!!!
Back to the issue it's like i will just settle for the c230. Though it has a small cabin but i travel a lot.

kingreign:

Stop over speeding, its wrong, its illegal besides, I no trust Peugeot's brakes system. All Peugeots I've test driven none have a brake system that gives me confidence.
Besides, I've seen with my own eyes as a Hummer number (Toyota hiace bus) which was fully loaded tried to over take a peugeot 406 in Zuba, both of them started racing, an unfortunate student of College of education crossed the road, the bus and the peugeot stepped on their brakes, the bus came to a halt, but the Peugeot brakes locked, sliding the car till it hit the girl who died on the spot, and then the car stopped some yards. On sensing the danger, he zoomed off.

king406:
u mean the accord that can go only 130mph will dust a Mercedes that can go 160mph on the expressway?

abatically:


Some people just think every Mercedes Benz is faster than every Japanese cars. That's how a friend that drives a 2002 c230 super charged beats his chest that his car will dust a 2005 Avalon.

Siena:

Unless the MB was running more boost, courtesy of an undersized charger pulley and a remap, the Avalon will romp off into the distance, every time.

Siena:


What makes you think a 2007 Mercedes-Benz C230 will achieve a maximum speed of 160mph? Or that a 2007 Honda Accord V6 will NOT exceed 130mph?

kingreign:
Folks dont know all about constant kinetics and speed. When a car A is doing a constant 160km/h, and car B is 25m behind yet doing constant 160km/h, theres no way B will catch up with A.
If a honda accord V6 gets to 160km/h in 23secs, and a C230 does 160km/h in 27secs, theres no way the C230 can meet up the accord unless the accord decelerates or the c230 accelerates.
100km/h in accord is still 100km/h in MB (assuming both has same speedo error margin and are at constant 100km/h speed).
Reason why the accord migh not feel much more involving to drive is becase of its drive configuration which is FF whearas an MB is FR/FA, the suspension setups and weight distribution.
That said, the Honda has a much lighter tuned steering than the MB, its also got a multi link rear suspensions with upper and lower arms in front which is a very engaging setup and offers some sporty feel to the Honda.
Verdict: the honda accord V6 will rape the MB C230 over and over.
Source: real life testing of both cars on a constant 120km/h cruise for a 76km distance in which the honda never gave me any lag but i felt lagged in the MB.

kingreign:




Stop over speeding, its wrong, its illegal besides, I no trust Peugeot's brakes system. All Peugeots I've test driven none have a brake system that gives me confidence.
Besides, I've seen with my own eyes as a Hummer number (Toyota hiace bus) which was fully loaded tried to over take a peugeot 406 in Zuba, both of them started racing, an unfortunate student of College of education crossed the road, the bus and the peugeot stepped on their brakes, the bus came to a halt, but the Peugeot brakes locked, sliding the car till it hit the girl who died on the spot, and then the car stopped some yards. On sensing the danger, he zoomed off.

Ziggyzito:
there are so many factors involved. His brake pads must have been exhausted, low hydraulics or something. Coz I know how good the ABS system of a 406 prestige is. It's excellent. He probably didn't apply the brakes properly. In such situations, you pump the brake pedal, not placing your foot on it until the car halts.

Ziggyzito:
there are so many factors involved. His brake pads must have been exhausted, low hydraulics or something. Coz I know how good the ABS system of a 406 prestige is. It's excellent. He probably didn't apply the brakes properly. In such situations, you pump the brake pedal, not placing your foot on it until the car halts.

Ziggyzito:
there are so many factors involved. His brake pads must have been exhausted, low hydraulics or something. Coz I know how good the ABS system of a 406 prestige is. It's excellent. He probably didn't apply the brakes properly. In such situations, you pump the brake pedal, not placing your foot on it until the car halts.

abatically:

Pumping the brakes in an abs installed car? Wow if that's how a 406 works then it is a very very unsafe car.

elusive2:
Dats not how the brakes work. I owned a D9 406.

king406:
OP which one did u end up with?

elusive2:
mb c230 sport sedan 2007. 2.5 ltr v6 (wdbrf52h47e027459). Thank you for asking.

ShammahBarnabas:
This is a no brainer. Nobody makes reliable machines like the Germans. Mercedes Benz is naturally superior to the Honda, especially since you travel a lot.

elusive2:
mb c230 sport sedan 2007. 2.5 ltr v6 (wdbrf52h47e027459). Thank you for asking.

king406:
welcome to the club bro! care to share some pics pls?

ShammahBarnabas:
This is a no brainer. Nobody makes reliable machines like the Germans. Mercedes Benz is naturally superior to the Honda, especially since you travel a lot.

elusive2:
Having difficulties uploading pics. Will share as soon as possible.

abatically:


Wrong. The Germans make beautiful, luxury, fast and expensive machines. But they are not known for being reliable. The thing is if u are rich enough to own a Mercedes Benz then reliability is the last thing u should think about.