Corrosion issues (non 75 ZT) - Page 2

SCP440 · 7th January 2020, 08:46

Some of these more modern Mercedes are shockingly bad, I was helping my neighbour with his E Class recently. Its a 2007 V6 Diesel, the problems he has had with it have been endless in the last 4 years and now it needs a new inlet manifold at a cost of nearly £1k plus fitting

. The car has not even covered 70k miles. Without the new inlet manifold the engine management light will not go out and of course that is an MOT fail.

Rust wise its not to bad but I did notice at the MOT the tester was taking a lot of attention to some parts that he does not usually look at so these must have a history of rust.

oswestryalex · 7th January 2020, 12:14

I have noticed recently when looking online at used German cars - notably BMWs and Mercedes - seem to be extremely rusty, when compared to our 75s and ZTs of similar age. I can only compare cars for sale and the photos of them on the likes of eBay and Autotrader, but I was quite surprised with the reputation of the German marques. It would seem they are no longer as 'bullet proof' as they used to be? Have the standards been reduced perhaps? To maximise their profits....

DMGRS · 7th January 2020, 13:57

That's incredibly scary!

Thankfully my E61 BMW 530d seems as well put together as our cars - 181,000 on the clock currently and about as clean as the ZT with similar mileage

AndyN01 · 7th January 2020, 15:16

This sort of thing reminds me of the tactic I believe is/was employed by WallMart in the States.

Open a new store.

Wipe out all the local opposition by whatever works, such as running at a loss, until they disappear.

Then the market is all yours.....

And our local, home grown alternatives to the ranges offered by Audi, BMW & Merc (or perhaps Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki & Yamaha) are....Erm.....

Andy.

75driver · 8th January 2020, 18:29

Stroke of luck perhaps.
Sent off photos this morning to dealer that I get my car serviced at, merely to query how the corrosion was not noticed at last service.
As it had full service history and is only just outside of a 10year corrosion warranty, Mercedes say they will collect my car, cover the cost of a replacement sub-frame (and give me a courtesy car in the meantime). Woo-hoo.😄😄

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Number 6 · 8th January 2020, 20:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by 75driver

stroke of luck perhaps.
Sent off photos this morning to dealer that i get my car serviced at, merely to query how the corrosion was not noticed at last service.
As it had full service history and is only just outside of a 10year corrosion warranty, mercedes say they will collect my car, cover the cost of a replacement sub-frame (and give me a courtesy car in the meantime). Woo-hoo.😄😄

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result..

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AndyN01 This is my second home Toyota RAV4 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Tamworth Posts: 3,070 Thanks: 2,478 Thanked 1,579 Times in 968 Posts	This sort of thing reminds me of the tactic I believe is/was employed by WallMart in the States. Open a new store. Wipe out all the local opposition by whatever works, such as running at a loss, until they disappear. Then the market is all yours..... And our local, home grown alternatives to the ranges offered by Audi, BMW & Merc (or perhaps Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki & Yamaha) are....Erm..... Andy. Last edited by AndyN01; 7th January 2020 at 15:18..

8th January 2020, 18:29	#15
75driver Posted a thing or two Rover 75 saloon, manual. Rover 75 Tourer, Auto. Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Newry Posts: 1,781 Thanks: 574 Thanked 443 Times in 371 Posts	Stroke of luck perhaps. Sent off photos this morning to dealer that I get my car serviced at, merely to query how the corrosion was not noticed at last service. As it had full service history and is only just outside of a 10year corrosion warranty, Mercedes say they will collect my car, cover the cost of a replacement sub-frame (and give me a courtesy car in the meantime). Woo-hoo.😄😄 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 2006 75 Contemporary SE diesel manual (#1) 2003 75T Connoisseur SE diesel auto (For Comfort) 2005 75 Connoisseur SE diesel auto (Marmite duotone ) 2006 75 Connoisseur SE diesel auto (The last one?) 2009 E220 (For a change) 2018 L200 (For Big & Heavy Things) 1976 W114 250 Manual (For Sundays)

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SCP440 I really should get out more....... MG ZT-T 260 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Witney Posts: 2,504 Thanks: 6 Thanked 910 Times in 571 Posts	Some of these more modern Mercedes are shockingly bad, I was helping my neighbour with his E Class recently. Its a 2007 V6 Diesel, the problems he has had with it have been endless in the last 4 years and now it needs a new inlet manifold at a cost of nearly £1k plus fitting . The car has not even covered 70k miles. Without the new inlet manifold the engine management light will not go out and of course that is an MOT fail. Rust wise its not to bad but I did notice at the MOT the tester was taking a lot of attention to some parts that he does not usually look at so these must have a history of rust.

7th January 2020, 12:14	#12
oswestryalex Loves to post Rover 75 1.8T connoisseur saloon 2003 in blue , MG ZT 190+ 2003 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Oswestry Posts: 308 Thanks: 159 Thanked 99 Times in 57 Posts	I have noticed recently when looking online at used German cars - notably BMWs and Mercedes - seem to be extremely rusty, when compared to our 75s and ZTs of similar age. I can only compare cars for sale and the photos of them on the likes of eBay and Autotrader, but I was quite surprised with the reputation of the German marques. It would seem they are no longer as 'bullet proof' as they used to be? Have the standards been reduced perhaps? To maximise their profits....