This car still looks amazing over a decade since it was new. As always you’ve transformed it Matt, it now certainly doesn’t look 11 years old, I hope it turns a profit for you ❤.

@AstonL3

6 ай бұрын

Its either becuase the mercedes designers are to lazy or to good

My father worked for over 40 years as a motor mechanic and always said that cleaner cars were treated better than those that came in looking like a bomb site ... So yeah I agree clean first then take it to the mechanic

@anthonyxuereb792

6 ай бұрын

Cleanliness is next to Godliness they say and people appreciate that.

Was very interested in this vid as I have exactly the same car, C250, same colour, same wheels, pano roof etc, 2011 with 65k on the clock. Had it for 8 years, best car I’ve ever owned, 37mpg everyday driving, 55mpg on a run, loads of torque. Surprisingly practical if you don’t have kids, plenty of boot space with the seats down. Cure the sunroof squeak by tilting the roof, get a sponge and spray with silicone lube, then soak the rubber seal under the glass using the sponge. The seal dries over time and sounds like polystyrene! I also have scuffed wheels, they are positioned very close to the nose so scuffing is a fact of life. Lovely car though, I’ll keep mine for as long as i can until it starts causing issues. So far it’s just been general wear and tear.

I normally buy from main dealers . But I'd gladly buy a car from you your honesty shines through .

You're selling yourself short Matt, I reckon your total spend was £680.59 not £880 so you made more profit than you thought. That said I like the way you never cut corners and always try to do the best for prospective buyers. I know I would gladly buy a used car from you anytime.

@DynamiteDaveLlewellyn

6 ай бұрын

Lol and he hasn't calculated in his you tube profits either.

@johnnyboy9808

6 ай бұрын

he never fixed the corroded brake pipes though did he? :(

Had a 2012 C250 Coupe. Loved it. I was a passenger in a friend's E Coupe and went to have a look the following week at the dealer. Heart beat head and I bought the C Coupe same day on a good deal. Well that's what my heart told my head. The front styling sets it off nicely - understatedly aggressive. Always used its 200+ horses when called/needed and not thirsty, would expect 55+ on a motorway journey. The panoramic glass roof was a good option to help stop the rear feeling like a hermitage. Mine was the premium spec so had the heated fake leather seats and the intelligent lights that follow the steering in a Citroen DS fashion. Yours should sell quickly and give the next owner a nice gentleman's cruiser.

Re: No one does this! With reference to spending money on a car before selling it. I do! Like you Matt I like to keep all my cars (currently all 4 of them) in pristine condition. If I were ever to take a car to an MOT and get an advisory, I would consider that a personal insult. And I’ve never had. Mind you, when I’ve found that perfect car, the one that I would trade in one of my 10+ cars for, the car trader just looks up the price in whichever guide, then offers my that price. No consideration of service history, condition, cleanliness. I may have just as well not bothered. That’s why I currently have 4 cars. Soon to have 5 as I don’t trust the trader to vet the potential buyer to ensure they are worthy of the pristine example. More often than not, I’ll buy a car, then start spending money on it to get it to the best it can be stage. I’m lucky because I can afford to do so. But I think about cars like that advertisement “a cars not just for Christmas” it so much more than that.

Great outcome Matt. The service and maintenance history suggest its been well cared for and a sound purchase for the ascertained buyer 👍

I'm always amazed at how you don't sound bored to tears doing the Car Vertical plug. Keeping those acting skills sharp just in case 😊

Coupe version of these is quite timeless. The C63 version is legendary..

Always had a soft spot for the Mercedes Coupe. A friend of mine had the 1st 300ce 24 in the UK back in 1990 and it was love at first sight.

@Czechbound

6 ай бұрын

One of my bucket list cars ( a convertible one would be primo )

Got one as well, 97k miles and it has been faultless during two years of ownership. I will be sad to see it go soon..

Hi Matt great informative video as ever noticed your garage in the back ground on the first drive.

Friday became instantly better! 🤩 Appreciate the video!

Love a coupe. As a tall salad dodger, they are great to get in and out of and give loads of legroom. That is a very nice car. Great video Matt.

@MP-Fin

6 ай бұрын

I’m sorry but what does ”salad dodger” mean? English is not my first language.

@andrewroberts4736

6 ай бұрын

It means a fat person.someone who doesn't eat salad. 😁

@georgemorley1029

4 ай бұрын

@@MP-FinHe’s fat.

Great review, love the Mercedes body lines. Did really well at the mechanic's especially for all the MOT advisories 😊

IIRC, MB put a gearbox service at 40k / 4years into the service schedule for cars with the 7G tronic unit. Also get the pan roof lubricated - that was at 40k / yrs as well.

@ianbarnes961

6 ай бұрын

The 5-speed auto also has regular fluid change.

Great work done by your team Best Wishes Always for You & Your Team 💐💐💐💐💐💐

one of my fav C coupes of all time! to this day

Lovely looking cars. It sounded nice as it purred away at idle too.

Your videos are excellent. I particularly like the fact that you are saving modern classics! Getting things done properly and using top quality parts is definitely the way to go. Been using an independent mercedes specialist for the last few years and the difference is noticeable. Keep up the good work.

Love the, love the design and the W204 in general especially the AMG and Facelifts, best 1st car to buy! Great video and buy as always Matt, those Mercs run forever! :D

Awesome video. Have a nice weekend, Matt🥰

Excellent presentation as always, Matt. Love the C class coupe... Great colour too. Same colour as my E class. The leather in mine is real leather by the way. It's Italian Napa. Nice repair of the " leather " by your upholstery guy 👍🏻

i just picked up 2011 c class saloon as am upgrade from my a class... what a difference in driving... c class just feels some much nicer to drive.... that coupe does look good though

Matt, great to see you re Mot’d the car so there was no long list of advisories. Did you get the brake pipes replaced as you did not mention this in the mechanics bill?

I hope you’ve massively overspent on this.. 😂

@foxontherun6082

6 ай бұрын

I hope the headlghts need a good buffing😂

@Alex_lad1872

6 ай бұрын

He probs has knowing matt eh matt ;) :)

@markdowling5962

6 ай бұрын

Don't forget new number plates !!

@andyallison2143

6 ай бұрын

I have a 350 version. Love it.

@fatbelly27

6 ай бұрын

They instantly lift a car

Crikey Matt you are definitely coming up in the world with regards to luxury motoring!

nice result Matt I've had one myself great car and looks as you said 👍👍

Looks great mate , a nice drama free video for a change.

I was looking at these on the web, I’ve always liked them and you’ve put out a video. it’s a sign… anyways I think you’re right with the first job being getting it cleaned, it’s much nicer to work on a car that is clean, first thing I always do when I bring home a shitter to do up and sell on.

Lovely purchase Matt, well done

Well done Matt.....great coverage of how you turned this car round and good insight to costs....I live in Dublin and the costs you spent on this lovely Merc c coupe would be more than double.....I like your relaxed approach, reminds me of another UK reviewer of boats....Aquaholic....Nick Burnham.... looking forward to making another visit to the UK.

Hi Matt, really nice cars. I used to own a clk 320 , it was very quick 3.2 litre v6 😊 enjoy the Mercedes 😊

The W204 C-class is peak Mercedes design and quality. I have a C350 4matic and absolutely love it!

Good looking car that for something 11 years old. The shape has aged really well.

Great turnaround and in between keeping another customer happy proper job ❤

I'm with you. Autumn and winter are miserable. Nice car.

what a nice ride. I have a C280. Would have gone for full 'leather' seats. Love the sunroof and good job putting on new plates!

If this were June next year I’d heavily consider having this, sadly not quite the right time yet. Love these even despite their flaws.

Gotta hand it to you. Matt thank you sir. This is what I just was hoping for. Looking to get this car. In a amg and diesel variant. Should be a good ownership

i have that estate amg sport version since nearly new now140k miles up , used as my daily commute for 82miles round trip and i get 50- 55mpg. it has been one of the most reliable cars that i have ever owned

Always quite fancied one of these. Very handsome car, and it's aging very nicely indeed. Future classic?

I agree Matt - Autumn and Winter can just get in the sea - which is where I prefer to be in Spring and Summer lol

I have a 62 reg C180 Coupe on 85k miles. Full service history and loads of receipts, Selling it after Xmas as need something more practical but I love the car.

I had the same wheelcaps, and went to the black with silver logo, really lifted the wheels with new tyres

quality video like always

Love the video's. What a cracking motor.

Another very good video. Has aged well this model. I personally would tint the back windows on any coupe. Especially this one in silver. Really sets if off for me.

Hi Matt, that looks really good! Can you share the details for the seat repair guy, I need it doing for mine haha! Thank you I'm advance

A good sample for someone if you like the coupe version. I prefer the estate and an E class one, the interiors as you mentioned on the C class doesn't wear well and looks a bit cheap. At least you should make a decent profit on this one for a change.

Good car. Great video as always Matt 👌👏

Once again another entertaining watch

Mad watching these vids most pics took where me and my missus go for a drive out have some tea in that same spot off glossop rd lol great videos we live just round corner from your yard crazy That discovery video was good to watch i was goin to buy1 but defoe gave me the swerve Anyway great vids keep em Comin mate

Your vehicle's interior is more luxurious than 90% of homes I've visited.

Do you remember how the Spanish rev the cars at the ITV stations while waiting to go in? Drives me INSANE!

Nice one, as usual. Lovely car 👍

Looks great and it's definitely different from the run of the mill cars on the road. It'll be fine and I'm sure it will sell

Hi Matt sounds like darth vader is living in your Range Rovers steering column lol. You should be able to clear EAS inactive message if your turn the wheel lock to lock a few times. Great outcome on the C class though!

I almost bought a two year old one (1.8 petrol) for £18k back in 2016. Nice colour and low mileage but I didn't like the dealer's attitude and so I ended up buying an Astra GTC with even less mileage for just £7k. It still keeps my backside 6 inches off the floor to this day and I kept £11k in the bank. The Astra over six years on hasn't depreciated much but the Mercedes would have tanked.

@jonathanfrankel6787

6 ай бұрын

Incredible isn’t it how you could buy a 2 year old anything for £7k back in 2016

@thefiestaguy8831

6 ай бұрын

September 2016 I bought a 2014 reg Mercedes C220 2.1 CDI Blue Efficiency Diesel with about 54k on the clock, paid £14,000 odd for it, was driven down to my address (SE London) from Newcastle. Had it for around 18-19 months before there were DPF regen issues and a leaky boost hose which kept causing the car to go into limp mode. Took it to Mercedes in Caterham and they charged £30 to diagnose it, ended up quoting me £110 (for a part I could buy for £55) and 2 hours labour at £220/hour, for a total of £550. I ended up getting the car fixed at my home address by a dad's mate who has his own mobile mechanic business and he spent probably a good two hours working on it and did it for a bargain price of £80, plus me providing the part at a cost of £55. Once it was repaired, for less than £150 when I was quoted £550, I part-exchanged it against a 2017 ford focus st-2 which was 16 months old with 5k on the clock. I got £8,000 for my Mercedes and at the time it had around 87/88k on it. Early 2022 my Focus' engine literally blew up whilst on a dual carriageway, apparently a known fault with the ecoboost engines whereby a pipe that goes behind the engine can in some cases suddenly and very rapidly overheat causing a pressure build up and it bursts. Ended up selling that car for parts to co-part for £4k and now have a 3 litre BMW 335D X Drive.

@ahyaan2552

6 ай бұрын

@@thefiestaguy8831 how is the 335d xdrive?

@joshuawhittaker1197

6 ай бұрын

yeah hows the x-drive?@@ahyaan2552

@sunnydhaliwal9012

6 ай бұрын

Why would the Mercedes tank? I have a C250 coupe (same colour) petrol and it’s kept its value

They are such an iconic design inside & out. They look exquisite inside 👏👍

Another great video and what a lovely car.

I had two of these the exact same model the second one was to replace the first after a drunk driver ploughed into at speed causing my car to role three times coming to rest back on its wheels. I was able to get out and stand up for a short while before collapsing the build and safety features saved my life that day. Great cars amongst the best I've ever owned the engine was fairly powerful if a little agricultural they still look great and are reasonable to run. Good car good video Matt👍

Nice one Matt, she looks well..😊

gummi pflege! gummi pflege is what you need Matt. Put it on the window runners/rubber. It is great for coupes where the window drops when you open the doors. Stops it freezing in winter, so you can actually get in the car. 😂 Helps with soften the dried out rubber seals and makes them look a little better. You probably know that though. I am not a dealer but had enough cars to know. 😅

These are absolutely solid cars! Cracking buy!

I think that was the best video so far. Not the car but just the whole production. Seemed better than usual 🤔

Lovely looking cars. It sounded nice as it purred away at idle.

You talked about a previous owner cheaping out on Chinese tyres, but then you only change the front tyres on a rear wheel drive 'sports coupe' leaving the Landsail tyres on the rears?

Nice looking car for sure. Not the keenest on the wheel refurb though, the barrels look really rough where they're just doing the faces. I work for a wheel refurber down south, for another £100 we fully strip and powder coat. Really does make a massive difference having clean barrels, I think so many people run round with them caked in brake dust they forget what an impact it makes having them also clean!

Got yourself a cracking little car there very well looked after

I got the 2012 220CDI version... bought it in February -23 with 120k km. I think the pano glas roof is stock option on the coupe... also the sport suspension It behaved terribly with the cheap tires that came with it... the rear was all over the place, especially when cornering... Premium car needs premium tires!... that's my experience of driving different MB's for 37 years.. installed a new set of Goodyear Eagle asymmetric 6... a completely better handling car... Went on a roadtrip to Germany this summer and it did 220km/h without feeling out of power.. or the steering feeling "wobbly" Love it! 😍

My son has a C250 Coupe and it's a lovely car. Looks and drives superb.

Cracking car, I had the C220 CDI coupe on an 11 plate with 107k on the clock. Drove superbly well. Traded it for the newer C300 coupe which is light years ahead in the cabin but I still think the W204 is the better looking car imo.

I have that exact car, mine is 2015. Never skipped a beat, I've never even had to replace a bulb. It is a whole lot of car, for not a whole lot of money.

As ever, another enjoyable video (thank you!) Apologies if I missed it, but did that long list of advisories also get sorted? I’m sure they must have done but just didn’t hear Matt mention it again. Please keep the shows flowing, always something I look forward to 😊.

@redmed10

6 ай бұрын

Thats what i was thinking. They've disappeared from latest mot but no mention of any work being done beyond service and wheels.

@modmod392

6 ай бұрын

@@redmed10the rusty brake pipes?

@robineldridge7653

6 ай бұрын

Given that Matt is consistently so thorough and careful in all he does I am sure he did have the work done and maybe it simply wasn’t mentioned in his summary on this occasion. Matt - your attention to detail and integrity are truly impressive.

Another good video Matt 🚗🚙🚘⭐️⭐️👍👍👏👏👏

Mine is a 2014 c204 c250 cgi bought new with 31k on it now and looks like it came straight from the showroom floor, had to put 4 new Michelins on it this year as the factory Continentals had dried out and were cracking, never seen road salt or a drive through car wash, hope yo keep it for some years to come.

You should add cleaning the steering wheels into your prep work - shaves so many years off the car if the wheel isn't gloss and first thing I always notice. But maybe thats just my strangeness 🤣

Love it. That your batting about in a old rangey. Smells of old money

great video matt!

Who did you use to refurb the alloy wheels Matt... they've done a great job 👌

Did I miss something, gearbox service? Great video.

I have a c180.Had recall on airbags.Whilst there had a health check round read subframe. rusted out.Changed under warranty including brakepipes.

Always fancied one of these with the V6

Thanks for the video and wishing you well with the sale. That wheel refurb seems great value to me - I wish there was a firm around here offering that value and service. The centre badges were replaced (and they needed to be) so that was another fiver? 😉

@cindybetten7573

6 ай бұрын

The center badges alone will cost you $25 - $35 each or more. Do they have a branch here in the US? I recently visited Italy, France and Spain for the first time. I saw firsthand many of the cars you sell at your dealership. My wife admonished me several times for looking at the cars instead of the beautiful architecture! I said, “I know hon, but these are the cars that Matt constantly criticizes but then massively over spends on to make a few quid which I think are euros.” Oh how I now really can relate to your channel. Onward and upward Matt!

@rob1984p

6 ай бұрын

​@@cindybetten7573genuine ones unlikely cost that. Non genuine set off eBay likely £10 - won't last as long but will look good for a year or twom

Another great looking finish to a car. A question I have a BMW 6 Gran Coupe 640d and have a spare set of winter tyres for it, should I change over to them in this country, 80quid to change?

Love your videos, it would be great if you could open an Irish branch Matt, I think you’d do very well although the cost to you would probably be prohibitive? But I’ve followed you for a long time and your cars are always so good you’d be the first person I’d look to buy from 😊

Landfill tyres ftw!

That’s a nice looking motor 👌

Really do like the c class especially. The newer shaped one's

Good job 👍

I love the 250cdi. You never mention that the 250 actually has twin turbos 😊

@daviddias9683

19 күн бұрын

All om951 are twin turbo even in the sprinter

Hi Matt ! If you could pop the bonnet and let us see the engines running it would be greatly appreciated. A lot of those engines never made it stateside. Cheers !

@Br1anuk

6 ай бұрын

This engine is absolutely bulletproof. They were used in the Mercedes Sprinter van as well but these ones are twin turbo. 204hp and about 300lb/ft torque. Surprisingly quick and 54mpg Uk gallons on a run.

I was literally just watching your C Class coupe video from a few years ago last night. After one for myself too, incredible timing fella.

@HighPeakAutos

6 ай бұрын

They're great cars. Just watch out for rear subframes and brake lines

@lawrenceholden5716

6 ай бұрын

​@@HighPeakAutosJust got my 2011 C class 200 CDI back from MB after having rear subframe replaced under warranty. Lovely car, had 4 years, spent quite a bit, paintwork due to lacquer peel ( Opal Red), wheels refurbished and Michelin Cross Climates all round, looked after by a MB specialist. Unfortunately a friend had to bring it back for me and I just SORN'd it yesterday as Doctor told me not to drive until had MRI and got an issue sorted. Much too nice to let go to a dealer if long term, would rather give it to a friend than be ripped off.

Valet wheel refurb and new.set plates

Hi Matt, I really appreciate your entertaining video's. I know that you really like JLR products but I have been watching the latest 'Geoff buys Cars' and the problems that customers are having with the Inchcape Derby flooding situation. A lot of the comments, indeed most of them are centering on the every day problems that people are having with their JLR vehicles. Would you / could you do a review on a late model Jeep Grand Cherokee, owners reviews rave about them, a more reliable choice than a Range Rover ?

@nigel.w

6 ай бұрын

Sounds to me like you're considering jumping out of the frying pan into the fire. JLR comes into a lot of criticism because their cars are so prestigious and so costly to buy in the first place, and rightly so. But as a used buyer, you're getting the advantage of huge depreciation as a result, and most problems are resolved during the warranty period. Costs of parts and repairs are a bit more expensive, but that's in keeping with their original pricing. The overall quality and luxury, driving and ownership experience of a Range Rover compared to a Jeep Grand Cherokee is positively incomparable, IMO. My advice, for what little it's worth, is to just get yourself an extended factory warranty with your late model RR and enjoy. And I'm almost certain that's the advice Matt would give you, too. Alternatively, if you just want a large SUV and don't care about prestige and ultimate luxury, why not just consider something like a late model Kia Sorento?

Where did all the Mot fails disappear to if they werent fixed by the mechanic? Sounds a bit dodgy. No mention of fixing rear tyres and brake pipes.

Nice honest well maintained example with a good wage in it hopefully

Fair play , I think a good clean before you give your mechanic a car definitely helps the end product, also it shows a bit of respect for the mechanic...