Bid for your chance to own this One-owner 2000 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor only on The MB Market. Finished in Brilliant Silver Metallic (744) over Orion Gray Leather (258) and powered by a 2.3-liter supercharged four cylinder, this W202 comes equipped with the Sport Package and shows 120k miles.
GregoryB said:
@Dec1184 Happy that you wound up winning the auction! We'll sort out the logistics soon; should be easy since we're both in the PDX metro area.
@Dbnzlvr Well, there are of course transport options available to you should you wish to have the car delivered to you. Either way, glad you like it!
@Dec1184 Thank you! The car has lived in the area since we bought it at Rasmussen Wilsonville in 2000. You'll find no food or drink stains in the interior; we don't eat or drink in our cars. It has never seen an automated car wash; only hand washing and regular appearance car inside & out with Griot's Garage products. The blower motor referenced in the listing is for the climate control, not the supercharger. That was replaced a few years ago when the clutch began to fail on it. The parts cost for a clutch rebuild kit was a significant fraction of the cost of an entirely remanufactured supercharger with clutch and the labor cost was the same. I opted to replace the whole unit. Another item replaced within the last few years was a failing MAF sensor. And the A-arm bushings were also done recently for the second time in the car's life. Those are known to last about 50k-60k miles and that's just something to live with owning a W202.
@ClassicSL Yes, the extra aftermarket rims do come with the car. The winter tires on those rims have reached the end of their service life and need to be replaced. That said, the car handles snow with aplomb on proper winter tires and the transmission in Winter mode (see selector switch to the left of shift lever). Winter mode engages a taller reverse gear, starts the car in second gear in Drive, and softens throttle response to manage torque better. The rims could also be used for track tires if desired.
We are reluctantly selling our beloved C230, but we recently took delivery of a new C300 and don't have garage space for a third car nor affordable options for offsite storage. This one has been garaged its whole life, and we can't bear to see it sitting in the driveway indefinitely exposed to the elements so we would prefer to see it find a new home where it will be loved just as much as we have loved it these last 23 years. The car has the TouchShift 5-speed automatic, which was fitted to the W202 only for the final year of production in 2000. As with all non-AMG cars in that era, it was delivered with conventional oil in the crankcase. This was flushed after the factory break-in period was complete and filled with full synthetic oil. It has had only full synthetic oil since then. The factory head unit has had a radio frequency adapter fitted to the back and tuned to one of the FM presets and has an Apple 30-pin cable in the center armest for an old-style iPod. A suitable connector cable would allow use of a newer one or another MP3 player. A discreet red switch in the center console provides power to the cable.
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One-Owner 2000 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor "Special Edition"
GregoryB said:
@Dec1184 Happy that you wound up winning the auction! We'll sort out the logistics soon; should be easy since we're both in the PDX metro area.One-Owner 2000 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor "Special Edition"
GregoryB said:
@Dbnzlvr Well, there are of course transport options available to you should you wish to have the car delivered to you. Either way, glad you like it!One-Owner 2000 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor "Special Edition"
GregoryB said:
@Dec1184 Thank you! The car has lived in the area since we bought it at Rasmussen Wilsonville in 2000. You'll find no food or drink stains in the interior; we don't eat or drink in our cars. It has never seen an automated car wash; only hand washing and regular appearance car inside & out with Griot's Garage products. The blower motor referenced in the listing is for the climate control, not the supercharger. That was replaced a few years ago when the clutch began to fail on it. The parts cost for a clutch rebuild kit was a significant fraction of the cost of an entirely remanufactured supercharger with clutch and the labor cost was the same. I opted to replace the whole unit. Another item replaced within the last few years was a failing MAF sensor. And the A-arm bushings were also done recently for the second time in the car's life. Those are known to last about 50k-60k miles and that's just something to live with owning a W202.One-Owner 2000 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor "Special Edition"
GregoryB said:
@ClassicSL Yes, the extra aftermarket rims do come with the car. The winter tires on those rims have reached the end of their service life and need to be replaced. That said, the car handles snow with aplomb on proper winter tires and the transmission in Winter mode (see selector switch to the left of shift lever). Winter mode engages a taller reverse gear, starts the car in second gear in Drive, and softens throttle response to manage torque better. The rims could also be used for track tires if desired.One-Owner 2000 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor "Special Edition"
GregoryB said:
We are reluctantly selling our beloved C230, but we recently took delivery of a new C300 and don't have garage space for a third car nor affordable options for offsite storage. This one has been garaged its whole life, and we can't bear to see it sitting in the driveway indefinitely exposed to the elements so we would prefer to see it find a new home where it will be loved just as much as we have loved it these last 23 years. The car has the TouchShift 5-speed automatic, which was fitted to the W202 only for the final year of production in 2000. As with all non-AMG cars in that era, it was delivered with conventional oil in the crankcase. This was flushed after the factory break-in period was complete and filled with full synthetic oil. It has had only full synthetic oil since then. The factory head unit has had a radio frequency adapter fitted to the back and tuned to one of the FM presets and has an Apple 30-pin cable in the center armest for an old-style iPod. A suitable connector cable would allow use of a newer one or another MP3 player. A discreet red switch in the center console provides power to the cable.