So my G is at the dealership getting 60K service done at 50K and I've got a Merc C230 as a courtesy car. All i can say is WOW, I' glad I didn't get THIS car. Just a testament to the fact the the G is the best car in its class for the money. Thanks for listening.

lol glad u love the G... i love everything about th G's.. wut year is ur G?? 60k miles??

Yea, I know what you mean. I am carless right now. Got in big accident with a city bus running a red. Im getting a huge settlement right now and can have the car of my choice. (reasonably)

I wanted a benz because they are just classy. For the price range I was looking for, the C230 falls into that category. But NOOOO fun. Great cruising car. But other than the emblem on the hood, NOT my car of choice for fun and sporty.

So... G5MT it is!

it's an 04 and its got 50k miles. My G was starting to feel a little loose around the corners and skittish on the interstate so I thought it would be the perfect time to pep it up with a few new bushings here and there as well as the 60k service.

i had a w202 c230 in highschool and they're slow but i loved that car...i was eventually gonna put a mosselman turbo on but i got t-boned...i miss it...

yea the c230 isnt even the slightest bit comparable to the G

My 01 Mercedes C320 had only 215 HP. It had a lot of problems too,
dealer replaced transmission after I broke it with "regular" driving.
When I traded it in, it died on the lot after I left.

The G is much faster & Higher Quality build.

The C Class now including C320 & C230 are made in US, NC I believe.
So It's US car.

+1 ....

If your gonna buy a mercedes you need to go with AMG, my gpa has a CL55, and that thing makes my G feel like a toy

why u would say that the G is better quality then a Benz is the beyond me...


trust me i would know... i dont know about way back when because the oldest one my family owns is an 03 which is the 55... i've never had any problems what so ever with the Benz at all, any of them... no creeks, rattles, the leather doesnt get all messed up after a while... the ride is incredable.. the throttle response is very nice and clean... the 55 is just flat out fast... the 500 has a crap load of torque and the 350 is also nice, the 7spd tranny helps out a lot... the car itself is very nice, elegant and in no way compares to a G... i dont know about older Benz's but even a C230 right now has MUCH better quality then the G... remember it may say Infiniti, but we own nothing more then a nice Nissan with leather. TThe Engine is nice, and the lines of the car are unbelievibly beautiful, and its definately as eye turner, but to say pur cars are higher quality then a Benz, is just flat out stupidity.. They are ASSEMBLED here in the US (Funny the Germans are using Americans as their cheap labor market, literally) but all the parts are still brought in from Germany and AMG are still made and assembled over there too

^hahaahha that is funny

no one was comparing the g to the clk. all of those cars are in a higher class and cost a lot more than the g.

as far as the c230 goes, it isnt as much of a driver's car as the g, although materials quality and refinement are imo competitive if not better, little more is. in terms of overall design inside and out the g35 owns the c230. in terms of reliability i dont think you can reasonably argue that benzes in general are more reliable than infinitis in general, and yes i know that much is a generalization.

while we're generalizing i would say yes the g35 is a nissan with leather, but guess what? that means its also a skyline. there's nothing wrong with nissan motor corp's products, they're competitive where they are (eg z, g, m, etc) and they are reliable. It would be like saying lexus is a hyped up toyota (yes i know lexus japan was recently created) and therefore isnt competitive..please, mercedes cant touch lexus/toyota's build quality, materials, reliability. just because nissan doesnt make 100k+ products doesnt make them any less of a company. pretty much anyone who could have bought a g35 could have bought a mercedes. the g35 is a very competitive product.

Don't take my word for it,
Ckeck out the JD Power Quality ratings for 2006.

It's ranked by How many problems reported per 100 cars surveyed.
The lower the number, the better.

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl.../60607007/1041

Source: J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Initial Quality StudySM

2006 Nameplate IQS Ranking
PROBLEMS PER 100 VEHICLES
Porsche 91
Lexus 93
Hyundai 102
Toyota 106
Jaguar 109
Honda 110
Cadillac 117
Infiniti 117
GMC 119
Acura 120
Chrysler 120
Lincoln 121
Nissan 121
Chevrolet 124
Industry Average 124
Ford 127
Mercury 129
Saturn 129
Audi 130
Dodge 132
Pontiac 133
Volvo 133
Buick 134
Mitsubishi 135
Kia 136
Mercedes-Benz 139
Scion 140
BMW 142
Subaru 146
Mazda 150
MINI 150
Jeep 153
Saab 163
Suzuki 169
HUMMER 171
Volkswagen 171
Isuzu 191
Land Rover 204

NOTE: Due to changes in study methodology, 2006 IQS scores are not comparable to previous years.
Scores are based on rounded figures for problems per 100 vehicles.

theres no doubt that the G is a competative car.. and yes i do know that my car is the Nissan Skyline and thats why i bought it... i dont really care that it creek and rattles and makes noises not even the dealer can figure out what it is, but a good Mercedes, not the C230 (driven it, your right not impressive) but i hear people saying all the time how Infiniti is a much better manufacturer then Mercedes, and i feel like pulling my hair out every time i hear it... Mercedes makes amazing cars... they're new 550 line up is going set the bar even higher coming with a standard 380+hp and still getting around 18mpg, something not even my G can do with 2 litres less displacement. My Family has owned, both BMW and MB and i can tell you its much better then my G when it comes to refinement... the G doesnt even compare. It sad to say i wish my car did, but it does... the G your right it is more of a drivers car, the MB is set up to just sit back and let the car do the rest, which again is usually what refinement is all about..

I love my G, i like Nissan, they make GREAT products, or else i wouldnt have bought one, but i knew what i was getting into when i bought, i knew it wouldnt be anything more then a Nissan. Infiniti dealerships are for the most part a joke and charge double what Nissan would for the same service, why i service my car at a Nissan dealership.. the attension to detail is horrible and most of the time the service guys give u a huge run around, which is something you'd never see at a MB or BMW dealership, again it all comes down to over-all quality and refinement... if they're cars were ****ty and most people though they were problematic Fletcher Jones Motor Cars in Newport wouldnt have sold 1011 cars in december alone. My dads hadhis CLK for almost 4 years how and to date hasnt had to take it in for anything other then brakes and oil

competative yes... quality for dollar amount? yes better then mercedes but none-the-less mercedes dispite their price offer quality no Nissan can match

IMO, The C Class is absolute crap. The CLK is nothing special to me either.

But after that...when you get into the E class and up...Mercedes Benz has some of the best cars on the road.