I inherited a 2012 Mercedes Benz C250 with 55000 miles. I am concerned about future problems, although I do a good bit of my own repairs and maintenance.
I saw a 2011 Toyota Corolla with 75k miles for sale at CarMax. Should I sell the Benz and get the Corolla instead? It has a 2ZR FE engine and was built in Japan. It has a musty smell when running the ac but that might go away if I cleaned the evaporator. The ac isn't as cold as the Benz and might need to be charged.
The Benz is a nicer car now but I want to get 200k miles out of my cars. Which one is better? I'm not in a rush and can keep looking for something better.
I would keep the Mercedes C250 in this case. It has the same size engine as the Corolla anyway (albeit with a turbo).
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The Mercedes are endless money pit machines so just get rid of German junk unless if you have an endless supply of money to spend on repairs if you want to reach 200k miles.
The Toyota Corolla is probably one the most reliable cars every made.
Anything 'Mercedes Benz' will be expensive to maintain. That one is a turbo, I'd sell it regardless of whether I purchased this particular Corolla.
