NICO Review: 2002 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor
Chris at NICO Club drove his sister’s recently purchased Mercedes C230. You may remember seeing these cars years ago, offering young [mostly female] up-and-comers an affordable way into a brand new Mercedes-Benz. Unfortunately, the $26,000 supercharged C230’s moment of glory was short-lived as the Infiniti G35 and Cadillac CTS arrived in late 2002 with starting prices just under $30,000, offering more space, more power, and more comfort for not much more money.
Because of heavy competition and America’s downmarket perception of hatchbacks, the W203 C-class coupe was discontinued for the US market in 2005.
Yeah, My Grandma had the sedan version. I loved the car, but it felt very “similar” to her old 1990 Mercedes D300. I would have hoped for a little bit of improvement in quality from the late ’80s/ early ’90s to 2004. Still was a decently fun little sedan though.
This is quite easily one of the worst automobiles ever made. Chris must really loathe his sister to have let her buy it.