Mercedes V230

I have owned my silver v class merc for just over a year now, it is a v230 ambiente model petrol/lpg automatic. I bought it as a luxury comfortable people mover with room for all our odds and sods, luggage,shopping, and not forgetting the dog. with seven seats ( all in leather)and a table in the rear, turn the second row of seats to face the rear and its time to party. Ideal for the weekend run to the country with its cruise control and auto box , armrests on all the seats,perfect on the motorway.Great as a van for moving these bulky items( had collected a washing machine from Currys put it in ... more

With the name mercedes, it sounds and makes the vehicle looks great and classy on it's own, it gives the prestige. The V-class is a combination of both family vehicle and a van for transporting bigger items rather than hiring a van. But the gear box is a very big problem which mercedes benz had denied the persistence knowledge of it. I have the 2002 model, and the gear box with the speedo both gone on the vehicle. There is the big problem of rust on the vehicle, as every little item ships the paint work. Merecedes needs to also improve on the heating which takes long to heat up this model. The ... more