BMW compact 316ti (02-04) Vs Mercedes C180k (01-07)?

Question

I am looking to buy one of these 2 cars, could anyone please give me some practical and helpful advice as to the pro's and con's of each of these models. Thank you for your time.

Answer 1

id go for the mercedes personaly because i think BMW's are boring and your always safe in a Mercedes because there like tanks. :)

Answer 2

Mercedes are the best engineered cars.

Answer 3

Just to let you know BMW just got rated poorly for amount of car problems for 2008. Mercedes got rated I think 4 place out of 30 or so and BMW got like 27 place. The ratings just came out, just google car problems ratings for 2008 and something should pop up.

Answer 4

I have experience of both. The BMW  is nimbler, if you intend to drive illegally on twisty roads.   But when I drove it on the motorway I kept slowing down to about 60. Why? because that is how the Merc felt at 80 and not just because the seat was much better for my bad back and it was roomier.  As someone else has said the Merc is well ahead on reliability according to leasing companies and various surveys too.