Need help with 2015 c250:
I’ve been in love with Mercedes my whole life and I’m going back to school in the fall to finish for my bachelors degree (I managed to get my associates post Covid-19 & I live in the US)
I own a 2015 Mercedes c250 coupe and I’ve had it for 4 years now. I was hoping to have it for another 6 years since the mileage is at 114k miles.
Few months ago after a bad breakup I left my ex to move back to my home town and I transported my car back with me.
The car since has had issues with the coolant bleeding into the oil reservoir. I was told a head gasket issue was cause of the chaos and that it’s hard to save.
Before this my timing chain and camshaft adjusters was due to be replaced but around the time (over a year and a half prior) I was prepping to have it dealt with I lost my job during one of Americas biggest layoffs. So I wasn’t able to have the camshaft adjusters dealt with.
As of now I start a new job that will be bringing in at least 70-75k a year within the next 2 weeks (a job I wanted for the past 3 years to help me pay for my education and good benefits of the job. Again I start school this fall).
My car is in one piece but still hasn’t been started or ran for 2 months now as I had to still move some furniture back home as well as prepare for my new job to support me through the finishing of my degree.
I will need solid transportation between work and school for commute reliability. I even reached out to some independent Euro shops that specialize in Mercedes and Euro vehicle repairs and they were highly hesitant to touch the task.
Asking fellow members of the Mercedes community, what would you do? And what would be the best route to take in this scenario? I love the car and I was hoping to make it last until I could upgrade later on. But now things seem bleak. What’s the best call to action?