Merc C-Class thoughts?
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I've had my 2013 220 cdi Sport AMG plus for a few months now and I'm still loving it.
For what I paid I struggled to find anything with a BMW badge that impressed me like the C.
Gearbox is a little sluggish but its a comfortable place to be and considering the wheels and tyres the ride is very defined and not crashy like some of the A4s I drove.
It can seem a little bit "blingy" inside but I certainly prefer it to the low spec 320s I also looked at.
Personal preference I guess.
For what I paid I struggled to find anything with a BMW badge that impressed me like the C.
Gearbox is a little sluggish but its a comfortable place to be and considering the wheels and tyres the ride is very defined and not crashy like some of the A4s I drove.
It can seem a little bit "blingy" inside but I certainly prefer it to the low spec 320s I also looked at.
Personal preference I guess.
Presumably that's one of the things though. Your Merc was relatively better optioned than equivalent priced A4's and 3 series?
Probably because the A4 and 3 series are better liked, in general, so hold their values better. They all cost much and such the same when new.
Probably because the A4 and 3 series are better liked, in general, so hold their values better. They all cost much and such the same when new.
Yeah, paid a little more than than the OP but I was only just managing to get into 3 class prices which I thought were very much over the top.
Got mine at just less than a year old and saved nearly 16k off the book price.
Love the aggressive lines of mine over the new model - the 3s didn't do much for me either.
Got mine at just less than a year old and saved nearly 16k off the book price.
Love the aggressive lines of mine over the new model - the 3s didn't do much for me either.
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The C class interior is bad for a car of this class, too much Vauxhall Astra going on in the design. The 3 Series is hardly a masterpiece but at least doesn't feel stuck in the last decade.
As it's been out for so.long it's a good 10k choice but I don't get why people are happy to spend twice that.
As it's been out for so.long it's a good 10k choice but I don't get why people are happy to spend twice that.
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Having not had the pleasure of being in an Astra in the last 10 years, I fail to see how it could be compared.
I agree it might be too much for those who prefer the "reserved" design of the 3 interior but its certainly not what I would expect from a Vauxhall.
Again - all down to personal preference really - I found the 3 a dire place to be for the price tag that accompanied it.
I agree it might be too much for those who prefer the "reserved" design of the 3 interior but its certainly not what I would expect from a Vauxhall.
Again - all down to personal preference really - I found the 3 a dire place to be for the price tag that accompanied it.
I can't say I use the centre screen a lot - other than dial numbers. I use the screen in the centre of the speedo much more. Not sure about the resolution but its a million times better than the screen in my old Qashaqi.
Just googled the astra interior - I see where you are coming from - It's a similar layout.
I can't say anyone has said to me "Oooh looks like a Vauxhall in here"
Just googled the astra interior - I see where you are coming from - It's a similar layout.
I can't say anyone has said to me "Oooh looks like a Vauxhall in here"
That'll be the 9 year old Astra Fox is referring to. Funny Mercedes taking styling cues from Vauxhall. Sure the Merc is blacker, but there you go. Not the interior I would be happy with in a £20k Merc.
The speedo screen is okay though. A bit yellow for my liking (reminds me of an old smokers wallpaper sort of colour). But then it's not my car, and that's why I didn't buy one having looked at them. The E-Class is almost as bad in all fairness.