Mercedes Benz and AMG Owners

Just paid for a new 2015 C220D Saloon AMG-Trim with Premium plus. My first brand new car and really excited. I would have gone for the C250D but the insurance was too high as I'm only just about to turn 23. Could have had it this week but decided to wait till 1st September so it can be registered as a 65 plate and will mean better residual value.

Step up from a 2nd hand Vauxhall Astra and 2nd hand Peugeot 508.
 
kitkat9933 said:
Just paid for a new 2015 C220D Saloon AMG-Trim with Premium plus. My first brand new car and really excited. I would have gone for the C250D but the insurance was too high as I'm only just about to turn 23. Could have had it this week but decided to wait till 1st September so it can be registered as a 65 plate and will mean better residual value.

Step up from a 2nd hand Vauxhall Astra and 2nd hand Peugeot 508.
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Nice :) What does Prem Plus give on the C? With mine, it was HK audio, elec roof, keyless entry/go, folding rear seats(!), reverse cam and memory front seats.....
I did prefer the comfort seats in the C loaner I had a couple of months back to my car :(
 
kevpuk said:
Nice :) What does Prem Plus give on the C? With mine, it was HK audio, elec roof, keyless entry/go, folding rear seats(!), reverse cam and memory front seats.....
I did prefer the comfort seats in the C loaner I had a couple of months back to my car :(
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  • Ambient LED lighting
  • Memory Seat Controls
  • Pan Sunroof
  • Burmeister Audio (it is needed as the standard audio is awful)
  • Upgraded Display and Comand System. Another requirement as it has a much better screen to bezel ratio and doesn't look as bad.
  • Keyless

The latest C-Class has pretty much everything in standard though except 360 camera (has rear camera and front and rear sensors though), air suspension and towbar.
 
NathWraith said:
Looking at a 2011 facelift C250 CDI estate Sport this weekend.
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You'll walk away laughing once you sit in it. Truly dire, probably the worst attempt at an interior Mercedes have ever made. What makes it all the more frustrating is some of the best interiors in the world are courtesy of Mercedes so quite how they got it so wrong in the C is beyond me. It's just junk in there, everything about it sucks from the Astra style centre console through to the pathetic low resolution infotainment screen.

It seems somebody got shouted at for such a poor effort because ridiculous nav screen aside, the interior in the new model C Class is absolutely outstanding and is hands down best in class.
 
Btw, has anyone got an upgrade Command System with live traffic updates? It uses a tethered phones data and I can't seem to find roughly how much it uses. I've got 8GB 4G limit but I want to be sure it's not too data hungry before I use it.
 
[TW]Fox;28436545 said:
You'll walk away laughing once you sit in it. Truly dire, probably the worst attempt at an interior Mercedes have ever made. What makes it all the more frustrating is some of the best interiors in the world are courtesy of Mercedes so quite how they got it so wrong in the C is beyond me. It's just junk in there, everything about it sucks from the Astra style centre console through to the pathetic low resolution infotainment screen.

It seems somebody got shouted at for such a poor effort because ridiculous nav screen aside, the interior in the new model C Class is absolutely outstanding and is hands down best in class.
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New interior is amazing apart from the Gen1 iPad on the dash. If the bezel was just an inch thinner, it would be perfect.
 
The current C class coupe looks really dated to me, especially the interior. This is a big step up, its a very classy looking car.
 
I had a c250 coupe previously and prefer its looks to the new one...

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kitkat9933 said:
Btw, has anyone got an upgrade Command System with live traffic updates? It uses a tethered phones data and I can't seem to find roughly how much it uses. I've got 8GB 4G limit but I want to be sure it's not too data hungry before I use it.
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Dunno about in the C Class, but my CLS COMAND system gets it's Live Traffic from an embedded SIM, which also does the Remote Access and SOS stuff - doesn't need my data connection at all.
 
kevpuk said:
Dunno about in the C Class, but my CLS COMAND system gets it's Live Traffic from an embedded SIM, which also does the Remote Access and SOS stuff - doesn't need my data connection at all.
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Looks like it is the case and I just misread it. Looks like it only needs a mobile phone tethered for using internet on the COMAND system, which who would anyway?
 
Someone rolled in to the back of my car at traffic lights a few weeks ago. Put a nice scratch in it which was a little upsetting.

Just got a call to say they're dropping of a 'similar' car to mine.... An E63 AMG. Well it's got 4 wheels I guess so almost identical.

Wow.
 
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