Mercedes Benz and AMG Owners

Ezah · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:41

Let's hope so..The new E looks amazing.

adamau5 · 14 Jan 2016 at 19:52

eurgh..... delivery date for my c300h AMG + premium pack is may... which probably means june. Ordered late december :eek:

[ui]ICEMAN · 18 Jan 2016 at 16:14

I picked up a GLA45 AMG the other day for the wife, definitely a fun car to drive!

Cleisthenes · 18 Jan 2016 at 16:22

[ui]ICEMAN;29070384 said:
I picked up a GLA45 AMG the other day for the wife, definitely a fun car to drive!

Pics required!

[ui]ICEMAN · 18 Jan 2016 at 16:27

Cleisthenes said:
Pics required!

I shall go out and get some in the coming week. It's metallic grey with the night package, 20" AMG wheels, and the AMG red stitched leather interior.

CaptainRAVE · 23 Jan 2016 at 19:40

A few places left at Benz on the Green -

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/events/203796-pcs-gtg-benz-green-may-14th-2016-a-6.html

Brilliant event last year.

Robbo · 29 Jan 2016 at 23:44

Had a new facelift CLS Shooting Brake courtesy car recently, always been a fan of them, the 'estate coupe' design is quite unique.

Surprisingly nimble for a long car. The engine was the 220 which they're now doing (was previously a 250 as the lowest spec engine), it's not bad and you can barely hear it most of the time. Didn't feel underpowered but not particularly quick either.

The Multibeam LED light system was very good too.

Not sure I can get used to the 'iPad' on the dash, it's not that bad but looks like a bit of an afterthought. Looks like they've managed to resist putting it on the new E Class, which is a start.

mjt · 30 Jan 2016 at 14:11

I really like the CLS Shooting Brake. How's the boot though? Is it significantly smaller than an E Estate?

CaptainRAVE · 30 Jan 2016 at 14:40

Have found a nice SLK55 to replace my current one. Low mileage, recession white, every option. Will go see it in the week.

Robbo · 30 Jan 2016 at 22:05

mjt said:
I really like the CLS Shooting Brake. How's the boot though? Is it significantly smaller than an E Estate?

It's not as tall as the E Class estate, but seems roughly the same length, perhaps a little longer. The actual opening isn't as wide (or tall) though, from what I could tell.

CaptainRAVE · 30 Jan 2016 at 22:10

Going to take a drive of this one tomorrow -

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...search-target=usedcars&sort=default&logcode=p

Interested to see how it compares to my current SLK55 (previous gen).

Robbo · 30 Jan 2016 at 22:19

That's very nice, be interesting to see what you think to it.

The latest (and last) SLK design is a big improvement, I think, being a mini SL.

SDK^ · 30 Jan 2016 at 22:25

Seems pretty good value

CaptainRAVE · 30 Jan 2016 at 22:53

That is why it has caught my interest. Pretty low mileage, not too old, some decent options. They sure have come down in price a lot. Would still like to get that price down a bit, there are a few cheaper options out there - there is a white one with a few better options for £28k, but it has red seats and they don't really do it for me! I will report back on the test drive. I am most curious about the brakes, I wonder how they will stack up against my performance pack fully floating monsters.

hurfdurf · 30 Jan 2016 at 23:27

That panoramic roof is gorgeous

Jester* · 31 Jan 2016 at 11:40

Interior looks better than the previous gen. But the exterior really doesn't. Super weedy looking brakes, albeit cheaper to replace.

Is it really going to be ~£15k better. Hard choice to make to be fair. I'd still keep the R171.

pepsilol · 31 Jan 2016 at 11:58

OOo first time entering in this thread as I now have the 221

Spent a good couple of hours installing EPC and Asra last night. Horrific piece of software compared to other manufacturers but it is what it is !

Blackhawk47 · 31 Jan 2016 at 12:15

Jester* said:
Interior looks better than the previous gen. But the exterior really doesn't. Super weedy looking brakes, albeit cheaper to replace.

I disagree. I think the both the interior + exterior look way better than the previous gen. Whats wrong with the brakes?

They almost fill the whole inside of the wheel...don't think they could physically fit if they were bigger?

[TW]Fox · 31 Jan 2016 at 12:29

Jester* said:
Is it really going to be ~£15k better.

How is this relevant?

The cost of this car it's purchase price minus its residual plus cost of capital and the cost of keeping his current car is its value now minus its residual. It's the difference between these two numbers that is the actual cost of upgrading, not the cost to change of the deal.

Jester* · 31 Jan 2016 at 14:47

Blackhawk47 said:
I disagree. I think the both the interior + exterior look way better than the previous gen. Whats wrong with the brakes?

They almost fill the whole inside of the wheel...don't think they could physically fit if they were bigger?

The R171 05 and 06 years had the 6 pot 2 piece floating front brakes and 4 pot rears. The R172 does not, so there should be a difference in braking and it would be interesting to see how much difference it makes. It was offered as an option from 07 onwards due to the cost.

[TW]Fox;29119319 said:
How is this relevant?

The cost of this car it's purchase price minus its residual plus cost of capital and the cost of keeping his current car is its value now minus its residual. It's the difference between these two numbers that is the actual cost of upgrading, not the cost to change of the deal.

Of course it is relevant. The man has an R171 SLK55 and is looking at the R172 SLK55, so for me the value for money would have to be considerable to consider the next generation of the same vehicle. It would have to be exponentially better surely to be worth it.