Mercedes Benz and AMG Owners

Yeah it's not a 'real' AMG in that sense and it's not built in Affalterbach. Still, 0-60 in 4.9 though. :o
 
They've just copied Audi's strategy. People think an S5 is equivalent to an M4, when the reality is very different. Still nice though.
 
Robbo said:
They've just copied Audi's strategy. People think an S5 is equivalent to an M4, when the reality is very different. Still nice though.
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Calling the S5 S5 instead of A5 3.0TFSI S Line which is what it really is was a stroke of marketing genius. There are people all over the internet who shortlist used ones with M3s and regard the 335i as some sort of lesser car..
 
^ You won't like this post then :D.

Deposit placed for E220d SE estate. £380 per month pcp with carwow discounts, deposit contributions, and £2k 'diesel changeover bonus' for my Volvo S80, on top of the p/x value, which was a nice surprise!

Spec is:

- cavansite blue metallic, beige leather, black ash wood trim
- premium plus package (including sun roof, upgraded sound system, keyless stuff, and upgraded LED headlights)
- comand online and wide-screen dials (full 2 X 12.3 inch displays)
- heated windscreen
- 360 camera

Considered the driver aid package but at £1.6k it was just too much. Also skipped the air suspension as on 17s the ride was really nice.

Should be a nice family car for a few years, after which I hope I can afford a proper engine :p. Though I was pleasantly surprised by the new 4 pot in the 220d cars, and it will do 60mpg...if I'm allowed to mention that!
 
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That's a very nice spec! Got almost the same colour combo in the A class and it looks great.

I also thought the driver aid pack was a bit on the steep side - seems to be about the same price across the model ranges as an option but it was quite tempting because, well, toys!

Assuming it's a factory order - what's the lead time on them these days?
 
Even the suspension on the AMG Line with 19's is comfortable, it has 'Agility control suspension', whether that can slacken things off a bit I don't know, but it's really comfortable and still handles well.
 
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^ You won't like this post then :D.

Deposit placed for E220d SE estate. £380 per month pcp with carwow discounts, deposit contributions, and £2k 'diesel changeover bonus' for my Volvo S80, on top of the p/x value, which was a nice surprise!
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I'm a big fan of the E class interior and the estate is something I considered (the saloon just looks too much like a taxi :() . Great car.
 
Alibaba99 said:
People think that an RS5 is equivalent to the M4. The closest equivalent to the 'S' cars have been the MSport x35i.
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The RS5 is equivalent to the M4, but the S5 is angled as if it's an absolute top end car when it's really a 440i competitor. Clever marketing and it works.
 
I do find the average arrogance of the A5/S5 owners whom I know, to be considerably greater than the 3xx or 4xx series owners but then they are all notably wealthier.

Back to Mercs, having decided to go for an E-class this car change, I now cannot get a competitive lease deal compared to when I started looking a few months ago then put on hold (25k pa miles 36 month). I had settled on an E350d in the AMG Line trim.
 
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