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Mercs dont really do anything for me, but i will say i actually quite like the look of that, nice colour that suits it, is there a particular name for it?
Show Us Your Motors!
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I've registered intrest in the CLA45 AMG as that looks pretty much perfect for my requirements.
Bet that goes like the clappers 
Soldato
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Turning into Blackhawk here but this is about as arty as it gets for me.
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Projectors look better too!
That looks fantastic.
Why are premium manufacturers doing this? Design fantastic looking cars with great looking headlights and then.... remove the projector lense unless you spec Xenons. Ford doesn't do this with a Fiesta. Kia doesn't do this with a C'eed. BMW and Mercedes never used to do this either - projectors are standard across the range on cars like the E39 etc.
It just makes the cars look crap in the flesh because most people don't realise it's going to look different from the one in the brochure until its arrived and its too late.
The E90 3 Series and F20 1 Series are particularly poor for this. Projector headlights should not be 'Xenon only'.l
Love the look of that A class. Really nice cars. Though if i was spending that much on a new car i'm not sure i would opt for the 1.4 diesel : /. All that lovely sport interior and exterior and as soon as you put your foot on the accelerater pedal you get greeted with nothing more than a wet fart : /
Just looked on Merc website - £500 more gets you a 1.6 turbo with 160bhp or £1000 gets you a 1.8 diesel with 140bhp (and this one would probably would net you nigh on the same fuel economy).
Just looked on Merc website - £500 more gets you a 1.6 turbo with 160bhp or £1000 gets you a 1.8 diesel with 140bhp (and this one would probably would net you nigh on the same fuel economy).
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picked it up for £3700 on 90k, has had the shocks refurbed, new pads and disks all round, new battery and ktr solid top mounts, fitted in the last couple of months
[TW]Fox;23868065 said:
It's Crazy. I think the pov spec fiesta is the only trim level without projectors. So it's crazy that these premium manufacturers only offer them in expensive options...I have a running joke with friends now about my fetish for 1 series with the vis pack or lack of.
Do want a A45 AMG in that blue though...so tasty! I wonder if there will be a black edition.
I did take out the 1.4 when i was there and it was quite slow.
BMW are now offering Xenons for £500 on the F20, instead of £1200 for the visibility pack previously, which came with a lot of stuff no one wanted.
On the A-Class - there is spec above AMG called 'Engineered by AMG' which is about £2k more. This comes with larger wheels, stiffer suspension, a more aggressive body kit and xenon lights.
On the A-Class - there is spec above AMG called 'Engineered by AMG' which is about £2k more. This comes with larger wheels, stiffer suspension, a more aggressive body kit and xenon lights.
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