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When I got mine I worked out that it would save me a little with the plan so I went for it. I also felt it was worth it as it will guard against any increase in servicing prices. I was surprised it was only £29 to be honest as I think that's the same across the whole A-class range.

Yep, no heat shield or insulation on mine either.

Agree, except for me the cost would have been £1935 as it would have pushed the VED value over £40K! Hope I don't regret not speccing it ...

I think the £25 for number plates is included in the £660 delivery fee. Looking at my order form, which specifically lists the "VED list price", it's the cost of the car + options + delivery (£660) and nothing else. Roadfund license/First registration fee at £585 is the only other item on the...

Just ordered mine! Premium Plus in Denim . Was going to wait a bit longer but figured the deals around now might not be bettered for a while, plus there's a risk should MB increase prices a bit at some point it'll put it above the VED threshold. Being told June delivery at the moment ...

Just found out the adaptive dampers does push the price over £40K (by 70 quid I think!) so I'll have to make do with the standard set up. I thought the delivery charge wasn't included in the VED calculation but apparently it is so with Premium Plus the only option I can have is metallic paint...

I'm undecided on the "half and half". The fact the "Artico leather" parts aren't real leather puts me off a bit and I wonder how well the inner "Dinamica" bits would wear compared to leather. It did look quite good from a distance in the B-Class they had in the showroom. The A35 we drove had...

It was pretty much as I had expected, really, in that it drives as well as the Golf R but is nicer and more "techy" inside. This one didn't have the ride control and the ride seemed to be marginally better than in my (standard dampers) Golf despite the Golf having 18s and the Merc 19s. It's hard...

Surprised! I called in to a dealer today and didn't even know if they had an A35 in - I just happened to be driving past. 10 minutes later I was driving one! Perhaps it helps if you turn up in a Golf R ... :p

The A35 definitely does - I used them today!

I currently run a Golf R on 18s with passive dampers and have always found that fine (the odd pot-hole excepted!) . It would be interesting to try A35 demos both with and without but I doubt that'll happen (I suspect most demos will be on 19s as well which adds another variable into the...

Anyone have an opinion on whether the AMG Ride Control is worth having? Could be quite important to the dynamics of the car. Do the demonstrators typically have this or not?

Also looking to go from our (un-modded) Golf R ... I wonder when the dealers will start getting their demonstrators?

Great to hear they're willing to do deals already! I'm really keen to order one to replace my wife's Golf R but will need to wait until we can test drive one - hopefully not too long! I'm having a job speccing one for under £40K though (don't want to get stung for the ridiculous RFL surcharge)!

Black zipped storage bag for W171 wind deflector and accesories. Pretty much "as new" as we never used it (but forgot to include it when we sold the car!). Complete with (creased) wind deflector instruction booklet. Happy to sell it for cost of postage. Otherwise will be thrown away. Reply...