Recent content by wivenhoe

Bit late but I don’t visit regularly any more - I had 6 Merc’s all from new. When I came to replace my E350e with a factory built E300e the options were virtually non existent (no HUD, massage seats, etc etc) and I didn’t want to wait 9 months for black plastic seats. For the first time ever I...

The EU politicians decided that the way to reduce pollution was to fine car manufactures from 2020 for exceeding an overall average of 95g / km of CO2 - as diesels generally have a lower CO2 emission than petrols the manufacturers churned out diesels and hence the market is flooded with them...

A salesman told me that the way to get the best deal is to ask only what the cost to change is - the salesman normally has to decide whether you are the type of person who wants a bargain on the replacement or thinks their car is worth a lot more than it is to the trade - by giving the cost to...

A half way house may be a BMW 545e - rumoured to be available later this year - V6 petrol plug-in with a real world range of about 40 miles.

I had a C350e and E350e - both were trouble-free, but I switched to a new BMW 530e mainly as their battery warranty is much better than Merc's. Merc's warranty is only against total failure in the 6 years but BMW's is warranted to be no less than 70%. If I were buying a C350e 3+ years old then I...

The sales lady may have warned you off as delivery times for the plug-in hybrids were ridiculous last year. I looked to replace my E350e last July and earliest delivery was March this year. For that reason I went for a BMW 530e. I had a C350e from Sept 2015 and the E350e from March 2018. They...

I find it interesting that she has toured the world to spread “the word” but she hasn’t been invited or visited China - In addition to roughly 1,000 gigawatts of existing coal capacity, China has 121 gigawatts of coal plants under construction, which is more than is being built in the rest of...

All I can say to that is that luckily not all manufacturers think like that and are happy to provide the options that buyers want, rather than dictated to by ‘packages’. How are the sales doing on the E & S Class ?

JBD. That really is my point ...... coming at the facelift months ahead. BMW treat their 5 Series as a junior 7 and pass down all the ‘tech’ to it first, Merc seem to have decided that the E Class should come after the A, B, CLA - cars circa 50% of the cost of an optioned E Class. I so much...

Sorry - I didn’t make it clear that the limit that doesn’t work as well is the standard one, not the one in Driving Assistance. The standard Merc one does brake to keep you within the limit whereas the BMW doesn’t. Also, it’s too easy to override the BMW one. I took 2 people with me in the back...

I won't change my driving style just because I am in a Beemer. There's a lot of poor Merc drivers about as well !

The Driver's profile saves much more than just seat positions. I really liked the Merc cabin, the BMW one is far more 'driver' focused which I am enjoying, probably because it's new to me. The semi autonomous driving is as good, if not better than the Merc. BMW's standard speed limiter isn't as...

DriceTheDeal have good discounts on C Classes. Entry level C200 SE £ 27.5k after £ 8.5k discount. You could PCP DriveTheDeal have good discounts on C Classes. Entry level C200 SE £ 27.5k after £ 8.5k discount. You could PCP at that price

Upfront I need to say I have had 6 Mercedes from new - needless to say I have always been very happy with them. I have had 2 CLK’s, an E Class Coupe, a CLS, a C350e and an E350e. I wanted to change my E350e for a new E300e but Merc couldn’t deliver within 8 months and I couldn’t live with...

Unfortunately the Merc Battery Warranty only covers total failure, not battery degradation. BMW & Tesla warrant battery degradation over 30%. It’s a major reason for me px’ing my E350e against a new 530e. There are a number of posts on here about claiming on the hybrid / battery or I should say...