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Thanks. They sort of look like a coupe, but as you say, with loads of room in the back (more than a touring). Bigger than a normal 3er but mostly in length so street parking may be a tad more restrictive, but driving down country lanes no worse. No Adblue in this one - they somehow manage EU6...

Well I'm afraid (hmm, maybe not) that I'm out of here. Each to their own, but the C350e did just not suit my driving style. Possibly the final straw was that at the first sign of cooler weather (not even cold yet) my electric only range dropped to around 7miles, at least 7 months ago when it was...

I'm sad enough to charge mine via a 3 pin plug with a power meter in it so I can keep track of leccy usage - well, at least I could if I remembered to make a note of the usage each time I filled it up! Still, I get a rough picture over the longer term. I think with solar PV and FITs you'd need a...

Me too, a private cash purchase, although I bought it used at 11months old for maybe 25% off new price, but still rather alarmed that if I were to sell now I'd probably loose 25% of what I paid after only 7 months. :eek: Although as you say, given my driving... On this tank, fuel at 56%...

I know what you mean, but selling any time soon is going to result in a big loss over a short time for me. However, I suspect the gap could be useful for another reason. If there was no gap, then there would be a big drop between old and newer models second hand as no-one would really want the...

This isn't clear to me, when the article says 'Mercedes currently has no plug-in hybrids available to order but will start selling them again within the next two months, starting with the S-class and E-class models. The C class is not due until next year, a spokesman said. All will record under...

Looking at the MB configurator, while it shows the new models with 9 speed gearboxes, it doesn't show any hybrids, so I'm assuming it is the mild hybrid which will be available next year. No telling whether they'd follow it with a hotter hybrid I guess, unless someone is in the know?

Well I guess that the C300 could work, but why do I get the feeling that the quoted 42mpg is going to be somewhat worse than that in reality. So you mean that the only reason they were making the PHEVs was because of a bung and as soon as that stops they stop - nothing to do with the...

Does this Mercedes C-Class review mean that the new C class will only get a mild hybrid and that for C350e acceleration you'd need the C300 2L turbo petrol?

Yeah, I reverse out of the drive in the default Comfort into the road and it's the same the other way around, it is embarassing waiting for the car to change from R to D. I did try changing gear from R to D before the car had actually quite stopped (while braking) and thought at one point that...

I'm curious, how do people drive their cars, Comfort, Sport, Sport+ etc. or switch between the modes and if so, when do you switch? I had been using Comfort but switching into Sport/Sport+ for overtaking but was never totally happy about having to do that. I'm now trying Comfort around town...

I complained to my supplying dealer after I bought the car (at 11 months old) that while the map could have been upgraded for free before 1 year, that hadn't been done. They agreed to do an upgrade for me. Having done which I now have a barely usable satnav - entering e.g. postcodes can take 5...

You'd think that dropping the odd cog or two in e.g. hybrid mode might change it into Sport/+, apparently not. As you say combine that with not actually holding gear when you do use the paddles it makes it somewhat pointless. While I'm griping, it's also less than clever that in non Sport modes...

I don't suppose that changes the way the various modes work does it? I think the thing which annoys me most is that I'm happy going with the flow most of the time (ok, don't have much choice most of the time), but when an opportunity looks like it may arise for an overtake I first feel the need...

Yes. It is like the car detects I'm there so starts doing its things, but at the same time knows I don't have a key so doesn't unlock the car.

Has anyone else noticed that when their car is locked and you don't have your keys on you, that if you brush past the car, well door handles I suspect, the car starts making funny noises?

That's largely because the official figures are total nonsense and bear no relation to reality. I'm sure we all have different real world figures depending on how often we charge off the mains vs how long our journeys are. All are equally valid but could vary from mid 30s (no plug in) to 99.9...

? So they will in future and aren't now because...? One wonders if they aren't supplying them because there is a fault with them which needs to be fixed first. Either that or there are lots of people with faults so there is no supply? Or I guess it could be quite innocent... (not sure how though).

Nice one. I'd have expected low to mid 40s for that, but then I've not done a 175 mile motorway journey, so maybe the longer drive starts pushing the figures up. Did you notice how the figures changed throughout the journey?

Are we talking cross purposes? In the text of mine you've quoted I was talking about 'automatic' braking - not regenerative braking. In Eco, if I'm following a vehicle which slows and I don't brake, the car brakes gently for me (unless I override it by pressing on the pedal), but yes, this is...