A new MB tested..

[bpsorrel]

While SWMBO is swamped with a huge translation project for the next few weeks, I've taken advantage of some free time I have to test some of the cars that sit happliy on my "next car contenders" list!

So, friday I tried an E350cdi coupe.

In a word, I loved it! Way more refined and powerful than my 320cdi and maybe because it's smaller, was a more sporty drive than my CLS.

Not wild about the interior, but it seemed well enough put together and didn't rattle or squeak at all, which was a relief! The fold down rear seats are a welcome addition from the non folding ones in the CLS.

I've always liked the pillarless style having had it on a CLK I had some years ago, so it scores high marks for that too. I think with the pano roof it would almost seem like a convertible, which I do miss a little..

And, Im leaning heavily towards white, a colour I've not had since the 90s on a Citroen ZX!

Next car; a 635d... (hopefully this week)

 

[bolide]

There's a post on Pistonheads from a chap with a 640D. Rear tyres are down to the wear bars after 10,000 miles and they are £440 EACH!

640D Sport tyre wear - PistonHeads

I do wonder about modern cars and their ridiculous tyre sizes... 9p / mile on rear tyres alone is silly

Nick Froome

 

[st4]

Nice thread. IMHO as I driven both cars the CLS has more sense of occasion about it but the E coupe is more capable and those seats are in the E coupe are wonderful, even in leather.

The E coupe is based in the C class platform and as you know I consider the C class to be the finest car money can buy.

 

[bpsorrel]

I agree about the sense of occasion with the CLS. It gets looked at every time I take it out! (and I know it's not me people are gawping at! )

But, I've always had a thing for two door coupes and the more I see of the E coupe on the roads, the more I like it! And of course, it's based on the finest car money can buy, which makes it almost a no-brainer!

I will still try the 6 and also the A5 and a total left fielder, the Infiniti G37 (as I've got a lot of time on my hands right now!) but my heart is heading towards the E..

 

[Dr-Nab]

The new 6er is an interesting car, no idea why the value has been hammered so much - I realise that brand new cars depreciate badly but dropping £25k+ in such a short period is bizarre, I reckon in another 6 months will be able to get £65k's worth of 640d M Sport for low to mid £30k, which is a hell of a lot of car for the money.

I love my E-Cabrio, it's amazing - would be so much better with a 6.2l V8 under the bonnet but hey just being picky there.

 

[KillerHERTZ]

Its a shame it has that tiny window at the back, spoils the lines.

I know why they did it, to reduce the size of the C-Pillar, but still...

 

[bpsorrel]

I thought I read somewhere the little window was a result of the position of the petrol tank not allowing a full size rear window to fully retract.... but I could be wrong.

 

[pipmk]

I agree with both views,the CLS has that indefinable something,I think the original one had more but the present model is good. I think it is comparing apples and oranges. The E Cab/coupe is a different animal (to mix the metaphors), more eager puppy than stately mature dog. The E cab moulds itself round you rather more than I felt the CLS did.
After numerous Es and a C I picked the cab because now there are only two of us and we like to spend half the year in hot climates where the lack of a top comes into its own.
But a bit of me was very attracted to the CLS, all the E strengths plus that extra something. Now a CLS cab, that would be something.

 

[C240Sport97]

why not an older CL500?

the loveliest of all Mercedes coupes .. by far

 

[bpsorrel]

I hadn't even thought of the CL! How bad of me! They're all V8s or V12s aren't they?

 

[Creepy coupe]

Next car; a 635d... (hopefully this week)

Do you mean a 640d?

 

[C240Sport97]

I hadn't even thought of the CL! How bad of me! They're all V8s or V12s aren't they?

yes, 8 or 12 only.

but what cars.

 

[survey]

I bought the E Coupe after due deliberation. Mine has the 250cdi engine and it seems pretty spritely - put it in 'S' mode and it really shifts. Beautiful shape and gets glances all the time! I went for calcite white as I hadn't had a white car for many years; not too bad for keeping clean. I got the flamenco interior - makes a good contrast and as *** says it is based on the 'C' platfprm so you have the best of both worlds - a good platform with a classy 'E' interior and those seats......! The absence of a B pillar makes entry to the rear seats so much easier than the C coupe.

 

[bpsorrel]

Do you mean a 640d?

No, don't shoot me, I'm talking about the last of the "old shape" 635s...

 

[Creepy coupe]

No, don't shoot me, I'm talking about the last of the "old shape" 635s...

I like them and have been looking myself.

 

[Deleted member 37751]

the loveliest of all Mercedes coupes .. by far

Why Mercedes never put the V8 diesel in that car for the UK is beyond belief.

Can you imagine how many they'd have sold?

 

[Paul/]

why not an older CL500?

the loveliest of all Mercedes coupes .. by far

Excellent suggestion. Head and shoulders above the rest for class- and with more than enough poke for the real world. I've just been drooling over the Used Approved stock and started dreaming of replacing my W219 in a few years. Must own a V8 before I qualify for a free bus pass.

Never mind running costs- just think what a Used bargain it is after several years' depreciation.

 

[C240Sport97]

No, don't shoot me, I'm talking about the last of the "old shape" 635s...

agree. new shape is clumsy, bloated and boat like.

 

[st4]

yes, 8 or 12 only.

but what cars.

2dr S class innit but they are massive.

Having sampled an S class I loved the comfort of it but if you want a tight feeling car to chuck about, the smaller less well appointed cars do it better

 

[C240Sport97]

started dreaming of replacing my W219 in a few years

my 'plan' is to replace in a few years, my CLS55 for 2011/12 CL63 with the V8 biturbo