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I had a repair to my gearbox on my E320 for a couple of days this week. Whilst the car was a the Merc Dealer, they gave me a new A180 CDI to get me around for those days.
During that time I covered 250 miles on most types or roads, and (as it happens) in most types of weather!
I must say it gets my thumbs up! You can see the quality improvements from the previous generation A-Class (I've not owned one, but have driven/been passenger in them).
It was an Avantgarde spec car, with half leather, 6-speed manual gearbox, leather trimmed wheel, Bluetooth phone (for some reason disabled), 6-CD changer, nice spoked-design alloys (similar to those on the W203 coupe Evolution pack), and it had "city" steering.
It was a lovely drive, handled very well. The gearbox was excellent, compared to early Merc manuals. It has a short, precise throw, although the clutch wasn't great. It felt a little spongy.
The seats were extremely comfortable, and the interior, spacious.
The 2.0 diesel (109bhp in the A180) was a little noisy at cruising speeds, but acceleration was adequate. Does anyone know if the 2.0 diesel engine in the A160, A180 and A200 are turbo charger, or N/A? I didn't notice any turbo, aurally or physically
A downside of my particular car was the lack of a head lamp wash wipe. I'm surprised this would be optional of an Avantgarde spec car. It was wet and dirty during my ownership of the car, so the headlamps got dirty very quickly, leaving very dim headlamps, so a headlamp wash would have been very handy!
There was only one other downside to the car I found. The side mirrors were blocked slightly by the rear flanks of the car, and I could not see the front of the car - a bit annoying, had I needed to parallel park.
All things considered, an excellent car - and a welcome return to quality Mercedes products
Darren
During that time I covered 250 miles on most types or roads, and (as it happens) in most types of weather!
I must say it gets my thumbs up! You can see the quality improvements from the previous generation A-Class (I've not owned one, but have driven/been passenger in them).
It was an Avantgarde spec car, with half leather, 6-speed manual gearbox, leather trimmed wheel, Bluetooth phone (for some reason disabled), 6-CD changer, nice spoked-design alloys (similar to those on the W203 coupe Evolution pack), and it had "city" steering.
It was a lovely drive, handled very well. The gearbox was excellent, compared to early Merc manuals. It has a short, precise throw, although the clutch wasn't great. It felt a little spongy.
The seats were extremely comfortable, and the interior, spacious.
The 2.0 diesel (109bhp in the A180) was a little noisy at cruising speeds, but acceleration was adequate. Does anyone know if the 2.0 diesel engine in the A160, A180 and A200 are turbo charger, or N/A? I didn't notice any turbo, aurally or physically
A downside of my particular car was the lack of a head lamp wash wipe. I'm surprised this would be optional of an Avantgarde spec car. It was wet and dirty during my ownership of the car, so the headlamps got dirty very quickly, leaving very dim headlamps, so a headlamp wash would have been very handy!
There was only one other downside to the car I found. The side mirrors were blocked slightly by the rear flanks of the car, and I could not see the front of the car - a bit annoying, had I needed to parallel park.
All things considered, an excellent car - and a welcome return to quality Mercedes products
Darren
) except digital climate and Xenons. Its a great little car that is so cheap to run.