A35

[MarkP80]

I've added nothing, just the bog standard uninspiring A35.

If you haven’t selected any additionally packs, then the seats are artico/ dinamica. The artico is man-made leather, the dinamica is a man-made alcantara-style fabric. In order to get real leather you have to select the £1395 Executive Package as a minimum -or the Premium or Premium Plus. Leather also brings stitching on the dashboard and tops of the door trims.
You can select the leather to be two tone, in black with either grey or red insert, by selecting Special Exclusive (or words to that effect). It’s no extra money, beyond the addition of the package.
Adding leather removes the red seat belts - you can’t have both.
I’m not clear about what you actually saw in the demonstrator car though.

Cheers,
MarkP

 

[A35Kid]

If you haven’t selected any additionally packs, then the seats are artico/ dinamica. The artico is man-made leather, the dinamica is a man-made alcantara-style fabric. In order to get real leather you have to select the £1395 Executive Package as a minimum -or the Premium or Premium Plus. Leather also brings stitching on the dashboard and tops of the door trims.
You can select the leather to be two tone, in black with either grey or red insert, by selecting Special Exclusive (or words to that effect). It’s no extra money, beyond the addition of the package.
Adding leather removes the red seat belts - you can’t have both.
I’m not clear about what you actually saw in the demonstrator car though.

Cheers,
MarkP

Cheers Mark.

I'm happy enough with what it has. I guess I'll just have to put up with my uninspiring, fake leathered, fake amg a35 when it arrives.

It will fit right in with the fake people here too.

 

[Hertsman]

Cheers Mark.

I'm happy enough with what it has. I guess I'll just have to put up with my uninspiring, fake leathered, fake amg a35 when it arrives.

It will fit right in with the fake people here too.

Think you being a little sensitive - Having previously owned an Audi Quattro and GTI and now an R have been on all these forums and now having seen AMG have released a car that genuinely sits alongside them at price can afford (well maybe) then have no joined here to see the chat on the A35 AMG from those with more knowledge. This forum is absolutely no different from any other that have frequented, where the whole thing survives on picking at the details which is naturally what happens when you are passionate about something.

Its just opinions, preference mixed in with some hard facts that are usually not disputed and where the real value lies as that accepted knowledge can sometimes save you from an expensive error - thats the real benefit of this forums that focus on on particular car.

So I would say that nobody is really getting at anyone who purchases the out of the box car, its quite accepted that a 306 BHP with AWD and some nice standard tech is quite a car and the price tag supports that, but you have to accept that you are on a forum frequented by those who have a passions for their cars and will by nature pick at the details and the air their preferences and if they did not, then this and forums like it would not exist for too long.

Options are designed to be lifts in experience, and each of us will see one element as a must have or a not overly bothered and I am sure if options were broken down individually and not in packs you would likely have selected one or two, and imagine its having to pay for packs that really stopped you, which fully understand as personally feel the same on the packs as being too expensive as you pay for items not overly bothered about to get the item you want.

So I will say it now, the OOTB AMG A35 is a great car, which if drives anything like my present Golf R will bring a smile every time you head out onto the roads, so be quite happy with your selection and just have little understanding to what this forum is about, discussion of the details and preferences and just let people air them without taking as a personal slur on your selection

 

[Okcoky]

I don’t care what anyone ever thinks about my car lol. Pick it up next Saturday, amg 35 mountain grey with style pack, premium plus pack and advanced nav pack. I cannot wait!

 

[Hertsman]

I don’t care what anyone ever thinks about my car lol. Pick it up next Saturday, amg 35 mountain grey with style pack, premium plus pack and advanced nav pack. I cannot wait!

Not surprised haha, as thats the fully specced version saw in Stevenage Saturday and in a word, stunning! Be really interested to see how it actually drives from someone aside from an online review so please let us know thoughts - what car you coming from?

 

[A35Kid]

Think you being a little sensitive - Having previously owned an Audi Quattro and GTI and now an R have been on all these forums and now having seen AMG have released a car that genuinely sits alongside them at price can afford (well maybe) then have no joined here to see the chat on the A35 AMG from those with more knowledge. This forum is absolutely no different from any other that have frequented, where the whole thing survives on picking at the details which is naturally what happens when you are passionate about something.

Its just opinions, preference mixed in with some hard facts that are usually not disputed and where the real value lies as that accepted knowledge can sometimes save you from an expensive error - thats the real benefit of this forums that focus on on particular car.

So I would say that nobody is really getting at anyone who purchases the out of the box car, its quite accepted that a 306 BHP with AWD and some nice standard tech is quite a car and the price tag supports that, but you have to accept that you are on a forum frequented by those who have a passions for their cars and will by nature pick at the details and the air their preferences and if they did not, then this and forums like it would not exist for too long.

Options are designed to be lifts in experience, and each of us will see one element as a must have or a not overly bothered and I am sure if options were broken down individually and not in packs you would likely have selected one or two, and imagine its having to pay for packs that really stopped you, which fully understand as personally feel the same on the packs as being too expensive as you pay for items not overly bothered about to get the item you want.

So I will say it now, the OOTB AMG A35 is a great car, which if drives anything like my present Golf R will bring a smile every time you head out onto the roads, so be quite happy with your selection and just have little understanding to what this forum is about, discussion of the details and preferences and just let people air them without taking as a personal slur on your selection

Good post. I agree.

 

[Okcoky]

A very fettled Audi TT 07 plate plus have John Cooper works countryman.The tt is probably about 5 sec 0-60 but only front wheel drive so traction control goes mad if you put foot down, pretty hard to keep in a straight line lol

 

[Hertsman]

A very fettled Audi TT 07 plate plus have John Cooper works countryman.The tt is probably about 5 sec 0-60 but only front wheel drive so traction control goes mad if you put foot down, pretty hard to keep in a straight line lol

In the last 12 years have driven 9 years of them AWD and the rest FWD and in the dry each car performed admirably but in the wet, the 3 years in the FWD (looked past the AWD for iconic and style) was at times frustrating as you look to get into some moving traffic and you are just standing there spinning the front wheels away before feathering the accelerator to get some grip, which was very much the decider for me to selecting the present ride of the Golf R again

Was looking at the GTI TCR also but at only a few hundred pounds less than an R then traction wins the battle vs style - If you never had AWD before, it will be a revelation on the first damp/wet day you encounter as it truly is press the pedal and go with none of that BHP wasted - The A35 AMG is decent starter looking forward to your first thoughts.

 

[Okcoky]

Will put a write up about the car as soon as I have had a good drive if it. Dealer said not over 4500 for first 1000 miles and 85 mph. So won’t be pushing it to start with.

 

[Hertsman]

Will put a write up about the car as soon as I have had a good drive if it. Dealer said not over 4500 for first 1000 miles and 85 mph. So won’t be pushing it to start with.

This is good advice from another forum from respected member:

Personally only launched mine twice out of curiosity after about 3 months of ownership and not bothered since, just planting the accelerator is more than sufficient in the day to day.

You can drive it hard, but no sudden high torque for the first few hundred miles - ease the throttle in and if DSG try to avoid it kicking down and slamming in the clutch. Some full throttle is good, driving at the same speed continuously, and hence RPM, on the motorway is not so good for piston ring bedding - although its less of a concern in these sort of engines.

No Launch control for first 500 miles at least, tbh i would give it a 1000 b4 launching. If anything to give the DSG box internals a chance to bed in.

Of course, nothing of any magnitude until oil is up to temperature (70-80c+)

Theory on the above is you don't want to put high physical load on the bearings (crankshaft and rod's) until they have had a chance to fully bed in and mate with each other. High sudden torque load when the tolerances are at their worst (ie brand new, not fully bed in) will reduce the oil film to nothing and you can approach metal on metal contact when the surfaces are still running in.

On today's modern high precision / tolerance engines there is no need to worry about valve seating - they are good to go out of the factory.

Putting a high load on the pistons early on, which have their skirts coated along with plasma coated cylinder bores, means this is also of no real concern.

It's the bearings that you should give a chance to bed in, and avoid the sudden high torque slamming (launch control & DSG kick down at low speeds)

 

[A35Kid]

Basically drive like a grandad for 1k miles, gotya

 

[Hertsman]

Basically drive like a grandad for 1k miles, gotya

For lease cars any real lack of care is not going to effect the person who drives it out of the showroom, just the poor soul purchasing it down the line.

Mine present Golf R is lease, but did take it easy for first 1000 miles, just mixing up the driving, and not pushing too hard and have always put in Tesco Momentum and Shell V Power and the correct graded premium engine oil - Mine will be a good solid auction pick up for someone.

This is likely known but how the car feels in the first few 1000 miles is not how it will feel from about 3000 miles onward, there is definite loosening up and the more the miles the better the exhaust note sounds - thats my experience anyway. Have just clocked 23,000 miles and car is at its very best, so responsive.

If you are purchasing and intend to keep long term the early care and correct oil and decent fuel is an absolute must

 

[A35Kid]

For lease cars any real lack of care is not going to effect the person who drives it out of the showroom, just the poor soul purchasing it down the line.

Mine present Golf R is lease, but did take it easy for first 1000 miles, just mixing up the driving, and not pushing too hard and have always put in Tesco Momentum and Shell V Power and the correct graded premium engine oil - Mine will be a good solid auction pick up for someone.

This is likely known but how the car feels in the first few 1000 miles is not how it will feel from about 3000 miles onward, there is definite loosening up and the more the miles the better the exhaust note sounds - thats my experience anyway. Have just clocked 23,000 miles and car is at its very best, so responsive.

If you are purchasing and intend to keep long term the early care and correct oil and decent fuel is an absolute must

My morals would never let me do that to a car for the next guy purchasing.

I've 2 years on my A35 lease, I'll see how this goes and after the 2 years will probably get the facelift A35. I'll never buy another car again, waste of money. I will look after it like its my own though

 

[Okcoky]

This is good advice from another forum from respected member:

Personally only launched mine twice out of curiosity after about 3 months of ownership and not bothered since, just planting the accelerator is more than sufficient in the day to day.

You can drive it hard, but no sudden high torque for the first few hundred miles - ease the throttle in and if DSG try to avoid it kicking down and slamming in the clutch. Some full throttle is good, driving at the same speed continuously, and hence RPM, on the motorway is not so good for piston ring bedding - although its less of a concern in these sort of engines.

No Launch control for first 500 miles at least, tbh i would give it a 1000 b4 launching. If anything to give the DSG box internals a chance to bed in.

Of course, nothing of any magnitude until oil is up to temperature (70-80c+)

Theory on the above is you don't want to put high physical load on the bearings (crankshaft and rod's) until they have had a chance to fully bed in and mate with each other. High sudden torque load when the tolerances are at their worst (ie brand new, not fully bed in) will reduce the oil film to nothing and you can approach metal on metal contact when the surfaces are still running in.

On today's modern high precision / tolerance engines there is no need to worry about valve seating - they are good to go out of the factory.

Putting a high load on the pistons early on, which have their skirts coated along with plasma coated cylinder bores, means this is also of no real concern.

It's the bearings that you should give a chance to bed in, and avoid the sudden high torque slamming (launch control & DSG kick down at low speeds)

I wasn’t going to use launch control or kick it down , just as you say, keep the revs moving and not in one place so it’s gets run in properly.

 

[Hertsman]

My morals would never let me do that to a car for the next guy purchasing.

I've 2 years on my A35 lease, I'll see how this goes and after the 2 years will probably get the facelift A35. I'll never buy another car again, waste of money. I will look after it like its my own though

I have choice of the cash and can go get my own lease or outright purchase deal or take the company lease where there is associated BIK to pay - I choose to take the company lease which does cost me a little more than some colleagues who have gone and either purchased or privately leased but its the hidden value of the absolute freedom of mind that have, as over the last 15 years have had one write off and a few knocks (none my fault) and some where i returned to the damage and all have to do is phone a number and its all sorted for me. So I do not worry about the car sitting out there, its servicing, its tyres, its anything and really doubt that be the case if I had stumped up near £40,000 to purchase

Have some kerb rash and some very minor door dink from kind parking neighbours but all can only be seen on close inspection and again something learnt to not worry about as if on the road for 3 years this wear and tear is inevitable. Cabin and driving experience is my #1 item to tick and thats never tainted.

Another advantage of the company lease is if in this climate you are made redundant you hand the keys back and though likely have to moderate next car choice to something of a lesser flavour to be able to just walk away clean is another peace of mind,

Having a company lease is definitely not the financial benefit it once was, they closed that gap and you do pay for the pleasure, but in terms of peace of mind certainly would not have it any other way.

But agree, its just not right to treat such great cars shabbily even if on lease and so mechanically mine is as well looked after as any careful private purchase. Like to say same about exterior but she has her winter coat on her at the moment, a filthy beast (not into detailing, a decent 2 bucket wash once and while and thats it)

 

[Hertsman]

I wasn’t going to use launch control or kick it down , just as you say, keep the revs moving and not in one place so it’s gets run in properly.

Kick down is fun, (obviously once run in) these cars are amazing at mid range speeds, the pick up as the pedal goes pass that 'notch' brings a smile always.

I drive pretty sensibly, much of the time like everyone else, rolling around with the the commute traffic in comfort with the DSG and Auto Hold taking all the stress out of the drive, which is the greatest trick of these modern hot hatches, you really do not have to compromise on comfort (which will be your main driving need) for performance (when its suitable to or need it)

But when do feel need it, think the extra traction, acceleration makes me a better driver as they allow me to position myself where should be without any struggle

 

[A35Kid]

I have choice of the cash and can go get my own lease or outright purchase deal or take the company lease where there is associated BIK to pay - I choose to take the company lease which does cost me a little more than some colleagues who have gone and either purchased or privately leased but its the hidden value of the absolute freedom of mind that have, as over the last 15 years have had one write off and a few knocks (none my fault) and some where i returned to the damage and all have to do is phone a number and its all sorted for me. So I do not worry about the car sitting out there, its servicing, its tyres, its anything and really doubt that be the case if I had stumped up near £40,000 to purchase

Have some kerb rash and some very minor door dink from kind parking neighbours but all can only be seen on close inspection and again something learnt to not worry about as if on the road for 3 years this wear and tear is inevitable. Cabin and driving experience is my #1 item to tick and thats never tainted.

Another advantage of the company lease is if in this climate you are made redundant you hand the keys back and though likely have to moderate next car choice to something of a lesser flavour to be able to just walk away clean is another peace of mind,

Having a company lease is definitely not the financial benefit it once was, they closed that gap and you do pay for the pleasure, but in terms of peace of mind certainly would not have it any other way.

But agree, its just not right to treat such great cars shabbily even if on lease and so mechanically mine is as well looked after as any careful private purchase. Like to say same about exterior but she has her winter coat on her at the moment, a filthy beast (not into detailing, a decent 2 bucket wash once and while and thats it)

To own the car - To have the A35 through my car scheme at work, using the Benefit In Kind, which gives me...road tax, fully comp insurance, services, maintenance, breakdown cover, tyres, windscreen is £695 a month.

To lease the car - My car is £299 a month, no tax, insurance is £35 a month, services is £29 a month, maintenance I dont have, breakdown cover is free, tyres not sure how many blowouts I'll have but no tyre cover, and windscreen cover is a bit meh anyway, thats £363 a month.

Thats a £330 a month saving, if I need a tyre or a windscreen fix, I'll take it out the months savings. Thats why I think owning a car is a rip off.

The complete peace of mind would be really nice to have, but I cant justify paying some peoples full monthly salary to have it.

 

[drcarrera]

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?

 

[Kirk88]

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?

I’ve specced it on mine having read some positive reviews, and for £695 it seems like a decent option to have.

 

[JBD]

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?

I’ve opted for it, as I’m going for the 19” wheels and I’d like to be able to soften the ride when commuting. I’m very much used to the adaptive dampers on MB’s other models and use them a lot, so it’s a worthwhile option for me. I don’t think I’d add them to a car with the 18’s though


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