It will be two years in early July, since we took delivery of our 350CDi coupe.
Cut long story short, our son was near enough 7 at the time, was big enough to get in/out on his own, so decision was made - lets go with 2 door again.
Few weeks after taking the delivery, wife announced 'I am pregnant' and I thought, 'oops, this is going to be interesting'. Family of four, including a new born, in a coupe, this is going to be a disaster.
But it wasn't.
Thanks to really long door, that open near enough at 90 degree angle I am still surprised how easy it is to get in and out the car. ISOFIX base plus interchangeable child seat did the trick just fine and made access/egress rather bearable.
The car has currently done around 26k, this includes three trips to Poland and local driving. I know I might be bit biased, but I still absolutely love it.
There isnt a single angle, from which I would look at it and think to myself 'this is bit odd and out of place'. I honestly think that E-coupe is one of the most beautiful cars Mercedes ever made. It is very practical, quite economical and very comfortable on the long runs.
I know that all petrol-heads believe that diesel is the fuel of the Satan, but 265bhp, plus significant amount of torque makes it no slouch. Yes there is a slight turbo lag off the stop line, but when it kicks in, it does it in a very impressive way.
The handling is faultless, quick cornering, apex to apex on the roundabouts make it as solid and stable as it would be in a straight line.
Front tyres had to be changed at 24k, rear at 15k.
Servicing cost are very manageable too. I opt out from servicing pack, and the A service set me back at £220 and the quote for B service came to £295.
Most of miles done on the car, were in the local traffic, shopping, school runs (forgotten to add, this is my wife's car). Even then, the car will return around 34mpg. On the longer journeys, e.g. 200 miles, I have seen the trip computer indicating mid forties.
Regardless of speed, the car feels very stable and it is very quiet. The only two points I would raise are, foot operated handbrake, and the front spoiler is tad low, where by the time we learnt how low it is, it got scratched on each corner (underbelly) against the kerbs at local store.
All in all, we are very pleased with it and if it wasnt for kids growing and needing more and more space, I would probably swap this one for another coupe when the time comes to get rid of it.
PS. Are you the the same chap who used to be on the BMW car magazine forum?
