Does anyone buy the C350 petrol coupe?
Berkshire Rich
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tali
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Terrible marketing and packaging by MB for such a wonderful engine. Short sighted
I think only BMW with 3 series (330/335) have had success with big petrol 6 cylinder in compact executive class- although they don't appear either to have marketed the cars .Could be Driver's car image pulls more BMW drivers to petrol than Audi/Merc
Going by the mpg figures posted here it seems the 350 is getting diesely figures
Terrible packaging - as in engine compartment ?
D
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Not quite "diesely", but I did get an indicated 36.2mpg on a 358 mile run today. Not as good as my old CLK230K could achieve, but still pretty good for a big unit.
Whilst on the subject of the OBC reading, has anyone else noticed that it only moves in 0.4 mpg steps? More evidence I guess that it's just a rough indication.
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Love my C350 saloon. The engine is wonderful. 0-60 in 6 when needed, 36mpg on a long run. 1700 revs at motorway speeds for comfortable cruising. Love it
Agreed, I've noted 38.2 over a 150 mile run + whisper quiet through the whole journey. But it can be proper scary on a B road when it hits the higher revs in Sport and it just goes & goes! It's the option to switch between these 2 characters that makes me want to climb back in the cockpit, and just go for a drive....
P.S. always wanted to talk to an X-Wing co-pilot. (Signed: Walking Carpet)!
I've seen a 2008 E-class estate with the 350 petrol engine which I'm hoping to go and see In the next couple of days. I'd be trading in the 7 series and this seems the ideal do it all car. What sort of real world mpg could I expect?
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It's a regular question with countless answers. It depends on types and lengths of journeys, car loading, vehicle maintenance and driving style (weight of right foot, anticipation, speed, etc). Short stop-start journeys will produce below 20mpg, long steady motorway trips at around 70mph should give you about 35mpg. The overall average depends on your mix of these etremes.
Personally get 30mpg + overall. That's with a bit of foot planting, regular smallish trips of about a 15 mile commute each way. Very irregular motorway driving.
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steve333 said:Thats as good an average as most of the c180 4 pots + you get all the extra low down power/performance
It doesn't kick in that low down (not like the diesels), as it really needs to be working at about 3,500 revs+ to make the most of the power. But that means its really rather sedate most of the time and it doesn't get carried away with itself when you're not expecting it. From dawdle to 3,500 is pretty quick when you just kick down a couple of notches on the left paddle.
I had a C180 before (estate) & felt it was quite nippy & happy to do what was asked of it when there was just the driver in the car going to work or shops. But it ran out of puff pretty quickly when you gave it some work to do. Particularly noticeable when trying to take off quickly from a roundabout with a full compliment of passengers. ;(
steve333 said:
But it does echo the question of the OP as the C180 & C250 etc are great cars, so why bother with the C350. Is it a cost thing, or are the smaller capacity engines good enough/ brilliant? Did I miss a trick?
A question then to those who perhaps looked at the C350 and chose a different variant : why?
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Having owned a supercharged 1.8,n/a v6 & n/a v8 i would say without question the best compromise is the n/a v6 as it gives you silky smooth performance(the overall mpg isn't that much more if you do sub 12k a year)& the running costs are reasonable-just my thoughts!
Berkshire Rich
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No AMG handling pack was the reason I did not buy the C350.
From the Merc coupe brochure...
"The AMG Handling Package offers technical and styling
enhancements, carefully ‘engineered by AMG’ for the
true sports enthusiast (optional on AMG Sport Plus;
only available on C250 BlueEFFICIENCY and C250 CDI
BlueEFFICIENCY with automatic transmission). The larger
brakes, sports exhaust and sports tuning of the engine
and transmission lend even greater driving dynamics to
the AMG Sport Plus. These additions are complemented
with subtle exterior styling cues including black exterior
mirrors, sport badging on the front wings and floor mats;
and a black lamella grille with chrome highlights."
The C350 has the uprated brakes and there's no need to tune the exhaust or engine. No mention of suspension upgrades.
Thanks for the replies guys. Although i'm off on holiday at the moment I've not had a minute, will hopefully view the car this week.
Currently running a 745i and a v70 so the 350 sounds a great compromise.
Will keep you posted.
Cheers,
C
Currently running a 745i and a v70 so the 350 sounds a great compromise.
Will keep you posted.
Cheers,
C
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