Petrol Pete
Hardcore MB Enthusiast
Bellow , forgive me . Which Alanis M song are you referring to ?
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Ironic.Bellow , forgive me . Which Alanis M song are you referring to ?
To be honest, I really don’t know if I spent over £40k on my current C-class for exclusivity and to keep away from mainstream. I think that mostly I bought it because I liked it. But who knows, perhaps the snob in me told me to spend the money. At the time, I had been considering a used Aston Martin for similar money, but my vaguely sensible head persuaded me to think about the running costs. That same head forgot to remind me of the far greater depreciation of the brand new MB.
But I don’t regret my decision, I can still bask in the knowledge that only around 50 models of my car with its particular engine were registered in the UK. It doesn’t even bother me that 99.999% of the population have no idea how exclusive my car is, I know. Knowing that I have a Mercedes that doesn’t have a black interior is an added bonus!
Even with PCP, there are still many folks driving cars they cannot afford.I think with so many cars now leased or bought on PCP etc it means folks can generally drive new cars they wouldn't necessarily be able to afford/justify if paying cash outright. So i guess there's less exclusivity across the board if that's what you look for unless you drive something mega expensive. Or you could buy something less mainstream like a Beauford!
Weirdly got this with my mk2 focus ST. Not an exclusive or rare car!Ahh! gone are the days when Porsche 911 drivers used to give a small wave to eachother such was their relative rarity (1975ish. In the 80s other drivers started giving a rather different sort of wave!).
What, three different meanings in one short sentence not enough for you??If ever there was a case for arguing money cannot buy class or a basic understanding of the English language this is it
Not wishing to take the topic off at a tangent unnecessarily, but when I have heard and read this type of comment before I don’t really understand it.Even with PCP, there are still many folks driving cars they cannot afford.
An engine that`s found in an A Class can also be found in a Nissan, Renault and a Dacia !The pinnacle of motoring luxury belongs to Rolls Royce, not Mercedes!
21k these days is a lot of money for a car when you are a working class individual with or without a family, and a lot of us on here work hard for our cars.
Define lower market, and think very carefully about how you answer that.
But no one buying a car for its engine is buying a 1.5 diesel.An engine that`s found in an A Class can also be found in a Nissan, Renault and a Dacia !
Mercs are not what they used to be. Time to move on.
Not wishing to take the topic off at a tangent unnecessarily, but when I have heard and read this type of comment before I don’t really understand it.
I’m old fashioned and buy cars rather than finance them - with one exception - and whilst I have never taken out a PCP (or similar) I can understand why people do.
If someone chooses to pay for their car monthly - whether they had the ability to buy outright or not - and they keep up repayments then surely they can afford it.
Following the same logic I can’t afford the homes I’ve lived in because I have mortgaged the vast majority of property I have bought, like most people.
Just because I didn’t pay up front in full for the properties I mortgaged doesn’t mean that I couldn’t afford them, it just meant thy in many cases I couldn’t pay upfront.
I dare say that the majority of people on this forum could afford to buy their smartphone outright, but only the minority do actually buy smartphones up front.
It’s not because they can’t afford it, and it’s not because it’s less expensive. We’re just conditioned into bundling the cost of phones with our airtime and data plan.
Car buying is following a similar path, and as ownership becomes less popular then pay for use will become more popular, bundling all of the associated costs.
Vive la difference.
Have a read here..Not wishing to take the topic off at a tangent unnecessarily, but when I have heard and read this type of comment before I don’t really understand it.
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I love Jaguars, I've had 3 and would have one now if my drive and garage were wider.Here is an opportunity for testing Mercedes exclusivity.
Jaguar and its dealers are organising a comparison of Jags versus other brands with a possibility to drive a Jag and other brand car model, from the same market segment, that same day. Might be interesting.
For example XF will be versus E class and the other models will be versus to other non-MB cars.
https://www.jaguar.co.uk/jaguar-versus.html
Thank you for sharing, I’m still not sure that it means that many people buy cars they can’t afford because of PCP.Have a read here..
https://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/index.php?threads/rant-about-pcp’s-and-how-dangerous-they-can-be.189681/
I love Jaguars, I've had 3 and would have one now if my drive and garage were wider.
I noticed the Jaguars always got a lot more comments on how nice they were compared to my mercs. Not everyone is mad about mercs.
I definitely wouldn't buy a merc at twice the price. They aren't that good (to me).
That can be said about any car my xfs has been brilliant,and some people on here have had a nightmare with MB'SMy son-in-Law can tell you a few stories about Jaguar, the XF in particular. After persistent faults Jaguar bought it back from him. He then bought an MB and not had any faults or regrets
Spot on.That can be said about any car my xfs has been brilliant,and some people on here have had a nightmare with MB'S
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