tommerc49
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- B200 CDI Sport (W245) / A200 Turbo Manual (W169)
Afternoon,
My Mrs has a 2 year old Toyota Aygo - it's a great car but she's paying well over the odds for it (it's leased through the NHS) so she's now looking for a new (used) car. Whilst the Aygo has been great, she wants something slightly bigger. I've shown her several makes and models and she's really keen on the Mercedes A class (the mini people carrier type thing), and as such I have some questions that some of you more knowledgeable ladies/gents can hopefully answer for me...
Forgive me as whilst I'm a bit of a petrolhead myself, I'm not too knowledgeable on the various Mercedes models. From shopping around eBay/ Pistonheads etc however, it seems there are a few different models.. A150, A170, A180?
Perhaps I'm wrong but I'm led to believe those numbers refer to the engine size? The engine size isn't the main selling point for her (if it has an engine she'll happy :bannana... it's the shape of the car that she particularly likes, and the thought of the 'extras' that some of them seem to boast.
Firstly I think the most important thing is cheap tax - so would love to hear your thoughts on which model we should be looking at (2.0 Diesel/ 1.5 petrol/ other)?
Secondly, from my shopping around I've noticed that they come with various specs and I can't find any consistency with the 'toys' that come bundled with those specs, so I'm guessing they are 'extras', added on when new.
In an ideal world I can find her a 2005 plate onwards, 3 door, with half leather interior, Manual box (a must because I'll be driving it too and hate autos!), climate(?), air con(?), trip computer, cruise control(?), electric heated mirrors, leccy windows, front fog lights, xenon headlights (important!), and a sound system with bluetooth connectivity or at least a USB port (quite important as she likes to play music from her phone and use the handsfree), alloy wheels.
Regarding the bluetooth connectivity I'm not sure I've seen one of the earlier models with this so perhaps it's just the newer ones (2007 onwards I believe?).
I know I'm probably asking for a lot with all of the above but I'd really appreciate some honest opinions on which model/spec would fulfil our requirements?
Lastly - we don't have a specific budget set in stone but from what I've seen so far I'm thinking perhaps £2500-£3800 should find her a half decent low-ish mileage one (under 75k). Realistic? Foolish?
I'd really appreciate any help you can give me
My Mrs has a 2 year old Toyota Aygo - it's a great car but she's paying well over the odds for it (it's leased through the NHS) so she's now looking for a new (used) car. Whilst the Aygo has been great, she wants something slightly bigger. I've shown her several makes and models and she's really keen on the Mercedes A class (the mini people carrier type thing), and as such I have some questions that some of you more knowledgeable ladies/gents can hopefully answer for me...
Forgive me as whilst I'm a bit of a petrolhead myself, I'm not too knowledgeable on the various Mercedes models. From shopping around eBay/ Pistonheads etc however, it seems there are a few different models.. A150, A170, A180?
Perhaps I'm wrong but I'm led to believe those numbers refer to the engine size? The engine size isn't the main selling point for her (if it has an engine she'll happy :bannana... it's the shape of the car that she particularly likes, and the thought of the 'extras' that some of them seem to boast.
Firstly I think the most important thing is cheap tax - so would love to hear your thoughts on which model we should be looking at (2.0 Diesel/ 1.5 petrol/ other)?
Secondly, from my shopping around I've noticed that they come with various specs and I can't find any consistency with the 'toys' that come bundled with those specs, so I'm guessing they are 'extras', added on when new.
In an ideal world I can find her a 2005 plate onwards, 3 door, with half leather interior, Manual box (a must because I'll be driving it too and hate autos!), climate(?), air con(?), trip computer, cruise control(?), electric heated mirrors, leccy windows, front fog lights, xenon headlights (important!), and a sound system with bluetooth connectivity or at least a USB port (quite important as she likes to play music from her phone and use the handsfree), alloy wheels.
Regarding the bluetooth connectivity I'm not sure I've seen one of the earlier models with this so perhaps it's just the newer ones (2007 onwards I believe?).
I know I'm probably asking for a lot with all of the above but I'd really appreciate some honest opinions on which model/spec would fulfil our requirements?
Lastly - we don't have a specific budget set in stone but from what I've seen so far I'm thinking perhaps £2500-£3800 should find her a half decent low-ish mileage one (under 75k). Realistic? Foolish?
I'd really appreciate any help you can give me
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