jameswood
New Member
Hi All,
First post! (and brief story)
Recently I bought a C32 AMG from a forum member. I had always lusted after one since reading the reviews in Autocar presenting statistics of 100 in under 11 seconds from a rather ordinary looking estate. When I saw this one advertised on the forum I quickly discounted the B6 S4’s I was previously looking at and made the trip to Rugby to view the car. After a very sedate start to the test drive the owner demonstrated the aforementioned stats, and after a second trip up the M1 I returned very happy with the C32.
Two days after purchase I drove it to Stockholm.
Our route took us from Hook to Folkestone; under the channel; France, Belgium, Netherlands, autobahns of Germany; one night in Kiel on the Baltic coast; ferry to Rødby, Denmark, then across the bridge to Malmö with a final 7 hour drive up the length of Sweden to Stockholm.
The trip took 2 days, with the car averaging an impressive 26mpg. The car was faultless for the whole journey; very confortable, surprisingly economical, and able to outrun nearly anything that challenged it despite being loaded to the roof with my belongings.
3 weeks later I still think it’s great. For a ‘charged V6 it makes a surprisingly good noise when you put your foot down; and it does move quite quickly. Off the line traction is incredible considering it’s channeling 350ish through 2x 245 sections; though I’m yet to challenge the traction in the snow! It also goes round corners, which I wasn’t expecting.
Things I’m not liking: the auto box is slow (nowhere near as modern/intuitive as the one on my 123d previous), fuel consumption is now crippling round town (14-20mpg), and whilst the car is very comfortable I’ve seen better interiors (Merc’s cost cutting of this era has a lot to answer for!).
Overall I think it’s a great car. I’m due to drive it back to the UK in the next couple of months, so will keep you posted!
Thanks,
J
On the Chunnel
Ferry to Rødby
In Sweden but still 639kms to go!
Finally made it
First post! (and brief story)
Recently I bought a C32 AMG from a forum member. I had always lusted after one since reading the reviews in Autocar presenting statistics of 100 in under 11 seconds from a rather ordinary looking estate. When I saw this one advertised on the forum I quickly discounted the B6 S4’s I was previously looking at and made the trip to Rugby to view the car. After a very sedate start to the test drive the owner demonstrated the aforementioned stats, and after a second trip up the M1 I returned very happy with the C32.
Two days after purchase I drove it to Stockholm.
Our route took us from Hook to Folkestone; under the channel; France, Belgium, Netherlands, autobahns of Germany; one night in Kiel on the Baltic coast; ferry to Rødby, Denmark, then across the bridge to Malmö with a final 7 hour drive up the length of Sweden to Stockholm.
The trip took 2 days, with the car averaging an impressive 26mpg. The car was faultless for the whole journey; very confortable, surprisingly economical, and able to outrun nearly anything that challenged it despite being loaded to the roof with my belongings.
3 weeks later I still think it’s great. For a ‘charged V6 it makes a surprisingly good noise when you put your foot down; and it does move quite quickly. Off the line traction is incredible considering it’s channeling 350ish through 2x 245 sections; though I’m yet to challenge the traction in the snow! It also goes round corners, which I wasn’t expecting.
Things I’m not liking: the auto box is slow (nowhere near as modern/intuitive as the one on my 123d previous), fuel consumption is now crippling round town (14-20mpg), and whilst the car is very comfortable I’ve seen better interiors (Merc’s cost cutting of this era has a lot to answer for!).
Overall I think it’s a great car. I’m due to drive it back to the UK in the next couple of months, so will keep you posted!
Thanks,
J
On the Chunnel
Ferry to Rødby
In Sweden but still 639kms to go!
Finally made it
