R Class versus Q7
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BenzComander
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When I read all the advertising spill on the R-class I thought it sounded the ideal replacement for our estate.
Then it took to the streets
John, you are lucky and get my 1000th post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyway, looking at the R it is the ideal proposition for people who need to carry more than five people, and want a Merc. Taking aside the styling (I think it looks great in black with 20" rims) it is a natural successor to the E estate, but is spoilt by a seriously stupid price tag. Did it really need 4 wheel drive?
It should have been priced to compete with the E, not pitched as some executive, 4 wheel drive limo! Kids dont like facing the wrong way once they approach their teens, the R would have been a natural progression for many E estate owners with kids.
Come on Merc, sort this out!
recycled
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the r-class is hideous. get the gl CLASS. The r-class does not know what it is. estate ,mpv,suv, ???what am i heeeeeeeeeelp
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BenzComander
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Agree, the R is a little confused, but is unlikely to be targeted by the green anti 4x4 gets!
glojo
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Just like another of the new model Mercedes-Benz. It's nice that a manufacturer takes the plunge and designs these modernist vehicles.
John
recycled
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Agree, the R is a little confused, but is unlikely to be targeted by the green anti 4x4 gets!
Just stick stickers in the window saying your GL is an electric hybrid and you will be alright.
glojo
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I've never said this beforeIt should have been priced to compete with the E, not pitched as some executive, 4 wheel drive limo! Kids dont like facing the wrong way once they approach their teens, the R would have been a natural progression for many E estate owners with kids.
Come on Merc, sort this out!
but I wonder if Mercedes-Benz should consider making an S-class estate? 
This vehicle would not look like a huge yukky thing on steroids, instead it would represent presence in a subtle Mercedes-Benz style.Please..... pretty please.
Oh Lord won't you build me a Mercedes-Benz,
Especially an S-class
With a tailgate at one end
Regards
John the optimist
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I have fond memories of the 2 504 Familiale estates we had when I was a kid. One was white with a black vinyl roof and with turquoise targa (plastic) seats. Sounds vile now, but very 70's!
I have seen a few new X5s, but they are just so big, they look silly.
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I have fond memories of the 2 504 Familiale estates we had when I was a kid. One was white with a black vinyl roof and with turquoise targa (plastic) seats. Sounds vile now, but very 70's!
I have seen a few new X5s, but they are just so big, they look silly.
Well said. I had a 504 and 505 family estate and in every way they were excellent cars. It is amazing that the ML and R class are so big and I suspect that they cannot carry with ease the same as teh old Peugeot s.
I've never said this before
Please..... pretty please.
Oh Lord won't you build me a Mercedes-Benz,
Especially an S-class
With a tailgate at one end
Regards
John the optimist
STILL can't find the Superglue......!!
glojo
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I'm positive the rear space of the ML, and GL don't compare to the 505. Depends on the configuration of the R, but I will simply say the rear space of the old Peugeot was cavernous. Butt ugly vehicle with a very basic interior though Now if there was an *-class estate
It always reminds me of an experience I once had in a shop. "Do you sell 'X' please?" answer, "No, sorry sir, your the tenth person to ask this morning, but there is just no call for it!"
Why isn't there an S-class estate? Answer = "No, sorry sir, your the tenth person to ask this morning, but there is just no call for it!"
So they build the R-class instead! What an underwhelming success! Nice to know the designers have their finger on the pulse and they know what the public want!
Me thinks I should start screaming for my mummy, then start stamping my feet and crying? Trouble is the judge would definitely lock me up John the ranter
John
robert.saunders
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Me thinks I should start screaming for my mummy, then start stamping my feet and crying? Trouble is the judge would definitely lock me up
John the ranter
John
You'd still only serve 45 days
hawk20
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You'd still only serve 45 days
And if you are very rich and cried all night you would be let out in 2 or 3 days.
SG CL500
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And then shoved straight back in again (quite rightly)
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and you might be forced to share a cell with her - all night long.
hawk20
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So when is the estate car version and seven seat version of the R class going to hit the showromms? Anyone know?
nickg
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erm..............I've got a V10 toerag (2005) and its great!
Very exclusive.
The V12 Q7 will be ultra-rare in the UK because it will cost mega-bucks and be pretty much the most non-PC car on the road.
hawk20
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Anyone got a link?
SG CL500
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I have never, ever, done anything so evil as to warrant enduring that penalty
