chriswt
MB Enthusiast
- Joined
- Aug 12, 2005
- Messages
- 1,017
- Location
- Hertfordshire
- Car
- W203 C320cdi Sport, S-Max 2.0T Titanium Sport, 1974 Triumph Stag (needing restoration)
Had my 2007 W203 320cdi Sport since December and I'm not particularly overwhelmed. Performance and ride are great ut thats about it.
The biggest problem is back ache after driving the car, more specifically the aggravation of my sciatica.
1. The floor mounted accelerator pedal is very heavy and requires quite a push before it gets moving in stop start traffic. (reminding me of a 97 C280 W202 I once test drove)
2. The 'creep' due to the autobox is such that I really have to put some pressure on the brake pedal to stop it creeping forward
3. Coming off the accelerator in stop start traffic causes the car to jolt to a stop rather than to coast to a stop which then requires a stab of the throttle to get the car moving again.
Before I get any obvious posts in reply these observations are made in direct comparison to the equivalent BMW or Audi (and every other auto I've owned except one) which have far more responsive controls by contrast.
Is there possibly something not quite about the car which may have a simple solution?
Any sensible help would be appreciated
The biggest problem is back ache after driving the car, more specifically the aggravation of my sciatica.
1. The floor mounted accelerator pedal is very heavy and requires quite a push before it gets moving in stop start traffic. (reminding me of a 97 C280 W202 I once test drove)
2. The 'creep' due to the autobox is such that I really have to put some pressure on the brake pedal to stop it creeping forward
3. Coming off the accelerator in stop start traffic causes the car to jolt to a stop rather than to coast to a stop which then requires a stab of the throttle to get the car moving again.
Before I get any obvious posts in reply these observations are made in direct comparison to the equivalent BMW or Audi (and every other auto I've owned except one) which have far more responsive controls by contrast.
Is there possibly something not quite about the car which may have a simple solution?
Any sensible help would be appreciated