Roger Bill
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- Feb 27, 2014
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- W205 C200 Petrol
Hi, Just wondered if anyone has had the opportunity to test drive both Airmatic and standard steel suspension? Also does anyone know of a UK dealer with an Airmatic demonstrator car?
I know the specification of the C Class Sport I'd like to order except for the suspension. Because I occasionally get back problems the choice of suspension to smooth our UK roads with all their potholes and speed bumps is critical for me.
The local Merc dealer's demonstrators all have standard suspension and they don't expect to get one with Airmatic until next year. This is surprising given that the car magazines have tested more W205 with Airmatic.
Most UK car journalists seem to prefer the standard steel suspension but the salesman at the local Merc dealer simply said that if I like the standard suspension, Airmatic will just be "better"! Because of the confused advice in the magazines and as ride/handling quality is a matter of personal preference it's a choice I'm reluctant to make until I've test driven both options. I can defer getting a new car until next May which I guess with current delivery lead times will just about be OK if I can get test drives in early January.
I know the specification of the C Class Sport I'd like to order except for the suspension. Because I occasionally get back problems the choice of suspension to smooth our UK roads with all their potholes and speed bumps is critical for me.
The local Merc dealer's demonstrators all have standard suspension and they don't expect to get one with Airmatic until next year. This is surprising given that the car magazines have tested more W205 with Airmatic.
Most UK car journalists seem to prefer the standard steel suspension but the salesman at the local Merc dealer simply said that if I like the standard suspension, Airmatic will just be "better"! Because of the confused advice in the magazines and as ride/handling quality is a matter of personal preference it's a choice I'm reluctant to make until I've test driven both options. I can defer getting a new car until next May which I guess with current delivery lead times will just about be OK if I can get test drives in early January.