steve333
MB Enthusiast
- Joined
- Oct 22, 2009
- Messages
- 4,201
- Location
- Dorset
- Car
- Cls350cdi in palladium,C200k in tenorite,Slk320 in red.
As my E350cdi sport edition 125 saloon is exactly 3 months old with 2,400 miles on the clock i thought i'd write a review.Firstly,i was a little anxious about jumping out of my 5.5ltr v8 petrol cls into a 3ltr diesel v6 & i can now honestly say i needn't have been & am more than happy-ok it's just under a second slower 0-60 & has a little less mid range power but it's quick enough in the real world & very smooth,there is no noticeable difference between the 7g in my old cls & the 7g+ in the w212 apart from the flappy paddles(don't use them much to be honest)although the drive in sport mode makes the car very lively & is first choice unless stuck in stop/start traffic when economy is useful.The steering is the lightest i've ever had on any car(amg steering wheel is the nuts)& makes parking(parktronic front/rear)a doddle.The sport suspension is simular to sport 1 setting on the cls's airmatic(although normally sprung) & is just right for me(not to firm & not too wafty) & paired with 18"amg alloys give a great alround ride.The leather heated sport seats are the most comfortable i've ever sat in(took a while to get the adjustment right but now programmed into the memory function!)the side bolsters wrap around nicely & the easy entry function is a useful touch.The car came with Harman kardon & although it's nice to have theres no noticeable difference to a standard mb sound system,although the weather hasn't allowed me to use it much the black pano roof really looks good on the iridium silver shell (imho) & am looking forward to putting into use now it's getting warmer.As for running costs,£195 a year road tax(cls was £465),full comp insurance with guaranteed no claims£425(cls was £510 like for like) a set of tyres £800(cls was £1200) & fuel economy over a tank in the 3 months has been 36mpg brim to brim calc(obd shows 39.2) against the cls's 21mpg brim to brim calc(obd showed 23.1mpg) for the same journeys/times.The bluetooth hands free is brilliant(transferred all contacts in a couple of minutes) but can't get on with linguatronic,so overall,so far i'm a very happy bunny & long may it continue!
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