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Post by Big Blue on May 10, 2024 14:19:52 GMT
 Wow. I specced one in this colour with all the options I want and didn’t need one single option. 🤔 Better looking than the new 5er to my eyes and in a year or two’s time I guess I’m going to fund less than the £93k asking price in a deal. EtA: Just noticed to get the massage seat function I need the Black edition, which basically makes the lower bumpers shiny black and.... er.... not much else. Apart from massage seats. So that'll be £98k to undercut. |
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Post by Ben on May 10, 2024 15:56:46 GMT
Blimey, that's a good colour.
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Post by Martin on May 10, 2024 16:00:49 GMT
I’ve not looked at the E55, but adding the Premium Plus pack usually gives you everything you need. Doesn’t the black pack replace the shiny window surrounds as well? It’s been an essential option on Mercedes for some time as the standard cars have way too much chrome (imo).
Much, much better looking than the new 5 series.
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Post by Big Blue on May 10, 2024 16:07:12 GMT
I’ve not looked at the E55, but adding the Premium Plus pack usually gives you everything you need. Doesn’t the black pack replace the shiny window surrounds as well? It’s been an essential option on Mercedes for some time as the standard cars have way too much chrome (imo). Much, much better looking than the new 5 series. Yeah, I've changed the pics to the Premium Plus ones. To get a decent green on the BMW I need Individual colours at £4k and the massage seats don't seem to feature on the new one. Eva has one more year of PCP but I'll probably keep her for two more as the engine is barely run in. It's just changing one shiny thing for another shiny thing in the end. |
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Post by Roadrunner on May 10, 2024 19:25:08 GMT
I am not generally a fan of the current Benz range, but I could get used to having that on the drive.
Not going to happen, though. The current Benz only has 58,000 on the clock and has many more years left in it yet.
Nice colour onthe example above. I would need proper wood inside and I don't know if that is still available.
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on May 11, 2024 14:40:50 GMT
Not sure I could live with that cheap looking Fisher Price interior.
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Post by Big Blue on May 12, 2024 10:20:46 GMT
Not sure I could live with that cheap looking Fisher Price interior. This is an issue I have with all modern cars with screen everywhere. I must admit, though, the driver screen on Mercs is a bit meh. |
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Post by racingteatray on May 14, 2024 14:15:53 GMT
Not sure I could live with that cheap looking Fisher Price interior. This is an issue I have with all modern cars with screen everywhere. I must admit, though, the driver screen on Mercs is a bit meh. It's the unnecessary disco lighting that I object to - I prefer the Saab "black panel" approach. Nice looking car except for the front, which is better than the BMW for sure, but still not nice. It would look so much better with a modern interpretation of the traditional grille and gunsight star. |
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Post by PetrolEd on May 15, 2024 9:47:36 GMT
Is it an option to have the bonnet 3 pointed star these days?
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Post by Tim on May 15, 2024 10:22:41 GMT
I had the misfortune to be in a BMW showroom (again) this morning and the Merc is a vision of loveliness and outright beauty compared to the horror show I witnessed.
Even a bright orange M5 Competition parked right outside didn't distract the eye enough from what I was seeing.
The i7 in two tone silver over burgundy was a particular lowlight!
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Post by PG on May 15, 2024 19:19:57 GMT
This is an issue I have with all modern cars with screen everywhere. I must admit, though, the driver screen on Mercs is a bit meh. I t's the unnecessary disco lighting that I object to - I prefer the Saab "black panel" approach. Nice looking car except for the front, which is better than the BMW for sure, but still not nice. It would look so much better with a modern interpretation of the traditional grille and gunsight star. My experience with a loaned Merc S class some years ago was that the interior lighting felt way too much like a 1970's disco. Maybe that is "cool" in Germany? But subtle it was not. Re the OP, that is better looking than the BMW offering. But that's a pretty low bar to jump over. What makes it better is that it is a more coherent shape and the front grille at least looks like it was designed in, rather than added on. |
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Post by Alex on May 18, 2024 8:25:08 GMT
Is it an option to have the bonnet 3 pointed star these days? I'd imagine pedestrian protection regs put paid to them. I know RR have the Spirit of Ecstacy still but that's retractable so probably goes down in the event of a crash - much to the horror of owners who must be aghast at such protection being afforded to the peasants they've just run over. |
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Post by Roadrunner on May 18, 2024 8:36:13 GMT
Is it an option to have the bonnet 3 pointed star these days? I'd imagine pedestrian protection regs put paid to them. I know RR have the Spirit of Ecstacy still but that's retractable so probably goes down in the event of a crash - much to the horror of owners who must be aghast at such protection being afforded to the peasants they've just run over. The star is now a relatively lightweigt affair compared to the gunsight of old and it easily folds back on impact. I wouldn't be without one on a Benz. It is a simple two minute job to pop out the circular bonnet badge and replace with a star, as I did with mine. |
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Post by bryan on May 18, 2024 14:41:50 GMT
I've got a gun sight somewhere that I had on the c class and removed when it went back
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