rorywquin
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- An old B-Class.
OMG.Where did I compare other V8s I've owned to yours? I simply mentioned that owning a V8 was not a box I needed to tick. Don’t twist my words.
The V6 has superior handling. Full stop.
MB took a well balanced V6, dumped a heavy V8 into it, adding 300lbs on the front wheels, & did nothing else. Other than engines, the cars are identical and there is a penalty (it's called handling) for the extra weight on the front wheels.
Where did I say the V6 was faster or had better power? Again twisting my words. I simply stated that people who have driven both, generally prefer the drivability of the V6 (especially with the 9G box which is a massive improvement on the clunky 7G). Read the reviews where the reviewer drove both (not just the one you cherry picked), join the American forum (several guys there have owned both) and take a look.
Test drive a V6 with the 9G gearbox. You will be very surprised.
If you paid 105k for a prefacelift, you were robbed. The article you posted stated the list price at 80k (which is the number I was quoted when looking at the facelift V8 models) plus your 18k in extras puts it at 98k. They saw you coming.
Your prefacelift V8 is definitely a much, much better car than the V6.
. That being said, I’ll stay around, always enjoying reading the topics and a very big thank you to all of you for your support, thank you to 
