Craiglxviii
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- Your Mercedes
- 970 Panamera Turbo; W221 S500L AMG Line, C215 CL500, W251 R350L AMG Line, plus several more now gone
I had a thought this morning, whether it would be worth chopping the A3 in now for something a leeetle bigger. It's a beautiful car, no doubt about it, lovely to drive, great performance if a little lacking in MPG over its Golf predecessor. But, reading various user posts on here I wondered if chopping it in against a C class would be a good idea. Looking at the various C/ CLK320, their extra-urban MPG figures of around 49 compare well against the A3's 2.0TDI 170PS lump, except for an extra 50 geegees and around 80 torques.
What I can't find is a 350 in my price range- I reckon £5-5.5k or so. Plenty of 320 around in that bracket.
So the question is, what is the difference between the two engines (320 & 350)? Am I right in thinking that it is just a mapping issue, or different turbo setup..?
Also, are the 7 speed ("&g-Tronic) boxes as bad as I've heard, or just need careful handling?
What I can't find is a 350 in my price range- I reckon £5-5.5k or so. Plenty of 320 around in that bracket.
So the question is, what is the difference between the two engines (320 & 350)? Am I right in thinking that it is just a mapping issue, or different turbo setup..?
Also, are the 7 speed ("&g-Tronic) boxes as bad as I've heard, or just need careful handling?