Another new guy

[iPaul]

Hello folks,

I'm in recovery from a mid life crisis purchase of a Mazda RX-8 :roll:, which I am now replacing with a new-ish R Class 320 CDI Sport. I've had a quick trawl around the forum, and I haven't come across too many R Class threads so far. Does anyone else out there have one and what do I need to know about this fine vehicle?

Looking forward to joining in with the chat.

Cheers,

iPaul

 

[television]

Hi paul and welcome, you are right, not many R class cars but do feel free to join in and ask or say what you like, we are very nice folk most of the time

 

[joem]

Yes, not so many R class threads because they are hugely expensive and not many of us can afford one!!

Looks like a great car though. One of my coleagues recently had one as a hire car and did 2500 miles in two months and was pretty impressed with it. The colleague in question normally drove a 2006 Audi A4 2.0Tdi estate.

Joe

 

[iPaul]

Thanks for the welcome gents. I'll do my level best to up the R class posting count then.

Cheers,

Paul

 

[Blobcat]

I hope you had a great deal on the R Class as I believe the residuals are very poor.

 

[iPaul]

Hi Blobcat,

Thanks for your concern It's an 07 plate 320L CDI sport with 8,000 miles and all of the toys (COMAND, rear seat DVD screens, panoramic roof, full iPod integration, bluetooth, etc.) for £34.5k from MB direct, which I thought was not too bad. Building the same spec on the MB web site comes up with a new list price nudging £49k.

Hopefully the next couple of years depreciation won't be quite so nose bleed inducing for me If you do spot me in the soup kitchen in a couple of years time, spare me some loose change for a cup of tea guvna!

Cheers,

Paul