burginchrisdr
Member
- Joined
- Jun 12, 2008
- Messages
- 15
- Reaction score
- 0
Just thought that you might be interested in my 1000 mile review of my new CLC 180K. I find it interesting that the press reviews of the car are very average. I have also owned 4 x 1 series BMW's - probably the main competitor.
I would consider myself to be a real car enthusiast having owner 22 in the past 11 years since passing my test. I guess that I am the target audience for the CLC, I am a 29 year old Doctor.
This is my third Merc, started at 21 with a beautiful 18000 mile dry run only W124 E220 SE, what a beautiful car that was, wish I still had it really it was absolutely as new and gave me no trouble whatsoever. Last year I bought a CLK320 which was just lovely but getting expensive to run with the rising fuel prices, I got a good offer on it and let it go.
Anyway.... back to the CLC.
The good....
Looks - I think that they have done a fantastic job of revamping the looks of the car, it looks classy and expensive and also very modern.
Performance - just finishing the running in process, but even having come from a new shape MINI Cooper S, I find the car powerful enough for my needs, I always find that I drive my Merc's differently to any other car, I love the way that they cruise around with the auto promoting a relaxed driving style and driving on the cruise control when conditions allow.
On the motorway the car is really quiet, comfortable and stable - makes for effortless mile munching!
Economy - Getting anything from 33 - 40 mpg so far but this continues to climb.
Ride and Handling - I think that the car rides exceptionally well, it is extremely compliant even around the heavily rutted roads around the city.
Handling - I think that the car handles really well, as I said, I have owned 4 BMW 1 series, the benchmark when it comes to handling, I never really understood what all the hype was about, maybe on a track, the CLC has plenty of grip and is fun to drive in everyday driving conditions.
Build quality - I was initially a little worried about the car being built in Brazil, if you research this a little more closely, the car is 'assembled' in Brazil from european parts before being shipped to Germany for quality checks - I have found the car to be extremely well assembled from very high quality parts - early days I know but the feeling is of a classy high quality product.
Value - This is where the car really shines, I bought mine through the PCP scheme, which makes it incredibly good value.
Overall - I am really thrilled with the car, what the magazines do not pick up on is that the car feels like a proper Mercedes and makes me feel great every time I get in it something that my BMW's never really did.
Hope that this is of interest to others.
CHRIS
I would consider myself to be a real car enthusiast having owner 22 in the past 11 years since passing my test. I guess that I am the target audience for the CLC, I am a 29 year old Doctor.
This is my third Merc, started at 21 with a beautiful 18000 mile dry run only W124 E220 SE, what a beautiful car that was, wish I still had it really it was absolutely as new and gave me no trouble whatsoever. Last year I bought a CLK320 which was just lovely but getting expensive to run with the rising fuel prices, I got a good offer on it and let it go.
Anyway.... back to the CLC.
The good....
Looks - I think that they have done a fantastic job of revamping the looks of the car, it looks classy and expensive and also very modern.
Performance - just finishing the running in process, but even having come from a new shape MINI Cooper S, I find the car powerful enough for my needs, I always find that I drive my Merc's differently to any other car, I love the way that they cruise around with the auto promoting a relaxed driving style and driving on the cruise control when conditions allow.
On the motorway the car is really quiet, comfortable and stable - makes for effortless mile munching!
Economy - Getting anything from 33 - 40 mpg so far but this continues to climb.
Ride and Handling - I think that the car rides exceptionally well, it is extremely compliant even around the heavily rutted roads around the city.
Handling - I think that the car handles really well, as I said, I have owned 4 BMW 1 series, the benchmark when it comes to handling, I never really understood what all the hype was about, maybe on a track, the CLC has plenty of grip and is fun to drive in everyday driving conditions.
Build quality - I was initially a little worried about the car being built in Brazil, if you research this a little more closely, the car is 'assembled' in Brazil from european parts before being shipped to Germany for quality checks - I have found the car to be extremely well assembled from very high quality parts - early days I know but the feeling is of a classy high quality product.
Value - This is where the car really shines, I bought mine through the PCP scheme, which makes it incredibly good value.
Overall - I am really thrilled with the car, what the magazines do not pick up on is that the car feels like a proper Mercedes and makes me feel great every time I get in it something that my BMW's never really did.
Hope that this is of interest to others.
CHRIS
