Lisadj
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- Your Mercedes
- C220d AMG Line coupé
I've been a member for a couple of years, I just changed from a 2014 C220 AMG Line saloon in iridium silver to a coupé in brilliant blue. Same model but with premium plus pack 
This post has turned out to be a bit longer than I expected :? IF TLDR the pics are at the bottom
It was delivered on Friday while I was at work so I had to wait until I got home to drive it. I was very impatient that day.
Two years ago I went from a 2000 plate Honda Accord (SE iirc, it used to be my mum's - she said it was top of the range when it first came out) to a brand new car. It was such a step up so I loved the saloon. I loved the comfort, the mod cons such as the heated seats and even small touches like how quiet the wipers are. But there are some differences even between the saloon and the coupé that make me love it even more.
The clutch had just gone on my Honda and it was so old it was hardly worth repairing. We had gone to look at Ford (Focus Titanium) & Lexus (IS300h) because my fiancé had spotted lease deals rather than buying a second hand car. His opinion is that cars will always depreciate so not worth buying new, I never thought I'd have (even if not own) a new car. My parents couldn't understand when we started leasing ("But you'll never own it") was the main response. We missed out on an outgoing model of a Focus for something like £150 a month, and the facelift model was £250 a month. We found a deal on the C220 saloon for £262 a month so it was a no-brainer :-D
Anyhow, onto the present day.
The saloon (7Gtronic auto) was a smooth drive, the coupé with the 9 speed gearbox is even smoother. The coupé is quieter inside, I don't notice the road noise as much. My partner said there was something I could've had done with the windows to reduce the noise on the saloon but it was coming to the end of my time with it.
The saloon was silver, which wasn't my first choice as my Honda was also silver but it was an in-stock vehicle and I needed one asap. I could've waited for one of my choice but I was looking at March. I love the Brilliant Blue, and it was just luck that this was an in stock model as well. I'd originally wanted Hyacinth Red but it looks more red and vibrant on the website than it does in real life and I went off it. We'd gone to our local dealer to find out what they could do by way of colours and deals but they said they had no coupé stock until March! We got a better deal through a lease company, which although more than the saloon - MB couldn't get anywhere near it. (As an aside I also looked at the Jaguar XE/XF but wasn't impressed with the lack of standard equipment, all the stuff I like on the Mercedes cost extra with the Jaguar.
Enjoying the premium plus pack with the comand online. The navi is so quick to find the route! One thing that infuriated me with the older one was how slow the navi was to respond. The voice command never recognised my slightly Black Country accent and it took a good couple of mins to calculate the route. I don't know whether that was a fault with the software but I did ask the dealer to look at it in the early days (there was a recall for some reason in 2015) and nothing ever came of it.
My fiancé is a bit miffed that the ambient lighting only has 3 colours, we had been looking at the C Coupé or an E saloon and I think he got confused with the 2 models. He thought the ambient lighting had a lot more colours to choose from. We also looked at the electric/hybrid versions but this came at the right time. Personally I'd have preferred the electric/hybrid but fiancé made the final purchasing (leasing) decision - I drive it though.
What else is there to say, I've only driven it for 4 days so far so finding out more about it as I go along.
A couple of pics taken on Friday afternoon, miserable weather & really dull (about 4pm). Going to get some more with the proper camera when I can, these are just from my phone.
This post has turned out to be a bit longer than I expected :? IF TLDR the pics are at the bottom It was delivered on Friday while I was at work so I had to wait until I got home to drive it. I was very impatient that day.
Two years ago I went from a 2000 plate Honda Accord (SE iirc, it used to be my mum's - she said it was top of the range when it first came out) to a brand new car. It was such a step up so I loved the saloon. I loved the comfort, the mod cons such as the heated seats and even small touches like how quiet the wipers are. But there are some differences even between the saloon and the coupé that make me love it even more.
The clutch had just gone on my Honda and it was so old it was hardly worth repairing. We had gone to look at Ford (Focus Titanium) & Lexus (IS300h) because my fiancé had spotted lease deals rather than buying a second hand car. His opinion is that cars will always depreciate so not worth buying new, I never thought I'd have (even if not own) a new car. My parents couldn't understand when we started leasing ("But you'll never own it") was the main response. We missed out on an outgoing model of a Focus for something like £150 a month, and the facelift model was £250 a month. We found a deal on the C220 saloon for £262 a month so it was a no-brainer :-D
Anyhow, onto the present day.
The saloon (7Gtronic auto) was a smooth drive, the coupé with the 9 speed gearbox is even smoother. The coupé is quieter inside, I don't notice the road noise as much. My partner said there was something I could've had done with the windows to reduce the noise on the saloon but it was coming to the end of my time with it.
The saloon was silver, which wasn't my first choice as my Honda was also silver but it was an in-stock vehicle and I needed one asap. I could've waited for one of my choice but I was looking at March. I love the Brilliant Blue, and it was just luck that this was an in stock model as well. I'd originally wanted Hyacinth Red but it looks more red and vibrant on the website than it does in real life and I went off it. We'd gone to our local dealer to find out what they could do by way of colours and deals but they said they had no coupé stock until March! We got a better deal through a lease company, which although more than the saloon - MB couldn't get anywhere near it. (As an aside I also looked at the Jaguar XE/XF but wasn't impressed with the lack of standard equipment, all the stuff I like on the Mercedes cost extra with the Jaguar.
Enjoying the premium plus pack with the comand online. The navi is so quick to find the route! One thing that infuriated me with the older one was how slow the navi was to respond. The voice command never recognised my slightly Black Country accent and it took a good couple of mins to calculate the route. I don't know whether that was a fault with the software but I did ask the dealer to look at it in the early days (there was a recall for some reason in 2015) and nothing ever came of it.
My fiancé is a bit miffed that the ambient lighting only has 3 colours, we had been looking at the C Coupé or an E saloon and I think he got confused with the 2 models. He thought the ambient lighting had a lot more colours to choose from. We also looked at the electric/hybrid versions but this came at the right time. Personally I'd have preferred the electric/hybrid but fiancé made the final purchasing (leasing) decision - I drive it though.
What else is there to say, I've only driven it for 4 days so far so finding out more about it as I go along.
A couple of pics taken on Friday afternoon, miserable weather & really dull (about 4pm). Going to get some more with the proper camera when I can, these are just from my phone.
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