New ish Owner C43

[leespo]

Hi All

Just thought I would introduce myself to the forum, my name is Lee.

I've recently swapped from a golf R eatate to a facelift C43 estate over the last month and was active in the vwroc forum so wanted to give this one a go.

few quick pics below, haven't taken many so far.

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[Blobcat]

Hello and welcome

 

[leespo]

Hello and welcome

thanks blobcat

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[A.J.]

Hi Lee, welcome to the forum The C43 is a very nice introduction to the world of MB

 

[leespo]

Hi Lee, welcome to the forum The C43 is a very nice introduction to the world of MB

thanks and yes seems a nice car, have a few niggles which I've posted in another thread.

I've never had a merc before, though lots of other German cars, wife has had an A200 AMG line for a while so we both have merc now

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[axelcls]

Hi and welcome


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[mioba]

luvvleeeeee jubleeeeee

welcome to the forum

 

[leespo]

thanks both.

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[malcolm E53 AMG]

Welcome to the forum!

I’ll be interested to hear your views on the engine

 

[Srdl]

Hello Lee and welcome to the forum and the world of Mercedes. I've had my 43 for just over 3 years and absolutely love it.

 

[leespo]

Hello Lee and welcome to the forum and the world of Mercedes. I've had my 43 for just over 3 years and absolutely love it.

thanks and good to know, hoping to get my niggles with it sorted and start enjoying

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[SmartAmg]

Welcome, Lee, lovely motor you've got there!

 

[leespo]

Welcome, Lee, lovely motor you've got there!

Thanks SmartAmg, took a long time to find the colour and spec I wanted but pleased I found it eventually

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[00slk]

Hello and welcome.................Mmmmmmmm

 

[leespo]

Hello and welcome.................Mmmmmmmm

thanks

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[leespo]

Welcome to the forum!

I’ll be interested to hear your views on the engine

Hi Malcolm

I've not had the car too long but my thoughts on the engine so far are as follow, I'm sure people will disagree as its subjective.

Engine is strong across the rev range but doesn't feel like a turbo car, no massive turbo surge at any point smooth across the rev range and smooth gear changes, especially in comfort mode.

It makes a nice noise and good tone, again not loud in comfort mode, in a cruise you can't hear it too much, in sport+ or with exhaust button on its a lot louder and sounds good which is a nice mix.

Overall good balance for a daily car, but not scary quick or crazy loud if you don't want it to be, great all round engine with decent power, good noise and comfort when you want it. Fuel economy isn't great as expected, maybe the B58 in the M340i is a better all round engine, sounds decent, very quick, much better mpg but the car wasn't for me, lacks the excitement in terms of looks, interior, noise etc for my taste but is a great engine.

hope that helps a little

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[malcolm E53 AMG]

Hi Malcolm

I've not had the car too long but my thoughts on the engine so far are as follow, I'm sure people will disagree as its subjective.

Engine is strong across the rev range but doesn't feel like a turbo car, no massive turbo surge at any point smooth across the rev range and smooth gear changes, especially in comfort mode.

It makes a nice noise and good tone, again not loud in comfort mode, in a cruise you can't hear it too much, in sport+ or with exhaust button on its a lot louder and sounds good which is a nice mix.

Overall good balance for a daily car, but not scary quick or crazy loud if you don't want it to be, great all round engine with decent power, good noise and comfort when you want it. Fuel economy isn't great as expected, maybe the B58 in the M340i is a better all round engine, sounds decent, very quick, much better mpg but the car wasn't for me, lacks the excitement in terms of looks, interior, noise etc for my taste but is a great engine.

hope that helps a little

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Thanks for the review, an E43 estate was on my buy list but due to the price hike as a result of the pandemic it was shelved. As you say BMW do make a good IL6 engine my N55 with 12k miles on it is just starting to loosen up and is a joy to drive coupled to the 8 speed ZF gearbox. I’ve been looking at a 17 plate run-out model 535i touring but again silly money and it’s no match to the E class from a load lugging point of view - I guess when you’ve owned an E class estate its carrying capability spoils you I would really miss not having one it does earn its keep

 

[leespo]

Thanks for the review, an E43 estate was on my buy list but due to the price hike as a result of the pandemic it was shelved. As you say BMW do make a good IL6 engine my N55 with 12k miles on it is just starting to loosen up and is a joy to drive coupled to the 8 speed ZF gearbox. I’ve been looking at a 17 plate run-out model 535i touring but again silly money and it’s no match to the E class from a load lugging point of view - I guess when you’ve owned an E class estate its carrying capability spoils you I would really miss not having one it does earn its keep

Yes a good car, I also looked at e43 and e53 both have more power than the c43 but you can't feel it suspect due to the weight difference.

I ended up with the c43 as the E felt a little less dynamic and was much quieter which was great for cruising but exhaust note and excitement was also much less.

I may miss the extra boot space long term as my golf R that I just got rid of had a much larger boot than the c43.

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[Ron240]

Engine is strong across the rev range but doesn't feel like a turbo car, no massive turbo surge at any point smooth across the rev range and smooth gear changes, especially in comfort mode.

This is probably typical of most modern engines.
Turbocharging is the standard now, but compare a modern car with a turbocharged example from say the 80's or 90's and there will be a noticeable difference in the power delivery.

I do like the C 43, and would certainly have the Coupe version.

 

[leespo]

This is probably typical of most modern engines.
Turbocharging is the standard now, but compare a modern car with a turbocharged example from say the 80's or 90's and there will be a noticeable difference in the power delivery.

I do like the C 43, and would certainly have the Coupe version.

agree, it isnt like my Renault 5 GT turbo back in the day

I would have the coupe also but family car for me so estate is perfect mix

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