Not scientific but a nice surprise

[Remenham]

A small batch of 212s found m273 engines but they were very expensive new and the newer diesels give so much power these days that a lot see spending an extra £20k to get an even faster car that uses a lot of fuel relative to the diesels not very attractive.

Shame it's not offered. Choice is great.

I can see why people did not want to pay an extra £20k for a 5.5 petrol 212 over a 350cdi. At 60k plus you are outside the 212 price bracket.

Unfortunately it was the pricing that caused the model not to sell as by my calculation on 15000 miles a year and with the petrol averaging 25mpg at 134p litre and the diesel 35mpg at a 140p litre the petrol only costs an extra £928 pa to run which is peanuts in the context of capital cost and depreciation.

Mercedes must have decided for whatever reason they did not wish to sell many.

 

[coxyhog]

Same as mine then,,, they do shift do they not I love mine

Absolutely!:lol::lol:

 

[television]

Absolutely!:lol::lol:

I had to go to to Tesco today, the only disabled place was opposite a standard bay, now there was a 221 in the standard bay with about a meter sticking out into the driving lane, by the time I had parked with well over 1 metre sticking out the lane was very narrow and people moaning.

 

[st4]

I can see why people did not want to pay an extra £20k for a 5.5 petrol 212 over a 350cdi. At 60k plus you are outside the 212 price bracket.

Unfortunately it was the pricing that caused the model not to sell as by my calculation on 15000 miles a year and with the petrol averaging 25mpg at 134p litre and the diesel 35mpg at a 140p litre the petrol only costs an extra £928 pa to run which is peanuts in the context of capital cost and depreciation.

Mercedes must have decided for whatever reason they did not wish to sell many.

£20k extra for two more cylinders 2500cc swept volume and turbo deletd does seem very steep...

 

[st4]

The word Kompressor makes all the difference

Fixed that for you

 

[The Pan Man]

Today

I drove 7 miles to collect my mate from the MOT station 7 more miles to the driving range 3 miles to lunch and then 4 miles back to the MOT station and the 7 miles home. 23.5 MPG what else can I say. I won't mention the wire bundle in the road. AARRGGHH