Mercedes A class...

[Quiff Wichard]

anyone got one..comments??....

do the back seats come right out?
are they underpowered..??.the 1.4 I hear is..

all comments appreciated

[Mr Toad]

crap

save your money

not a real Merc at all

[Ed]

Ya mean a 'nod' as they're called in the trade...

We looked at one a few months back - capacious & comfortable but the styling isn't quite right - might be difficult to get rid of when you come to sell it on.

[El Saxo]

i rented one in germany just before xmas. wasnt that impressed TBH. it was the 1.6 which had about enough grunt, so i suppose the 1.4 would be a bit lacking. the level of trim, interior etc was nice enough (compared to my clio at any rate), but i would be concerned about the build quality as mercs have taken quite a slating lately in the surveys done by the major car mags and the likes of top gear - the surveys also gave the impression that aftersales support from the dealers leaves a lot to be desired.

[philipMac]

A Class Merc? What you need is a ISUZU GEMINI.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5358055751696287242&q=isuzu+gemini


See? You want one now, right? :roll:

[Scoobs]

PM Grinch! He has one!

[Grinch]

PM Grinch! He has one!

Well its Jax car really....

crap

save your money

not a real Merc at all

Well not all of them.. the smaller engines are a tad under powered.

If you want one get the 1.7(ours) or 1.9 cdi, goes very well, just ask anyone who knows Jax.
60+ mpg.
All the seats come out to give you a completly flat floor on the pre April 2005 models only. If the rear boot had a smaller lip and we owned the N model and not the S you could fix a bike inside. They also do a longer model which would be even better.
The floor also has fixing points to strap things down, and seem to be really reliable. Ours is just coming up to 100000 miles.
With the tiptronic gear select makes town work real easy.

The dealer support we have had was great and not had any problems with the finish considering how much stick the car has had. I'd buy one again, but maybe the 1.9 with air con.

[Flamin_Squirrel]

60+ mpg.

I find that hard to believe.

[Quiff Wichard]

cheerrs folks I appreciate your input..

I have a tiptronic Corsa at the moment and it is a tad too small for some of the deliveries I do ,,
I saw the A clss and thought it didnt look too bad..

I like the idea that all the back seats come out and it sorta is a van then!!..but canbe a nice car for te weekend..

deffo the fuel consumotion is a good point for me..and the ride height and the ease to drive round towns and side streets- cos thats wot I do all day !!!...........................

motorway miles..is it OK?

oh and.,, I like the idea of tie down points,,, not for work- for dogging and kidnapping.

but serious- thanks...

one more Q?..
is it a hairdressers car...??? akin to an MGF or tigra??

yes or no?

[Grinch]

60+ mpg.

I find that hard to believe.

Well it is a Diesel, and I manage 130 mile (motorway and some 30 miles town) on about 9 litres... which is 65+ mpg. Aslong as you keep it below 2500rpm, and the tiptronic gear box helps, even stuck in traffic.

Well I've never seen any hair dressers in it?

The high seat height is gear, above most cars but not on the level of a 4x4.

I would use it every day but due to traffic it can add to much time to my journey so I keep to the bike.

[Quiff Wichard]

Ta -
I will go look at some in earnest.........

where's earnest????

I liek the height as well- the boot height etc..i cud double stack boxes....

[Quiff Wichard]

wudya touch a 1999 170 with 100K on the clock?

[Grinch]

Well ours is a 1999, with just under 100,000 looks a little tired.. not sure what its worth but when it had about 80,000 we got offered 4 half at the merc garage.
Just as long as its had a good service the engine seems fine, had a few other problems, but nothing major.

[Mr Toad]

how much ?

Try the Great Trade centre - I've bought my last 3 cars from them, including my current car - E class 320 Diesel, which now has 118k miles on the clock.

www.gtccar.co.uk

Worth a look if only to see the prices - you'll be hard put to beat these people :D

Remember with a Merc you're paying a premium for the brand, so make sure you buy a solid one. Not all models of Mercedes are good, A class is about middling :roll:

A friend has just bought a Vauxhall Zafira and rates it really highly

[Quiff Wichard]

now a zafira was in my list too...
and I have had 2 vauxhalls prior and no trouble.
had anice BMW once and nowt but trouble..

just been to drive the A class.
was nice I must admit I did like it ,, but then you get to the book price of mine and ya think I might as well run it into the ground !!.....

I will look at that site mrs toad..ta...

[Mr Toad]

I will look at that site mrs toad..ta...


:shock:

I've looked in my trousers, and I'm afraid you are wrong :lol:


Mrs Toad frequents ebay :cry: :cry: :cry:

[Quiff Wichard]

yea but I bet I was only out by about 4 inches!!!!!!!!

















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[Peter Henry]

Quiff...A bit of a Homer there,if you know what I mean?! :wink:

[Quiff Wichard]

lol :lol: I do !

[Scoobs]

yea but I bet I was only out by about 4 inches!!!!!!!!

You must have double vision Quiff!

Time to lay off the booze mate!

















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[Quiff Wichard]

lol scoobs

how can YOU dictate to me after her Pob piccy earlier in the wek..
sorry yer BOOZE INDUCED Pob piccy !