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LazyRoss18

423 posts

141 months

Wednesday 5th October 2016
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Cyb3rDud3 said:
Nice one, can't wait to get mine smile

Am I the only one so far who didn't want the sidesteps?
No sidesteps for me smile

gobiman

34 posts

91 months

Wednesday 5th October 2016
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Baldinho said:
Ours was delivered today and just been out in it for a quick run. Very nice - well put together and quite nippy. Burmeister audio excellent. Navigation much better than land rover's. very quiet in the cabin.

Can see it sitting permanently in sport+ mode!

Will take some photos when light tomorrow

Got it through carfile 10% discount. Obsidian black, premium plus, leather seats, 21 inch wheels, 360 camera and sidesteps.
That's great. Mine is due late Nov also through carfile with the same discount. Please keep the updates coming as we are all starved of any objective analysis.

Cyb3rDud3

198 posts

226 months

Wednesday 5th October 2016
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LazyRoss18 said:
No sidesteps for me smile
Hehehe good man!

jcx911

85 posts

107 months

Wednesday 5th October 2016
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Cyb3rDud3 said:
LazyRoss18 said:
No sidesteps for me smile
Hehehe good man!
Poor taste ;-)

Cyb3rDud3

198 posts

226 months

Wednesday 5th October 2016
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jcx911 said:
Poor taste ;-)
Short arse :P


jcx911

85 posts

107 months

Wednesday 5th October 2016
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Cyb3rDud3 said:
jcx911 said:
Poor taste ;-)
Short arse :P
Oh I don't use them... I am not short. I am just shallow. They look good. :-)

Cyb3rDud3

198 posts

226 months

Thursday 6th October 2016
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jcx911 said:
Oh I don't use them... I am not short. I am just shallow. They look good. :-)
hehehe smile

PS. We'll speak again in three years if you keep it that long. If they are the same or similar material of my GL then they'll start to display water staines and just look a bit tatty of time. I've been very close a few times to replace them but in the end I couldn't be bothered by it that much to spend money on them. And I'm not tall enough to take a wide enough step over them, so often they will dirty my trousers frown

jcx911

85 posts

107 months

Thursday 6th October 2016
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Cyb3rDud3 said:
jcx911 said:
Oh I don't use them... I am not short. I am just shallow. They look good. :-)
hehehe smile

PS. We'll speak again in three years if you keep it that long. If they are the same or similar material of my GL then they'll start to display water staines and just look a bit tatty of time. I've been very close a few times to replace them but in the end I couldn't be bothered by it that much to spend money on them. And I'm not tall enough to take a wide enough step over them, so often they will dirty my trousers frown
I have perfected my 'lunge' to clear the running board when getting in and out. My wife however will get dirty legs/trousers and I expect to hear about that! :-(

Cyb3rDud3

198 posts

226 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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Earlier this week I was asked whether I wanted my car a little earlier - now it seems to have been pushed back until later in November frown

Ah well it will arrive when it does. I'm sure it is worth the (short) wait.

LazyRoss18

423 posts

141 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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Cyb3rDud3 said:
Earlier this week I was asked whether I wanted my car a little earlier - now it seems to have been pushed back until later in November frown

Ah well it will arrive when it does. I'm sure it is worth the (short) wait.
I have no sympathy for anyone with a November delivery lol

Cyb3rDud3

198 posts

226 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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Just got word from my dealer - the build date is maintained, it is purely the delivery. Wish they still do factory pickups for UK customers. I wouldn't mind a nice little run to run it in.

thegreatdogwood

299 posts

197 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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Heads up that Mercedes Southampton have a demonstrator they are getting from head office just for the last weekend of October and are booking slots now

LazyRoss18

423 posts

141 months

Thursday 13th October 2016
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The configurator is back up and looks to be working correctly now.

Cyb3rDud3

198 posts

226 months

Friday 14th October 2016
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Finally a decent audio clip of the exhaust smile As mine went into build yesterday I'm just ever so excited now.

https://youtu.be/zn2Ti_PzfaE

Philz4mc

47 posts

153 months

jcx911

85 posts

107 months

Friday 21st October 2016
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Finally a review. 4 stars from Autoexpress. Nice to read that they pretty much reported - word for word - what i have written on here.

Its fast, comfy, sounds fab, drinks fuel like a student, and flows nicely on a-road bends but isnt a hot hatch for b-road blasts.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/mercedes/glc/97444/me...

Cyb3rDud3

198 posts

226 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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Nice to see an actual review with an actual UK car on recent number plates, instead of a rehashed opinion piece that everyone else seems to have been doing.

My GL was sold and taken yesterday, I'm Mercedes less frown But my GLC is in build at the moment and should be here in the next couple of weeks. I can't wait.

This is how I specified it;


Philz4mc

47 posts

153 months

Tuesday 25th October 2016
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Test drive the Macan GTS and Merc last week. Macan felt special but I'm at £69k with options versus £50k on Merc (Carfile doing 10% discount so it's a £56k spec car). Almost 40% more expensive so it should feel better I guess!

So I decided to go with semi sensible option but I think the Merc is a lovely car especially at the price. Loved noise of up change in sport +. Like a shot gun going off!

Putting order in today... Metallic black with premium +, leather, intelligent lights, 21 wheels, HUD, running boards and 360 camera.

Delivery is probably Feb frown


gobiman

34 posts

91 months

Tuesday 25th October 2016
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There was pretty much my logic. I'm at about £48.5 (also via carfile) and the Macan was around £63k with spec I wanted. F-Pace was a little more. As it happens, Premium Plus pack with standard fit has almost all the options I want.
If they had been similar pricing,it would have been trickier although still not convinced about Jag build quality and there is something about the Macan image that puts me off a little although I liked the drive.
Mine is due at end Nov.

gobiman

34 posts

91 months

Tuesday 25th October 2016
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And just to add, keep an eye on delivery date.
As I'm sure you are aware, car tax changes on 1 April.