My 1st Merc

[alfaspiderman2]

After much deliberation, I've taken the plunge and opted out the company car scheme and bought myself a new daily driver.

I decided on an '06 C320cdi Estate Avantgarde with Sport Pack. Iridium Silver, black leather, nav, privacy glass, and xenons.

Looking forward to picking it up tomorrow.

[alfaspiderman2]

yellowbentines said:

I imagine the 320cdi will be a treat!

hell yeah

my route to work is all fast, single carriageway A Road...overtaking nirvana and the 320cdi is in it's element

really like the car so fat

[alfaspiderman2]

The 520d was a nice car. 80% of the time, 177bhp was enough and the overall dynamics of the car were great..it seemed to shrink around you in the twisties and really come alive.

320cdi is quite different though. Feels much more muscular, more of a driver's car imho.

Depends what you want really. If you look at my history, my last 2 cars have been an auto 520d and a manual 335i and I liked both but wanted something that feels somewhere between the 2 - hence the C320....more overtaking punch than the 520 but more refinement and waftability than the somewhat manual 335i.

Just noticed, you went for a 180k though. I had a 180k saloon for a couple of weeks before the 320cdi. Gotta say, the bigger engine is the defining characteristic of the 320 (it's immense) for me...without that, I gotta say that you made the wrong choice as I'd take a 520d over a C180.

Edited by alfaspiderman2 on Wednesday 29th July 17:44