Mercedes C200 SE Auto - £21,295 - brand new. Good deal?

[daemon]

Brand new C200 SE Merc Auto on drivethe deal for £21,295 OTR. Black or white.

Comes with Artico Leather (so basically man made leather / modern day vinyl), 16 inch rims.

https://www.drivethedeal.com/SpecialOffers.aspx?gc...

Brand new car, available for September delivery on a New “67” Registration. You will be the first registered Keeper.?

DriveTheDeal said:

Available in either Solid Black or Polar White with Black Artico leather interior.

This model carries the following features as part of its standard specification:

16" alloy wheels – Multi-spoke design
Headlamps – halogen with integral LED daytime running lamps
Rain-sensing windscreen wipers
Reversing camera
SPEEDTRONIC cruise control
Tyre pressure monitoring system
Seat Comfort package – driver and front passenger seat
Audio20 CD with 7-inch colour display
DAB digital radio tuner
The Mercedes-Benz dealer is able to install Mercedes Garmin navigation at an additional £500.Please note your requirement for this on your order or enquiry.

The quoted prices include a £4,770 Deposit contribution conditional upon you taking out PCP or Hire Purchase finance at 4.9% APR. Please note if you do not wish to take out this finance please add £4,770 to the price quoted.

12 months road fund licence is included as standard. All cars must be delivered by the 30th September 2017 to qualify for this offer.

Seems like an exceptionally good deal, but 16 inch rims, artico seats, entry level four pot petrol and solid paint make it all seem a bit "poverty spec".

So whats the thinking - is this VFM or just the wrong car at the right price?

I've no plans to buy one, but just curious what people think....

[Nickbrapp]

Wrong car at the right price I would say. The C isn't s very good looking car and even worse in standard spec.

And if you're not using finance it's £26k near enough which leaves you open to much nicer cars at that price

[Monkeylegend]

There's a reason why it is cheap.

The new C looks like it's been left outside in the sun too long and has started to melt. As said in SE spec that just makes it look worse.

[daemon]

Yes, my thinking too. Its cheap for a reason. Wrong engine and wrong spec.

They seem very impressed with the deal over on Hot UK Deals though...

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/drive-deal-mercede...

[Monkeylegend]

Reference the brand thread, if you want a cheap way into a perceived prestige brand, that could be a way to do it if you have little or no knowledge of cars generally.

However you have, so I think after a few weeks, or maybe less, you would get buyers remorse wishing you had a better specced car and would regret buying it. This is a car for a brand we

[angels95]

"Please note if you do not wish to take out this finance please add £4,770 to the price quoted."

[JamesRR]

Agree that it would look poverty spec. Saw one of these on the 16s a while back, it looked like it was driving around on four smarties.

[nct001]

It's a deal designed to appeal to

1. London market
Has to be petrol now, absolutely has to be auto, and big wheels not relavent in City just premium badge

2. Small fleet operators - cheap well presented and perfectly protected by warranty way of putting an estate agent / surveyor / marketing stuff chap in and around UK

At three years old and 100k people will fall over themselves to buy that for £7995... but buying new is where the value really lies to the above.

[daemon]

angels95 said:

"Please note if you do not wish to take out this finance please add £4,770 to the price quoted."

Thats easily surmounted though - take out the finance, get the manufacturers contribution then pay off the finance.

[truck71]

angels95 said:

"Please note if you do not wish to take out this finance please add £4,770 to the price quoted."

This isn't a stopper though, take the finance and the saving then settle it. The car on the other hand is a different matter..

[quinny100]

That's a good price, and I'd say it's the right engine because the diesels are terribly unrefined for a premium car. Artico leather is standard across the range and is not too bad.

However, SE spec is really cut to the bone. They don't even cover the back faces of the rear seats - you get black painted metal. Last car had a car with this was a 1996 Citroen Saxo 1.1X.

[Codswallop]

quinny100 said:

They don't even cover the back faces of the rear seats - you get black painted metal.

Doesn't Porsche charge a considerable amount more to have painted seat backs (as part of the sport seat granted)?

Funny thing, marketing

[anonymous-user]

Doesn't seem to be much wrong with the spec of the SE to me, it's got everything you'd need and a fair few trinkets. The higher spec level cars don't seem to add much which is actually functional, it's mostly cosmetics.

[daemon]

charltjr said:

Doesn't seem to be much wrong with the spec of the SE to me, it's got everything you'd need and a fair few trinkets. The higher spec level cars don't seem to add much which is actually functional, it's mostly cosmetics.

The vinyl seats and 16 inch alloys would be a show stopper for me. Also at this offer price they only have solid white or solid black.

It'll look like this....

Edited by daemon on Sunday 9th July 10:42

Edited by daemon on Sunday 9th July 10:43

[MuscleSaloon]

Cheap car if you plan to keep it and run it into the ground I guess.

Painful for anyone with a passion for cars and / or driving I would imagine.

Not a comparison obviously but that price point equals something like an M3 V8

[daemon]

Any amount of 19 inch AMG replicas about if thats your bag. Would help it a bit.

I'd rather have a used one in the right spec for that price, rather than a new on in the wrong spec.

[ZX10R NIN]

It's not bad for a brand new 67 plate Mercedes but boy do they let you know it's a base spec, for similar money you could get a loaded 160bhp Titanium Spec Mondeo for similar or less money.

[Nickbrapp]

Too me a premium car with jam jar headlights is a no no too, LED dip and main beam is a must.

Agree a Mondeo would be a better spend of the money, or even a grand sport insignia. Or a Peugeot 508, or anything from the class below really

[anonymous-user]

daemon said:

The vinyl seats and 16 inch alloys would be a show stopper for me. Also at this offer price they only have solid white or solid black.

According to the spec sheet the Artico "leather" is what you get in every car in the range until you get up to the A43 AMG (Artico and microfibre cloth) and C63 AMG (Nappa), so the SE spec makes no difference to the seat material.

The wheels are pretty appalling though

[daemon]

charltjr said:

daemon said:

The vinyl seats and 16 inch alloys would be a show stopper for me. Also at this offer price they only have solid white or solid black.

According to the spec sheet the Artico "leather" is what you get in every car in the range until you get up to the A43 AMG (Artico and microfibre cloth) and C63 AMG (Nappa), so the SE spec makes no difference to the seat material.

The wheels are pretty appalling though

Interesting. Maybe i'm being unnecessarily harsh on it then. Funny, there was a bloke getting in to a C220d SE as a hire car the other morning when i was parking at the airport and i was for a second tempted to ask him could i have a look inside, but it was 05:30 in the morning and i didnt want to come across as a weirdo so i thought the better of it