What car: ca. £28k; 4 seats; 300+ HP
Discussion
So nearly a week in; time for a quick update:
- I still find myself stealing glances every now and then: the grey paint combined with the darkish alloys and black roof looks superb (I think).
- the interior build quality is rather poor: I’ve booked her in for some investigative work with MB to try and sort some rattles before the warranty expires.
- The noise is still marvellous.
- MPG isn’t great (to put it mildly): admittedly I haven’t done many miles this week, but the MPG has barely been above 25ish...
- I’ve been giving a lot of thought to tyre insurance of late: I had it on my previous car and claimed for 2 tyres (effectively making a very small saving). What do people think? Worth it or not?
Happy to field any C43 questions if anyone has any!
- I still find myself stealing glances every now and then: the grey paint combined with the darkish alloys and black roof looks superb (I think).
- the interior build quality is rather poor: I’ve booked her in for some investigative work with MB to try and sort some rattles before the warranty expires.
- The noise is still marvellous.
- MPG isn’t great (to put it mildly): admittedly I haven’t done many miles this week, but the MPG has barely been above 25ish...
- I’ve been giving a lot of thought to tyre insurance of late: I had it on my previous car and claimed for 2 tyres (effectively making a very small saving). What do people think? Worth it or not?
Happy to field any C43 questions if anyone has any!
ZX10R NIN said:
Are your issues around the centre console area because Mercedes are having a real problem in the area mainly with the Piano Black trim but it does affect the wood models too.
Some are, but it’s the sunroof which is causing the most grief. I’ve got put some WD40 on, which has fixed it for now, but I remain sceptical...dunc69 said:
Hi Bob, how’s it all going with the C43?
Hope the rattles are resolved and you are happily listening to the exhaust instead?
Hey Dunc, it’s mostly going brilliantly. The noise and effortless acceleration are still highly addictive, and the MPG is still disappointingly low (averaging 23 on my 6 mile suburban commute).Hope the rattles are resolved and you are happily listening to the exhaust instead?
The rattles have diminished slightly following a trip to MB, but I don’t think anyone bothered to drive it to find out for themselves, so they just guessed and put a load of lubricant around the sunroof. I’ve paid for an extended warranty, so I may well revisit that more forcefully in future...
We did a drive down to Cornwall for a break recently: managed to get to mid-to-high 30s for MPG, and it’s such an effortless way to travel. I managed to do 6ish hours with only short breaks and felt perfectly refreshed at the end!
The stealthiness of the missing badges means I get a fair bit of attention when ‘making progress’ away from lights, as most assume it’s just a diesel rep mobile.
All in all, still thoroughly enamoured with it!
What do you think of the Stinger updates? I think it looks great, but the Stinger has always been a looker...
It’s been a while since I posted an update (primarily because nothing of note has occurred)...
0335 today, Mrs S and I were both in bed, when there’s a persistent knocking on the door. Startled, and still very groggy, we look out the window to see a police car where my wife’s Mini Cooper S should be, and an empty space on the drive where my C43 should be... Oh.
Turns out some Untermenschen had snapped the lock on the rear French doors, had a rifle through our meagre possessions, and then made off with both cars.
The Mini was recovered after someone called the police having heard unusual goings on outside her house (several miles down the road). No sign of the C43...
I’ve bought the tracker thing on Mercedes Me, but that claims my car’s still at our house. At the very least, I’m expecting my money back on that subscription...
Just waiting for CSI, which also means the house is freezing (can’t close the door so as to preserve evidence), and I’ve taken the time to have a quick look at what impact a non-recovery would have on my insurance costs: £687 this year (£500 excess); £2100 with the theft (£3000 (!) excess).
In youth parlance: FML
0335 today, Mrs S and I were both in bed, when there’s a persistent knocking on the door. Startled, and still very groggy, we look out the window to see a police car where my wife’s Mini Cooper S should be, and an empty space on the drive where my C43 should be... Oh.
Turns out some Untermenschen had snapped the lock on the rear French doors, had a rifle through our meagre possessions, and then made off with both cars.
The Mini was recovered after someone called the police having heard unusual goings on outside her house (several miles down the road). No sign of the C43...
I’ve bought the tracker thing on Mercedes Me, but that claims my car’s still at our house. At the very least, I’m expecting my money back on that subscription...
Just waiting for CSI, which also means the house is freezing (can’t close the door so as to preserve evidence), and I’ve taken the time to have a quick look at what impact a non-recovery would have on my insurance costs: £687 this year (£500 excess); £2100 with the theft (£3000 (!) excess).
In youth parlance: FML
Thanks for the concern all.
Things have moved relatively quickly since this morning:
- one perp in custody (he’s currently on bail for car theft...)
- both cars now recovered; no mention of damage (if any) as yet.
- the pillock(s) managed to leave half a lock barrel in the back of the C43: this has been matched to the remaining half.
- GMP have been very good actually: officers bothering to attend in the first instance, then CSI were along earlyish this morning.
- the home insurance provider has dispatched a locksmith to replace all the affected locks (with anti-snap locks, I hope).
- next steps are to arrange transport for myself to get to work over the next few days, while CSI finish examining the cars; then fitting a sturdier gate at the side of the house.
- the big question is do I keep the C43, or get something less attractive to bellsniffs? I’d hoped a monochrome grey, debadged C class wouldn’t attract too much attention, but local dullards have proven me wrong with their joyride...
Thoughts welcome
Things have moved relatively quickly since this morning:
- one perp in custody (he’s currently on bail for car theft...)
- both cars now recovered; no mention of damage (if any) as yet.
- the pillock(s) managed to leave half a lock barrel in the back of the C43: this has been matched to the remaining half.
- GMP have been very good actually: officers bothering to attend in the first instance, then CSI were along earlyish this morning.
- the home insurance provider has dispatched a locksmith to replace all the affected locks (with anti-snap locks, I hope).
- next steps are to arrange transport for myself to get to work over the next few days, while CSI finish examining the cars; then fitting a sturdier gate at the side of the house.
- the big question is do I keep the C43, or get something less attractive to bellsniffs? I’d hoped a monochrome grey, debadged C class wouldn’t attract too much attention, but local dullards have proven me wrong with their joyride...
Thoughts welcome
Thanks for the good wishes all.
Police have finished examining the cars and we’re due to collect them tomorrow.
A very pleasant chap from CID was round this evening, updating us on the case: it seems there were 3 perps, one of whom was arrested at the scene, 2 of whom are still at large, but known to the police. The toughest thing currently is not feeling safe in our own home: it’s not a feeling I’d wish upon anyone really...
I did laugh when the detective constable told us the guy they’d arrested had been released on bail, despite having nicked our cars whilst already being on bail! The mind boggles... We’re told they’re aiming to charge him with burglary (rather than TWOC or riding in a stolen vehicle), but that requires lots of forensics, which will allegedly take 6-8 weeks.
Police have finished examining the cars and we’re due to collect them tomorrow.
A very pleasant chap from CID was round this evening, updating us on the case: it seems there were 3 perps, one of whom was arrested at the scene, 2 of whom are still at large, but known to the police. The toughest thing currently is not feeling safe in our own home: it’s not a feeling I’d wish upon anyone really...
I did laugh when the detective constable told us the guy they’d arrested had been released on bail, despite having nicked our cars whilst already being on bail! The mind boggles... We’re told they’re aiming to charge him with burglary (rather than TWOC or riding in a stolen vehicle), but that requires lots of forensics, which will allegedly take 6-8 weeks.
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