Mercedes EQC ordered
Discussion
Christian85 said:
Congrats! Looking at these after my GLE deal is up in August.
Would you be happy to show the deal you got?
It’s a company car, it seemed like a no brainer to rejoin the scheme given the BIK rates. I don’t need to contribute anything towards it ( I get the princely sum of £3 per month underspend on my allowance back). Would you be happy to show the deal you got?
zadumbreion said:
Snap!
I've just ordered one too. I think a lot of critics have completely missed the point of the EQC. Some people don't want fart sound effects when they indicate, but prefer a well made comfortable quiet car that happens to be electric. Who cares if it shares some components of the GLC (15% IIRC)??
Judge the car on its own merits.
Spot on. I just want something comfy, well screwed together and easy to use.I've just ordered one too. I think a lot of critics have completely missed the point of the EQC. Some people don't want fart sound effects when they indicate, but prefer a well made comfortable quiet car that happens to be electric. Who cares if it shares some components of the GLC (15% IIRC)??
Judge the car on its own merits.
zadumbreion said:
All the journalists that mark it down heavily because it wasn't "designed from the ground up as an EV".
I happen to like the fact that it looks and feels like a normal car. I like having buttons and switches to turn things on and off rather than poke about on a touchscreen. Which it also has, if you're that way inclined.
Sorry to the OP, feels like I'm hijacking the thread, but I'm excited about it and wanted to share my experiences and thoughts :-D
No apology necessary, it’s great to hear your thoughts. I happen to like the fact that it looks and feels like a normal car. I like having buttons and switches to turn things on and off rather than poke about on a touchscreen. Which it also has, if you're that way inclined.
Sorry to the OP, feels like I'm hijacking the thread, but I'm excited about it and wanted to share my experiences and thoughts :-D
I'm about 800 miles in to my life with the EQC (due to WFH) and it's been great so far. Range estimates in the car seem to vary between 200 - 250 miles, you can eke out the range by putting it in eco mode and putting it in Auto brake regen (D Auto) but I never bother to be honest.
The driving assistance / tech systems in it are great as is the MBUX interface; I think you could get straight out of an E class or GLC / GLE and immediately feel at home in one (unlike say a Tesla which would take a bit of adjustment). I've had lots of compliments on the car's looks (brilliant blue / 21 inch wheels) and the light bar at the front looks quite cool imo.
The only negative from my experience to date is that the ground clearance due to the battery is pretty low so I need to take it slowly over speed bumps, etc. It is certainly not something you should be looking to take off-road - in fact it is quite a lot more low slung than most SUV (better aerodynamics I guess). Check out the 4 squared concept version though on portal axles it looks fab (see YouTube).
I'll be interested to see what the colder temps do to the range and 've just got some winter wheels for it so obviously it won't snow now!
The driving assistance / tech systems in it are great as is the MBUX interface; I think you could get straight out of an E class or GLC / GLE and immediately feel at home in one (unlike say a Tesla which would take a bit of adjustment). I've had lots of compliments on the car's looks (brilliant blue / 21 inch wheels) and the light bar at the front looks quite cool imo.
The only negative from my experience to date is that the ground clearance due to the battery is pretty low so I need to take it slowly over speed bumps, etc. It is certainly not something you should be looking to take off-road - in fact it is quite a lot more low slung than most SUV (better aerodynamics I guess). Check out the 4 squared concept version though on portal axles it looks fab (see YouTube).
I'll be interested to see what the colder temps do to the range and 've just got some winter wheels for it so obviously it won't snow now!
RichardAP said:
Nice. We’re they expensive? I’m torn as we don’t get much snow down on the south coast and I still have some macan turbo winters to get rid off...
Yeah they were quite pricey but as I live near saddleworth moor and we get any bad weather going I tend to get my monies worth out of them so to speak. Got them from here:- https://www.alloywheelsdirect.net/mercedes_alloy_w...
Yes when the temperature was below 0 the range was around 150 miles in mine. When the temperatures were much warmer then 200+ was achievable especially when using the Auto regen feature. A lot depends on the type of driving you do though eg motorway vs urban, how heavy your right foot is, etc.
If the range is ok for you then it’s a great car, very very refined with a lovely interior, great MBUX tech and it’s pretty good looking (our kids love the light bar on the front and the interior at night). It doesn’t go round corners with any enthusiasm but I’d have got a Macan if that was a priority.
If the range is ok for you then it’s a great car, very very refined with a lovely interior, great MBUX tech and it’s pretty good looking (our kids love the light bar on the front and the interior at night). It doesn’t go round corners with any enthusiasm but I’d have got a Macan if that was a priority.
Andy_290 said:
Last weekend I test drove the ipace, EQC & Etron b2b
Narrowed it down to the EQC and the Etron with the help of my wife, I've recently managed to get my company to implement an EV Salary Sacrifice scheme and the EQC is £607/m for a Premium Plus in brilliant blue, over 36m/10kpa fully maintained/insured etc. so I am going for one of these, really enjoyed the drive (the Etron was just as good) but they are quite a bit more expensive so the EQC it is
Nice one Andy, hope you haven't got too long a wait for it to be built. Working from home means I've only done 2000 miles in mine since it was delivered last August! It's more like an expensive drive ornament at the moment....Narrowed it down to the EQC and the Etron with the help of my wife, I've recently managed to get my company to implement an EV Salary Sacrifice scheme and the EQC is £607/m for a Premium Plus in brilliant blue, over 36m/10kpa fully maintained/insured etc. so I am going for one of these, really enjoyed the drive (the Etron was just as good) but they are quite a bit more expensive so the EQC it is
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