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 Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2013 16:49 Post subject: I need to make a decision... |
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Bigperm
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To me Leasing is viable if you are using it to defer payments, and you make more money with what you saved by investing. Also if you are self employed, leasing makes the write off so much simpler. I used to get a new truck every three years. Now since i cant write them off, i bought my last truck.
As for the car decisions. Im not a benz guy at all, but i personally like the looks of the CLA 250 AMG. The other looks like a run of the mill benz. Both seem under powered to me though?
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2013 17:06 Post subject: |
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MAD_MAX333
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2013 17:07 Post subject: |
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how come we dont get these cars here... bah... anyway CLA for sure...why is so damn under powered though
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2013 17:09 Post subject: |
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Both look really great! I'd wait for the CLA though 
How do you plan on paying for them? Monthly or with a big bag of money 
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ixigia
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2013 17:22 Post subject: |
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Wish I could afford these beasts 
I don't know anything about them, but if I had to judge from the look and amount of sexyness, #2. 
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2013 17:26 Post subject: |
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I'd go with the A 250 Sport AMG
1) it's hatchback <3
2) it has better hp/weight ratio = more dynamic
3) costs less and thus gives more opportunities for extra options, tuning..
but you have to consider that usually ppl think that smaller is inferior for some vague reason, also it won't get you to score with the dumb chicks or get points with ppl that are used to driving cruise ships..
whichever you choose - be sure to get cruise control, adaptive suspension, and ofc LIMITED SLIP DIFF!! 
edit: also heated seats is fucking amazing in winter
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2013 17:52 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2013 18:04 Post subject: |
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I remember looking at Mercs a while ago and pretty much all of them seem like they don't have much power. I assumed it was because they were aimed at being more of a luxury car, than a performance car.
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2013 18:12 Post subject: |
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Depends on what you compare them against. I'd much rather drive in a merc than a subaru or whatever. I value the driving experience more than speed.
Isn't the E series an option? E350 CDI --> beast.
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2013 20:04 Post subject: |
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I don't understand anything about cars, but judging them only by their looks, I'll choose the second one.
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Werelds
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2013 20:27 Post subject: |
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the A 250 Sport AMG is such a sexy beast. The CLA is a bit too futuristic for my taste.
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MAD_MAX333
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2013 20:29 Post subject: |
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i heard germany has dirt cheap benzs up the anus... why not buy a slightly used CL55 AMG or a SL55AMG or something?
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Frant
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2013 20:39 Post subject: Re: I need to make a decision... |
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| Kurosaki wrote: | | Really don't what which one to buy. My friend told me that I should lease it instead of buying it. But I don't know...leasing a car is like throwing money out of the window, at the end of the day you don't own the car and can't do any tuning. |
The second you buy a car the value drops thousands and keep dropping every month/year (= always a lossy affair). By leasing you can change to newer models on a yearly basis.
My suggestion is to sit down and make a proper calculation on the best economical alternative. There are lists of how much value a car lose depending on several criteria, payments, interests, insurance etc.. Then compare that with leasing.
ps. personally I've never liked the look of the A-class Benz. It just doesn't feel "Mercedes" enough, sort of like the BMW 1-series.
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2013 20:42 Post subject: |
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Mercedes hardly ever dips in price sharply.
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Frant
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2013 20:51 Post subject: |
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| Mister_s wrote: | | Mercedes hardly ever dips in price sharply. |
Depends entirely on make/model/year/country and if it was new or second hand. But yeah, Mercedes have a lower loss of value than many other brands.
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2013 21:03 Post subject: |
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| Mister_s wrote: | | I never had any problems with handling in a mercedes. BMW's are great, they are fast and react very well on the road. They are however not even close to the sturdiness of a mercedes (the E-type is unbreakable really) and a good amount behind the comfort of a good mercedes. |
But that's my point: VAG/BMW are only slightly behind Mercedes when it comes to comfort, but Mercedes is miles behind VAG/BMW when it comes to actual driving pleasure. Obviously the supercars I'm sure all handle mighty fine, but every Merc I've driven (a couple of E-classes, one diesel, one petrol and a petrol C-class) had the exact same lazy steering my friend spoke about after driving the A-class. Same goes for the lazy throttle, which I imagine is only worse in a newer car due to the inherent electrical delay (I'm still very much a fan of good old mechanical pedals ).
It's obviously all subjective, but I don't see why a Mercedes has to be so much more expensive than a similar VW or BMW if it doesn't drive as well. You don't get a car because you want to just sit back and fall asleep, you get a car because you like to drive - so for me that's the primary factor for a car. It has to drive well, everything else is just a bonus; and quite frankly, the difference between VAG/BMW and Mercedes is mostly the finish. They're like the Apple of cars as far as I'm concerned - overpriced, overmarketed, underpowered
And if you don't like driving and you only get it to get you from A to B, you wouldn't go for any of these but for some 800 EUR 27th-hand piece of crap
Also, newer Mercs aren't the tanks the old ones used to be. The only brand that is still indestructible as ever is Porsche 
Anyway, I stand by my point: I'd wait and see how the CLA drives. Because even though you're getting the A-class at a price point which makes it good for what it offers, I'd still hate to get it and not like its driving characteristics in the end
again, imo
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2013 21:33 Post subject: |
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I like the red detail on the first one, but the second one looks even more sexier
I have no knowledge on car specs, so I cannot give you advice about that, but I can give some advice from aesthetic point of view
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2013 22:00 Post subject: |
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I think both are old man cars. v0v
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ClaudeFTW
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2013 22:02 Post subject: |
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I'd get the CLA 250. While I'm an avid fan of hatchbacks, the CLA looks insanely good. Saw it on the streets here, everyone turns their head. Not saying the A is bad, it's just that everyone has a hatchback (even I had at one point). There's also more space.
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2013 22:09 Post subject: |
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The second one is so damn ugly! If I had a gun at my head I would choose the first one simply because it doesn't look bad. I wouldn't know how either drives, so... If I had all those money instead of the gun at my head, I would probably just get a Lancer or an Impreza... or something else if it has to be newer (Ford Mondeo comes to mind).
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couleur
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2013 23:16 Post subject: |
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I am really not a fan of the Mercedes design atm. So I would choose neither. I'd go BMW if I had the cash, Audi have really begun to bore me lately. But they probably still look better than my Seat Exeo ST. (which was more of a price/performance/comfort choice. Design is a luxury for me. )
I voted for the first one anyway. The CLA looks too much bling-bling to me. Designed for the asian market. It really shows...
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2013 23:55 Post subject: |
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| Werelds wrote: | It's obviously all subjective, but I don't see why a Mercedes has to be so much more expensive than a similar VW or BMW if it doesn't drive as well. You don't get a car because you want to just sit back and fall asleep, you get a car because you like to drive - so for me that's the primary factor for a car. It has to drive well, everything else is just a bonus; and quite frankly, the difference between VAG/BMW and Mercedes is mostly the finish. They're like the Apple of cars as far as I'm concerned - overpriced, overmarketed, underpowered
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I don't know whether you ever tried a E320 from around 2010, brilliant cars. The C-models are the smaller models, so not my car, but the C270 is alos very fast and comfortable.
I do agree however mercedes is seriously overpriced. They can learn a lot from BMW in that department. If you have 30K euros for example, you can buy a full option BMW while you can barely get a barebone C-type. I'd personally never buy a new mercedes, no matter how good I think the cars are.
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