And that day was Saturday.My wife and I went out for supper and on the drive home, I put the transmission into (S)port mode and gave it a good run.OOoohhh mama, that's a fast little car. I quite easily hit 190kph as I passed a slower moving minivan on the highway. Just put the foot down and pass, and gone.Didn't hurt fuel efficiency much, I got 7.6 on that tank. (It was 7.3 before Saturday according to the display).
Strange thing with the Merc, kind of funny to me too as it falls right into line with what I tell my customers to do first when a problem occurs on their desktop or laptop systems.My passenger seat, the seat back would not adjust, all other movements were fine.My media interface for iPOD did not work, I tested it but never got any connection.In both cases the fix was to essentially reboot the computer.One area of concern for me is that I've found that the trunk hatch liner is held on with plastic rivet/screws, but these seem to be too weak of material or of a slightly poor design to resist the the force applied when the trunk is closed hard, so I've found a few that have popped out, one of which I was able to reinsert and have had no problem with, the other just keeps jumping out. Once removed/used, being plastic they're not reusable well like a metal screw might be.One thing that really pleased me was the other day before leaving for Edmonton I was packing the car and it had rained the night before and a good amount of water was on the top of the trunk. When I opened the trunk and saw that water go sluicing over the trunk and onto the back window I thought, "Dammit that's all going into the trunk!" Only to see it cleverly diverted around the trunk and down and out behind the vehicle.Fuel efficiency on the trip to and from Edmonton was very pleasing. Nice and comfortable for cruising for hours on end, only caveat being those run flats being noisy on the rougher road surfaces.
Quote from: Tauri13 on June 21, 2014, 12:05:15 amQuote from: ClarkL on May 28, 2014, 03:00:26 pmStrange thing with the Merc, kind of funny to me too as it falls right into line with what I tell my customers to do first when a problem occurs on their desktop or laptop systems.My passenger seat, the seat back would not adjust, all other movements were fine.My media interface for iPOD did not work, I tested it but never got any connection.In both cases the fix was to essentially reboot the computer.One area of concern for me is that I've found that the trunk hatch liner is held on with plastic rivet/screws, but these seem to be too weak of material or of a slightly poor design to resist the the force applied when the trunk is closed hard, so I've found a few that have popped out, one of which I was able to reinsert and have had no problem with, the other just keeps jumping out. Once removed/used, being plastic they're not reusable well like a metal screw might be.One thing that really pleased me was the other day before leaving for Edmonton I was packing the car and it had rained the night before and a good amount of water was on the top of the trunk. When I opened the trunk and saw that water go sluicing over the trunk and onto the back window I thought, "Dammit that's all going into the trunk!" Only to see it cleverly diverted around the trunk and down and out behind the vehicle.Fuel efficiency on the trip to and from Edmonton was very pleasing. Nice and comfortable for cruising for hours on end, only caveat being those run flats being noisy on the rougher road surfaces.How rough is the suspension in pothole covered streets? Are the bumps muted?Well obviously you have to drive slower down a rough street, the only experience that would be really rough would be in February after buying the vehicle I took it down a residential street in Saskatoon. Which if you lived here you would know means that I took it down a street that hadn't seen a clearing of snow ever. Rutted, bumpy, icy, the CLA was fine over that road as I was only going about 20kph.I've gone over a few small pot holes at speed to see how it went, didn't find it too bad, but you should expect a ride closer to a sports car than a luxury car, as indicated by the fact that the CLA only comes with sport seats or AMG sports seats. It handles very well mind you, good feel for the road.Still hate those run flats, wish I had a set of regular tires to test for a few hours to see if it would be worth it to chuck the factory tires and get new ones in their place.
Quote from: ClarkL on May 28, 2014, 03:00:26 pmStrange thing with the Merc, kind of funny to me too as it falls right into line with what I tell my customers to do first when a problem occurs on their desktop or laptop systems.My passenger seat, the seat back would not adjust, all other movements were fine.My media interface for iPOD did not work, I tested it but never got any connection.In both cases the fix was to essentially reboot the computer.One area of concern for me is that I've found that the trunk hatch liner is held on with plastic rivet/screws, but these seem to be too weak of material or of a slightly poor design to resist the the force applied when the trunk is closed hard, so I've found a few that have popped out, one of which I was able to reinsert and have had no problem with, the other just keeps jumping out. Once removed/used, being plastic they're not reusable well like a metal screw might be.One thing that really pleased me was the other day before leaving for Edmonton I was packing the car and it had rained the night before and a good amount of water was on the top of the trunk. When I opened the trunk and saw that water go sluicing over the trunk and onto the back window I thought, "Dammit that's all going into the trunk!" Only to see it cleverly diverted around the trunk and down and out behind the vehicle.Fuel efficiency on the trip to and from Edmonton was very pleasing. Nice and comfortable for cruising for hours on end, only caveat being those run flats being noisy on the rougher road surfaces.How rough is the suspension in pothole covered streets? Are the bumps muted?
Dammit, dammit, FGC for the loss. I started the car today, heard what sounds like a kid riding a bicycle with a hockey card stuck in the spokes. Turned up the fan to see if that was the noise, loud noise followed by the sound of something breaking.The car is also exhibiting a lot of panel noise now. Not as much as the 17 year old VW Beetle, but not what I'd expect from a brand new automobile.
So it's not a FGC after all.It's a FGM.F'ing G'damn Mouse!A mouse crawled up into the car and started making a nest in my dash.Irony!We gave away to family all but one cat this summer.I really need to finish that damn garage, and must remember to never ever DIY such a large project again.
Quote from: mmret on September 19, 2014, 12:39:02 pmQuote from: ClarkL on September 18, 2014, 04:45:16 pmSo it's not a FGC after all.It's a FGM.F'ing G'damn Mouse!A mouse crawled up into the car and started making a nest in my dash.Irony!We gave away to family all but one cat this summer.I really need to finish that damn garage, and must remember to never ever DIY such a large project again.Shoulda bought a Lexus Or a Kia, maybe the gerbils would have stopped the mouse.
Quote from: ClarkL on September 18, 2014, 04:45:16 pmSo it's not a FGC after all.It's a FGM.F'ing G'damn Mouse!A mouse crawled up into the car and started making a nest in my dash.Irony!We gave away to family all but one cat this summer.I really need to finish that damn garage, and must remember to never ever DIY such a large project again.Shoulda bought a Lexus
