Author Topic: Quick Spin: 2015 Mercedes-Benz B-Class 4MATIC  (Read 8301 times)

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Re: Quick Spin: 2015 Mercedes-Benz B-Class 4MATIC
« Reply #20 on: February 12, 2015, 06:20:16 pm »
EXCELLENT!  No.  Wait.  What's the opposite of excellent?

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Re: Quick Spin: 2015 Mercedes-Benz B-Class 4MATIC
« Reply #21 on: February 12, 2015, 08:08:42 pm »
Much improved. 4MATIC, new electronics (NTG5), refreshed styling with those LED lights, looks very good.

The overall profile still isn't as sexy as the old A3 hatch though.
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Re: Quick Spin: 2015 Mercedes-Benz B-Class 4MATIC
« Reply #22 on: February 12, 2015, 08:27:10 pm »
Much improved. 4MATIC, new electronics (NTG5), refreshed styling with those LED lights, looks very good.

The overall profile still isn't as sexy as the old A3 hatch though.

Audi A3? ???

Nice enough car, but I don't think I've ever heard it called sexy.  I like it for its practicality, but I've always thought it looked kind of frumpy.

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Re: Quick Spin: 2015 Mercedes-Benz B-Class 4MATIC
« Reply #23 on: February 12, 2015, 08:30:41 pm »
Yeah but we're comparing to a B-Class.

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Re: Quick Spin: 2015 Mercedes-Benz B-Class 4MATIC
« Reply #24 on: February 13, 2015, 08:31:38 pm »
Pretty sloppy writing.

"I can’t emphasize how superior these displays are compared with most of the competition."

Why not?

Of course you mean "can't emphasize ENOUGH". If you mean it, say it - why should the reader put in all the missing words that writers who can't even be bothered to spend a few seconds proofreading leave out.

As for the review itself, no insights. Just that it has a QUALITY display. High or low? We'll assume high. How about pricing? Looks to be worth about $30K.

Very few people would be caught riding around in this dorkmobile - I looked at one in the MB showroom, and the interior was as awful as the CLA, perhaps worse and that's saying something. Door cards too small to cover the painted metal for a start.

Blinded by the light of the MB badge. No wonder people buy Hyundai/Kia - you can see what you're getting and in general they don't go wrong. But hey, a SUPERB colour display and a gigantic cartoonish MB badge overrides my objections.

Sure I'm persnickety, but I don't get paid to write, and it'd be a sorry day in hell if I turned out copy like this which essentially says almost nothing of interest. Summary: It now has 4Matic, has minute dimension changes that still leave it as awkward looking as a new born foal, has a GREAT display, and it costs too much. Did I mention it has a GREAT display?

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Re: Quick Spin: 2015 Mercedes-Benz B-Class 4MATIC
« Reply #25 on: February 14, 2015, 11:02:32 am »

Sure I'm persnickety, but I don't get paid to write, and it'd be a sorry day in hell if I turned out copy like this which essentially says almost nothing of interest. Summary: It now has 4Matic, has minute dimension changes that still leave it as awkward looking as a new born foal, has a GREAT display, and it costs too much. Did I mention it has a GREAT display?
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Re: Quick Spin: 2015 Mercedes-Benz B-Class 4MATIC
« Reply #26 on: February 14, 2015, 11:19:33 am »
Lots of unreliability and assembly issues seem to plague them.

  unreliability?   surely not Mercedes!  :rofl2:
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Re: Quick Spin: 2015 Mercedes-Benz B-Class 4MATIC
« Reply #27 on: February 17, 2015, 12:24:38 pm »
Wonder if the Euro delivery program up here is the same as what's offered in the US? 7% off the car, two plane tickets to Germany, 15 days insurance and free shipping to your local dealer. Being Canadians, we probably get charged 7% extra + freight. 10% for QC residents.
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Re: Quick Spin: 2015 Mercedes-Benz B-Class 4MATIC
« Reply #28 on: February 17, 2015, 03:23:21 pm »
Being Canadians, we probably get charged 7% extra + freight. 10% for QC residents.

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