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By Ged Maxwell
First Drives
19 September 2007 05:30
Yes, and Mercedes should be congratulated for this. No chasing some spurious ‘lifestyle’ ideal for them, and ending up with an impractical wagon that’s barely roomier than the saloon. The C-Class estate looks good and is practical to, err, boot. What would be even more sensible would be a 4MATIC four-wheel-drive version, giving the perfect alternative for those who need a 4x4 but hate the things. Unfortunately, it can’t be engineered for right-hand-drive, and the market here is too small to justify it. Pity about this faux pas, because otherwise the C-Class is flawlessly engineered, despite slightly scratchy dash plastics. Mercedes estates have always been long-lived things, and this feels no exception.
Extremely safe estate majors on practicality, not marketing-led ‘active 30-something who lives life to the MAXXX’ nonsense, and is an amply satisfying car as a result. It’s elegant sophistication should cost around £1000 more than the respective saloon when it arrives in spring 08; not cheap, then, but those who buy it will certainly see the worth. Now if only we could figure out why the promo pictures for the C-class estate featured a bear…
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ga41 says
RE: Mercedes C220 CDI estate CAR review
Why shouldnt we? Feel free to join the the free thinkers down at the basement.
Why shouldnt we?
Feel free to join the the free thinkers down at the basement.
09 September 2009 12:27
OldToot says
Ah, all that kerfuffle or registering makes my little point on a two year old story seem so trivial now - but now I'm here I'll just add that using a washing machine as an example of what you can fit in a car is not that illuminating - I got mine home in a Corolla I borrowed because it wouldn't fit in my Alfa saloon. The tumble drier, which is roughly the same size, came home in my Ka. And that's my point, really - you can fit white goods in almost any hatchback or estate. You're looking forward to more comments from me already, I can tell.
Ah, all that kerfuffle or registering makes my little point on a two year old story seem so trivial now - but now I'm here I'll just add that using a washing machine as an example of what you can fit in a car is not that illuminating - I got mine home in a Corolla I borrowed because it wouldn't fit in my Alfa saloon. The tumble drier, which is roughly the same size, came home in my Ka.
And that's my point, really - you can fit white goods in almost any hatchback or estate. You're looking forward to more comments from me already, I can tell.
09 September 2009 11:20
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