Best Quote for 525 ?
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Re: Best Quote for 525 ?
Well, its just a little bit of HP difference and also, that's not the main selling point. Both are of similar class and are often compared against each other but the very fact that the MERC is reaching that particular model's product cycle and thus has slightly more to offer and lower price than the bimmer sounds like a great deal for some. Not as if the new face lifted model would be alot more revolutionary. But either way, I tested both and I have the say that surprisingly, the Mercs felt really smooth through gear changes because of its 7G tronic and the safety features are pretty awesome. The 5 is still more of a drivers car but given the offerings by both companies, 20K less is a substantial amount of savings and come to think of it, we're looking at an avant garde specced merc E230 versus a normal 525i, and yes i understand you won't really go wrong with either one but man, 20K worth of savings really is a consideration point...
donaldho;391765 said:
Well, its just a little bit of HP difference and also, that's not the main selling point. Both are of similar class and are often compared against each other but the very fact that the MERC is reaching that particular model's product cycle and thus has slightly more to offer and lower price than the bimmer sounds like a great deal for some. Not as if the new face lifted model would be alot more revolutionary. But either way, I tested both and I have the say that surprisingly, the Mercs felt really smooth through gear changes because of its 7G tronic and the safety features are pretty awesome. The 5 is still more of a drivers car but given the offerings by both companies, 20K less is a substantial amount of savings and come to think of it, we're looking at an avant garde specced merc E230 versus a normal 525i, and yes i understand you won't really go wrong with either one but man, 20K worth of savings really is a consideration point...
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Re: Best Quote for 525 ?
Did consider the GS300 as well but being a 3 liter which means higher road tax and fuel consumption plus the wifey said car looks too big for her to handle , limited my choice to the 525 and A6 2.8
Finally went for the 525, and is happy with the decision
Cheers
Did consider the GS300 as well but being a 3 liter which means higher road tax and fuel consumption plus the wifey said car looks too big for her to handle , limited my choice to the 525 and A6 2.8
Finally went for the 525, and is happy with the decision
Cheers
Re: Best Quote for 525 ?
I tried both the E200 Kompressor and the E230. Dunno what the price differences vis-a-vis their Bimmer counterparts are right now, but I found both the E-class models I tried noisy.
For the E200K, the engine sounds like a taxi when revved - probably because of the supercharger.
So I tried the E230, and the engine and gearbox is much smoother. However, this then exposed another weakness in the E-class - sound insulation is surprisingly bad. I could hear so much tyre/wind noise at 60 km/h that I didn't feel like driving any faster. The power steering is also way too light, IMHO.
On the plus side, the stock sound system is better than in the 520, 523 and the latest batch of lower-specced 525s.
For the reasons above, I wouldn't consider the E-class.
Just my 2 cents' worth.
razer;391774 said:
I tried both the E200 Kompressor and the E230. Dunno what the price differences vis-a-vis their Bimmer counterparts are right now, but I found both the E-class models I tried noisy.
For the E200K, the engine sounds like a taxi when revved - probably because of the supercharger.
So I tried the E230, and the engine and gearbox is much smoother. However, this then exposed another weakness in the E-class - sound insulation is surprisingly bad. I could hear so much tyre/wind noise at 60 km/h that I didn't feel like driving any faster. The power steering is also way too light, IMHO.
On the plus side, the stock sound system is better than in the 520, 523 and the latest batch of lower-specced 525s.
For the reasons above, I wouldn't consider the E-class.
Just my 2 cents' worth.
