1. Buying Experience:
a) The dealer end was pretty good and very helpful, I'd give a 5 star to the Bangalore Dealer for that. I purchased the vehicle and drove to Lucknow my hometown and felt amazing since its a brand new Benz.
2. Driving Experience:
a) The Engine, the performance AMAZING... But, the issue is with the handling and the unwanted noises associated to the vehicle parts, for example:
(i) The tyres make a very disturbing sound when taking sharp turns esp when dealing with U-turns
(ii) The brakes are very noisy esp if the vehicle is used after breaks of more than 4 hours ( OFFICE SCENES) {P.S. gets embarrassing with the team saying , " sir is that a car or a Military Tank"
3. The SAD PART of buying this CAR and the realities which they won't tell you :
a) NO NAVIGATION - Pay additional to get a NAV System Memory card which occupies your memory card slot
b) Seats are NOT Cooled
c) No Cooling Glove BOX
d) The EXTRA TYRE got to be additional and also, occupies space which actually fits well under the BOOT Partition.
4. Service & Maintenance:
The spares and accessories are overpriced compared to the other competitors.. The less said the better.
5. Pros and Cons:
a) PROS:
(i) The long route drives - AMAZING
(ii) Road Presence: 9/10
(ii) Handling on off Road : 8/10
(iii) City Drive: 10/10
(iv) Fuel Efficiency: GOOD (11/10) for a 2.2 Engine !!
b) CONS:
(i) No Touch Screen
(ii) No Nav System
(iii) No Cooled seats
(iv) Some dealers do a hush job in servicing the vehicle
(v) Better things can be provided in this price as given by the competitors ( BMW/AUDI India)
(vi) The noises made while turning and brakes and UGH.... can be handled.
(vii) THE UNDER-BELLY OF THE CAR IS VERY SENSITIVE....One bump on a high speed breaker WILL CAUSE A LEAK.
Rest the decision is of the BUYERS !! Have happy and safe purchase ...
regards to ALL,
Ankit Srivastava
LUCKNOW