I'm finding myself strangley drawn to one of these since my previous car was written off! Anyone got one and is it possible to get a mountain bike in the back of it easily enough?
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Mercedes A Class
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Posted 1 year ago #
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They're rubbish
Posted 1 year ago # -
Don't do it. Horrible, horrible little car. I had one for a year and I hated it. I had the 1.4 petrol engine and it had absolutely no poke at all and was quite heavy. There's very little space in the back and no way to attatch a bike rack. Repairs will set you back a small fortune.
Also, people (me) will point and laugh at you and it will fall over on corners.
The only plus side was a slightly elevated driving position if that lights yer candle.
Posted 1 year ago # -
My Mum had an A1.6. It was fine in terms of poke, considering the type of car it was. I liked driving it, but being a back seat passenger was uncomfortable. When I came back from an over seas adventure with my Wife, my Dad collected us from the station in the car and it easily fitted 2 bike boxes, 2 big bags and 3 people.
You can easily fit a bike a the back of one.
Posted 1 year ago # -
There is no evidence that the A class falls over in corners in real world situations. The elk test that gave the A Class its reputation is not a realistic test of a real world situation, and the A class didn't kill anyone in an accident of the kind that the elk test purports to emulate.
Strangely a car that did kill people with lift off over steer, the Audi TT, went on to sell by the bucket load and can't fit an bike in the boot.
Posted 1 year ago # -
I had a diesel A class for two weeks as a courtesy car.
Without doubt, the worst car I have ever driven (and I once drove a Nissan Note)
Posted 1 year ago # -
I love the Note! I am a not a Troll.
Posted 1 year ago # -
A-Class = Utter shite bought by people who want a Mercedes badge.
(I have a Mercedes, but it's an old classic, so it doesn't count as a c0ckwagen, IMO!
)Save your money, by a Skoda Fabia/Seat/Polo/Anything else instead!
Posted 1 year ago # -
I had an A160 and it was rubbish, got rid of it for a Golf
you can't polish a turd
Posted 1 year ago # -
I hated everything about the hire A Class we had on holiday apart from the engine - 1.x Turbo Diesel and it shifted...but the rest of the car was terrible...felt like I was driving an original Kia Pride rather than a Mercedes...just terrible, felt very cheap and just didn't do it...I'd refuse to accept it if it was handed to me ever again...
Posted 1 year ago # -
Fair enough guys, so the hunt continues!
Posted 1 year ago # -
behave!!! the new a class is great!
its got loads of space in the boot area. ok its not enough for a bike, but you cant fit a bike into a focus either! which btw is probally bigger.
i drove the 1.4 version. its a mercedes with comfort and saftey. its not a rally car. its for people to drive about town in a nice stylish looking car.
compare the focus to the a class for example. both have same outputs really..
personal choice but i thought it was cool
Posted 1 year ago # -
new model is no better in fact worse than the old one.
the rear radius arms still wear out after 3 years
the front & rear suspension springs break like toffee
steering column knocks like hell after 2 years if your lucky.
petrol engines can,t breat hproperly due to the design of the engine resulting in mayonaise style filler necks.and if you ever get a flat & use the spare make sure you use the supplied shorter bolts for the spare or wave by by to £300.00.utter junk 7 build in south africa like most mercs these days
Posted 1 year ago # -
Drove one hope not to again. Dull unresponsive flimsy pile ****.
the 1.1 pug 205 i had was better put together and infinately more fun.Posted 1 year ago #
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