Calling all Brits - the Limey thread.
05-24-2016, 01:22 AM
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Calling all Brits - the Limey thread.
Greetings everybody from across the Pond. So pleased to have found a Board with a GLC sub-forum, I've been lurking ever since I ordered my 220d Sport back in December. My baby has now been born in Bremen and arrives in a mere 3 weeks so hopefully I'll have something to contribute to the forum.
Just thought I'd open a thread for other Brits to make themselves known or perhaps post more relevant UK-specific problems, tips or advice. We do have an MB Club UK forum here in Blighty but, alas, no X253 section. Be advised most problems, tips and advice will revolve around the availability of tea or the maintenance of a stiff upper lip
Here's the spec for my 220d Sport:
Designo Hyacinth Red Metallic Paint
Premium Plus Package
Driver Assist Package
Off-road Package (18-inch wheels)
Air Suspension
360 degree Camera
Total £41,247 On The Road which represents an 8% discount off net price (ex-VAT) via car broker Orange Wheels.
Just thought I'd open a thread for other Brits to make themselves known or perhaps post more relevant UK-specific problems, tips or advice. We do have an MB Club UK forum here in Blighty but, alas, no X253 section. Be advised most problems, tips and advice will revolve around the availability of tea or the maintenance of a stiff upper lip
Here's the spec for my 220d Sport:
Designo Hyacinth Red Metallic Paint
Premium Plus Package
Driver Assist Package
Off-road Package (18-inch wheels)
Air Suspension
360 degree Camera
Total £41,247 On The Road which represents an 8% discount off net price (ex-VAT) via car broker Orange Wheels.
05-24-2016, 04:21 AM
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I'm going to take this opportunity to apologise to our colonial cousins. When the pilgrims left Plymouth for the New World they didn't load enough sacks containing the letter 'U' and because of a shortage of the letter 'S' they took extra sacks containing the letter 'Z'. And that's why today there are "motorized vehicles in a variety of colors" 
05-24-2016, 08:11 AM
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Welcome Brits from the Aussie thread.Nice to compare RHD Veh versions. Would be interested to see what build differences. In Oz we do not have acoustic glass in our doors like our Pacific cousins.
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05-24-2016, 08:30 AM
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Well it really irks me that us Poms don't get the option of the 250 petrol engine. I think a low annual mileage is better suited to a petrol engine. I believe you guys are forced into sidesteps and 360 degree cameras as standard fitment but here they are optioned. I suppose you need them as you are driving upsidedown all the time
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05-24-2016, 09:36 AM
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Yes, technically I did place my order in early December but the order is not officially ratified until the dealer's stock controller secures a production slot. Unfortunately Bremen weren't giving the robots any Hyacinth Red paint to put in their spray guns at that time. It wasn't until 24 February that production slots for May were released showing red paint combined with a black ash interior again. Allowing for shipping, my car will tentatively be at the dealer on 9 or 10 June. I'm now counting down the sleeps until it arrives.
05-24-2016, 04:17 PM
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Welcome aboard Toobad from a fellow Brit.
That's a hell of a wait but I bet there aren't many GLC vehicles in your part of the country?
Well worth the wait
ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's a hell of a wait but I bet there aren't many GLC vehicles in your part of the country?
Well worth the wait
ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
05-25-2016, 05:35 AM
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Just checking in here. Our order is almost identical to yours, Toobad: same broker and deal too, although just ordinary paint on it. Bit worried about your timescale, as we ordered in March and have an estimated delivery date of the end of June. Oh well, it will turn up eventually I suppose.
05-25-2016, 06:07 AM
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Hi Martyn. Actually the timescale is not a whole lot different to yours. The fly in my ointment was the red paint. Although I paid a deposit in December my order couldn't be loaded on to the system until 24 Feb because that was when they released the slots for the next run of red cars. In reality it will be about 15 weeks from ordering to arrival at the dealer's showroom.
Incidentally, did they upsell you with their £400 Supagard paint treatment? I declined it and have bought a dual action orbital polisher and will do my own new car paint correction and protection. I hate the way you get free orange peel with every new car there days. That's Health and Safety progress for you!
Incidentally, did they upsell you with their £400 Supagard paint treatment? I declined it and have bought a dual action orbital polisher and will do my own new car paint correction and protection. I hate the way you get free orange peel with every new car there days. That's Health and Safety progress for you!
05-25-2016, 12:23 PM
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Hi Martyn. Actually the timescale is not a whole lot different to yours. The fly in my ointment was the red paint. Although I paid a deposit in December my order couldn't be loaded on to the system until 24 Feb because that was when they released the slots for the next run of red cars. In reality it will be about 15 weeks from ordering to arrival at the dealer's showroom.
Incidentally, did they upsell you with their £400 Supagard paint treatment? I declined it and have bought a dual action orbital polisher and will do my own new car paint correction and protection. I hate the way you get free orange peel with every new car there days. That's Health and Safety progress for you!
Incidentally, did they upsell you with their £400 Supagard paint treatment? I declined it and have bought a dual action orbital polisher and will do my own new car paint correction and protection. I hate the way you get free orange peel with every new car there days. That's Health and Safety progress for you!
05-25-2016, 04:58 PM
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I resisted the extra sales pressure and will arrange my own GAP insurance and I've lined up a local detailer to give it a full GTechniq treatment inside and out as soon as it arrives. As a pensioner, I have time to do a weekly twin bucket wash thereafter but I wouldn't trust myself taking a power tool to it! 15 weeks does sound more like it - that's one advantage of picking a boring grey then.
Hi Martyn,
Just as a heads up, I got a great deal on GAP insurance for my wife's GLC.
Paid £147 for three years Total loss Gap insurance @ Insurance 123.
In addition paid £399 for tyre and alloy insurance for three years.
Cost for dealership GAP was equivalent to the above two combined.
Always shop around
05-26-2016, 01:41 AM
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British licence (note the correct spelling ) plates conform to a standard layout. The first group of 2 letters indicate where in the UK the vehicle was first registered, the next group of 2 numbers tell you which year and which 6-month segment of that year the car was registered as new and the final group of 3 letters are arbitrarily assigned from a block of letters issued to the car dealer. The age designators change in March and September so the newest cars currently have a 16 on their licence plates - the 1 means new since March and the 6 means registered in 2016. From September new cars will show 66 on their plate. The change of plate in March and September causes a spike in car sales as people hold off their purchase so they can sport the very latest licence plate. At one time the year identifier was only changed once every year but it was decided this skewed car sales so dramatically and caused huge logistical problems in the supply chain so we adopted the current twice-yearly system.
Of course there is a big market for personal plates from people who want to disguise the age of their car or just display something a bit different. You cannot obtain a plate that makes your car look younger than it actually is but there are many companies who trade in desirable plates including the Government's own licencing department who hold back plates perceived to have additional value because the character combination forms an approximation for a word or phrase or anything meaningful to a particular person like their initials or name. These plates are priced according to their desirability and can be then assigned to your vehicle either from new or to replace an existing conventional plate.
Click here for UK Government Licence Plate Sales
) plates conform to a standard layout. The first group of 2 letters indicate where in the UK the vehicle was first registered, the next group of 2 numbers tell you which year and which 6-month segment of that year the car was registered as new and the final group of 3 letters are arbitrarily assigned from a block of letters issued to the car dealer. The age designators change in March and September so the newest cars currently have a 16 on their licence plates - the 1 means new since March and the 6 means registered in 2016. From September new cars will show 66 on their plate. The change of plate in March and September causes a spike in car sales as people hold off their purchase so they can sport the very latest licence plate. At one time the year identifier was only changed once every year but it was decided this skewed car sales so dramatically and caused huge logistical problems in the supply chain so we adopted the current twice-yearly system.Of course there is a big market for personal plates from people who want to disguise the age of their car or just display something a bit different. You cannot obtain a plate that makes your car look younger than it actually is but there are many companies who trade in desirable plates including the Government's own licencing department who hold back plates perceived to have additional value because the character combination forms an approximation for a word or phrase or anything meaningful to a particular person like their initials or name. These plates are priced according to their desirability and can be then assigned to your vehicle either from new or to replace an existing conventional plate.
Click here for UK Government Licence Plate Sales
05-26-2016, 05:03 AM
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I need to get roof bars for the GLC. Has anyone in the UK bought them? How much were they and did you get them direct from the MB dealer or somewhere else?
05-26-2016, 05:17 AM
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You lot of luck lads .Here am i , with this old 27 year old 260E , screwing my butt off to keep it on the road .And i read about you lads waiting for a new car to come. Enjoy it.
05-26-2016, 05:45 AM
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3018591886....N36.S1.R1.TR3
The supplier has a FAQ - translated here (I hope):
https://translate.google.co.uk/trans...-text=&act=url
Last edited by MartynW; 05-26-2016 at 05:49 AM. Reason: Added FAQ link
05-26-2016, 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Toobad
British licence (note the correct spelling ) plates conform to a standard layout. The first group of 2 letters indicate where in the UK the vehicle was first registered, the next group of 2 numbers tell you which year and which 6-month segment of that year the car was registered as new and the final group of 3 letters are arbitrarily assigned from a block of letters issued to the car dealer. The age designators change in March and September so the newest cars currently have a 16 on their licence plates - the 1 means new since March and the 6 means registered in 2016. From September new cars will show 66 on their plate. The change of plate in March and September causes a spike in car sales as people hold off their purchase so they can sport the very latest licence plate. At one time the year identifier was only changed once every year but it was decided this skewed car sales so dramatically and caused huge logistical problems in the supply chain so we adopted the current twice-yearly system.
Of course there is a big market for personal plates from people who want to disguise the age of their car or just display something a bit different. You cannot obtain a plate that makes your car look younger than it actually is but there are many companies who trade in desirable plates including the Government's own licencing department who hold back plates perceived to have additional value because the character combination forms an approximation for a word or phrase or anything meaningful to a particular person like their initials or name. These plates are priced according to their desirability and can be then assigned to your vehicle either from new or to replace an existing conventional plate.
Click here for UK Government Licence Plate Sales
) plates conform to a standard layout. The first group of 2 letters indicate where in the UK the vehicle was first registered, the next group of 2 numbers tell you which year and which 6-month segment of that year the car was registered as new and the final group of 3 letters are arbitrarily assigned from a block of letters issued to the car dealer. The age designators change in March and September so the newest cars currently have a 16 on their licence plates - the 1 means new since March and the 6 means registered in 2016. From September new cars will show 66 on their plate. The change of plate in March and September causes a spike in car sales as people hold off their purchase so they can sport the very latest licence plate. At one time the year identifier was only changed once every year but it was decided this skewed car sales so dramatically and caused huge logistical problems in the supply chain so we adopted the current twice-yearly system.Of course there is a big market for personal plates from people who want to disguise the age of their car or just display something a bit different. You cannot obtain a plate that makes your car look younger than it actually is but there are many companies who trade in desirable plates including the Government's own licencing department who hold back plates perceived to have additional value because the character combination forms an approximation for a word or phrase or anything meaningful to a particular person like their initials or name. These plates are priced according to their desirability and can be then assigned to your vehicle either from new or to replace an existing conventional plate.
Click here for UK Government Licence Plate Sales
Seems like a stressful thing to have an added layer for when to decide on my next car purchase should be! I had no idea that they were assigned in this way; I admit I was only thinking about how I liked the elongated rectangle over our 4:6 one, and the bold color combinations
