Will B-Class ever come to US??
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Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Surrey B.C.
2013 GLK 350 4 matic
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The B and C are two different cars altogether. I did not want a sedan (of any make) as I don't like the seating position, I prefer to sit up a little higher. This car fit the bill in more ways than one.
I do hope that they bring in the B and the CDI would really be great for someone like my husband who drive 25-30k miles a year.
I do hope that they bring in the B and the CDI would really be great for someone like my husband who drive 25-30k miles a year.
Bill F
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From: Vancouver Island, B.C. Canada
2005 smart cabrio; 2008 Mercedes-Benz B 200
6553 of the B Classes have been imported to Canada in two years, so it is selling very well, closing in on the Canadian C Class sales volumes.
The C class wagon is tiny inside. I cannot set the front seat in a C Class to fit me and then get in the rear seat behind. Even getting my feet in the rear door and into the footwell is nearly impossible, and I am only 6'3" and 220 lbs. Because I have tall kids, the C Class (sedan and wagon) were eliminated on that point alone. Think of the C as a 2+2, at best, unless your family members are all small and short.
So the B has more legroom, more headroom, wider rear doors, easier ingress/egress, 2.5" longer wheelbase, greater cargo capacity, better fuel economy and equal quality to the C wagon. The B is built in Rastatt, not far from the Rhine.
The C class wagon is tiny inside. I cannot set the front seat in a C Class to fit me and then get in the rear seat behind. Even getting my feet in the rear door and into the footwell is nearly impossible, and I am only 6'3" and 220 lbs. Because I have tall kids, the C Class (sedan and wagon) were eliminated on that point alone. Think of the C as a 2+2, at best, unless your family members are all small and short.
So the B has more legroom, more headroom, wider rear doors, easier ingress/egress, 2.5" longer wheelbase, greater cargo capacity, better fuel economy and equal quality to the C wagon. The B is built in Rastatt, not far from the Rhine.
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From: Vancouver Island
Fast forward 17+ years - different username but same person - we still have the 5 speed B 200, 355,000 km, original clutch, engine burns no oil, original gearbox. It was a decent enough car that we have decided to order another Mercedes, this time a GLC 350e.
