The W205 from a BMW owners perspective.
03-09-2015, 08:04 PM
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2012 C250 Sport
I do think MB has found it's way again w/ the current S-Class and C-Class. After 20 yrs of chasing Lexus prices and BMW sportiness (and failing badly at both), it's decided to make expensive, well-engineered cars again (CLA/GLA notwithstanding).
I'm confused about BMW's getting softer, however. While I found the ride quality of the last-gen Sports-packaged 335i to be completely unacceptable, it seems that most people loved it (or the looks, at least). Wasn't the 3-series the top seller in its segment? Can't imagine why BMW felt the need to change the soul of the car so much. Or, at least, so I hear, since I haven't driven the new one. ::shrug:: I agree w/ the poster who said that BMWs prob reached their zenith in the late 1990s/early 2000s.
As for me, I'm not due for a new car for another 3 yrs or so. And, in all seriousness, I think I've found the spirit of the 1980's MBs I so loved in... a Golf Sportwagen (the regular Golf's a wee bit too small, for my tastes)?!?!?! Strange, but true. The structure of the MQB is AMAZING. Very Mercedes-like....
08-17-2015, 04:20 PM
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I have been with MB a long time but I appreciate hearing the perspective coming from another brand.
The one thing MB did on the W205 is to add a sunglass holder. I had wanted that for years but MB would never do it. I no longer need a sunglass holder as I now wear Rx glasses
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There is a MB way of doing things and I guess I have gotten used to it. With my W205 the learning curve was with multimedia controls (very different from my 2012 E350) and Distronic.
The one thing MB did on the W205 is to add a sunglass holder. I had wanted that for years but MB would never do it. I no longer need a sunglass holder as I now wear Rx glasses
.There is a MB way of doing things and I guess I have gotten used to it. With my W205 the learning curve was with multimedia controls (very different from my 2012 E350) and Distronic.
