merc a class?

[Curtoise]

anyone had one of these or know someone who has, my mum is thinking of getting one, just want to know if they are as crap as they look?:confused:

[craig green]

Tell her to get a Nova mate (said in chavvy voice) holding a stella can & fag.

[napalm_27]

mate use to work for merc and had one for a week or two and it was epic fun for what it was
they handle quite well actually

[Curtoise]

reli nice lol, i said a nova but she said no lol

[smithy64]

i think they r sexy, i cud imagine one lowered on a set of deep dish.
fair do`s they are good cars.

[Curtoise]

im talking about the old ones lol not the new ones lol

[draper]

didnt the old one have th eissue of tipping over ?

[smithy64]

what reg mate

[blue_peg_16v]

top heavy crap handling expensive to repair not very well put together mercs arnt what they once were

[Curtoise]

yeh i thought they had a problem with tipping over tbh, i think the later mk1's if u like, have a longer wheelbase to stop this.

[Fester]

Honest John info:

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/mercedes-benz/a-class-1998/


The negatives do tend to be a bit dramatic on HJ though lol

[Stuart]

the tipping over was on development cars, so would be fixed for road cars..... I dont think even merc have the cash to pay out for deaths due to something they could fix on a mass run lol.

[puntogtbax]

wouldnt bother with 1

[smcgsi16v]

They are for either invilids or old people and generally driven by numpties.

Unless your mother fits into one of theses catergories, tell her not to bother.

[Curtoise]

okidoke lol i will tell her not to reply, need some other cool hatches for 2 - 3 grand

[L14MNP]

they handle quite well actually

im talking about the old onesl

Two words.
http://howlingforjustice.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/bull-elk.jpg
http://www.madison-schools.com/efm/lib/efm/aptitude_test.gif

I'm sure some of the early ones that were released failed the elk test?

[Stuart]

Suzuki Swift FTW

[TWAG]

I had one as i hire car for 2 months, couldnt wait to give it back!

It was a nippy litle car, but certainly not for me. Did my back in because the seats where uncomfortable.

What pissed me off more is that some pr**k smacked the wing mirror off. Cost me a fortune to replace

[bmw156]

they rot well, no joke lol.

[dj_wudgey]

yea there sh*te mate!!! early ones are any way!!

[Curtoise]

i see thans for te advice, know any other hatches for 2-3 k ?

[Stuart]

Suzuki Swift, Mitsi Colt, get your lazy ass onto autotrader, etc

[FB_evolutions]

unkle had one! had nothing but electric problams then had nothing but more problams with merc them selfs when it went in for repairs! he had the A class for over a year and i think it had go in 5 or times 6 - and some of the times it was in for 1 or 2 weeks

[Curtoise]

Suzuki Swift, Mitsi Colt, get your lazy ass onto autotrader, etc

surley they are more than 3k!?

[Stuart]

I'd hope not, but have a look..... its of no benefit for me to look at swifts etc as I dont want one :p

[muzzy]

My mother in law loved the Swift she got as a courtesy car, but then she has a Corsa D so anything's an upgrade.

[Rysee]

Stepmum had one, she made my Dad get rid of it as she didn't feel safe in it and had a couple of roundabout incidents... could just be cause she's a fat horrible bitch though

[Saloony]

Ive just recently bought my mum one. Y plate 1.4 Auto with 55k on it. Magic little car. Yeah it is built to a budget, low end merc, but go check a corsa and things arent so bad in the Hitler patrol car world. Parts wise, im not finding gen merc stuff cheaper than gen ford or vauxhall. I like it, it suits my mum, its only ever gonna be a town car, so well in for it. If it is gonna be on some long hauls, the longer wheel base one with a larger motor is better stumping for.

[C2VXL]

I work for Merc. I'd try and avoid the older ones....Tend to have gearbox and ECU problems both costing the value of the car + to fix. Like someone else said, they're not put together well at all. Creek, rattle and break. Would avoid them if possible.

They sorted all the previous issues with the new one but you aren't going to get a newer model for between 2-3k.

Thanks,

Owen.