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Hi All, new member... so go easy with me ;-)
So, on order I have:
A180 AMG Sport, Mountain Grey, Harmon Kardon Sound | Map Pilot | Privacy | Command | 6CD
Ordered at the end of February and I'm being told my build / delivery / dispatch date is 19th July 2013 - seems lengthy to me having seen some other posts with super speedy delivery dates?! So excited to be getting it and July can't come soon enough... the chaps at the local MB dealership are getting a tad annoyed at me dropping in regurlarly just to sit in the showroom vehicle =)
Couple of questions for my fellow forum friends:
1) Worried that choosing the A180 (1.5d) is the wrong move? Can anyone help allay my fearsthat this will be underpowered! Last 2 cars: Currently in a BMW 320d M Sport and previously to that, a Honda Civic Type S 2.2d. Obviously I'm aware that I'm going from 2L+ down to a 1.5L but this was primarily company car related, in that we're all being encouraged to go green (£1000 incentive for staying below 100mg Co2!) and that with fuel prices so high and the company fuel expences limit barely seeing me break even, the 1.5 mowta seemed the logical choice all round... all the better it's comes wrapped in AMG finery, i'm just a tad sceptical about performace - I do some pretty hefty miles up and down the country. My wife has a spanking new Nissan Qashqai which I believe carries the exact same 1.5L Renault lump up front. Now, this is heaver, taller (child friendly in our case!) car and although the engine is OK at motorway speeds, lower speeds often feel lumpy. Any advise from fellow 1.5ers would be greatly appreciated!
2) Couldn't afford the Pano roof upgrade... am I missing out? Any other options that folks out there feel area must do? As you'll no doubt guess, interactivity and a passion for music saw my cash get sunk into the Harmon Kardon upgrade which triggered a couple of other essential upgrades that you have to take before you are 'allowed' to have the HK sound. Whileon the subject, anyone else out there got the HK Sound upgrade - thoughts?
Think that's it for now... any thoughts welcome or tips, equally so.
I'm going to enjoy spending time on the forum... just need a car to show off now ;-)
Until next time...
Russ
So, on order I have:
A180 AMG Sport, Mountain Grey, Harmon Kardon Sound | Map Pilot | Privacy | Command | 6CD
Ordered at the end of February and I'm being told my build / delivery / dispatch date is 19th July 2013 - seems lengthy to me having seen some other posts with super speedy delivery dates?! So excited to be getting it and July can't come soon enough... the chaps at the local MB dealership are getting a tad annoyed at me dropping in regurlarly just to sit in the showroom vehicle =)
Couple of questions for my fellow forum friends:
1) Worried that choosing the A180 (1.5d) is the wrong move? Can anyone help allay my fearsthat this will be underpowered! Last 2 cars: Currently in a BMW 320d M Sport and previously to that, a Honda Civic Type S 2.2d. Obviously I'm aware that I'm going from 2L+ down to a 1.5L but this was primarily company car related, in that we're all being encouraged to go green (£1000 incentive for staying below 100mg Co2!) and that with fuel prices so high and the company fuel expences limit barely seeing me break even, the 1.5 mowta seemed the logical choice all round... all the better it's comes wrapped in AMG finery, i'm just a tad sceptical about performace - I do some pretty hefty miles up and down the country. My wife has a spanking new Nissan Qashqai which I believe carries the exact same 1.5L Renault lump up front. Now, this is heaver, taller (child friendly in our case!) car and although the engine is OK at motorway speeds, lower speeds often feel lumpy. Any advise from fellow 1.5ers would be greatly appreciated!
2) Couldn't afford the Pano roof upgrade... am I missing out? Any other options that folks out there feel area must do? As you'll no doubt guess, interactivity and a passion for music saw my cash get sunk into the Harmon Kardon upgrade which triggered a couple of other essential upgrades that you have to take before you are 'allowed' to have the HK sound. Whileon the subject, anyone else out there got the HK Sound upgrade - thoughts?
Think that's it for now... any thoughts welcome or tips, equally so.
I'm going to enjoy spending time on the forum... just need a car to show off now ;-)
Until next time...
Russ