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Re: Schu agree w/you bout the C class
Posted by Rex (more from Rex) on Wed, 5 Dec 2001 14:19:17
In Reply to: Thanks for the tip, Polaris, Tue, 4 Dec 2001 19:17:50
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Got to agree w/the above. Test drove a C320 wagon b4 buying the lpt 9-5 wagon. The test drive started auspiciously enough w/a nice demo of the advanced ABS system where the sales guy took his hands off the wheel and came to an unswervingly straight stop w/2 wheels on tarmac and 2 wheels on dirt. Also the usual spiel about the structural integrity of the car and quality of hides etc. At that point he cut us loose and we took the car off for a good hour. What struck me (and it may be a function of my height) was that the Driver's side door post and cross-member was so overly bolstered and hefty as to render peripheral vision almost non-existant. Merging on to the freeway almost gave me a heart attack and the side mirrors were not big enough to alleviate this obvious shortcoming.
So the car that was over engineered for safety fell down in an area that I would consider key. Having watched my wife contort and writhe in her attempts to merge we left w/no regrets. Oh and then there was the small matter of the $40k + price tab:)
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Posts in this Thread:
- Cockpit Design Anomolies/Deficiencies, GaryG, Sun, 2 Dec 2001 22:12:07
- Re: Cockpit Design Anomolies/Deficiencies, keeton, Mon, 3 Dec 2001 23:21:51
- Re: Cockpit Design Anomolies/Deficiencies, Lou, Mon, 3 Dec 2001 15:31:39
- night panel works great IMHO, Thomas L, Tue, 4 Dec 2001 15:55:55
- B747s have PFD off switch..., Eli5, Mon, 3 Dec 2001 22:49:17
- Re: Cockpit Design Anomolies/Deficiencies, LHD, Mon, 3 Dec 2001 19:40:09
- Re:cruise lights, Ed in NC, Mon, 3 Dec 2001 16:09:39
- probly a safety thing rear fog can b bad if left on n/m, swan, Mon, 3 Dec 2001 14:26:46
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