Mrs BBs CLK was in for a service today - main dealer. One of the benefits of this annual ritual is that I get a go in a new Merc. Usually it's a basic saloon, but today I got a new C250CDI estate. Twin turbos and lots of toys.
It went very well, but as with all 4-cylinder Merc diesels it is quite gravelly at idle, even when warm. The PSA/Ford diesel in my S-Max is far smoother. But slower. This twin turbo really shifts, and the handling on this face-lifted W204 model is taughter than the earlier cars, and this was 'only' the quite rare Elegance trim (which I prefer to the Sport) if only because it has the gun sights at the front of the bonnet. Quite a Q-car, although the rear wheel-arch winglets would give it away to a close observer that bigger wheels meant bigger power. Glass roof, stop-start, command, I-phone cable, speed sign 'reader', TFT display in the middle of the speedo that could do a whole host of things. I was impressed.
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