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Re: R-Class [chirp] by wopel
Apr 15, 2006 (7:25 am)
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Replying to: chirp (Apr 14, 2006 4:59 am)

I am with all those that feel duped by MB with the R. I had waited anxiously for the R to come out. I also read every, everything I could find. I was soooo hopeful. Then I saw it, drove it, was disappointed with so many aspects. Frankly, I need a car like the R, and if it had been the car I was waiting for, I'd have paid full dollar for it. At this point, they will have to pay me to buy it! I drive a 98 E320 wagon, and it's wonderful. I had a 300td before that. I'm not new to MB and my cars have been mostly trouble free. We also have 2002 E class that has had a few problems - none of which would stop me from buying another MB.
   What was MB thinking when they built the R? If they had certain people in mind, and I think I was one of them, why did they not ask us? They must read forums - if not they should.
   Thanks for letting me vent!
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Re: R-Class [wopel] by mishmash1
Apr 15, 2006 (9:31 pm)
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Replying to: wopel (Apr 15, 2006 7:25 am)

Hi everyone,
 
     Interesting thread. Although I agree with most of whats been said I must say that MB's misfire on the R-class has been my gain. Where else can you get a $60,000 vehicle at a Toyota Sienna lease price. Talk about value!! My wife absolutely loves it. We were waiting for the Audi Q7 but could not pass up the deal MB is offering right now. Does it look like..... a minivan? Slightly.....a glorified Pacifica? maybe. But let me tell you THIS IS NO PACIFICA. I owned one and the ride and luxuries of the R-class are beyond compare. One positive side effect of the MB misfire might be to attract NEW MB owners, albeit at a $$$ loss for now. Time will tell. THANK YOU MB!!!!
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Re: R-Class [mishmash1] by ctsang
Apr 16, 2006 (10:56 am)
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Replying to: mishmash1 (Apr 15, 2006 9:31 pm)

Can you go to IKEA with 5 kids and bring back 2 file cabinets and a desk home? A freind of mine just did that yesterday with a Sienna.
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Re: R-Class [wopel] by benzster
Apr 17, 2006 (7:25 am)
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Replying to: wopel (Apr 15, 2006 7:25 am)

Hmmmmmmm. I am 43, 13/11 children, married. Traded wife's 98 E320 for R350 and I was driving a 82 300td with 70k miles on it until I leased a 350CLK recently. When I saw the R the first time, I called the wife to come see it. I bought it before I drove it (in my mind). I don't have a building supply hauler anymore.... but that is a good thing. hehehehehe
We are the same demo (before the CLK)so why would I buy and you not?
Why would you drive a wagon and not the R? It is easier to get in and out of, roomier, better suspension, safer.... The only draw back is backing it up. What are its shortcomings?
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Re: R-Class [ctsang] by benzster
Apr 17, 2006 (8:02 am)
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Replying to: ctsang (Apr 16, 2006 10:56 am)

Nope! You can't. But I drove a rental one of those in Breckenridge and I was scared. That FWD BS just stinks in the wet and snow. We were getting 3-5 inches per day and every time I got in it I hated it. All I could think was, " Man, I wish I had my R out here". 4WD plus the best traction control period coupled with those huge tires would have been heaven. I missed a concert in Aspen just because I was afraid of the drive over. The Hyatt in Beaver Creek used the R Class this season for their shuttle vehicles.
My view is that the other 364 days a year you would have to drive a Sienna.
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Re: R-Class [benzster] by ctsang
Apr 17, 2006 (12:43 pm)
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Replying to: benzster (Apr 17, 2006 8:02 am)

She lives in the Northeast and it is an XLE LTD AWD Sienna with blue-tooth, voice-activated navigation, laser cruise, back-up camera, traction control, vechicle stability control, parallel-parking assist, etc. It is a lot more and better vehicle than the R class 365 days a year by any measure.
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Re: R-Class [ctsang] by benzster
Apr 17, 2006 (2:47 pm)
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Replying to: ctsang (Apr 17, 2006 12:43 pm)

by any measure.
Wow.
So you don't want your rear passengers to be able to roll down their windows all the way or control their own A/C, audio component, heated seats... wait, does the Sienna offer rear heated seats?
Alls I'm sayin is, by any measure means ANY. I like the features you mentioned, but if it came down to voice activated controls over adjustable air suspension with double wishbone front arms etc.....
by any measure
except displacement, torque, and horsepower you mean.
I get it, camera over parktronic and voice activated over manual NAVI are the measure. Size matters to you and it is bigger. I can't argue that it is bigger.
So you drove both and hated the R?
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Re: R-Class [benzster] by wopel
Apr 17, 2006 (4:44 pm)
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Replying to: benzster (Apr 17, 2006 7:25 am)

I guess what I really wanted was my wagon, but bigger. The R is bigger, but then it doesn't have a bench seat in the middle, and I don't care about hauling people (it's all about the dogs!), so I don't want the 3rd row of seats. In my 98 wagon the seats were not an option, but in my 300td they were, and I had more storage space. I want a bench seat so I can have the dog barrier. I don't want to spend money on a console.
   I do especially like the idea of the 3 zone climate control. But going back to the wagon - I want roof rails. I do haul 4x8 sheets of things occasionally and I'm not going to put them in the car! I realize I can't have the roof rack/rails on the roof itself, due to the panaroma roof, but rails would be nice. Even some of the Pacificas have the rails. Thankfully my Thule roof box can most likely go on the car.
    The options, options, options bug me - they aren't options, they're a must!
    I wish it had the hood ornament so I could see where the front end started and ended, but no, I must opt for parktronic - YIKES!
    I am the perfect demo for what MB had in mind, I just wish they had called me first!
    I complain and I whine about it, and I'm arrogant in my choice of cars, but I don't see any other option! I need more space and I really want the added aircon, as we know, the Germans of old didn't do a very good job on air-conditioning!
    The more happy R owners I read about, the closer I get! The next question is if I jump, do I wait for the 2007?
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Re: R-Class [benzster] by merc1
Apr 17, 2006 (8:09 pm)
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Replying to: benzster (Apr 17, 2006 2:47 pm)

A little advice, don't waste your time debating the R there.
 
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Re: R-Class [merc1] by benzster
Apr 18, 2006 (5:15 am)
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Replying to: merc1 (Apr 17, 2006 8:09 pm)

A little advice, don't waste your time debating the R there.
I know, but it is always fun. Especially when someone says that they know someone who has the very best ______ that ANYONE could own. But they don't have one.

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