Comments on: 2008 Mercedes C-Class Estate and S320 CDI

By: Duck

Duck — Thu, 22 May 2008 06:13:36 +0000

That wagon is one nice family car!

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Tue, 20 May 2008 23:25:30 +0000

Yep no idea on the make of the stereo Volvo use but its brilliant!

Alpine in my BM not bad ,better than Fords and Holdens system.

By: Iamthestig

Iamthestig — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:53:32 +0000

I know we have gone a bit OT but the (optional) HK in the Benz sounds pretty good too. There is a subwoofer in the cargo bay of the C Class estate nicely intergrated…

Back to the Volvo… I had a good listen to the “standard” XC70 with a CD of mine that taxes stereos and was impressed. I wasn’t expecting the Dynaudio to be THAT much better but it was… $930 well spent. I upgraded the stereo in a new BMW I ordered once ($1500+) and while the specs looked good on paper, it raised the sound from a 3 to a 5 out of 10. IMHO the Std Volvo stereo is a 7 and the Dynaudio a 9 – and a 10 if you add the extra subwoofers ($1300)…

By: No Name

No Name — Tue, 20 May 2008 11:56:04 +0000

Wifey ulled the plug on the Merc order we decided to take to money option instead. stillwant one though.

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Tue, 20 May 2008 11:44:22 +0000

mmmmmm,nice choice,I am looking at white too.One always has to be comfortable,Im with you babe!

Stereo……………is already fantastic!

By: Iamthestig

Iamthestig — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:40:27 +0000

Just a white LE (sunroof/electric tailgate/18’s etc) D5 with black trim. Got a bit carried away with a few “essential” options like vented seats, PCC/Keyless entry, laminated glass, factory bluetooth, Dynaudio stereo. Oh well, it is only money and one has to be comfortable…

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:26:45 +0000

Oh and special order? What did you order direct on it ?

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:25:52 +0000

hahaha…believe it or not antispam word Volvo.

Thank you boggy……

Volvo are under rated when it comes their cars still.Their wagons I am especially fond of,Im betting the interior finish is better in the XC70 Stig…..Im looking at one towards the end of the year as the new everyday driver,had a V70 2.5T before but want AWD cause FWD annoys me! Still a bargain for what they are and what you get Stig Im sure you will agree . The SIPS is an added bonus along with the children’s booster seat in the rear …..great ideas! Would love to know what you think of it after a few months driving it Stig! What colour?

By: Golfschwein

Golfschwein — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:08:48 +0000

O, I think the door pulls are the recessed area behind the arm-rests, just visible in the photos.

By: Iamthestig

Iamthestig — Tue, 20 May 2008 07:53:32 +0000

BM,

My (special order) XC70 has arrived (after 4 months) so I will soon be able to confirm if they are as good as they look !

I was seriously considering a C220CDI Estate but needed the ground clearance and AWD ability…

By: o

Tue, 20 May 2008 07:31:52 +0000

hmmm how odd the s-class has no door grabs

By: Boggy

Boggy — Tue, 20 May 2008 07:12:31 +0000

Check out the Volvo V70 T6 210 kw 400 nm AWD and $68 k ive driven one looks great goes really well and heaps of standard equip … good value i reckon

By: Mitch

Mitch — Tue, 20 May 2008 06:59:43 +0000

Volvo don’t have anything to compete with the C63

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Tue, 20 May 2008 06:46:52 +0000

mmmmmmmmm,C63 Estates carrying a tag of $63,100 and $141,300 respectively.another reason I think the XC70 is better value in many ways. Both good looking wagons though!

By: Iamthestig

Iamthestig — Tue, 20 May 2008 05:53:12 +0000

Had a look at a estate the other day. Cool little popout hooks in the load area. The combo pullout load cover/retaining net is a cool bit of engineering. The squared off rear door tops give you a bit more room to get in than a sedan. The back doors seem very LONG in real life.

Nice little wagon indeed. Get a 220CDI and get some great economy. I wish people would buy these instead of tanklike 4WD’s…

By: Mitchell Oke

Mitchell Oke — Tue, 20 May 2008 04:58:11 +0000

That’s a good looking wagon!

By: Reckless1

Reckless1 — Tue, 20 May 2008 04:51:56 +0000

Must be just Qld, I read about these yesterday…..