deezle Posted September 30, 2007 Posted September 30, 2007 Channel4.com mentions that the next generation B class (2011) will be derived from the C class platform, and thus will be rear wheel drive. Seems like a radical change if that's true. Quote
MikeT Posted September 30, 2007 Author Posted September 30, 2007 I guess you just read the first page of this long thread....don't blame ya.....We ordered a Mercedes-Benz B 200 on August 18th, and it's on the Undine somewhere near Southampton GB right now, arriving in Halifax on October 9th.Well, the Accord Hybrid is ridiculously fast, and I don't need anything like that. I wanted to be able to average under 8 L/100 km overall without trying at all, and a lot of luggage space.I am over the need for "sportiness"....having driven the best-handling FWD family car ever made - for the past 14 years - I got my fill, believe me.I don't like any SUVs, especially the so-called "cute-utes" ;)Thanks for the advice though, it was good reading. Quote
I'm_now_smarter Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 mea culpa, mea culpa, mea culpa. I don't know why I didn't see the intervening pages until this morning... then again, i think I posted that one somewhere in the vicinity of 2 a.m., which might explain a bit. Or maybe it was just that it was nice to talk car shopping! :embarrassed:I have to say, I don't think I've seen a Mercedes B around Ottawa before... then again, I don't really look for Mercedes (I'm a public servant: most are waaaay out of my price range!). I'll keep my eyes peeled, in case some of those mysterious 5000 made it here, and not just in K-W! Aliza Quote
MikeT Posted October 1, 2007 Author Posted October 1, 2007 There are over 6000 B Classes in Canada now.....but they're relatively rare where I live too. They are being imported at the same rate as the original smart.... Quote
danno Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 There is a condo project down the road a ways from where I live. The sales office there has a B that it uses to shuttle people back-and-forth from the display centre to the actual site (maybe 500 metres) as the public is not allowed on the worksite unescorted. I don't know if the car is owned by the developers, or if it is just the salesperson's personal vehicle. Since I see that car regularly, the B doesn't seem as rare to me, but I don't really have any idea of how many there are around here. Quote
MikeT Posted October 10, 2007 Author Posted October 10, 2007 She arrived in Halifax today...my daughter Julia named her "Ondine" after the happy water spirits (and sort of after the ship she came on - Undine). Renault used to have a Dauphine (Princess) named Ondine.OK this is getting too weird.So I figure the car might get on a train this week (maybe Friday if I'm lucky), be in Vancouver on the 22nd and get to Victoria on the 25th....Therefore we might be able to take delivery on Saturday the 27th or early the following week. Saturday the 27th, Sandy and I are going to a dinner at a local winery, so that would be a good day for it to happen. Quote
smartcruzin Posted October 10, 2007 Posted October 10, 2007 Saw another light metallic blue one today. All I can say is that colour is so sharp. It totally gives life to the shape and lines of the 'B'. Good choice you guys.Wow, I find the time has flown since you've ordered. I'm sure it hasn't for you though. I feel your excitement! Quote
MikeT Posted October 10, 2007 Author Posted October 10, 2007 Saw another light metallic blue one today.You are so lucky! I STILL haven't seen one up close/in the metal, in that colour! Quote
I'm_now_smarter Posted October 10, 2007 Posted October 10, 2007 I finally saw a B this past weekend... I've been wondering what they look like in person. It was red-- a really nice, rich, tomato red (few companies seem to produce nice reds, so kudos to Mercedes). Looked sharp! And, now we enter the countdown as Mike's B crosses the continent... hope you don't have to wait long after it arrives in Victoria before you guys can take possession. Quote
MikeT Posted October 10, 2007 Author Posted October 10, 2007 Thanks, this is so reminiscent of the smart-wait, only a LOT shorter (75 days instead of 908). Quote
MikeT Posted October 17, 2007 Author Posted October 17, 2007 The car is on a train, probably in Québec or E Ontario, arriving Vancouver on the 23rd, with delivery to TPM on the 27th or 29th. Boo yeah! Quote
I'm_now_smarter Posted October 18, 2007 Posted October 18, 2007 that it's on its way. And as it goes by Eastern Ontario on it's way out west Quote
MikeT Posted October 18, 2007 Author Posted October 18, 2007 Thanks, it seems like a dream at the moment.....the whole decision to get a new family car seemed to happen rather suddenly. Should be fun! I hope the fun lasts 15+ years! Quote
MikeT Posted October 26, 2007 Author Posted October 26, 2007 The B 200 is 5 days behind schedule...should have been in New Westminster on Monday but it's not going to get there until Saturday next.My salesman has arranged for a driver to bring the car to TPM early next week to get me into it by Friday AM (2 Nov). It'll arrive with 60 km on the clock and a few cold engine 6300 RPM burnouts behind it but what the hey! Just kidding, I have met the driver, and she's 67. The little old lady from Pasadena.... Quote
I'm_now_smarter Posted October 27, 2007 Posted October 27, 2007 <chuckle> now just watch that "little old lady" decide to trash your stereotypes about little old ladies and drive like she's a NASCAR or F1 race car driver... Quote
MikeT Posted October 27, 2007 Author Posted October 27, 2007 Hence my allusion to "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena".... It's the little old lady from PasadenaThe little old lady from PasadenaGo granny, go granny, go granny goHas a pretty little flower bed of white gardeniasGo granny, go granny, go granny goBut parked in her rickety old garageIs a brand new shiny red Super Stock DodgeAnd everybody's saying that there's nobody meanerThan the little old lady from PasadenaShe drives real fast and she drives real hardShe's the terror of Colorado BoulevardIt's the little old lady from PasadenaIf you see her on the street don't try to choose herGo granny, go granny, go granny goYou might drive a goer but you'll never lose herGo granny, go granny, go granny goWell, she's gonna get a ticket now sooner or later'Cause she can't keep her foot off the acceleratorAnd everybody's saying that there's nobody meanerThan the little old lady from PasadenaShe drives real fast and she drives real hardShe's a terror of Colorado BoulevardIt's the little old lady from Pasadena Quote
MikeT Posted October 28, 2007 Author Posted October 28, 2007 Apparently there is a new discount that will apply to the pending sale of my car, which was announced Friday by M-B Canada. Bonus! It's to even the pricing between the USA and Canada (the B isn't even available in the USA). Quote
I'm_now_smarter Posted October 28, 2007 Posted October 28, 2007 gotta love the dollar actually being a dollar! Quote
deezle Posted October 29, 2007 Posted October 29, 2007 It's to even the pricing between the USA and Canada (the B isn't even available in the USA).That's great! How timely.I wonder if that will apply to the new smarts as well? I also wonder if that is what all the automotive dealers in Canada are about to do---otherewise they might leave themselves open to class-action lawsuits (or at least some very bad PR). Quote
Yeti Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 As I'm looking at a BMW 1 series they offer 3000 bucks to people who don't finance with BMW and the Canadian model suppose to have goody's that the US model doesn't has. Quote
MikeT Posted October 30, 2007 Author Posted October 30, 2007 The incentive on the B 200 is $750, so that's a bonus I wasn't expecting. Quote
MikeT Posted November 1, 2007 Author Posted November 1, 2007 Delivery is now expected to occur at noon on Saturday the 3rd. The car will finally be at TPM tomorrow, nearly 2 months after it was built! Exciting! My second ever new car! Quote
I'm_now_smarter Posted November 1, 2007 Posted November 1, 2007 So, we can expect pics at 12:00:01? Quote
MikeT Posted November 1, 2007 Author Posted November 1, 2007 No, maybe by Monday (we may be on the road a lot). Quote
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