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TTony · November 2013

I said goodbye to my lovely this morning.

First time that I've ever had a pure "toy" car, and probably the only time that I'll have one. Cars are normally functional things, used to get me from A to B to C and back to A again in reasonable comfort and efficiency.

The TT was a bit of an extravagance, particularly given the spec (3.2V6, S-tronic, beautiful). But it's gone now, *sniff*.

With the A6 hitting 10yo and 120k miles (though still rock solid reliable), I decided it was time to do a "2for1" with the car fleet and swap both Audis for a something else.

I spent a little while through the summer trying out various options (new Golf, some BMWs, Volvo V40/V60, Jag XF) and rejecting many more because of one reason or another.

Settled on a MB.

A couple of weeks ago, I thought I'd go for a real sensible choice. C250CDi Saloon. Not too exciting. Smaller than the A6. But pretty economical, comfortable enough, and with all the functions that I'd need. Took a couple out for a test drive. No issues. So, it'll be one of them then.

Got out of one test drive and saw an E-class coupe on the forecourt. Wouldn't hurt to sit in it. Just briefly. Just to see. Not to buy one.

Much nicer.

And the E220CDi coupe wasn't really that much more expensive. Not in the bigger scheme of things. Not when you thought about it. So, that's it then. Settled. E220CDi coupe.

Although the E250CDi has much better performance figures ... and you can't really do an upgrade after you've bought it ... makes sense to get "the right one" now, rather than always regretting getting the wrong one.

So I had a look around for an E250CDI coupe, and I found this, which became mine this morning ...

V6 turbo. 7-spd auto. 265bhp and 620nm. It's effortless.

octatonic · November 2013

That looks amazing.

How old is it?

TTony · November 2013

octatonic said:

That looks amazing.
How old is it?

Just under a year.

Which means that I didn't pay anywhere near the list price!!

octatonic · November 2013

Sweet.

Congrats- glad you got what you wanted.

johnnyurq · November 2013

That is awesome @TTony and I am not much of a car guy really.

viz · November 2013

Is that a statue of Munch's scream by your front door?

TTony · November 2013

viz said:

Is that a statue of Munch's scream by your front door?

We think of him as Gandalf.

Chainsaw sculpture.

viz · November 2013

Awesome, I was thinking of saying Gandalf. It also looks a little bit like the Reaper. It's great!

TTony · November 2013

johnnyurq said:

That is awesome @TTony and I am not much of a car guy really.

Thanks @johnnyurq. ; I'm not really a particularly big car guy myself either. In the past, TT aside, I've just bought cars for their reliability, comfort and A>B efficiency, and my confidence that they'd last a good 10 years without falling apart. Hence 20 years of buying Audi.

But the Audi local dealership is such a bunch of shysters, that I was prompted to look elsewhere this time around. I presumed that I was going to buy an A5, but they persuaded me otherwise. Which was rather nice of them, as it turns out.

And, if pushed I'd have to admit, that an E350 coupe is a little more than just an efficient A>B vehicle.

TTony · November 2013

viz said:

Awesome, I was thinking of saying Gandalf. It also looks a little bit like the Reaper. It's great!

I'll take a pic of two in the morning.

octatonic · November 2013

I much prefer the embedded logo Mercedes front end than the sticky-uppy medallion they do on the other models.

viz · November 2013

TTony said:

viz said:

Awesome, I was thinking of saying Gandalf. It also looks a little bit like the Reaper. It's great!

I'll take a pic of two in the morning.

Take it tonight while it's gloomy! Lie on the gravel and take it. Preferably with the moon behind and a bat between.