Mercedes’ first attempt at a front-drive car displays considerable ingenuity. The whole length is one single passenger compartment with the mechanicals lying underneath below a unique sandwich floor design. In a crash, the engine is designed to slide underneath the floor, instead of into the cabin. Passengers are also out of range in many side-impact accidents because they’re sitting higher than usual. This is what makes a Mercedes A Class way more special than others.
Buy used Mercedes A class. This is an investment at elegance and quality that no man would ever regret. The Mercedes-Benz design Chief Bruno Sacco once said, “Forget everything you have learned so far”. This only means that this model has thus reached the edge of automobile bodywork and even went beyond it. He said this when he was unveiling details of the A-class concept to his advanced Design Team. Certainly, the final result of their efforts was like no other Mercedes. The company’s first-ever entry in the growing supermini sector is part-mini MPV, part-family hatchback and part-supermini. Yet, despite its diminutive dimensions, it offers interior room comparable with a C-class.
The Mercedes A Class - oozing with elegance and quality, so irresistable
Equipment levels are quite high for a supermini-sized car though you’d expect a good deal for the price. As well as all the safety equipment mentioned earlier, every A-class has power steering, tinted glass, central locking, all-round electric windows and a six-speaker stereo system as standard. Buy used Mercedes A class. Opt for elegance and you get alloy wheels, air conditioning (essential in summer with all that glass) and a higher standard of trim. The Avantgarde, on the other hand, has blue-tinted glass with a band-tinted windscreen, a slatted folding sunroof (later swapped for air conditioning), ivory-coloured dials and alloy wheels. Bear in mind that there is a vast options list, so it is quite likely that no two cars you consider will be exactly alike. Youll find, for example, that some early Avantgardes have optional air conditioning in place of the sunroof and that a wide variety of audio systems are fitted across the range. Leather upholstery, available in bright colours, is a popular Elegance option; the Avantgarde has grey half-leather trim.
The Mercedes Benz A Class roomy cabin
The cleverness has not deserted the A-Class, however, and it packs in as much cabin space as most cars in its sector despite being shorter and easier to park. The tall roof helps with head space, while the flat floor and broad width provide plenty of luggage space in the generous boot. Buy used Mercedes A class for it offers a wide range of engines to choose from and there’s also the option of an automatic gearbox with every engine. Trim levels are generous with their equipment. The oldest A-class models are 1998 S-reg examples and the prices start at around £3,600 for a manual A140 Classic. Another £200 or so should secure you a 99S model. A 6-litre petrol engine is about £450 extra and the 1.9-litre models, available from 99T onwards, start from £4,600. More recent A140s with Classic trim are currently retailing at around £4,900 on 04 plates, with the post-2001 facelift models stretching to £7,600 on a 54-plate. Diesels start at about £4,400.
Buy used Mercedes A class A150 Classic SE 5dr Horizon Blue (Metalic paint) which has a 5 Door Low Mileage (14,000), 1 Previous owner, Full service history, Taxed until June 2010, CD Player, On board trip computer and Mercedes Benz Wheel trims 1.5 Engine (Petrol).
In general, the A-Class is quiet and hushed at all speeds, but the ride and handling fall some way short of the best in this class due to the firmness of the suspension.
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