They say that Audi's have that like they do have a really nice interior But at the end of the day, I'm gonna say he's in the seats We're gonna go after a good evening and listen to the old talk car podcast we're on a live drive and Have it checked settings, but I found a car finally where I'm on this is the quickest you've ever found a car All right, there's a bit of background It's been a while as you can you hosted my better owner send a little more stuff tonight rice Well, Ross probably doesn't get in sick and hand cars, but they so basically what we've got we're doing a live drive tonight And because of the covert tax help I did something that I think that I wasn't going to do You could be the greatest maneuver you've ever done. I sold them a car Yeah, I had it for two years and it depreciated about 15% for a car costing more than $100,000 over two years That's like I'm heard of thank you covert. Thank you for everyone That's not seeking Australia and the second-end of what a car market generally is gone stupid second-hand market this is gone sir. There's no new cars.
You're not gonna get a deal on a new car and So I sold a car it's leaving in about a day or two time and good luck to the owner money I love it We went shopping within two days. How this is the only time me and you never had to go to a dealership We didn't get I had to go to stay to pick it up. You did but like we found a car without going to the end And I have to say there was no covert tax on this car this car Well, I was wondering what it is. We'll start with the problem almost obvious.
I've come back to the cities So we're on the cities bed's household you ever the band the a and G and now we're driving tonight a CLS 250 And this is like a ball like this is just I boy's love the CLS this thing was only four years old So that's the last of the second so if you know the cities you got the e-class you got the air's class and then they brought out The CLS it was like a swoopy sort of they started the four-door It was it was about the same time as the a7 and the a7 the different it's a lift back So then yeah, Audi came aboard with the a7 Which is what your currently got and that's a lift back with this is a boot Yeah, and then we've done you try to play the same game as a six series and then they've now gone to the eight series That they've always been fucking those six series. Yeah, the Audi's like it's a nice car, but it's it's very hatchy than Cooby But they've all got pillarless doors. That's what makes it the coup but the Mercedes mind is always even the all the first one It's still except for that front end. It's still a horn card still it's pretty it's a shame always loved it The only when I went shopping I briefly considered a seal it the seal is wagon because that's the only way you can get five seats Yes, we just a day and it can't be full seat.
It's purely a full seat I've got all the appearance and kids in booster seats and stuff. It was just gonna be too difficult So But I didn't just a short ride this thing is So housing the driver's seat and when we haven't even got more than two thousand up here on the tag I this is a cruiser car. So basically I just wanted I've still got school run I needed something big. I'm not a big fan of his movies the McCar was a great car That could be wrong.
It was the second one that I've owned but I just I wanted us a day and I wanted something big and The seal is it's perfect. I've got two kids a four seat That doesn't mean it's all black. It's got the same G line with the alloy the eight G's was a 10 spoke I didn't smoke the multi-spoke. Yeah, it's my 20 spoke wheels.
I'm not in each wheels This has got car plates got everything's fully loaded. I think being the update model. I've got the updated headlights I'm like Apple CarPlay and Roto. It's got everything.
It's it's a really I mean Before your old car this thing was under 60 grand drive away between Some extended manufacturers warranty. So it's like it's like getting five years warranty basically. Yeah, manufacturers warranty. So so so for basically the price of a A higher end sedan, which is not many of maybe the Hyundai's possibly loaded for sale for the price of a percette or a kesinger Top of the line.
That's the six. That's the six. Oh, yeah, they're being pumped off now. Um, you've got Real You got quality to visit these are like a problem.
We're not talking to nature. Yeah, yeah, that's good This is we're drawing along. We've got over some speed up to some potholes Look the white rifle ties in the big wheels make a bit of trash bang, but we are in a diesel vehicle You can't issue the condition right and even on the throttle A little bit of induction noise. No, no, no engine noise a little bit of induction noise.
If you're stuck to its air Right, so this got a captain everything right radar crews one spot monitors So basically yeah, we found it. We did a great job again. How spot how spot over the phone how to send me the link I wasn't looking for a diesel even though I like diesels. How did I bought it?
You guys are so we do it. I'm off to Brisbane. What do you got? I guess which one I got the one you play?
I think the deal picked up on the Thursday stayed the night and shout out the horse had a night because some friends in Brisbane and Basically my brother flew up road trip back. It's almost like a tradition with my brother We'll be by cars in the state say he flew up the Friday morning left straight from the airport sat 125 on the cruise with a lot of speedo era had ways on mate and we Was a full tank we got to Sydney in 9 to 10 hours We did two stops We still had a quarter tank left and the trick computer was safe 5.6 litres by 100k and we were boiling at 125 We plenty of talk never had to struggle for power or pace. It was just an amazing run. There's only one thing.
What's that? Who would have read sick bills? Oh? I want to know who ordered a CLS to 50 with the comfort pack of all things, but decided I want to be a bit leery I'm gonna have read I want to go for the outside to look at it.
Okay, and you go already see builds I did even notice it in the photos of my brother pointed out was too late But I ordered the a 45 and do the delete option and came with black belts If you see an a 45 with black belts, that's why I didn't want read and then everyone fucking likes it except for me I don't know I've never been in the money. I don't know what it is. I'm not a fan of it It's not quite the updated being the facelief model. It's got the diamond grill.
I'm at it's a horn car So we do the Darth Vader pack and do like the black and white outside It's right away. I mean, you know and rice is already sending me links with tunes and you're jumping on the tune They're really this the Mercedes diesel all these all especially that you're making this car This whole this engine in the same class a class right responds to a base tune It just gives it a bit more poke that especially down low It needs a down low Coming from a car different car if you came from something with less power in the sea cars You don't notice it as much right, but the CLS is a bit heavier. It's a heavy car Tip between I mean even that's not a class jazzy. It's it's a step between an acid and E like the the the jury in this car It's top notch the stitching everything is just amazing.
It's even got an analog Yeah, I'll like clock is a nice time with it with a backlit oyster like pearl effect. It is Yeah, it's it's s-class levels in the e-class body, but it's stretched the back door was massive And I still even that was the update how was the back seat how was in the back seat earlier comfort It's not it's not a bit heavier than my a7. Yeah, so it's not even a swoopy. It's still Sorry everybody I don't know the battery is that was the microphone.
So even though it's a Talk sending the microphone But even though it's a swoopy shape there's plenty of you see low in it. There's a lot of interiors Yes, you don't feel claustrophobic given that everyone's cocooned in their section like the back seats got its own little It's almost like you're sitting in the front seat, but in the back seat It's two individual seats and you got like your sign armrest, but it's got your own little Trais we open up for your tent cup holders and USB sockets and things like that So it's it's fairly what I really like and I know a lot of the we've said this before when we drove the a 35 I really like Having the old style Yeah, so it's got it's the old circular dials. It's not the rectangular And the same is as being praised all along when you think when this cross the came out in the C-Class and the S-Class Right with the funny needle. Yeah, the funny needle, right?
It was this works But it's not a digital dash in the middle. It's a color dash. It's just inside the round dial But you've got your it's actually a right you've got a simple temperature and fuel gauge on the left on the third Clock or dial I should say this is very well polished. It's a really nice.
It's a very I mean my Has more puppets It's a big engine. It's basic twin turn. Yeah, it's all the ZF and it's all right, but mine's lowered and it was a sporty Well, the spot no things are gonna be turned off So that's not an issue but it is a bit harsh around town on the 20 years and being a bit lower and it was a sporty Ah suspension from factory being the yes line. So this is actually really comfortable You know if it had five seats, I don't really like that No, there wasn't where so yeah If this there was a five seat up in these I would be all over it as a don't you try this is really comfortable I'm jealous.
I'm on on wrapped and I mean it's got it's modern but simple as well It's got your sport like your you keep boxes got three settings really got sport economy and a manual mode It's not like hell shit, but you don't need it And then it's based on it air suspension. It's got like a s-class suspension So you've got your it's in comfort now, and I mean you've been driving it out. It's it doesn't handle like a boat It's still and you've got a sport setting which I used initially when I was driving around in Brisbane But you don't need it you don't need it and then it's also got a button we lower and raise the car and use that really Yeah, just yeah, that does since it's a part of it. I just put that to hell That might be for No, I So it's got that button, but it's the yeah the previous like it's got the The screen It's sort of like the iPad sort of sticking up on the dash of fighting to Actually Just too much stuff But the Mercedes User interface with your steering or everything but it's actually very easy to work it Yeah, you've got the right to be dial it takes it takes me back to the a 45 It's good.
Yeah, it takes about two days to get the hang of it like the first two days I was touching the screen because I used to touch great. Yeah, you tried every tried from this little link of Frank. What's that? I see Siri Yeah, I haven't yeah Yeah, you see I don't even the book the McCann voice control But the aim is using the a 35 actually is quite good It's also got an old school son who's not panoramic roof.
I love the panoramic roof But it's it's funny to see like a little old school rectangular son who's driving along. We're doing that Economy mode so with seven speed gearbox. It's a 7g train. It's in 50 and it's idling at about 1200 up a year Yeah, I was doing a hundred idols at about 1400 So it just shows you how intruding the boxes on the 7g trying to emulate it 90 Very true in that if it's going up your right it senses it drops up back a couple years Keeps the revs in the sweet spot the car's not laboring the lights swivel with the steering so the lights are just I don't have to just start doing use car's gonna get a use cars.
We don't know about new cars We just got to use car dealerships and say hey, can we borrow a car's a weekend? It's just a very underrated. I mean I'd see many still lessons on the road. It's no.
It's a gun car The four seats killed it first of all five. Yeah, yeah Well, they it was just they had to drop the car or bring the extra CD because BMW was offering the The middle seat this option. Yeah, and the a7 always came with it. Yeah, read it like small or not It comes in handy on a short trip.
I've never had people not succeed. I don't need it except for the kids I don't really need it, but I just like the fit and finish in this car. No for a four-year-old cards brand new nothing is scratch Nothing's missing everything works 29,000 clicks up with a thousand already I'm just I'm so happy I'm back to the CDs first of all vaginov here But I know why make these things I don't have the macarly is a great car and I've had PDK and DSG's I've had two golfs I've had the facade a big jerky one It was jerky the last one it really shook around where really stop seven speed But you don't even feel the future. It's it's effortless Thumbs up thumbs up thumbs up two thumbs up two thumbs up for a four-year-old card.
We'll do another live drive once the tune is done Still thinking about it. It does need like yeah, if there's a negative column I haven't really hammered it, but I did have a close call with you in any other car yet plenty of time. I thought I really But it's it's adequate when you're up on the motorway. There's plenty of torque It's got over 500 centimeters of torque.
You see it. That's what do's is cool that where yeah, it's the stop start It's not really off the mark But you don't drive this like it's designed to get off the mark But I'm very happy value for money on the second-end market and the six of our good ones around and I'm nearly convinced the captain I saw the captain last night and he wants to get something bigger than the coupe and I showed him this and he's in love with it Captain's it is the captain. Oh captain. He's um, yes I showed him last night and he was very it is a very tall man He's told them that there's probably Ross's I be told the right and he got in and He enjoyed it.
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