>>> about a 20 mile round trip using country roads. Took the Merc. It doesn't really like to be rushed. You can really feel the sheer size and weight of it when pushing on.... detected a certain petulance from it at being asked to emulate a sports car, it seemed to resent it.
We have a similar back road 10ml run to town.... and that exactly describes my old 5-series Estate. It will do it but it's all a bit ungainly and the ESP keeps wagging its finger. Far better on roads where it's not asked to do anything spectacular below 60mph.
Mrs F's CLK is potentially far more capable... with its sport setup far less roll and immense grip on the stupid size tyres... but it needs more power than the 220CDi.
My old 156 was perfection on such a run and oddly these days the most pleasure on that route is my daughter's 12yr old Polo with the GTi type alloy/tyre upgrade... only a 1.4 petrol but a combination of ragging it and conservation of speed can get it across those 10mls with far more enjoyment than either of our own cars.
Last edited by: Fenlander on Sun 1 Oct 17 at 13:51
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