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Misfit · 12-16-2005, 05:43 AM

The B200 was just introduced here - So it is still fairly rare - the dealer I purchased it from said that he had a lot on order though !

The only things I don't like are pretty minor

1) The louvred roof :-) - which previously was sold (and recalled) on the older ML series

2) Not as much sound deadening material - so a little more road noise than other Benz's

3) No little storage areas for the stuff that collects in cars

4) Probably becasue of light weight I found it a little light & skittish in the 8 inches of snow we have this morning !

You think we have it cheap !!!I don't know what pricing you have in the Phillipines, but the US pays about 40 % less than we do - plus we pay up to 15 % sales taxes, plus the air conditioning tax etc etc.

The B class is not sold in the US - so I used the C 230 as an example

The base C 230 in US $29,947

The base C 230 in Canada $38,450
Add 15 % sales tax
Add $1000.00 air tax
Add Freight / Dealer Prep

So a 38 thousand dollar car hits 50 thousand in Canada pretty quickly !

12-16-2005, 05:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
Misfit BenzWorld Extremist Date registered: Nov 2005 Vehicle: '06 B200, '05 Smart Location: Ontario - Canada Posts: 975	RE: Ordered a B200 Turbo today! Just wanna share my experience why... The B200 was just introduced here - So it is still fairly rare - the dealer I purchased it from said that he had a lot on order though ! The only things I don't like are pretty minor 1) The louvred roof :-) - which previously was sold (and recalled) on the older ML series 2) Not as much sound deadening material - so a little more road noise than other Benz's 3) No little storage areas for the stuff that collects in cars 4) Probably becasue of light weight I found it a little light & skittish in the 8 inches of snow we have this morning ! You think we have it cheap !!!I don't know what pricing you have in the Phillipines, but the US pays about 40 % less than we do - plus we pay up to 15 % sales taxes, plus the air conditioning tax etc etc. The B class is not sold in the US - so I used the C 230 as an example The base C 230 in US $29,947 The base C 230 in Canada $38,450 Add 15 % sales tax Add $1000.00 air tax Add Freight / Dealer Prep So a 38 thousand dollar car hits 50 thousand in Canada pretty quickly !