I do not have a Turbo, but can certainly speak about the car in general. For the size of the car, the B200 is very stable at highway speeds. I remember how fast one can boot a car on the highway traveling north from Toronto to cottage country.. . the B will certainly feel very stable and safe.
If you read through this forum, i know that there have been a number of issues with the lamella panoramic sun roof. IMO, it's a nice to have. We avoided choosing that option because of known (although they may have been fixed by now) and possilble future issues with that option. Being in Toronto, you might want to think about the heated seats option, although I believe the Turbo models come standard with that.
If you don't have to wait for the 2009 models - which should be coming out by late summer, I believe, the 2008 models have some great financing and lease rates going on right now.
Overall, again, for the size of the car, it feels like you are driving a much heavier and bigger vehicle.
Good luck and do let us know what you end up getting. There are some pretty good and informative guys around this forum.
Good luck in finding the car of your dreams. Lucky for you, the car is the B class!!
We are very happy with our choice a turbo automatic (remember normally aspirated engines by their design are forced to suck) The sunroof is fantastic, go for the better sound system great sound, and buy the lightest interior colour available. The car also seems twice as big when not equipped with the black interior. Please lets not hear a chorus of white gets dirty. Comfortable smooth ride on the highway and so on, but the options can add up. Set a price and try to get as many options as you can, they are all good.
The car is also a great car to commute in.
Look around at all the posts ( remembering that negative thing always get mentioned more than positive aspects of anything) Hope to see many posts from you in the future.
The B Class without the sunroof is like a house without windows, and that's from a guy whose roof leaked when the car was new! I would not go without it, the car gets too dark inside.
Heated seats are mandatory.
With the Turbo engine, the CVT is OK, but the fuel economy is not as good as it should be IMO. The 5 speed 134 HP version has very good fuel economy for a barge of its size.
Even the 134 HP engine provides more than enough power, enough to easily exceed 200 km/h (don't ask), which in this country is an invitation to jail and car forfeiture, so the Turbo is massive overkill unless you like being able to out-accelerate about 50% of cars on the road (the rest are faster than the Turbo). The Turbo in Canada is limited at 210 km/h (apparently unless you get the sports suspension and the VR tires) but I don't think the 134 HP car is limited at all (I hope to test that soon), so keep that in mind
I've had better-handling sedans, but for a small MPV-shaped vehicle the B is pretty good.
If you think there's a chance you might ever want extra security, get the alarm; it's impossible to retrofit.
There are several threads here on this topic Living with a B class
Most forum members are very happy with their choice of the B.
I would try to hold out for a 2009 model in the hope of a drop in price. I would love to have a diesel if MB would ever sell the B 200 CDI in Canada.
Your MUST HAVE list should be short ( unless you are long on cash) , but it should include the sunroof and heated seats.
I have the B200T with CVT and premium package and I think it is excellent. My fuel consumption is 10 city and 7.5 litres Hwy. The B is comfortable, reliable and quiet and it has outstanding functionality and safety, with a small footprint.
I give it two
Seriously, though, in any car you get unless you must absolutely need black, do not go for it. And this is from a guy who has had 3 black cars in a row.
You will get as many different conflicting pieces of advice as there are members. Strangely in their own way all are probably right. Pick the colour/ engine/ gearbox thatYouwant by all means be guided by others but you have to live with it.
The most important thing is order all of the options you are likely to use as they are very expensive to have fitted aftermarket (some are not practical or reasonably possible to fit later). Sit down go through the brochure and say to yourself am I ever going to need this if the answer is yes then order it. (You may have to wait a bit longer for your car though).
It is a good car, though it does have some failings, but forums do tend to emphasise the bad points rather than the good ones.
By the sound of things you seem to be on the brink of deciding to buy one my advice have a long think on what you want & go for it.
I have seen somewhere that about 90% of Mercs (not necessarily B class) are autos draw your own conclusions from that.
You will get slightly less mpg with the CVT but not the difference that you used to get in the old days when you used to have 3 & 4 speed auto boxes.
The CVT should give the optimum revs - speed - conditions & in the S mode is supposed to have a form of driver style learning capability.
0-100 kmph is about 0.1-0.2 down on the manual.
Top speed is down about 3-5 mph down and depending on method determined to measure mpg is between the same & about 4 mpg worse than the manual.
CO2 figures are up but you guys in North America /Canada don't seem so worried about CO2 figures as the rest of us in Europe you appear to have differing methods of defining & measuring pollution.
Source of figures M/B official brochures is for 05-08 models and does vary between models & engine sizes / types.
N.B. Do get yourself a good test drive in both the manual & auto versions before deciding what variant to go for.
My fuel consumption is 10 city and 7.5 litres Hwy. The B is comfortable, reliable and quiet and it has outstanding functionality and safety, with a small footprint. 
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