The Mercedes Metris. Nice...

Started by shp4man, September 30, 2016, 05:32:29 PM

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shp4man

September 30, 2016, 05:32:29 PM


Made in USA, and a base price of $25K. Holy crap, some real competition. The best looking one, too.

http://www.caranddriver.com/mercedes-benz/metris

Eye of the Tiger

#1
September 30, 2016, 05:50:45 PM
Needs more b00st
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cawimmer430

#2
October 01, 2016, 04:02:26 AM
They really cheapened [the exterior] for the US. Actually what the US is getting is the Vito, which is the commercial [cheaper] version of the V-Class.

A normal V-Class looks like this...

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Eye of the Tiger

#3
October 01, 2016, 05:40:01 AM
That is some good looking H&H.
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cawimmer430

#4
October 01, 2016, 10:19:20 AM
Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on October 01, 2016, 05:40:01 AM
That is some good looking H&H.

I know! Can you feel it!? CAN YOU FEEL IT!?  :praise:
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Eye of the Tiger

#5
October 01, 2016, 11:02:00 AM
Quote from: cawimmer430 on October 01, 2016, 10:19:20 AM
I know! Can you feel it!? CAN YOU FEEL IT!?  :praise:

No, I cannot.
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Galaxy

#6
October 01, 2016, 01:18:44 PM
Quote from: cawimmer430 on October 01, 2016, 04:02:26 AM


A normal V-Class looks like this...

A normal V Class starts at €44,000.

shp4man

#7
October 01, 2016, 07:31:09 PM
For $25K, I'd order a silver one and do a 70's van, carpeted stabbin' cabin thing on it. :ohyeah:

Madman

#8
October 01, 2016, 11:27:28 PM
Quote from: shp4man on September 30, 2016, 05:32:29 PM
Made in USA, and a base price of $25K. Holy crap, some real competition. The best looking one, too.


You mean assembled in USA from PKD (partially knocked-down) kits shipped in from Germany.

The cargo version of the Metris really has no direct competition in North America.  It's a mid-sized van that is considerably bigger than the Transit Connect and the like, but smaller than the Sprinter, Big Transit, etc.  Ford's equivalent of the Metris is the Transit Custom.



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Madman

#9
October 01, 2016, 11:37:15 PM
BTW, there been a Metris thread running here for nearly two years!


https://www.carspin.net/index.php?topic=31094.0
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Formerly owned cars: 2010 Mazda 5 Sport, 2008 Audi A4 2.0T S-Line Sedan, 2003 Volkswagen Passat GL 1.8T wagon, 1998 Ford Escort SE sedan, 2001 Cadillac Catera, 2000 Volkswagen Golf GLS 2.0 5-Door, 1997 Honda Odyssey LX, 1991 Volvo 240 sedan, 1990 Volvo 740 Turbo sedan, 1987 Volvo 240 DL sedan, 1990 Peugeot 405 DL Sportswagon, 1985 Peugeot 505 Turbo sedan, 1985 Merkur XR4Ti, 1983 Renault R9 Alliance DL sedan, 1979 Chevrolet Caprice Classic wagon, 1975 Volkswagen Transporter, 1980 Fiat X-1/9 Bertone, 1979 Volkswagen Rabbit C 3-Door hatch, 1976 Ford Pinto V6 coupe, 1952 Chevrolet Styleline Deluxe sedan

"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom." ~ Isaac Asimov

"I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses." - Johannes Kepler

"One of the most cowardly things ordinary people do is to shut their eyes to facts." - C.S. Lewis

cawimmer430

#10
October 02, 2016, 04:20:05 AM
Car and Driver seems to love it because it's RWD (aka drifting on the track after a hard day of delivering parcel packages...).  :lol:
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