Recent content by bcolchagoff

mr250e, That's a tough one. The Merc B-class electric is a great car -- but the 100 mi range, with no DC fast charging makes it limited appeal. My family currently owns 5 EVs (big family): - '14 Merc B-Class, - '14 BWM i3, - '14 Fiat 500e, - '15 Tesla S 70 - '18 Tesla Model 3...

Thanks Jeff, Yes. This is a Mercedes dealer on the outskirts of LA. So, I tried hard to get them to come down, but could only get them a little south of $23K. I did get them to throw out all the BS "documentaion fees" and "notary fees" (they were gonna charge me $250 for a notary!) The...

Why not consider a Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) BMW i3 for purchase? The prices are really great to buy a used one now. In March, I got a 2014 CPO i3 with only 16K miles... that means 4 years and 84,000 miles of warranty (that's better than a lot of new cars) for $19K. I'm paying on loan what...

Ok. One more question to get your input... The Mercedes B-Class I'm purchasing is remote: I'm in Maryland and the dealership is in CA. I've bought other cars remote before (including my i3 from Connecticut), but I think there's a general lack of knowledge about the car at the dealership. Car...

Look, they are both good vehicles... and isn't that what we want for the EV community? Real choices with the least compromises? Back in spring, I debated hard between the B-Class and i3. The i3 styling seems to be a "love it or hate it" affair. I like it. The Merc i think just about anyone...

Jeff, Thanks for the advice. Yeah - I came to the same conclusion... why temp fate? I just purchased a loaded B-Class with all options (premium, range, parking, etc) from a MB dealer. It was 10% more, but with piece of mind. Also, it's for my wife, so I want her to have the best experience...

I am in the market for a 2015-2015 used B-Class electric. I have driven one and really liked it. However, on the CarFax it said that the car was a "buy-back" (Vehicle reacquired by Mercedes because of an issue). On the CarFax report, I saw numerous service entries with descriptions like: -...