haih..everytime i sit in a vios, my view for this preve becomes more positive lol..i cant imagine why the heck would someone in their right mind would buy a vios over anything.

That was my biggest mistake when I testdrove the Preve. I tried to compare with the merce.... I couldn't find one thing that the preve beat the merce. The problem is, when I read the preview by the media, they said the NVH is very quite almost mute...so I put to much expectation to the car.

Anyway, compared with the merce, the merce engine very quite (understanable because it is V6), the merce engine more power (because its 2.6L), the merce is very spacious (because its D segment), the merce boot very big, the interior is 100% soft touch (except wood panel).

The only thing the Preve can beat is... perhaps the fuel consumption and maintenance.

I have to trade-in the merce since it is already 10 years old... and the wear and tear starts to come into effect. The normal service cost me minimum RM 1k, one wheel cost me RM600, roadtax per year cost me RM1,200. These are all normal item. The wear and tear parts cost me bomb... (e.g. one side disc brake cost me RM 500.00, a pair of wiper cost me RMm 300.00 etc)

Therefore, I have to sell the car before the cost of ownership get into me....besides, I can keep some cash after paying Preve.

haih..everytime i sit in a vios, my view for this preve becomes more positive lol..i cant imagine why the heck would someone in their right mind would buy a vios over anything.

That was my biggest mistake when I testdrove the Preve. I tried to compare with the merce.... I couldn't find one thing that the preve beat the merce. The problem is, when I read the preview by the media, they said the NVH is very quite almost mute...so I put to much expectation to the car.

Anyway, compared with the merce, the merce engine very quite (understanable because it is V6), the merce engine more power (because its 2.6L), the merce is very spacious (because its D segment), the merce boot very big, the interior is 100% soft touch (except wood panel).

The only thing the Preve can beat is... perhaps the fuel consumption and maintenance.

I have to trade-in the merce since it is already 10 years old... and the wear and tear starts to come into effect. The normal service cost me minimum RM 1k, one wheel cost me RM600, roadtax per year cost me RM1,200. These are all normal item. The wear and tear parts cost me bomb... (e.g. one side disc brake cost me RM 500.00, a pair of wiper cost me RMm 300.00 etc)

Therefore, I have to sell the car before the cost of ownership get into me....besides, I can keep some cash after paying Preve.

My SA have just call me to sign agreement on 4th of May 2012... Darn it.. Then definitely will get the car later than u guys... Wuuu 

dont worry. Good things come to those who wait.

My SA have just call me to sign agreement on 4th of May 2012... Darn it.. Then definitely will get the car later than u guys... Wuuu 

wah, downgrade ni, merc very comfy

I'm planning to trade in my ride as well...

By the way, just got my test drive and the sound (not sure engine or cvt) when moving from standstill is loud. Is that 'normal'? Others than that, GREAT!

which variant u test drove?

the CFE premium NVH is better than the other variant

just test drive the car. i realize there are some nuisance sound. its not engine sound but gearbox sound and it is very irritating to me. im not sure why people claim NVH of preve is very good.  maybe something wrong with the test drive unit?

other than that, preve is superb for the price of 73K. i will definitely choose this car over vios. the stability of car, the comfy seat, the leg space, the boot space, 4 airbag, the very responsive brake, responsive steering and the torque it has are very2 nice.

Kudos to proton. if proton keep on this momentum, i dare to say that they can challenge honda in less than 10 years.

NVH from outside noise is very good.
Sound from engine bay can be heard tho.. not a bad thing for me..i like hearing the engine roar..

dont worry. Good things come to those who wait.

Why so late, eh?

Your Merce W210 E240?

May can compare to w203 c class kot...

CFE Premium lor...

The NVH is good but its the sound when moving from standstill... It goes off after that. Mmmm...

It is W211... first batch (2002). But I really respect the merce quality. After 10 years, you ca'tn hear any noise what so ever from the car. The engine is soo quiet ( I believe V6 could be the reason...as perdana V6 also is very quiet as well), nt rattling sound (maybe very tiny), very good cruising speed, very very good suspension (comfortable), very good engine power.... mind you, this is 10 years old car.

But, maybe its the old mercedes, I don't know about the new one..is it as good as the old one?