Around Grójec
The jounrey through Grójec on the ring road around Warsaw.
The W204-series C-class has been on sale since the beginning of 2008. It has a very nice six-speed manual gearbox or the optional 7G-Tronic seven-speed auto.
This version is a sport model with a huge Mercedes badge in the centre of the grille, as in some of the 190 series so beloved by me.
Sitting in the driving seat you have everything where you want it but there are a couple of faults from the point of view of vision. Between 80kmph and 140kmpgh I could not see what speed I was going at without moving my body because the indicator needle is so small. Also I cannot see if the lights are on because the indicator is on the light switch which is hidden by the steering wheel.
The steering response is very keen and suspension excellent with the AMG sports package. I have heard comments to the contrary that the ride can be hard but that was not my experience and I was driving it over some pretty poor roads as can be seen in the film. No doubt the suspension is even better without the AMG sports package. Of course the firm seats Mercedes provides help also.
I did not try crashing it but the last-generation C scored a five-star result in the Euro NCAP crash tests, and this one should do the same. It's comprehensively equipped with all the latest technology to protect its occupants in the event of an impact. Somehow one does not feel vulnerable with all the electronic toys including stability control, trailer stabilisation, tyre pressure monitoring and emergency braking lights not to mention seven airbags and a structure that just feels. a Mercedes!!
This model comes in at around EUR30,000 and no doubt much more in the UK! So it is not cheap. But you know that you have something that will last twenty years if it comes to that. Or a good resale value in a few years if it does not.
The car returns around eight litres to 100km in mixed driving. Here I am on the snow so the gear is lower than it would be normally. Maybe in the summer it is better!
There is 1,500 litres of space with the rear seats down or 485 with them up and the tailgate is powered! However Mercedes made an error here the back of the seats fall onto the base and so they are not quite flat unless some great weight is upon them. Why could not they have put it slide and drop seats thus giving that little bit extra room and a flat floor for our luggage? (Or in my case piles of magazines.)
This is the best car I have ever driven. Some small points so it does not quite make ten out of ten but it comes close.
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There are a number of films here on the packaging industry. This is because I am the publisher of Central and Eastern European Packaging -- - the international platform for the packaging industry in this region focusing on the latest innovations, trends, design, branding, legislation and environmental issues with in-depth profiles of major industry achievers.
Most people may think packaging pretty boring but it possibly effects your life more than you really imagine!
Central and Eastern European Packaging examines the packaging industry throughout this region, but in particular in the largest regional economies which are Russia, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Ukraine and Austria. That is not to say that the other countries are forgotten, they are not, but obviously there is less going on. However the fact that there are so many travel related films here is not from holidays but from business trips attending trade fairs around the region. Every packaging trade fair is a new excuse to make another film!
In 1997 I founded Polish Business News .There are a number of business related films here and I intend to do many more on CRM (customer relations management).
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Hotel Wiktoriański Grójec
The prestigious WIKTORIAŃSKI*** Hotel is situated in Grójec near the crossroads of 7 and 50 national routes. This convenient location gives an easy access to the capital city of Poland and at the same time offers a cosy and quiet atmosphere.
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