Hey everyone, so as years pass my 2015 CLA45 lost its value by almost 50%, while windows shopping at a jag dealer, i was offered a straight swap deal with a 2017 XE Prestige 20d.

So my CLA45 is 2015 and at 40k KM, had tons of problems, i had to change dealers and all that .

And this XE is certified, looks beautiful , 2017 , and only at 6k KM. I was offered both V6 option(v6 option is premium not prestige and lacking some heating options which is needed since i live in Canada) and diesel option as a straight swap but i am tired of filling up my gas tank every week, sometimes twice every week for the AMG and it is really costly.( I am around 250$ gas cost every month) So i am considering the diesel version.( yes i know its slow but it is what it is )

The car has head up display,vision package, convenience package but not tech package. it also has a metallic blue paint. and beige interior.

Considering my 2015 CLA45 is at 40k km, should i do this straight swap with a 2 years newer and less KM car?

I am not comparing speeds obviously, but i am comparing comfort/luxury and value.

I also think if i keep my AMG , in the upcoming years i will have harder time selling it out as it deprecates fast. So i can't decide.

( They offered me 4year/80k warranty but i will insist on the extended 6 year/160k warranty)

 

The jag is a superior driver's car IMO save for speed, and the diesel sounds a bit agricultural (though fine once it is up and going). It would probably depreciate around the same rate as the CLA.

Have you driven the XE? The steering and ride are pretty hard to beat, I was sold when I drove a 20T.

 

Thanks for the reply, i will test drive it Monday morning. It was pretty late and the car was on the showroom so they couldnt take it out for a testdrive. I mean my transmission on cla is horrible, and ride is harsh obviously because it is an amg so sport suspension.

So are you saying you would do the swap?

 

Also is missing out on tech package(big screen) a big deal?

 

I find the smaller screen much nicer and user friendly..... touchscreen in a car is simply not a convenience option although some of it is nice.

 

I dunno whether I would do the swap, sorry. I'd far prefer the Jag in all respects except there is a hell of a lot of difference between the pickup in the diesel and the AMG45. If there is a diesel tune to get the 0 - 100kph time to about 6.5 - 7 seconds, I'd do it in a flash.

Otherwise the E Pace is coming out in a couple of months and I reckon that'll be a cracker in the 4 pot turbo petrol.

Did you test drive it?

 

Mercedes are not that cool, especially in Montreal where people have an affinity towards the niche marques like Jaguar. I'd look at Jaguar or Alfa only for sports sedans today.

 

Agreed, though it seems that Alfa havent managed to get rid of their build quality issues

 

You call it build quality, they call it personality.