I like this.

"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes) 02/04/2018 at 13:33 • Filed to: None

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Canada is getting the  !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! in hatchback form. It’s fantastic.

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MB must love Canada. They send us the C-Class wagon too.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 02/04/2018 at 13:43

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Mmmmm. If Audi or BMW follow suit, colour me interested

CB > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 02/04/2018 at 13:45

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Current feeling of the A-Class: meh. That huge screen that takes up the dash scares me in terms of reliability and what happens when it fails outside of warranty.

not for canada - australian in disguise > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 02/04/2018 at 13:46

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Don’t forget the B-Class.

Spanfeller is a twat > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 02/04/2018 at 13:52

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Just explain to the germans that not everyone north of Tijuana hates small cars.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 02/04/2018 at 13:55

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If MB, & Volvo thinks there is a market for premium euro hatches, Audi & BMW should notice.

Spanfeller is a twat > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 02/04/2018 at 13:55

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Its a nice hatch, but if you put a gun to my back and ask me to buy a luxury German hatch, it’d be the 1 series.

fintail > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 02/04/2018 at 14:00

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Yet another interesting product the worthless sucks at MBUSA marketing/product planning keep from the American market (this time maybe in fear it will poach GLA sales). Now Canada has this, gasoline B, C wagon, SWB S-class, and different option configurations.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > fintail 02/04/2018 at 14:05

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It’s not like the LWB S-Class is a bad thing...

Svend > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 02/04/2018 at 14:06

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So Canada gets the hatchback while the U.S. gets the saloon.

It’s the same safety regs so why aren’t both offered in both countries?

Actually, what evs. Canada gets the hatchback while the U.S. gets the boring saloon.

Fingers crossed you also get the AMG.

And you get a manual option.

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Steve in Manhattan > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 02/04/2018 at 14:10

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Nice wheels.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Svend 02/04/2018 at 14:11

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Canadian safety regs are similar to the US rules. I probably guess no with the manual. Canada a small market, this year we sold a record 2 millon new cars. We got a previous gen B-Class with the manual, but MB does not for the current one. The take rate for the Manual B-class was very small.

Svend > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 02/04/2018 at 14:27

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Typically we sell between two and 2.5 million cars each year.

Which I guess is a smaller market as we’ve under twice your population.

fintail > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 02/04/2018 at 14:36

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It’s still nice to have some variety too, not like the lwb is rare there. I’m not sure what about the canuckistan market allows it that prevents it in murka.

Ash78, voting early and often > Svend 02/04/2018 at 14:49

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The practical answer is that Canadians spend a larger chunk of their (post-tax) discretionary incomes on cars, so their choices tend to be more practical. It’s like halfway to Europe, economically speaking.

Svend > Ash78, voting early and often 02/04/2018 at 14:52

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Glad to hear it.