Towing with a Mercedes GLA

Posted on 25/01/2018 22:13 by

i have had the gearbox and engine remapped it now thinks its a 2012 car it did work for a while , but i turned a corner down hill and the box went into a lower gear very harsh. since then it does it now and again. apart from that its brilliant. what is a AFT?. will try anything once . been looking at the newer models but that's another £16000 plus mine. once again thank you all for  the advice

Posted on 27/01/2018 17:15 by

will try the oil change. i was going to go for the four wheel drive version.as feel it would be better for towing. i am going to book a test drive at a local garage to see what they are like as i could get a E class for the same price .lots to think about still not sure which way to go. 

Posted on 27/01/2018 17:32 by EmilysDad

If given the choice of an E Class auto & a GLA auto, it'd have to be the E Class .... what ever flavour the E Class was.

Posted on 28/01/2018 18:25 by

i have nearly made up my mind which car its going to be ,if i can get the right one i think its going to be a 350 e class . i think  i  will try the auction houses see if i can save some money that way. will keep you posted

Posted on 24/01/2018 11:48 by tigerfish

Magnet, I have just gone through your dilemma and found that the solution was easier than I expected.

I had a lovely ML300CDI which I bought new in 2011. But like you I was being crucified by £520 a year Vehicle excise duty.  But then i realised that by changing to a used but newer ML350 CDI  (Same engine) but regd in 2014, and running on ADBLU to reduce emissions, I almost halved my VED to £280 per year.

So I suspect that a similar solution might be found with a later model E class.  If it runs on ADBLU it will have less emissions and a lower VED.

TF