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To B Or Not To B

To B Or Not To B

Author: Tomas Yoko
Date: 2012-10-03
It was a beautiful winter's morning on the East coast, the breakfast meeting was scheduled at the sumptuous Oyster Box Hotel in Umhlanga, and I was to drive away in an immaculate new Mercedes-Benz B-Class.

Ravi R was there, babbling enthusiastically about the B-Class, its intriguing new shape and, of course, its plush Mercedes-Benz interior.

The delight of early morning sunshine, perfect cappuccinos and a Mercedes-Benz B-Class to test drive could have been too much to bear and when the time came for us to choose which of the shining new models we were to drive away, it was left up to a lucky draw.

Luck was definitely on my side that morning, as I drew the shiny black B200 with an output of 115 kilowatts. I could not wait to get behind the wheel and strut the streets of Umhlanga.

The interior of the B-Class Mercedes-Benz was so spacious I could have sworn I was in a C-Class model. With the new body styling, advanced engine performance and efficiency, the B-Class will probably be winning a few Mercedes-Benz fans over from the C-Class option.

A long list of standard features and Mercedes-Benz driver Assist packages add immense value to the already excellent package of the B-Class.

Why did I ever have to give it back? Life is just not fair....