Top 5 Things We Love & Hate About Mercedes-Benz Metris
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2:21 the way the two second-row passengers exchange nods. lol!
This Van does exist in two versions. The version you drove is called Vito (in Germany/ Europe).
The version for the luxury is called V-Class. The major look is the same. But bumper, lights and of corse the intirior are different.
I don't know how it is in the US
But in Europe there are two versions
- The Vito which is for workers, so cheap and durable
- The Viano which is for Family and is very high end (and very expensive)
So the viano has none of your negative Points, but it is expensive
sunc93 the Viano is now called the V-class
Yup, looks pretty good with all the options: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Mercedes_V-Class_%2813146569465%29.jpg
heiko brons
yeah thats true
Last Version was Viano
sunc93 I think a Russian person in America that I know of imported the expensive one
Hoss Cartwright
Hey Hoss is alive. How is the Ponderosa doing?
1:47 CUTLASS SALON SLANTBACK!!!!!
I just got leftover 2016 Metris passenger van last week. Has cruise control has back up camera. It also came with painted bumpers Comfort seats,appearance package for the interior, Cold weather package with insulated windows and heated seats. Relieve me check the bro sure there's lots of options to order. It also alloy wheels
I bought one loaded, painted bumpers, mag wheels, cruise, camera etc., shop around. It does everything my old E250's did but with twice the gas mileage in comfort and style. After 30K mile the van averages 23.8 mpg, if I reset the computer while in cruise control at 65 mph, it over reads 30 mpg loaded with shelves, partition and loaded with tools and HVAC stock. Make sure you get the blind spot car indicator option, it should be standard. The sporty mirrors lack confidence when changing lanes to the right, BEEP!
ALLAN KENNEY I'm pretty sure a Honda Odyssey has most of that standard
Upfitters are beginning to offer options to make this van like a VW Eurovan. There is a shop in Golden Colorado that is installing a poptop camper roof on my van next week. This will go a long way towards turning this van into something more fun than an airport shuttle van.
In Norway this van is used as police cars. We use bought the V class and the less expensive Vito. The vito is usually built with 3 to 5 seats for police officers and than with a cell in the back with space for 3 prisoners. The V class version we have is prisoner transport. 6 seat in total. 2 for officers up front and 4 individual seat in the back witch has been cadged in.
Need to do a trailer tow test with this van.
You can option the Metris passenger van up with some nice equipment as mentioned in the video. For $43k, you end uo with cruise, backup cam, blindspot detection, lane keep, and plenty of other goodies. I'd kinda rather have that than my half ton pickup and its rwd, turbo, and gets decent mileage. Hmm...
Aaron Fink it’s only $39k with all the features you wanted. Great van for work and play
I love its 6000lbs towing capacity
5000
Paddle shifters because the steering wheel is parts bin and it would cost them more to design a wheel without them than to just leave them in.
I don't see why they couldn't cap off the levels rather than installing the same wheel and running the wires, etc. to it.
David CD because as crazy as it sounds... it would cost more money to come up with block off plates and delete wiring than just keep everything going
David CD why cap them off, when it would not only be cheaper to leave them in, but you also get the functionality of having them?
+Justin Davison Not saying that isn't true, but my base work truck was filled with black caps and those dummy "You should've worked harder" buttons and switches. If there were really no way that would bring down the cost, then the W/T trims would be the more expensive than the top-of-the-line model with everything like the the Platinum models. If Mercedes can't figure out a way to lower the cost by cutting unnecessary equipment, then it's because they're just not trying and passing unnecessary expenses to their customers.
David CD it's a different situation. The truck line was designed from the beginning to have the different options and trim levels and the factory is setup for them. In the case it's likely that Mercedes did a cost analysis and determined that it would cost them more for the molds and tooling to make the blanking plates for just one model than to just leave the paddle buttons in. The rest of the infrastructure for the shifting would be there regardless.
Those cars (as 140 hp Diesels and with MANUAL transmission) are great fun to drive here in Europe.
This vehicle’s likability depends upon which segment you compare it to. I’m not convinced it holds its value against its competitors in the cargo passenger conversion segment. Doug DeMuro compared it to the Touring Odyssey where it was found to be woefully inept and overpriced.
The metris is a different range class to the pro master city and the transit connect. So that justifies the price difference. There’s a lot of extra interior space in this vehicle.
You guys don't get the V Class. A shame really. It is amazing.
Yea it is but that’s only in Europe
@@ayoogbeide6637 what is V class?
I really want to know how it handles snow.
thanks for the review. They make this in diesel in europe & it gets 29.89 city / 37 Mpg. city / hwy. an aquaintense of mine uses it for service work. hes had 4 of them & happy. they call it Mixto / vito in uk 🇬🇧. 480,000 miles over 4 vans. looks like he swaps them about every 100,000 miles.
I know a guy who bought one of these with every single option available thinking it would be a luxury minivan. He obviously didn't do his homework and traded it in a few weeks later and took about an 8k wash on the tradein and got a Pacifica.
The infotainment system isn’t hard to use. It’s the same as the one in the regular Mercedes without the scroll wheel or touchpad. Just use the arrow keys in the same fashion.
For those thinking of using this van for a camper conversion, what's the ground clearance?
On used market prices Where're approaching, yes its a good choice for a family with 3+ kids. I consider this van as legit substitution for the GM Astro van.
MB has a minivan in usa. It' the R class: R350 (6 cilinder), R550 (8cilinder) and 320(3 liter turbo diesel) they all come loaded and 4matic(all wheel drive)
Can you get cruise control, and rear camera on say 2017 + models ?
On my Mercedes I averaged 120 mph on all 600 miles of autobahn including all stops and gassing up.
I kept cruise control on if I'm honest as it's safer because you can keep your foot over the brake. Belgians just pull out in 600 year old rusty Datsun's or Volvos.
iVlog Hate it when those Belgians waffle around.
This is in Europe the workhorse version. The better equipped one is the V Class. I think the V class one is not available in North America.
She blinded me with Science !!
vaccumme lol flat earth?
Holy crap! The last Oldsmobile turtle! I thought those things just fell apart along about 1988
Hi Charlotte!!
Drive the cargo version with a load in it very often and I bet you will appreciate the paddle shifters. It is pretty common to need the transmission to do something other than what the software is telling it to do. That has been the case in every commercial van I've driven.
As a retired Mechanic that worked --ALL --the time on Sprinters,I say go purchase a real quality van ,like a savanna, to bad Ford killed the wonderful E-250
So its unreliable?
@@Joe-eg7ml the turbo v6 sprinter is costly to repair, and maintain,much more labor intensive than other delivery vehicles , examples brake pads are 1/3 the size of a similar weight &class van, Battery under drivers floor with torx screws mud sand and salt eat them up.side doors big time problem in delivery vehicles, slip to fit not adjustable fan belts.just a page of work for mechanics every night from drivers.
Is this timing chain or time belt???
The Dodge Grand Caravan has Autostick. Not quite paddle shifters, but does the same thing.
those vans you see a lot of them in the EU, but than as paneel van for a Plummer, of painter , of taxi van, they last long
How's the rear A/C?
there is an optional 2nd unit for the back
I wish MB would bring the Marco Polo version to the US. I think there is a market for camper vans since it has been many-many years since the VW eurovan camper van was available here. Sadly though, I think the price would be too prohibitive. I know Sportsmobile now builds a camper van version of the Metris, I am not however too impressed with the interior layout.
Do they use the 2.1 diesel in the US at all? Or just the petroleum M274 from C class?
Mercedes doesn’t sell diesels in the US anymore after they also got caught up in the emissions cheating scandal with Volkswagen and Bosch. They claim it was because issues with biodiesel requirements for highway fuel, but that’s a cop out.
www.google.com/amp/s/driving.ca/mercedes-benz/auto-news/news/mercedes-says-goodbye-to-diesel-in-north-america/amp
Isn't the backup camera required by law? Or is it exempt because truck?
Do R/C! Why would it be required its a luxury
Aaron Cole The requirement actually goes into effect next year. It's being required because it helps stop idiots from running over their kids.
Might get a commercial vehicle exemption.
Or Mercedes said "oh das deadlinehüffen isn't here yet? No cameras!"
is there a review of the mercedes V-class?
Besbes GTR it's not sold in the states, so no.
It works good on Lpg ?
Expensive for a shell on wheels
My Honda Odyssey has paddle shifters. I use them to get into the vtec.
$32k would get you fully loaded van from every other maker or really nice used conversion van
But none of those fully loaded vans would be an actual truck chassis RWD van... those are minivans
Its just a gloryied merc vito we have here in the UK, its nownt special as a van and as part of a company fleet weve had plenty of issuse with them.
Among bad things they did not mention cargo doors not swinging open flush with the sides.
Thay are available as full swing. There are 3 different rear door configurations including overhead hatch
This is a $35K cargo van with seats. Yes, it's nice if you and your 7 Chechen mates need to all get to the airport at the same time to take hostages. It's amazing that any US citizen in their right mind would buy this to haul their family around with all the other options available.
Will it hold a 12 foot kayak or a motorcycle? My gmc savana does!
That’s bc yours is an actual cargo van vs these are mini cargo vans, duh dumbass
It's weird that it doesn't have cruise control, even the first gen sprinter does.
Cruise control is an option, I have it on my Metris and it is a necessity.
That's weird because in Europe it's a standard feature
and it is the best cruise control i've ever used.
15,000 miles could be as little as a month. And since it's a Benz you know that's going to be an expensive service.
This trim level is basically an airport shuttle and airport shuttles never give a crap about passenger comfort or convenience.
Id like to review this van with just myself and that chemistry babe.
I wounded why there isn’t a rear Entertainment system in the passenger version
Where is the F250 6.2 gas towing test?
Its not a mini van. Its a vam designed for work. Notice the rim style? The whole point of thease is for companys who need to haul people or cargo. I used a ford van with a 6.2l v8 and thease vans are a step up by far but they cant pull my trailer.
6th worst thing about the Metris. Requires premium fuel while all other vans in the same class operate fine on regular 87.
False It takes regular fuel
Mercedes Benz recommends premium fuel.
So it costs 4 dollars more to fill.... I guess for a fleet that might make a big difference.
I know I'm digging out an old post but a friend of mine pointed that out to me when I was filling my Audi A6 it is pretty trivial just put premium in it 😂
@@peterad1529 Usually the better MPG you get from premium offsets the extra cost. depends how your driving style is though
I hate the paddleshifters. They are to easy to hit by mistake on my ML.
I think a lot of you americans don't realize that mercedes is a very standard brand in germany/europe. We got a class and c class wagons and all of the mercedes with really many small efficient engines. Plus this class of cars which is not considered a minivan in europe is really expensive if you want it well equipped plus this is the commercial version and not the passenger one.
$35k Mercedes with no cruise control?! And no rear camera, which is standard on the majority of vehicles now.
jedironin380 32k got me cc, backup camera , fogs, gps.....fully loaded. Try again
jedironin380 mines does have it!
So tell the folks Andre, is that van FWDor RWD? I know and thought that would have been in the plus mark.
Holy cow, how did I not know it was RWD? For some reason I got it stuck in my head that it was front. That is a definite plus!
No V-Class in the US? That is the same van, only real luxury instead of that cheap Metris (Vito in Europe) interior....
The problem is that the U.S. financially pushed VW out with the chicken tax. There have been no mid-size utility van offerings in the U.S. by U.S. manufacturers. Consumers in the U.S. are only offered family passenger vans or overly tall utility vans that cannot fit in a garage. Van consumers have the problem that they cannot park large utility vans on the street because dictatorial home owners associations place restrictions on van height. Similarly, utility vans are often broken into by thieves for tools/parts. If U.S. manufacturers are going to be absent in producing mid-size vans that will fit in garages, then foreign competition should be allowed back in. The Metris is one of the few mid-size offerings for U.S. consumers just as long as you don't want options like cruise control or other safety features that people outside the U.S. can easily get.
Lovely you are okay Mercedes Benz bus you are the best of all keep it up
You can get this van in plush trim in Europe
Put Charlotte in more videos, I bet she can review cars and or trucks.
Is the Metris only a diesel vehicle? Are there only RWD?
That's the issue we have with Mercedes Benz right now. I don't know what idiots decides what products are available in America but lots of people are upset and disappointed that we will not be seeing the V-class version with the tradional MB console and shifter. We won't be seeing the very classy and versatile weekend warrior mode 'Marco Polo'. This is also a screw up on Volkswagen part as well not letting us have the Van and the California edition with the pop top tent. So disappointing. Some good news it. SPORTSMOBILE is now offering their version of the Marco Polo campervan on the new Metris van platform. Not as luxurious as the MB Westfalia style interior but very functional.
The Ram Promaster window van starts at $34,345, has 5,100lb max towing capacity. Has great interior. And you get the awesome pentastar v6.
Hunter Pelto I'm not sure anyone else would say the pentastar is an awesome engine
I think the Promaster is quite a bit larger.
Justin Davison maybe not the the 2011 model but after 2012 they fixed a lot of bugs they had with it. It is a very nice powerful engine. If taken care they last forever. Not saying that all pentastars that come out of the line are great but they are pretty good engines
Hunter Pelto there is nothing wrong with the Pentastar at all! It's a very good engine! Plus the Promaster is in the same class as the Sprinter!
the promaster has a short wheelbase version that is actually smallish.
I feel bad for the guy in the 3rd row. It’s a freaking jail back there.
The mileage ISN’T GOOD when you take into account only 4 cylinders. It has less hp than American vans with no better gas mileage.
In Europe we call it Vito, and it comes with diesels.
Yeah the US market would probably love a economical diesel option, but alas the world seems to be snuffing them out one by one due to all this cheating mess.
axeman1224 Yeah but automatic is becoming increasingly popular in Europe as well now
While those road wheels are 'serviceable', they are kind of bland. I do think MB could put a little more sparkle in this Van if they used brighter looking wheels.
On another note, and speaking of brightening things up, why now let Charlotte do more reviews?
I think there are a few trims above the one in this video. I know I've seen some Metris' with aluminum wheels and body color bumpers etc. (edit - I guess just like this video's thumbnail shown in silver).
Nice Alan, then they would and could, make nice people carriers with those levels of trim.
Absolutely agree. Would love to see a review on how one of those up-spec'd models compare to traditional US minivans.
There's an idea. With the 4 cylinder turbo engine it should be interesting, especially in fuel economy and highway power numbers.
Alan Bowers The company I work for has one at its averages about 23 mpg with aggressive driving and loaded . Highway its goes as high as 34 mpg. Has lot of power and is very very easy to drive and very comfortable.
HI Charlotte lol
Damn really, no cruise control
Take all of the seats out and do some cool burnouts
The another countries are Mercedes Viano and Vito and V Class.
reminds me the Bang Bus series tho..
The name and turbo would be the only things tha would keep me from buying 1.
Whose the girl in the back? I’ve never seen her in any of the videos.
Charlotte and she’s cute ash
You mean the Vito search it "Mercedes Vito " it's what Germany And the rest of the world and so you know the promaster is a vw crafter with a body kit and and that fiat v6
I'm driving one right now and it's the most boring van I've ever seen
Needs more power...Euro V-class version has it, ,,,,,,needs better interior...Euro V-class version has it
Look at the EXCUSES these guys MUST be getting paid for at min 6:44 when you can see they're leaning towards eachother and saying how much room there is after making excuses why there is no Cruise control which comes as a most BASIC item on ANY other van or car. These guys are a joke. "Easy to load" YOU CANNOT Fold the seats !
Well what a shame you don’t get the full luxury V class, the metris is a piece of junk, meanwhile you can equip a V class with E-class or even S-class amenities
4x4 available?
+Paul Chang No, not in the US.
+Paul Chang no
My biggest complaint about the Metris is the rear wheel drive. For the cargo version it will be terrible in the snow. Wish they made a AWD version of this van.
Transit vans are also rear wheel drive
Is this a paid review? When a car this new with 24mpg is a fair fuel economy for the size?
You didn't give a name to your videographer.... just called him a videographer. As a feminist I'm offended.
$35,000 AND NO CRUISE CONTROL??? ANd yet it has paddle shifters. This van is horrible. It’s a major ripoff for that kind of money. Other than the paddle shifters, it’s got no more features than something built in the 1980’s. Inexcusable.
I have to have a bathroom and microwave. It's just a suv to me.
In Europe is served under the name Vito. Commercial vehicles Mercedes Benz rust quickly, because the group does not invest dentgi it. And they think that fuckers will do it.
KingStealth120 makes me wonder just how fast it'll rust out here in the rust belt then lol
Cargo van only
Third row doesnt fall down, you cant get in the back row from sliding door on drivers side, how shitty doest it get. No power driver seats..the no list goes on and on. And sticker price 43k. Haha
No touch screen display
It's strange that MB does not sell the V Class in the US. It's a more expensive Metris, but fully loaded and better refined interior. The Metris is the equivalent of the "Vito" sold in Europe, which is just a van.
MB has a minivan in usa. It' the R class: R350 (6 cilinder), R550 (8cilinder) and 320(3 liter turbo diesel) they all come loaded and 4matic(all wheel drive)
What's charlotte's twitter acc... !? 😍
@4:01 Why you lying about cruise control? It’s a standard feature.
FLT is making EXCUSES for this POC... NO Cruise !!! Standard on ANY Other Vehicle. You cannot believe what these two clowns say about ANYTHING !
More basic then a base model Mitsubishi Mirage
Take Mercedes Viano. It's more better. Luxury.
Good lord, people, it has cruise control. Try not to be such dullards.
Not. Really. I own one of these thing. And it does not have cruise control in it.
Hey TFL is Charlotte, Tommys girlfriend
no Charolette is dating someone else!
Ricardo Arevalo She won't date Tommy until he gets a BMW and stops using his turn signals.
this van is just for basketball players
Why exactly?
they need something extra sized
Huh? Do you think basketball players are small? What about the Sprinter Van?
USA gets shit version as usual, proper versions are made for Europe, etc. as V-Class
Why I choose this poor interior van for $35000?there are a lot of choice which better than this,like toyota Sienna or Honda ,even nissan even Ford
none of those companies offer of a van this van can do at the size of this van is. maybe they are more comfortable for the passengers. that's about it.
Good luck getting a section 179 write off with a sienna 😂 this is a work van