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Interior fittings were strictly
hard plastic.
I would have appreciated more space to dump stuff like a phone or
handheld, but the center console ended abruptly before allowing for any storage
room. The driver’s chair was
narrow and lacked proper back support. The
rear passengers though were comfortable, with plenty of room for walking about
and reaching for stuff, but again, not many storage spaces.
Rear headroom was compromised by the dual fluorescent lamps (!) and the
aircon vents that stretched all the way to the rear.
Three-point seatbelts for the driver and navigator, two-point seatbelts
for the rest.
Despite the large tri-star badges everywhere,
the MB 100 is not a genuine Merc. Its Ssangyong Istana roots are apparent from the Hanglass
windows to the Kumho tires, to the not-quite-ergonomic interior and imperfect
mechanicals. The MB100’s
designers tried to impart a high-tech look to their creation, with a streamlined
nose and multi-reflector head/fog lamps (which were woefully inadequate).
Not bad, but then what can you do with a van—it’s a refrigerator on
wheels! If the Merc were a
refrigerator, it would be a Samsung—cleanly styled, with some unique features
and good value for money.
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Its no Benz we tell
you. It's big and huge, but its leagues away from being a Benz--its a
Korean! |
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Just admire the ride
height. Wonderful in city traffic, terrible when you start hitting the
crosswinds and during highway cruising. |
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Damn...you can fit the
whole L.A. Lakers team in here with two extra seats to spare. In terms of
capacity, the MB100 takes in 14 people--a size rivalled only by the other huge
American vans. |
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