Mercedes EQA 250 - My wife Cindy's thoughts
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I love these Reviews, Cindy looks at a car in a totally different way as all car persons...... and she is kind of right about the vents, indeed too much.
Best car review ever! Please make this a repeating 🙏 thing. "Cindy's 2 cent". I love it!
It is a normal thing. Cindy reviewed a few cars already.
Cindy is hilarious, but she's so right about cars being too elaborate. I laughed when she talked about "getting oot". So Canadian (and Scottish) 🇨🇦🏴
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This review by Cindy is what I think a lot of non-car people think about cars like this. I totally agree with her, I much prefer a clean, less busy interior. Adds to a sense of calm when driving.
would you rather have everything in a touch panel?
Uh oh, cough cough, and the EQA is Chris' last Mercedes review after that slam.
I think the word you were looking for was wallow. Reality of Cindy's comments are true though. I think most people want simplicity and intuitive functions. This is why the iPhone and Mac software is so good. They test it on average people and see how quickly they figure out the system. If it takes too much time, it's a failure. End of story.
Re: the bling factor. I agree, small high quality details are wonderful but add too much jewelry or bling and it becomes gaudy. Thanks for the honest comments!
Cindy sporting a Cannibal Corpse's hoddie. Very nice.
Gotta support my band 😀👍🤘
Great review. Can't wait for Cindy's opinion on the ix3.
Respect for asking your wife to give another view on this car. Because many of us men actually share the car with the spouse. So very important:).
Maybe try the faster EQA 350 model that is 0-60mph in 6 seconds instead of almost 9 in the base model. It is all-wheel-drive too so should prevent the fishtail characteristic of torqey front wheel drive. You can also specify black wood trim pieces and black seats to reduce visual distraction though the vent chrome would have to be changed aftermarket. Regarding the 2 screens, most new cars have this including ID3 and the EQA center screen is nicely integrated with the other screen though can be overwhelming for a while. You can also turn off backlighting for vents etc. You can get other wheel rim designs to preference. And smaller 18" rims which should make the car more comfortable instead of the 20" ones that seem to be on the test car. I guess if you prefer small cars then that could not be changed about the EQA though cars with bigger crumple zones are generally a bit safer in a collision. If the car was optioned with the seat comfort package, you can adjust inclination of seat cushion so front part is not pressing behind knee as much. There is a wheel to side front of seat bottom for this option package. Else you could use an aftermarket seat pad gel cushion or an upholsterer will change the padding in the original seat though the hard seats likely soften with use.
Compared to a "normal" car review,this is a breath of fresh air.
Cindy's right about a number of things. Most people, particularly women just want to know how to operate the music, Bluetooth phone, the heating and maybe the navigation occasionally. The rest is rarely of interest. I am male and a car enthusiast and apart from the heating i dont use anything else , not even the music or navigation, although i may have the map displayed. By the way, the EQA weighs 2040kg, which is heavy for car of that size.
Cindy gets in a Model 3 - "it's not enough - it's not enough - there's nothing to see lol
Honest reviews are the best!
"Bad website". Made my day. :)
It's very cute that Cindy care about dogs temperature in the back seats 😁❤️
Love it when your wife does the reviews. Woman just don’t get pulled in by brand name, honest and to the point. 🇬🇧
yeah man, I fuckin hate those reviewers that drool over every little single fuckin thing. Like, tell me whats not so good about it, tell me where's the bad side. I don't care about the 1000 positives, I care about the 10 negatives!
I love Cindys reviews. Cindy please also make a ID.3 review.
She already did. In October.
So does this amazing lady prefer the clean, simple interiors of EVs like the Poletstar and Teslas? Always good to see reviews from someone who uses cars - EVs included - as vehicles rather than big toys the way many of us and pro car reviewers do.
Good to know stuff. Thanks
Interesting how we are all different:) I have test driven every electric car on the market and this is the one I fell in love with☺️ From driving , to interior to seats to comfort. 😆 I haaated the new Hyandai Ionic 5 thats gotten so many good reviews, to me it felt cheap plastic and just like a metal box on wheels😆
But good review! Shows you should always test drive a car to see if YOU like it😁
Correct, everyone needs something different.
this actually sums up often my feelings about mercedes interiors, they are too much... it's not right for me.
Well done Cindy, she tells it as she see's it. She'd probably like model 3 which has spartan interior like a blank web site, and has no controls at all. ID3/4 also minimalist, but most folks transitioning from normal cars expect to find controls for things like wipers, mirrors, sound, air vents in the usually intuitive locations used eyes off by tactile feel. Agree HUDs can be distracting until you get used to them. VW's haptic steering wheel controls are a disaster zone, and no mute button on the steering wheel seems jurassic.
Can't wait to hear what you think of the Dacia Spring :)
Fantastic and nice and honest which I like and totally understand about it. Having recently seen a Ioniq 5 review at night from South Korea I saw the heads up display and can understand about it being annoying I'd switch it off as well. It may fishtail if it's rear wheel drive, a very Canadian term which is coming from the right person. :) exPat Canadian myself. But in Canada most Euro cars are considered luxury anyway perhaps not VW so much but Merc/BMW/Audi all luxury rated cars.
Alex Webster does strongly agree with the review. 🤟 😄
That would be cool if Alex wartched the video! He is so metal.
Has Cindy tried a model 3? Would be really interesting to get her view.
@@AlanTov Tesla doesn’t give anyone cars. Reviewers only get cars from owners.
@@AlanTov they have driven a test Tesla as far as I remember. But it was 2019, it changed a lot afterwards.
I agree so much with Cindy, it's too much.
Too much of what? Every Mercedes has this great multimedia system - easy and fantastic to use. She should ride a bicycle and not a car.
Too much chrome imho, it's just an opinion, you sound like a fanboy.
I like your videos especially 90 110 150km/h battery consumption videos and range videos, your wife has different opinion but I guess you should buy toyota to your wife likes she likes very simple cars I guess. btw vents is the reason I am buying QA 250 :))
Never knew you guys are Metal fans! Nice car by the way. Just bought a Kona electric so no new car for us in the near future. \m/ Greetings from Holland.
you couldnt tell by their hair?
Can't wait Cindys review for Dacia Spring one day 😉
I love how similar you two sound, all the way down to inflexions and pauses. Also, “bad website” is SPOT ON for mercedes, a friend of mine and i (both software devs) have been making fun of it for years! All the design elements are just strewn everywhere, it’s seemingly random, there’s random font sizes and italics in the UI, nothing’s centered or spaced right (not just in the UI, EVERYWHERE, ALL THE THINGS)... It’s like someone chewed up elements of a car interior, and sneezed them onto a dashboard.
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clear opinion - it is just a mercedes, but the major issue will be another:
without luxury you will not get an electric seat with memory cause that is always part of the more luxurious packages and the ID.3 does not offer that cause this feature is limited for ID.4 and higher or Skoda enyaq and even there not for the entry model which means buying a bigger battery and additional extras.
The Mercedes passenger seat usually feels a lot stiffer or harder if that has not been used really much. You will recognice that instantly when changing the seats cause press cars are usually used by a driver only and the driver seat will feel different. You might think it can not be true, but I have already gotten over 30 new Mercedes and when I sell those i usually had to deal with that same issue even if i had driven 50.000 km but not on long trips with a passenger or not an adult in the front seat. So the missing comfort in the beginning will finally pay off if you might have sold the car already cause while I was studying I had gotten a 250.000 km Mercedes middle class and I had been riding it for another 100.000 km and the passenger seat was still quite comfortable.
As always: each coin has 2 sides and it is up to you to figure that out.
And finally I would not talk about the prices cause these prices can be totally misleading and can have an impact on the judgement cause way more expensive than our ID.3 is the point that has to be checked carefully if that is true or not especially for press cars that come fully equipped, which you can get at a lower price for sure.
And then the car can look quite differently, a lot less bling and features, of cause no memory seat and maybe even no electric seat and so on. It is a doubleedged sword cause the difference can be pretty huge simply by a click on a butten and then you get an ambient light or a different interior trim based on a line / package.
Finally Mercedes offers a cheap one but also a fully featured S-Class styled luxury edition and the press department usually wanna show all the stuff they can offer and therefore they think that press cars should show the full variety of what is possible.
For us the ID.3 is simply to cheap and VW has to improve that soon and a lot cause sales figures are bad and a lot of ID.3 buyers have complained about the cheap interior already especially since the ID.4 had arrived in the show rooms cause that car has a complete different interior level. Finally a lot had complained coming from the e-GOLF or GOLF that the ID.3 feels too cheap. Mabe next year they will be the upgrade to ID.4 level as next move had announced it cause the real sales figures of the ID.3 were bad in 2020 cause that also lead to the cross border sale of so many iD.3 first edition simply to meet the CO2 emission goals. These cars are now offered for a lot cheaper in Switzerland and sometimes even withouth the suisse by a contract with a benelux dealer who exports these cars to the Suisse but in such cases where a EU citizen buys that they help the customer to avoid all the custom issues and offer a direct purchase from the Benelux dealer who pays the suisse dealer a kick back / provision. Otherwise the car would be imported from Belgium (ex VAT) and imported to Suisse with Suisse VAT on top, before the export net without VAT would have to be started and the import into Germany and the import VAT from a non EU country. And VW had done that before in december too.
I like that hoodie Cindy! 👍🏻
Why thank you, I like it too 😀👍🤘
I was surprised that Cindy referred to it as a "large" SUV, since it is the smallest of the Mercedes SUV types. it would be interesting to hear her opinion of an MB EQC, which seems to have gotten very positive reviews from most reviewers I have read or watched.
realy interresting to hear the opinion of a non-professional, they always have insights a professional would never think of.
cannibal corpse is awesome btw. ;)
sounds like she would like a Volvo, best seats ever... ;D
Very good idea to involve your wife Cindy again. Her points of view are really valuable. Just teach her a little about body roll and other expressions ;-)
Zero value. She clearly can'r concentrate on anything for more than 10 seconds. This video is just a waste of time.
Hi your wife would fit right in here in Aussie,no crap say it as it is.
I always enjoy your videos but I think you should involve your wife more. She’s great! You guys should add a special segment (with its own jingle) for all the cars you review: “ The Cindy Review ™️” or something
She does not care about cars. But she is so nice and we do the Cindys thoughts video of every car.
She dislikes car, expecially 100x better in every aspect than her plastic ID3 :)
Strange, Mercedes knows how to make nice seats. At least they should. My 1994 is very comfortable :P Are they cutting costs?
No, there are just not for short people.
This review is indeed like a bad website. It's a small car, and she says it's big. She looks for a simple knob to go for the up down volume, the car has it and she says that's cheap. And it goes from there...
I think model 3 or Y is the perfect EV for Cindy its so minimalistic and not to much.
I doubt that. She wants real buttons for her needs. Heat, seat heat and music.
Taller than average people probably love the seat.
Yes maybe larger people will never experience or feel that edge. But for her it's uncomfortable and that might even be a problem on longer road trips or when she would use that car every day for several hours. That might even be a problem for the blood flow to the legs.
Does Cindy not like it then? It's hard to be sure.
Short answer : NO
1:45 you can open and close those vents by turning them, they're probably closed
It is not the function, it is the design
What a really good, honest review
If you put aside all she said, what was completely worthless and senseless.
Cannibal Corpse 🤘🏻😎
A second opinion...👍👏
Which car you like?
she liked the Renault Twingo EV
@@BatteryLifeok not my car!
Ok her view is like minimalism against opulence. I get it the people who want minimalism would exactly be viewing this car this way. But I think regarding the dynamics of driving, I think drive wise its a lot better that it was perceived of. You can only expect that much from a front wheel drive. It's surprising she didn't say anything about the noise inside the cabin and vibration. Also the ride comfort that is how good the suspension is ? I think it should be a lot better than ID3 for sure. At least that's what most reviewers have perceived this to be. But hey infotainment is one among the best. I don't think that's something to do with taste either.
Noise is the same as Id.3. id.3 has better suspension. Eqa is very jumpy over bumps.
@@BatteryLife nice thanks. Check out this video for more accurate measurements of noise inside the cabin. EQA at 59.1 dB and ID3 at 66 which is close to model 3. We know teslas are extremely more noisier.
Please look at 6:21 for the comparison chart.
ua-cam.com/video/v1dWguSLhUk/v-deo.html
Thank you.
Sorry, maybe it is measured, but to my ears and a Model 3 owner. The Id.3 is way quieter than Model 3.
People in the livestream of the eqa thought eqa was even louder than Id.3
For me noise level is similar.
This press car has 20 inch tires!
The lady should do a lot more reviews 😎unless I’m missing
You are missing it. She does almost every car I test.
Sounds your wife would love a Tesla Model 3 !
Hardly anything in there and therefore no danger of beeing overwhelmed !
Or an e-up
I'm pretty sure she won't (because of having to do everything on the touch screen) ... but there is only one way to know for sure, can't wait for her thoughs on a model 3
@@rj7855 yes, very likely there is too much (everything!) on the touch screeen. Lowering the volume of the radio or raising the temperature would be a stress factor for example. Is the radio volume on the right or left steering wheel knob, where on the touch screen is it - and so on.
Tesla? That stupid car has everything in tablet. That;s idiotic design from people who never designed cars before.
@@richard--s I doubt it is so hard to memorize left and right. Plus you have the levers for the wipers. And voice commands work good
It’s terrible that you keep catching dogs in that net.
;-)
Cindy seems to me a bit crazy. Ok it’s her observation. She should not buy an expensive car 😉
madam je tak na ford fiesta
Cannibal Corpse,, 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘/🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
🤘 indeed
Make them suffer!! 🤟😎🚬
What a winger
She is right. Too many visual interruptions
She should get a job at Mercedes! Tons of useful feedback
Mercedes seats are bad. Also in B klasse the seats are bad for smaller persons. The seats hurt.
Volvo and hyundai kona electric have much better seats.
Cindy’s so right about everything 😅
What a fun review!
Completely silly woman who can't concentrate on simple things. Worthless "review".
@@user-cw3nb8rc9e That’s a pretty spiteful comment, don’t you think?
It may not have been an in-depth review of the car, but she looked at the things that matter most to her. Hers is a perfectly valid point of view.
Dude your wife is bad ass, love the
Cannibal Corpse hoodie! I think it’s clear she should present and you should edit. It’s time to step aside and be the man behind a strong woman. Also as always dump that ID.3 while it still has some resale value and get a model 3 until the model Y comes. OTA is never coming, bugs will only multiply as they put effort into pay to play services no customer wants.
1. correct Cindy rules
2. She doesn't care about cars, she will never do that
3. Wrong. Id.3 rules!
4. Sorry, not a Tesla fan. Great cars, but I am not a fan of the company and the fanboyism.
Facts: OTA is there already & latest releases have rectified all bugs! Working smoothly.
As this is the second video that complains about the seat heating button. You could turn on the seat heating with MBUX with a voice command.
Cindy is better at car reviews than you 🤣 🤣 🤣
Just joking. No banana boxes ok!
This is why you ditch your wife in a Toyota Aygo
Because she doesn't like a car you are a fan off?
Cindy, this is the _smallest_ of Mercedes' electric cars.
Her ID.3 is better. This product is lacking in so many ways. First of all, front wheel drive?
Smallest of the two EQ...
But if you add the Smart it's muuuch bigger
@@seb. Smart doesn't have the three-pronged star, smart-ass ;-)
@@agemmm Oh, okay, dole out extra cash. I'd go for the ID.4 or maybe even the Q4 E-tron before this.
@@bazoo513 but that Mercedes price tag.
Everything is electric ... not a good start for the electric Mercedes 😅
So it's a slow, over priced, over complicated, pain in ass, with shit rims and lacks rear wheel grip.
I wasn't going to buy one anyway, but nice to know. Thanks Cindy.
I was not thaaaat negative!!! Not a shit car, just too much for me. I like a basic car.
And front wheel drive.
Cindy knows what she likes and isn't afraid to slam a car for what she doesn't like. Well done.
Cindy is the most negative person I have ever seen on UA-cam so far.
Also contradic herself.
I don't understand the headline...
I think next time I refrain from watching this format. 🤷
She says it in the video!
@@BatteryLife Right, I just think seat reviews with superlatives in negativity (for a small person) are nothing for me because I am rather the opposite. ☺️
Looking forward to your WLTP test, since Andreas Haehnel got some surprising efficiency for an asynchronous motor.
Elon Made the Model 3 for Cindy 😛
No, the opposite. There is too much, but also not enough.
Id.3 is not enough buttons for her. Twingo was perfect.
@@BatteryLife typical a women. To much or to less
Unsubscribed after 1 year. She really pissed me off. Poisonous . This pseudo "review' really pissed me off. A bicycle is too much for her. Wonderful car, amazing design both outside and inside. The best EV on the market. Mercedes is the best, they just need to upgrade their batteries. The rest is fantastic in all aspects. Multimedia system is wonderful. I own such in b-class and is simple and intuitive . Next time ask some clever person, who can concentrate on something for longer than 10 seconds. Ask some clever person to do the review and not your wife. Give her a bicycle as it is enough for her.
They just need to upgrade their batteries? 😂 Jeez, accept that people can have different opinions, fanboy.
Calling the EQA the best EV on the market is a stretch by any definition.