My Friend BOUGHT an A35 AMG! Let's Help Him Modify It...

[@DrivingWithBen]

Good fun mate! You’re a bad influence 😂

[@hampshirephoto]

Dunno what you’re on about mate!

[@nuttinbetterful]

Yes Luke I told him no!!! 😂😂

[@pezza2834]

Hi Luke I’m not over keen on yellow cars but the A35 looks stunning in yellow especially with all the black plastic aero pack on it great video 👍

[@tackycomrade]

Love how you had to address your hair at the start 😂😂

[@hampshirephoto]

😅

[@x80s]

well done im really happy for your friend luke also i think he should get an armytrix valvetronic exhaust on his car

[@hampshirephoto]

Thanks! Good idea

[@x80s]

@@hampshirephoto no worries

[@DrivingWithBen]

Will have to look into this!

[@Saif0412]

Interior is next level in the A35 👌

[@tracktimevideos5164]

Too chintzy and glittery for me. A friends A35 was rendered undriveable when the infotainment system packed up (happened twice) as it is linked into everything. These cars will be nightmares once out of warranty.

[@esthetics4512]

@@tracktimevideos5164 if that's th case thn your correct but those who can afford shouldn't be too much trouble

[@samcourt6228]

@@tracktimevideos5164 totally agree. I think the interior on the A class is awful. It looks whizzy but the quality is pretty poor (the air vents feel really flimsy, lots of other parts don’t feel very solid either, creaks and rattles aplenty).

[@guest5659]

@@tracktimevideos5164 oh the irony of rubbishing an interior on any car then picturing a Ford. Use to love my ford's, always a regular at Silverstone for Ford fair, but shoddy build quality on serveral ford's have ended my love affair. Always cheap out on components you can't see - ancillaries and such. Drive well but cheap rubbish underneath.

[@tracktimevideos5164]

@@guest5659 have you been in an A35? The lighting is like being in a strip club and when that infotainment packs up it renders the car imobile. It may look fancy but it's crap, I'll take a functioning normal interior anyday.

[@paulkelly46]

A cheap but good mod is the pan Americana grille. Looks much better.

[@rashu786]

Thomas Tuchel looking good in the drivers seat

[@DrivingWithBen]

I’m taking that as a compliment 😎😂

[@msizinzimande4173]

Do not listen to him when he talks about wrapping please 🥺🙏🏾🙏🏾 don't wrap it

[@FakkaDrerrieNL]

Heey wrapping is awesome and good protection. Clearly something ur father didnt had 😂

[@bamthepetrolhead7855]

Gotta love a yellow car looks amazing

[@lethabomgidi5506]

I personally think that this channel deserves to have 200k+ subscribers

[@mikebeverborg2769]

love this car ! looks awesome

[@Andy-2022]

Such a lovely looking car 👍

[@starski4578]

Picked up a stealth cosmic black last week 👌

[@akent46]

Are these gearboxes ok now in this generation? I was always scared to buy an A45 due to the boxes

[@robertvanzant2653]

Wrap those door handles mate ! Sweet car all the best

[@hampshirephoto]

That’s a must!

[@DrivingWithBen]

Yes! I can’t believe they’re half chrome 😂

[@DJJumpdancer]

mate black

[@OA-nc2fc]

@@DrivingWithBen it’s because they have sensors on them due to it being keyless entry, if you don’t get premium/prem+ they won’t be chrome

[@garns8878]

Leave them. Wrap looks shite!

[@relentlesspursuit6894]

Luke rockin the Gucci's again! Great upgrade by Ben - a Fiesta to an AMG Merc, big big upgrade. Should be able to easily modify these to 400bhp+

[@hampshirephoto]

Ngl I live in them...! Hahah. Agreed, big upgrade for Ben!

[@dominicb5190]

Yeah big upgrade as you say, thank god he didn’t buy a GR Yaris, that would have been a bit of a side step and possibly less fun 😂 This one is a peach though and the colour is stunning

[@relentlesspursuit6894]

@@dominicb5190 after a Fiesta, anything is an upgrade 😀

[@dominicb5190]

@@relentlesspursuit6894 the merc is definitely a step up. The GR (Giant Ripoff) Yaris not so much sadly. A big let down for me after my test drive in one where as the fiesta was a giggle to drive, a great car but I couldn’t have one due to the rep it had in the past. To think I almost put a deposit down on the Yaris as well based on the hype, so glad I didn’t So I will be sticking with my A35

[@relentlesspursuit6894]

@@dominicb5190 why didn't you buy the "proper" version of the A class?

[@eyebrow7240]

Serious question but, would really want one of these if possible. Is this a PCP or HP? If PCP, how much is this a month

[@samuelhall2397]

Probs around £300 pm

[@eyebrow7240]

@@samuelhall2397 must’ve put a big deposit, there roughly £430 a month lol

[@relentlesspursuit6894]

New ones on 48 month PCP are £400 with a 5500 deposit - add some options and it can easily become £450

[@harvthegoat3687]

If this helps, I just got a brand new one same spec (premium plus) with 0 miles on 2021 plate, 4k down deposit and it’s £480 a month with 8000 miles a year. If you go direct to Mercedes and whittle them down you’ll soon get yourself a bargain

[@relentlesspursuit6894]

@@harvthegoat3687 not sure £480 + 4k down for an A35 constitutes a "bargain"!

[@RBcymru]

Nice but is it worth the £ when other hot hatches are cheaper, just as quick and cheaper to run and service etc. Nice car but I was put off Mercedes A35 and A45 after reading the reviews. I went VW Audi route as they seem more reliable and cheaper to run.

[@WEEDANNY2K9]

Must be very exciting when you start new project like this. Doing the same myself on an M140i - looking forward to seeing this develop!!

[@Beardchanics]

Your friend going to have some fun! They're great in yellow, not a colour that works on many cars.

[@rosspemberton]

I got mine in denim blue after having a mk8 fiesta st too 😂 even though it’s 306bhp but it is very usable, very interested to see mods on this as nobody has done it yet, I’ve only done cosmetic stuff

[@DrivingWithBen]

Thanks Ross! Hopefully a few bits to come 🙌🏻

[@crybwabie6778]

Did you buy it off auto trader found one for a banging price but it’s gone :(

[@rosspemberton]

@@crybwabie6778 I bought it from Warrington Inscape last year I’ve had the subtle aero pack on it too so no big spoiler but all the other bits

[@markdonovan614]

Custom made exhaust and maxton body kit!!👌🏽Wicked car btw

[@DrivingWithBen]

💪🏻

[@justinaverill2909]

Was this from the guys at John Kirkham 👌

[@gianlucatuzi1498]

Nice and all but rather a golf R or s3

[@hampshirephoto]

All down to personal preference

[@harvthegoat3687]

Engine wise maybe, but interior, tech/gadget wise these leave them standing

[@65BravoS86]

Kind of giving yourself a lot of credit for other people's work, are we Luke ?

[@STEVEBHPDEVON]

thats a nice upgrade they look really good nice bit of amg quality aswell👍😀

[@SSykotic]

Getting an actual ECU tune from a reputable company is waaaay safer than a tuning box

[@Christian6AT]

Ahhh round 2 😂 what colour you making him wrapping it.. green maybe 😉

[@hampshirephoto]

😂👍🏻

[@matrobroberts916]

Preferred the old hair style

[@OA-nc2fc]

Can you modify cars e.g. remapping cars like these on pcp/lease? Because how is he able to mod it if he has financed pcp'd it?

[@DrivingWithBen]

Mods are fine on finance deals with the lender’s approval. Every deal is different

[@OA-nc2fc]

@@DrivingWithBen really ? No way ? Even performance mods ? Sorry for asking but who did you take the deal out with ? If they allow you to then I would definitely follow through and use them aswell. Thanks

[@DrivingWithBen]

@@OA-nc2fc an independent finance broker who introduces to selected lenders

[@OA-nc2fc]

@@DrivingWithBen ahhh okay. It’s just that I don’t know where to start. I am looking for same spec and colour as yours on auto trader and random lease website but I have no clue what to choose

[@lastnamefirstname520]

Nice swap indeed! And it has the aero kit too, which is essential without the bonkers looking wing and canards theyre just bland. 👍👍👍

[@hampshirephoto]

Absolutely!

[@Christophergriffiths1972]

All that black on the car and they fit chrome handles 🙄 definitely change them👍🏼

[@michaelmich00]

they def live with their parents lol

[@DrivingWithBen]

I hadn’t lived with them for 18 months when I bought this, after I’d bought my first house at 21. It’s called financial independence lol

[@ynedi]

@@DrivingWithBen WHAT A LEGEND

[@harrymcgowan6257]

How’s he affording that?!

[@garns8878]

Why try and persuade him to go "stage 3" just let him enjoy his new car. Too much of this youtube staging up bollocks and figure chasing 💤😴

[@thebazsmith2820]

Why buy an A35 when you could of had the same new shape but A45s with 500hp and looks alot better

[@OA-nc2fc]

Different class of cars, price/fuel and insurance are big factors, and the 45s is 421bhp not 500

[@harvthegoat3687]

Plus 12-15k more

[@Honky_Konky_Phooey]

First thing is change the exhaust in standard format they sound like a hairdressers car,

[@lastnamefirstname520]

Come on mate, its a 4cyl. It will never sound as good as a 5cyl RS car....

[@Honky_Konky_Phooey]

@@lastnamefirstname520 after owning an A45 🤮 I couldn’t agree more any 5 pot sounds orgasmic, il stick with my golf over an A35 any day of the week.They will Always be in my rear view mirror 🚀

[@DJJumpdancer]

i would make the door handles black

[@darrenlowe8607]

Eventuri are working on a new air intake kit

[@hampshirephoto]

;)

[@DrivingWithBen]

💰💰💰

[@dbagdi1998]

Get a pops and bangs map, it makes the car sound nicer when in P reving it

[@samcourt6228]

No, no, and no.

[@thebrokenmachinex5314]

Well nice colour

[@gregwilldoitllc]

Click bait title.

[@slen6293]

In my opinion the interior on these looks cheap and tacky. Not a fan. Looks good outside though

[@samcourt6228]

Yup, it’s horrible, chintzy and naff. It’s also pretty poor quality when you actually start touching stuff.

[@coadee247]

Come on mate get a haircut ;)

[@hampshirephoto]

Ohhhhhh don’t start 😂😂😂

[@DaleSteel]

Oh dear. Save up for the proper amg

[@Keyboardbeatz]

Let me guess, you posted this from your helicopter on the way to the strip club lol

[@robertvanzant2653]

@@Keyboardbeatz 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 👍🏻

[@DaleSteel]

@@Keyboardbeatz you associate a amg a45 with an helicopter?

[@lastnamefirstname520]

@@DaleSteel you are purposely mixing a with an 😂🤣 ‘an amg’ ; ‘a helicopter’

[@DaleSteel]

@@lastnamefirstname520 yes

[@jordxn2134]

Waiting a year to start modifications. Not much content you can do. Boring

[@DrivingWithBen]

Not waiting a year, I should have been clearer. There’s lots I plan to do within a year which won’t fundamentally effect the warranty if it goes bang 😂

[@Michael-yz4mc]

Tune it because they are slow in comparison

[@Keyboardbeatz]

Yellow cars ftw

[@andylupton9096]

As soon as it cuts to in car and you’re wearing them pointless bits of damp cloth over your face I turn off

[@alexiO21100]

Nice haircut my man proud of you 🤪

[@hampshirephoto]

Thanks 😅