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The Mercedes Benz Experience | Dimo 800 | Sri Lanka

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As an avid car enthusiast, I saw an opportunity when I heard that my friend Praveen Fernando joined the state-of-the-art Mercedes Benz Sri Lanka showroom (run by Dimo 800) as a Sales Consultant. He followed his passion for cars and gets to be with them most of the day!

I so badly wanted a tour around the facility and told my friend about this. He was more than glad to invite me over. I even applied for leave (during the busiest times) to experience the new showroom!

I remember driving to the location, and I was stunned seeing the architecture of the building with a massive structure of the “three-pointed star” badge right on top of the roof.

Feeling at home

I wasn’t going to buy a car that day although I do aspire to someday in the future. My friend was to meet me in 10 minutes (I was 30 minutes early as usual) and I sat down in the customer lounge overlooking an array of brand new Mercedes cars and SUVs. I was given a nice cup of coffee and was so lovely to see the Mercedes Logo floating on top of it!

Excitement is brewing

Soon after I posted some snaps of this on my Instagram story, I was greeted by my friend. He said to me, “Oh there’s so much I have to show you, follow me”. I was so excited and we started off in the workshop area where multiple cars were being repaired or restored.

Speed Thrills

Then we walked up to a Black CLA 45 AMG with black rims and some bright yellow highlights (which also had a handcrafted engine!) and to my surprise, I was getting a ride in it! We drove around the premises while I was in the passenger seat. It was a monster and the speed of it just blew me away. Although we sped down a short and narrow stretch, the acceleration was out of this world! Got me laughing like an idiot 🤦 (I was actually freaking out) 😏

Fancy and Powerful

After that we went into the Showroom where I posed in front of every possible Merc that caught my eye. I kid you not but I posed in front of all! There was a beastly CLS 53 in matte grey and black rims that looked so inviting. My friend started it up and allowed me to rev it. Needless to say, I was awestruck.

Old is Gold

We then went to see some used cars which DIMO 800 sells as “Certified” used cars. There was a classic ML 350 that caught my eye. It was old but gold in its rare deep bluish-green colour.

Blast from the past

Afterward, we had a look at some of the vintage models that were there on display. They still stood with pride among the futuristic-looking three-pointed stars!

Up Close

During my tour, my friend was kind enough to open the doors to every single car I wanted to get inside and check. He even gave me a quick brief on the cars like I was his customer. No wonder he bagged in a couple of Awards. For example, he received the Gold Award for the Best Sales Executive (Automotive Sector) at the SLIM NASCO Awards in 2018 for his performance  and also was recognized as the "Best Contributor" in the Dimo cluster which includes Mercedes Benz, Jeep and Chrysler for 2018/19. 🏆

Futuristic

I remember checking out the newly-arrived A-Class and its voice command options which I hastily captured on my Instagram story that day.

A Happy "Customer"

Realizing that I had already spent close to three hours at the showroom and my friend had to protect his job too (haha) I thanked him sincerely and left reluctantly. Not to mention that I had a convocation to attend on that day too! I guess this shows what passion can force you to do.
Me with my friend


I was smiling all the way during my drive back from the facility. It was truly an amazing experience and I would relive it all over again given the chance!

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Mahen Brendon Makalande
Sri Lanka
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