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...because it feels like I've said this in so many different venues in the past month: I've owned 54 cars since 1962, including 15 Mercedes. We took delivery of the first C300 delivered in the NW on August 9th, and then proceeded to leave on a 5 week road trip that brought us back home with 5100 miles on the car. There have been no issues whatsoever. Period. And in terms of the way the car behaves on the road, it is hands-down the best car we've ever owned [and I have had them ALL, including multiple Hondas, Toyotas, and everything German]. Our car was built in June in Bremen, and has a serial number in the 17xxx range. The only other time I took a risk like that was when we bought our '96 Acura RL a month after production began. The new C is so much better than that car, it is hard to know where to begin. Now I'm not big on the 4-matic, because we don't really need it here [Portland OR area], notwithstanding the fact that everyone seems to think they have to have AWD in this region. It just adds complexity and weight....unless you live in a serious snow-belt area, winter tires are all you really need to get around. The new 4-Matic system is simpler and lighter than the old design, so that's something in its favor. What I can say is that the underlying car is going to feel like a pleasant surprise to anyone coming out of any Honda product. Our '02 C240 was not perfect, but we never had any serious problems, and none of the electrical gremlins that plagued the early W203s. I deliberately stayed away from the features that were causing the problems [the memory seats, CD changer, and COMAND system]. So far, I have heard of no significant issues with the W204....certainly, our car has had none. As always, your experience could turn out to be different [we have had our share of less-than-perfect Japanese cars], but I couldn't be happier after 5k miles on our '08 C. |
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Replying to: oberpfallz (Sep 21, 2007 5:41 pm) In addition, would you recommend a BMW instead of the C300 ? Thanks in advance.
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Replying to: akhilparekh (Oct 28, 2007 12:24 pm) Depends upon what you want. The BMW will likely handle a bit better, but you'll have to deal with the runflat tires (no thanks). |
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Has anyone seen the C350 Key for the Cure edition. It offers a very cool Sahara Beige leather package that really pops. Only 1000 of these will be sold. I was hoping to find out if anyone knows if they might offer the same luxery package on these limited editions on others in the future. So far no-one at an MB dealership knows. The current Black on Black is kinda dull looking.
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A reporter seeks to talk with an African-American woman who owns and loves a 2007 or 2008 Mercedes-Benz. Please send your city and state of residence and make and model of your vehicle to jfallon edmunds.com no later than Tuesday, November 6, 2007.
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Replying to: oberpfallz (Sep 21, 2007 5:41 pm) I saw your posting here on Edmonds and have a question about what is actually standard in transmissions on the c-300 luxury sedan.(not the sports version) I assume it is a 6 speed, but I am being told that one must purchase the 7-speed in this car and this just seems totally unrealistic as a transmission would need to be in the base price of the car and not as an additional fee to the base pricing. Is this really just an option and if so what would be any advantage/disadvantage as to having it or not. Also any feedback on the Multimedia Package (Nav system) would be appreciated as well. gsb01 (Atlanta GA)
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Replying to: gsb01 (Nov 01, 2007 7:09 pm) I'm looking at the sales brochure right now.
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Replying to: venture (Nov 02, 2007 9:46 pm)
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Replying to: tomotomo (Nov 03, 2007 7:24 am) The automatic is standard in the C300 Luxury and the C350. The manual is standard in the C300 Sport with the automatic being optional. This is verified on the mbusa.com web site. If you bought the C300 Sport, what you said is true.
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If C300 Luxury comes only with 7-speed automatic transmission, it is STANDARD option and I agree with those who say that one should not pay the extra $1440 to have it! We odered C300 Lux and now we are having second thoughts (we have until 11/14 to change our minds without losing our $1,000.00 deposit) because the $1,440 seems to be an additional profit for the dealer. Is my perception correct? Have another question to other owners or those who tested it: How good is the basic stereo in the C300 (without any upgrade)? Thanks.
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