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Sedans Mercedes-Benz C-Class Mercedes-Benz C-300 European Delivery
97 messages, Last post on Aug 27, 2009 at 3:15 PM
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Replying to: reyesda (Feb 14, 2008 6:08 am) I'm seriously considering doing the European Delivery of a C300, which will be a mid-February 2009 pickup date. I plan to drive just within Germany but I'm still concerned about not having winter tires during February. Did you have any problems with the weather as far as ice and snow? Thanks! Lee
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Replying to: leeatlga (Oct 08, 2008 6:48 pm) In my case the, with the September 8 delivery, the weather and tires were not a factor. However, the delivery paperwork contains caveats about complying with local regulations concerning tires in use during "winter weather" (normally November-April). The Austrians are especially strict on roads to/from mountain ski areas and require winter tires even for 4WD vehicles; "all-season" are just not acceptable there. The technician who gave my vehicle intro mentioned that US Spec RWD cars delivered in winter months and equipped with the 18" AMG wheel and performance tire package have been shown to be "problematic" in winter driving; and MB has strong cautions about this setup for EDP driving in winter. Ultimately, it is left up to the customer to decide what to do. He mentioned that is partially why, starting with 2009 models, MB now offers an option of equipping the 5-spoke 18" AMG wheel upgrade with all-season tires. This way the US customer can buy a set of their preferred/performance tires and remount them when they return to the US and keep the all-weathers as backups or winter tires in climates that don't have too much deep snow.
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Replying to: trauppius (Oct 09, 2008 3:25 am) Thanks so much for the information! I would be ordering the C300 Luxury with the standard all-season tires. I won't be driving into Austria and probably not even into the higher elevations of Germany if there might be ice and/or snow there. I know that may sound timid, but driving the car out of the factory and around town to experience Germany will be enough for me. It would be perfect if the factory could put winter tires on there and then my dealer put on all season tires when they receive the car state-side. I could keep the winter tires as backup like you said. My parents are retired Michelin employees so I could get a free set of all-season tires for my dealer to put on over here. My MB dealer is new and has had only 1 person do the EDP program so far. I'll be visiting them again tomorrow. I've read somewhere about all wheel drive not being effective if one doesn't use winter tires. I thought about ordering 4-Matic as well since I occasionally drive through the NC and TN mountains from SC to OH during the winter. I drive a 2006 Acura RL now with SH-AWD and all season tires, but hadn't been in any serious snow or ice storms. I was wondering how the weather and roads were like in and around Stuttgart during February. Thanks again for the information! Lee |
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Replying to: leeatlga (Oct 08, 2008 6:48 pm) |
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Replying to: lusatenas (Apr 02, 2008 6:53 am) 1. Do you have to be in the EU for 15 days or can the trip be shorter? 2. When you said paid in full, does this mean there is no financing with an EDP? 3. If you have to way a few months before the car arrives to the US, are you given a courtesy car from your dealer?
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Replying to: gotgt3 (Dec 26, 2008 4:33 pm) 2. Financing is done all the time; "paid in full" means that you OR your financing entity have written a check to the dealer. You have to find a financing source that won't balk at the fact that it could be up to 8 weeks AFTER they write the check that the car is back in the USA and ready to be registered and titled. Your dealer should be able to recommend plenty of sources for OSD financing. 3. No. Could be 4-8 weeks....no dealer I know of is going to let you have a car for that length of time. |
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Replying to: lusatenas (Apr 02, 2008 6:53 am) We live in Massachusetts. We would like to go with EDP for our 2010 E350 4Matic. How can we get the the best deal...I know that you can get 7% off the MSRP and we do not have to pay the destination charge. Are there any other savings? Please let me know. Thank you. |
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Hi. Does anyone know if MB USA pays for one air ticket if two people are traveling for EDP? Please let me know. Thank you. Regards, Vaib
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Replying to: vs350 (Jun 26, 2009 9:53 am) |
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Replying to: lusatenas (Apr 01, 2008 6:57 am) |
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