Another New Black C230

laurier · 09-07-2004, 12:01 PM

I picked up my 2005 C230 last Friday. It was definitely worth the wait to get the color and options I wanted. The car was ordered on 7/19 and delivered to the dealer on 8/28, not bad. Car details, manual trans., black/black inserts, sunroof pkg., lighting pkg., power driver seat w/memory and split fold down rear seat.

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HockeyPhreke · 09-07-2004, 12:07 PM

very nice... almost identical to my car.

what brand tires are those... mine came with Michelon Pilots... the tread on your tires looks a bit different.

CitronC230K_03 · 09-07-2004, 12:09 PM

looks good! ANOTHER black one.

laurier · 09-07-2004, 12:19 PM

All the cars at the dealer had the Michelin tires to but my car came with Conti Sport Contacts. This is okay with me since I recently had 2 sets of 225/45 17 pilot sports on my Audi and they only lasted 25k miles and were so noisey after 15k miles I was happy to replace them early.

jinijazz · 09-07-2004, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by laurier

All the cars at the dealer had the Michelin tires to but my car came with Conti Sport Contacts. This is okay with me since I recently had 2 sets of 225/45 17 pilot sports on my Audi and they only lasted 25k miles and were so noisey after 15k miles I was happy to replace them early.

Looks perfect, Congrat!

Just curious, so custome order comes with different tires? Did you ask for it?

Turbo2 · 09-07-2004, 02:45 PM

Very nice! I debadged mine in the rear as well, looks good. I like whats in the garage even more, why is it up on the lift though?

Enjoy the new car

tyro · 09-07-2004, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by HockeyPhreke

very nice... almost identical to my car.

what brand tires are those... mine came with Michelon Pilots... the tread on your tires looks a bit different.

You could see the tire tread but didn't see the Porsche????

HockeyPhreke · 09-07-2004, 03:49 PM

Also curious.... how did you wire your passport radar detector? i can't see any wires nor is it plugged into your lighter.

Anaheim_Drew · 09-07-2004, 04:20 PM

Nice car

Now....

GIVE US MORE INFORMATION ON THE PORSCHE

FrankW · 09-07-2004, 04:22 PM

congrats with the new car, but better not drive over some puddle of water with those conti sport. I had the conti sport on my 00 328Ci and my sis currently has conti sport 2 on her CLK320, and let me tell you that these tires will hydroplane all day over water. We thought the conti sport 2 might be better, but NOPE they are pretty much the same crap other than having great dry traction.

btw, is that a 993 Turbo I see in th garage?

laurier · 09-07-2004, 08:07 PM

The Passport is just temporally wired to the cig lighter plug across the top of the dash to the side then under to the lighter plug (if you look close you can see the wire).

The Porsche in the garage is an all-original '98 Carrera S (last of the water cooled cars) not a turbo but has the factory turbo S aero package (total factory options were ~$20K). Perfect condition concours car with 9k miles.

http://home.comcast.net/~vwaudi/wsb/...ome.html-.html

The Pilot Sports tires were the best tires I ever drove on in the rain so I'm sorry to hear about the wet performance of the Conti's.

09-07-2004, 08:10 PM

Welcome and Congrats! Time for mods.

Noltonr · 09-10-2004, 03:56 PM

Is That a 911 in the background anyway nice car

PRHeloPilot · 09-11-2004, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Noltonr

Is That a 911 in the background anyway nice car

Read 2 posts before yours.

PRHeloPilot · 09-11-2004, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Turbo2

Very nice! I debadged mine in the rear as well, looks good. I like whats in the garage even more, why is it up on the lift though?

Enjoy the new car

When did you debadge it ? Was it a long time after you had it ? I did a search on debadging and read that someone did it and his paint "...faded and where the c240 use to be, it was darker...At close up, you could still read c240..." .

I'm going to do it as soon as I pick up the car at the dealer today. I like the clean look without the badges. If I could only have not gotten the front license plate holder installed it would have been better but they do it to all cars as soon as they arrive so it's not a choice at that dealer. I might just take it off and place 2 small black screws or plugs there.

BTW, how should debadge her so I don't scratch the new paint ?

cracker123 · 09-11-2004, 10:25 AM

I heard the 05's are selling like hotcakes, my dealer told me that they were having a real problem keeping these cars in stock.

PRHeloPilot · 09-11-2004, 10:38 AM

Yes they are and that's why I went and paid for mine even though I wasn't able to bring it home. Wanted to make sure the guy didn't sell it to anyone else ! I posted pictures on "Official C-Class Picture Thread" . I think it was post # 193.

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HockeyPhreke Almost a Member! Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 48	very nice... almost identical to my car. what brand tires are those... mine came with Michelon Pilots... the tread on your tires looks a bit different. __________________ 2005 c230k Sports Sedan Black on Black Sunroof Package 5-Speed Auto Lighting Package Heated Front Seats Power Driver Seat and Steering Column w/Memory 6-Disc CD Changer

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Turbo2 Super Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: McLean, VA Posts: 679	Very nice! I debadged mine in the rear as well, looks good. I like whats in the garage even more, why is it up on the lift though? Enjoy the new car __________________ '07 Audi S4 Cabriolet 6MT '05 C230 Sport Sedan (SOLD) Black/Charcoal Automatic, Sunroof Package, Lighting Package, Power Seats, Heated Seats, 6CD Changer, 60/40 Seats '93 Toyota MR2 Turbo (SOLD)

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HockeyPhreke Almost a Member! Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 48	Also curious.... how did you wire your passport radar detector? i can't see any wires nor is it plugged into your lighter. __________________ 2005 c230k Sports Sedan Black on Black Sunroof Package 5-Speed Auto Lighting Package Heated Front Seats Power Driver Seat and Steering Column w/Memory 6-Disc CD Changer

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Anaheim_Drew MBWorld Fanatic! Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Anaheim California Posts: 1,304 Drives: 2001 C320ss, 2005 Ford F150 Supercrew, GSXR,	Nice car Now.... GIVE US MORE INFORMATION ON THE PORSCHE __________________ 2001 C320 SS /AMETHYST/6DISC CDCHANGER/ ALUMINUM TRIM/ POWER SUNSHADE/TINT/FLAT HOOD BADGE/ PAINTED CALIPERS/

09-07-2004, 12:19 PM	#4
laurier Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Chicagoland, USA Posts: 31	All the cars at the dealer had the Michelin tires to but my car came with Conti Sport Contacts. This is okay with me since I recently had 2 sets of 225/45 17 pilot sports on my Audi and they only lasted 25k miles and were so noisey after 15k miles I was happy to replace them early.

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FrankW MBworld Guru Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Diamond Bar, CA Posts: 21,989 Drives: white and whiter	congrats with the new car, but better not drive over some puddle of water with those conti sport. I had the conti sport on my 00 328Ci and my sis currently has conti sport 2 on her CLK320, and let me tell you that these tires will hydroplane all day over water. We thought the conti sport 2 might be better, but NOPE they are pretty much the same crap other than having great dry traction. btw, is that a 993 Turbo I see in th garage? __________________ 2002 W203 M112K with insane amount of mods "updates on last page!" 2008 W204 M272 with not so much mods. wants 307hp 7200 redline engine from SL350 (new pic on last page) For Sale:

09-07-2004, 08:07 PM	#11
laurier Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Chicagoland, USA Posts: 31	The Passport is just temporally wired to the cig lighter plug across the top of the dash to the side then under to the lighter plug (if you look close you can see the wire). The Porsche in the garage is an all-original '98 Carrera S (last of the water cooled cars) not a turbo but has the factory turbo S aero package (total factory options were ~$20K). Perfect condition concours car with 9k miles. http://home.comcast.net/~vwaudi/wsb/...ome.html-.html The Pilot Sports tires were the best tires I ever drove on in the rain so I'm sorry to hear about the wet performance of the Conti's.

09-07-2004, 08:10 PM	#12
Guest0001 Guest Garage is empty, add now Posts: n/a	Welcome and Congrats! Time for mods.

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Noltonr Newbie Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 21 Drives: Sl55,E500 Db9	Is That a 911 in the background anyway nice car

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