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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 05:50 AM
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$ v $ - Is the C350 or C230

Trying to decide - In Aust the price is:
06 C350 = $100,490
06 C230 = $77,490
Is the C350 worth the extra $22K?

FYI - 06 C55 = $160,490
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 06:12 AM
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Originally Posted by CrashWong
Trying to decide - In Aust the price is:
06 C350 = $100,490
06 C230 = $77,490
Is the C350 worth the extra $22K?

FYI - 06 C55 = $160,490
go and drive both ...

if you would rather have more performance and got the money - go with the C350

if you barely got the money for a C350 then go with the C230 and make it look like no other

if its worth the 22k you have to decide for yourself. own preference i think.
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by CrashWong
Trying to decide - In Aust the price is:
06 C350 = $100,490
06 C230 = $77,490
Is the C350 worth the extra $22K?

FYI - 06 C55 = $160,490
C230 is not a fast powerful car...but other than that, it handles and looks just like a C350. The fact that you see C230 quite a lot more than C350 on streets probably tells you something. I wouldn't go for C350 because I don't have a lot of money. But this is just me. And for you, the decision is yours.
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 11:34 PM
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If you can afford the 350 then get it. If you are going to mod the 230, get the 350 and live stock. I love my 230, but it has nothing.

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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 12:27 AM
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Bear in mind that the cost of the C350 includes approx $19000 worth of options ie: command / sat nav, cd stacker, full leather, full electric/memory seats, metallic paint and ??4 zone climate control. Whether these justify the additional cost is up to you to decide.

If it were me, and I had that much to spend I'd go for the C350 or even a CLK280.
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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 02:11 PM
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Bear in mind that the cost of the C350 includes approx $19000 worth of options ie: command / sat nav, cd stacker, full leather, full electric/memory seats, metallic paint and ??4 zone climate control. Whether these justify the additional cost is up to you to decide.

If it were me, and I had that much to spend I'd go for the C350 or even a CLK280.


Ahhh u Ausies have it all..... your c350 is loaded, in the US they sell us 350 with hardly anything....
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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 02:19 PM
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in the US, the C350 only includes the power/memory seat package as standard over the C230
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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 05:30 PM
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in the US, the C350 only includes the power/memory seat package as standard over the C230
damn...that's not fair. They thought american people don't care about those stuff??
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damn...that's not fair. They thought american people don't care about those stuff??
lol - no kidding, I would have liked all that stuff (except command) for the same price difference.
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I have a copy of the dealers spec sheet (not a soft copy though!) - will try & get a soft copy & post...

Sounds like the C350 Avantegarde/Elegance + Sport Pack is the go...

Though, the nice people at MB lent me a C55 for the day yesterday! WOW...

They are going to do the numbers for me as a company demonstrator - I have a choice of black (my 1st) or silver. The black one I had yesterday had done 3500km by the time I returned it (I accounted for about 500km)...
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