C280 Loaner Experience
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C280 Loaner Experience
So i dropped off my car today to have the door panel and speaker grill replaced. Long story short, when i bought the car the salesman told me that he would replace them both for free b/c they were both damanaged from the first owner. So they gave me a brand new C280 with 25 miles on it black/black. Nice car in my opinion. I like all the junk i put on my C320 but for some reason this car sounds better than mine. When your rev the engine it sounds a lot sportier.... The car feels lighter than mine maybe its b/c i have a system and 4matic. The response seems quicker also. The only think i really like about my car is that during high speeds the car seem to handle and ride better than the C280. The C280 kinda floats. Is the reason that the C280 responds better because it has less miles??? or is it because theres somethin wrong with my car??? My steering is a lot tighter than this car also but i think its b/c mine is a sport model.
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2014 C250 sport
ya, the new DOHC engines are quieter than the old SOHC ones, but they do have a louder, sportier exhaust note, even on the luxury models, so that's most likely why it sounds sportier than your 320. all new C-classes have the speed sensitive steering, which is why it's lighter than your '03, older build '06's and before have heavier, non speed sensitive steering. Your 320 sport has firmer springs and shocks, which is why it rides tighter than the 280, but in '05, the suspension on all C-classes was retuned for better handling, probably why the 280 feels more responsive along with the lighter steering...
