Color Combinations?
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Re: Color Combinations?
Originally posted by intakex
Im ordering a alabaster white with ash full leather. im thinking about changing the interior to charcoal any suggestions?
Im ordering a alabaster white with ash full leather. im thinking about changing the interior to charcoal any suggestions?
Anyway. What are you getting? That might help the opinion poll.
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Are you talking about a C sedan? I would go with charcoal, but if you don't want to do that, definitely go with oyster over ash. Both are grey, but oyster looks nicer. It is the only grey in the E-Class now, except for some reason they call it Ash. It is really oyster.
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Originally posted by Matt230K
Are you talking about a C sedan? I would go with charcoal, but if you don't want to do that, definitely go with oyster over ash. Both are grey, but oyster looks nicer. It is the only grey in the E-Class now, except for some reason they call it Ash. It is really oyster.
Are you talking about a C sedan? I would go with charcoal, but if you don't want to do that, definitely go with oyster over ash. Both are grey, but oyster looks nicer. It is the only grey in the E-Class now, except for some reason they call it Ash. It is really oyster.
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Originally posted by amdeutsch
Oyster in a white sedan is an $1150 special order charge which does nothing for your resale down the road. I would stay away from it unless you got too much money to burn or can convince somebody else to foot the bill.
Oyster in a white sedan is an $1150 special order charge which does nothing for your resale down the road. I would stay away from it unless you got too much money to burn or can convince somebody else to foot the bill.
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im getting a 2003 C320 alabaster white with [ash] full leather. c2, c4, and cd changer. i called the dealership earlier to switch to charcoal but he sounded like he was lost or confused.... i hope to call him tomorrow instead.
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I can't help but ask this, but why would someone pay so much money for full leather? MB tex wears better and you really don't sit on it, anyway?
Maybe I am just cheap, but I would rather put the money into fold-down seats (C3...a must have item), multi-contour seat, suspension or exhaust upgrades.
Maybe I am just cheap, but I would rather put the money into fold-down seats (C3...a must have item), multi-contour seat, suspension or exhaust upgrades.
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Re: Re: Color Combinations?
Originally posted by amdeutsch
My $0.02 says to go with JAVA. I saw an ash and a java at the dealer when I got mine. Charcoal is to dark. Depending on where you live it might also be undesirable due to excessive heat built up.
My $0.02 says to go with JAVA. I saw an ash and a java at the dealer when I got mine. Charcoal is to dark. Depending on where you live it might also be undesirable due to excessive heat built up.
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Anyone else noticed the new dark silver? I like it a lot...I drove thru my dealers lot last night, and they have two 03's in this color. One manual, one auto w/C7. I think if the Dark Silver was available when I bought my 02, I'd have gotten it instead of the bright silver.
BTW, neither 03 has the 1.8 badge.
BTW, neither 03 has the 1.8 badge.
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Originally posted by Outland
Anyone else noticed the new dark silver? I like it a lot...I drove thru my dealers lot last night, and they have two 03's in this color. One manual, one auto w/C7. I think if the Dark Silver was available when I bought my 02, I'd have gotten it instead of the bright silver.
BTW, neither 03 has the 1.8 badge.
Anyone else noticed the new dark silver? I like it a lot...I drove thru my dealers lot last night, and they have two 03's in this color. One manual, one auto w/C7. I think if the Dark Silver was available when I bought my 02, I'd have gotten it instead of the bright silver.
BTW, neither 03 has the 1.8 badge.
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Originally posted by Matt230K
Are you talking about the new pewter color? It's kind of like a darker desert silver with more gray in it. I like it a lot too. But I haven't yet seen it on a coupe. A pewter with charcoal C-sedan looks awesome though.
Are you talking about the new pewter color? It's kind of like a darker desert silver with more gray in it. I like it a lot too. But I haven't yet seen it on a coupe. A pewter with charcoal C-sedan looks awesome though.
Looks much better in person.
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Originally posted by patronus
I can't help but ask this, but why would someone pay so much money for full leather? MB tex wears better and you really don't sit on it, anyway?
Maybe I am just cheap, but I would rather put the money into fold-down seats (C3...a must have item), multi-contour seat, suspension or exhaust upgrades.
I can't help but ask this, but why would someone pay so much money for full leather? MB tex wears better and you really don't sit on it, anyway?
Maybe I am just cheap, but I would rather put the money into fold-down seats (C3...a must have item), multi-contour seat, suspension or exhaust upgrades.
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go for charcoal ! DO NOT GET ASH...its wayy to lite and gets dirty quickly...I have to be very very careful if the car...charcoal is bullet-proof!
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Originally posted by c200k uk
so does that mean mb-tex has the same centre bit (the bit with the wee holes in them) as the real leather seats? and its only the side bits which are different ?
so does that mean mb-tex has the same centre bit (the bit with the wee holes in them) as the real leather seats? and its only the side bits which are different ?
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Originally posted by amdeutsch
Me too. I'm cheap. Why pay for full leather. The seating surface is std leather on the sedan anyway. So why pay for leather on the backsides and on surfaces you really don't sit on.
Me too. I'm cheap. Why pay for full leather. The seating surface is std leather on the sedan anyway. So why pay for leather on the backsides and on surfaces you really don't sit on.
White with Ash is better IMO.
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Just to throw in some variety, I really like the Alabaster with JAVA interior. Ash is very light, JAVA is darker. Both require more attention (Java less so than Ash) compared to charcoal, but charcoal looks like a black hole inside a white car. (How's that for breadth of opinion?)
While I have the Java interior, my exterior is Desert Silver, so I have no personal preference to push. I've seen several White/Java on the street, and the combination is stunning and classy.
While I have the Java interior, my exterior is Desert Silver, so I have no personal preference to push. I've seen several White/Java on the street, and the combination is stunning and classy.
