pmb600

Do you need snow tires on a 4Matic or do all seasons do just fine?

BabyBenz6spd

If you can affort 4Matic w/ Snow tires, sounds like an excellent combo why not?

For those of you on a budget 4Matic w/ all season is not too bad either, of course is not as good.

One thing is AWD only helps you GO, and Corner. AWD does NOT help your car stop. Only your tire will help your car stop when it comes to snow.

pmb600

No I'm not on a budget when it comes to my car. If the snow tires will really help that much with a 4Matic then I would consider putting them on. I assume you just keep your other tires and have them put back on in the spring?

Arn560

Where do I sign up for an Allroad?

KaMLuNg

grettings all, i went to get my car appraised for a trade in yest and was offered $17,300... it has 45k miles on it... does this sound like a good deal or am i getting ripped???

KBB has the car in excellent condition for $17,300 but edmunds.com is telling me $17,891... initially they only offered me $15,981 but i had to fight to get at least $17,300... should i be walking to another dealership or should i be lucky enough i am able to get excellent price on a trade in since KBB says only 5% of cars fall within this category...

thanks everyone...

BKLYN_C

At MB they usually give some discount to returning customers and another $2,000 off if you bring Benz for trade-in.
IMHO matching KBB is not bad at all

yeuchau

i think that's a good deal already

if you sell it privately, you prob will only get around 18k.
so if they offer you 17.3k for trade in, go for it

BKLYN_C

I highly doubt it will go privately for 18. People are not stupid and before buying a car look into KBB. At least I am talking from my previous experience, but I might be wrong in both ways

METC240

Looking and looking gives me nothing. What gives, I cannot find any springs for my 4matic.

Birthday weekend comming, need I say more!!!

sirenebekim

can you lower a 4matic? A 4matic is awd right? Probably something with the awd and the angle of the wheel to the axel is why you can't lower it.

C24owner

As of right now no company offers springs for the 4 matics.

Dnasty8305 and I sent Vogtland an OEM spring. They are currently doing R&D and will have lowering springs for us by the end of February.

drexappeal

You didn't look hard enough

LINK: Thread started last month regarding 4-matic springs

The search words I used, "4-Matic springs"

Advanced search only in the w203 forum.

Please re-read "how to search" thread made by MB-BOB.

BlackLiquorish8

I cant wait i'm glad i have atleast the stock sport suspension for now... i dont plan on slamming my car but i want to atleast have it an inch or more lowered than i can get some rims

dnasty8305

post pics with your stock springs...

Drop-a-Daimler

Car is an '06 C280 4Matic, 3.0L, 5-speed auto. Coming home from the store this evening I was approaching a red light. I had down shifted the 5-speed auto from 3rd to 2nd as I rolled up. At about 10 mph and still in 2nd and engine braking, the light turned green so I tromped it (floor button and all, just for grins). It started going but quickly kicked down into 1st which it doesn't do too often if I'm already rolling over 10 or 15. So it jumped forward hard. I pushed it up a gear on the stick just in case (I didn't want to be holding it in 2nd because things were happening pretty quickly all of a sudden), it shot up to the red-line like always and shifted into second--a nice hard, crisp shift at just about max RPM. Then something weird happened. It kind of fell on it's face for a half-second like the rev limiter or traction control was braking or pulling spark out. Then it came back on the power quickly and took off again--screaming along nicely. Now with the auto (even holding it down a gear) it will up-shift and not over rev no matter what you do so I didn't think it was the rev limiter. But it sure felt like a rev limiter. And it was chilly but the roads were dry and clear so it wasn't ice or sand or gravel. What's up with that? Did it spin the tires going into 2nd so EPS kicked in? I don't remember seeing the EPS light flash on or anything. And I've never had it even bark the tires going into 2nd although it feels like it could sometimes. What do you think happened?

Slater126

You probably drove over some wet railroad tracks or gravel.

Treeman123

I was wondering if the new 2008 c-class coming out in the summer will offer 4matic immediately when it comes out.

MP4-22

Hi everyone,

I'm considering getting a 2006 C350 4matic. I can't seem to find much information regarding this vehicle other than the fact that it has a 5 speed automatic. Any input would be much appreciated etc. reliablity, problems, regrets...

thanks,
Dan

sanf

where have you been looking? I think this new webpage called google.com is pretty good. check it out...

MP4-22

Thanks for the helpful reply sanf.

I DID try google but it mostly came up with information about the C350...not the 4matic. Most sites only mention that the 4matic comes with a 5 speed automatic. No need to be sarcastic. I also thought that it would be informative to get first hand information from owners themselves.

sanf

ha, just couldnt help it. anyway, what kind of info are you looking for? hp? basic specs?

C classes are pretty solid. it all depends on your luck. some Cs are built better than the other but that's the same as every other car.

You wont be disappointed with the C350's power. But if you were into looks as well, you might want to consider the C350 Sport instead of the 4matic.

Bif powell

So I'm doing a brake job for about zillionth time, but first time on this car - usually I do it on my C32, S4, or Suburban - no big deal. So on my wife's C320 4matic Wagon, I can't get the farking wheels off. I took the lug bolts off and the wheels just won't budge. Is there some trick - like...pull harder?...

Anyways, just want to make sure I'm not missing some trick and of course she's done the Owner's-Manual-relocate-because-it's-bad-feng-shui-mod.

Any guidance appreciated. Thanks!

Bif

rlee02135

pull, kick, and finally, try the big rubber mallet

C24owner

KIRA

kick it!!!

MB put some glue on it for no reason

what Carlab did is using a hammer hit it off, well is my old stock rims anyway i don't care