e1000

After four and a half years, I think my time with my w203 C350 is coming to an end. In the next few weeks, I'm going to be returning it to stock, except for the bremmas going back on. She's really be a great car and I can only hope the next one will be as good to me as the C350 has been all of these years. I'll miss her when she's gone.

samaritrey

will miss you

e1000

Lol, i'm not going anywhere, just my car.

TemjinX2

whats going to be your next ride?

e1000

put a deposit down on a 2011 M3, I hope the little ba$tards in Munich bake me a good one.

glocati

HAHA !! Grats on the M3 !

TemjinX2

very nice! definitly a huge step up..congrats..

SeaCoupe

Dayum, the M3 would have gotten you a free pass over the Vegas story!

Congrats mang.

Ed

e1000

Thanks guys. And the wait begins.

nrg_mike

Wow shock... Let's just see what happens when the part-out begins! lol

Congrats on the M3.

splinter

That E92 M is a beautiful piece of machinery. Congratulations!

W203E35

Congrats Eric, good move on the M3.

LawRens

Dang brooo, take a few good photoshoots before you go stock!

timmynabenz

goodbye to such a great car!

LILBENZ230

A month into E92 M3 ownership and you'll be saying "WTF was W203 again?"

W203E35

A month into the E46 M3 ownership and he'll be saying "WTF was a W203 again?" so for sure a E92 .

I wish I could have said the same thing about the 335i. I spanked one on the freeway. The C350 is faster on the freeway (W204 joke-teasing Matt).

LILBENZ230

good one.

Glyn M Ruck

Nice choice - the M3 is one neat bit of machinery if you fit in it. Please stay on the forum - we need your wisdom!!!

AdidasC230

any reason to not keep the C350? I mean its pretty rare, and some days (having daily driven an M5 for a bit) you will miss the suspension not being hard as a rock and a gearbox that doesn't suck (well im sure its better but 06 M5 had a crap SMG)

LILBENZ230

I can't see how it would make financial sense to keep the C350 in that situation. The sale of it could pay a big chunk of the M3 cost. Someone will be getting a very desirably equipped and well maintained W203 when he sells/trades it.

AdidasC230

I guess just personal experience. Im a pretty self proclaimed I guess finicky person, and When I had my bosses M5 for a month I hated it by the time I was done driving it, because of the stupid SMG in it and how unfun it was to drive it every day.

I guess Im assuming that he has the C350 paid off and that the OP has some decent money seeing a a C350 wasn't cheap and neither is a M3. I just know after having the M5 for like a week I was back driving my C class because it rode so much better in urban areas and the shifting didnt make babies cry. I only took the 5 on weekends or when I wanted to you know honestly draw attention to myself or look cool.

But having only driven and M3 once I cant pass judgement on its ride, but I dunno theres something about my little C class I love that makes me never want to get rid of it, I guess I assumed many people shared that sediment, esp since I think my bond would be closer if I owned a C350 and for 4.5 years at that, but not every one hugs their car and post pictures of it on FB like I do LOL

e1000

Yeah, and here's the thing that I've been going back and forth on for a couple weeks now. The biggest reason I hate to see the C go is that even after all this time, it's in excellent shape. Honestly though, I can't say that I'd really drive it all that much or even need to have 2 cars. Again, will be sad to see her go, but I think sticking with one car is the right choice for me.

Yeah I think it's time to let her go.

omg its nate

You like your Mercedes manual over BMWs SMG?

I am the other way around.

AdidasC230

M5 SMG box makes babies cry, id take a aweful rubbery subaru manual to a 06 BMW M5 SMG, its like driving in a car where some one learning stick is operating the clutch

mleskovar

They should have the HPFP sorted out by the time yours goes down the line, I think they're on the 3rd iteration. I love driving my wife's 128, a very solid car with great handling and power characteristics. Good luck!