Thinking of getting a C350 6spd manual
08-26-2010, 10:34 AM
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a quarter mile at a time
To add to what Eric has been saying:
There is something up with the passenger side front fog.. it's misaligned. Hard to tell from the photo but that mesh and general area around the fog may be damaged. The badging is indeed in the wrong place as was noted just as the spoiler is added and not OEM even in style. Also, the car has 2007 headrests - the active design. Those weren't factory on the 06 and begs the question what has happened to this car to warrant these replacements?
I am also in full agreement about the C55 v C350SS 6MT. There is NO substitute for shift-it-yourself if that is what you enjoy. The extra horsepower is not going to make up for the automatic if you really want a manual. The C350 is going to be a significant portion of the performance of the C55 without the additional weight in the nose and decreased gas mileage. I think the 6MT 350 will be a much more enjoyable car to own and drive than the (stupid) V8 C-class.
There is something up with the passenger side front fog.. it's misaligned. Hard to tell from the photo but that mesh and general area around the fog may be damaged. The badging is indeed in the wrong place as was noted just as the spoiler is added and not OEM even in style. Also, the car has 2007 headrests - the active design. Those weren't factory on the 06 and begs the question what has happened to this car to warrant these replacements?
I am also in full agreement about the C55 v C350SS 6MT. There is NO substitute for shift-it-yourself if that is what you enjoy. The extra horsepower is not going to make up for the automatic if you really want a manual. The C350 is going to be a significant portion of the performance of the C55 without the additional weight in the nose and decreased gas mileage. I think the 6MT 350 will be a much more enjoyable car to own and drive than the (stupid) V8 C-class.
08-27-2010, 12:56 AM
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Yep. All this time I thought the active headrests were 07 only. I always thought they were better than the headrests used until 05. I stand corrected - the 06s and 07s have the actives.
Karo here are photos:
ACTIVE 06-07
STANDARD 01-05
Karo here are photos:
ACTIVE 06-07
STANDARD 01-05
