What do you least like about your W203?
08-14-2013, 12:33 PM
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I don't like how the rear windows in the coupe don't go down, and I don't like the foot-operated parking brake. Though I understand why it is where it is, there isn't a whole lot of room around the centre console.
Also I dislike how the manual mode isn't actually a manual mode. The transmission still tries to think for me, which occasionally can get annoying. And don't give me **** for not getting a manual, the manuals in these cars are rubbery and generally suck in comparison to the automatic.
Also I dislike how the manual mode isn't actually a manual mode. The transmission still tries to think for me, which occasionally can get annoying. And don't give me **** for not getting a manual, the manuals in these cars are rubbery and generally suck in comparison to the automatic.
I'm with you on the rear windows, though. Even hinged pop outs would be an improvement - they did a great job in my old Saab 900.
08-14-2013, 01:10 PM
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Actually, while the 6spd is actually a quite nice box, the heavy flywheel and delayed throttle response (drive-by-wire?) makes it hard to blip correctly without any slippage on downshift.
The same issue is present under acceleration, but easier to get used to.
Yeah I watched to much initial-d as a kid.
The same issue is present under acceleration, but easier to get used to.
Yeah I watched to much initial-d as a kid.
08-14-2013, 01:35 PM
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After I replaced my broken passenger side one two days after I bought the car with it already broke, I sat there and looked at it and thought to myself "If I grab the handle closer to the base (bottom, thicker section) this will probably never break." I honestly don't think I'll ever break mine but I can see how someone might swing the door open all the way, then completely sit in the car and forget that the door is still open and then do an "uncomfortable" reach over and grab it by the first thing they can get their hands on which is that thinner top part and break it. But that's just me...
08-14-2013, 02:17 PM
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You're in San Diego - shouldn't your windows be always down, so that you can just reach the top of the door panel and close them that way? 
I guess this is one way in which the coupe's better (well, that, and the panorama roof, much better storage capacity, cuter heinie, etc.) - the handles aren't quite as flimsy.
I guess this is one way in which the coupe's better (well, that, and the panorama roof, much better storage capacity, cuter heinie, etc.) - the handles aren't quite as flimsy.
08-14-2013, 02:25 PM
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Touche... but I do sometimes like to have the AC on... i spend too much time on the highway doing 80 mph so... I don't like to wear out my window motors/regulators....lol!
08-19-2013, 01:29 PM
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After I replaced my broken passenger side one two days after I bought the car with it already broke, I sat there and looked at it and thought to myself "If I grab the handle closer to the base (bottom, thicker section) this will probably never break." I honestly don't think I'll ever break mine but I can see how someone might swing the door open all the way, then completely sit in the car and forget that the door is still open and then do an "uncomfortable" reach over and grab it by the first thing they can get their hands on which is that thinner top part and break it. But that's just me...
08-19-2013, 01:33 PM
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08-19-2013, 02:34 PM
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08-19-2013, 03:02 PM
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Wow.. It's kind of like replacing the engine instead of changing the valve cover gasket.
Then one can ask them to give the parts back, and resell them for a profit.
Do you know why they charge $350 to replace the windshield washer pump? Do they replace the whole reservoir and the front bumper? O_o
Then one can ask them to give the parts back, and resell them for a profit.
Do you know why they charge $350 to replace the windshield washer pump? Do they replace the whole reservoir and the front bumper? O_o
08-19-2013, 06:42 PM
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Thats a reason to wrap the interior in CF 
08-19-2013, 09:58 PM
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Yeah, I paid about $37 for my handle. And 10 minutes of my own sweat. Just did the spark plugs myself this past Saturday. I'm sure I saved another fortune there...lol
08-20-2013, 08:26 AM
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Fyi I had a quote for fuel filter replacement for $514 ... that's a $40 filter and four hose clamps. So I don't put it past the dealerships to do this. In some sense, is it worth the time for them to do anything to a $35k+ car for less than a few hundred dollars ... ?
08-20-2013, 12:33 PM
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There really isn't much more to the handle ... the "rest" of the door handle is attached to the entire door panel (~$600). I'll guess that the dealership is allowing for replacement of the clips (11 @ $3 each), and the rest is pure markup.
Fyi I had a quote for fuel filter replacement for $514 ... that's a $40 filter and four hose clamps. So I don't put it past the dealerships to do this. In some sense, is it worth the time for them to do anything to a $35k+ car for less than a few hundred dollars ... ?
Fyi I had a quote for fuel filter replacement for $514 ... that's a $40 filter and four hose clamps. So I don't put it past the dealerships to do this. In some sense, is it worth the time for them to do anything to a $35k+ car for less than a few hundred dollars ... ?
01-13-2014, 06:14 PM
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Is there a diy for the door handle replacement? Also, where are you guys getting the part from? I looked on Pelican and Autohaus and they both only have black ones and mine is beige. My driver's side just broke last week..the clip near the top.
02-06-2014, 10:48 PM
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I have a 2004.7 [facelift update], no lumbar support
. Would like the speedo where the tacho is & did not come with a hot blonde Fraulein!!
. Would like the speedo where the tacho is & did not come with a hot blonde Fraulein!!
02-15-2014, 11:03 AM
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The wood in our cars is real wood and not plastic, basically it is a bonded laminate of aluminum to plywood to veneer with an epoxy finish. It is done this way for several reasons, will not splinter in case of an accident, it more stable to extremes in temp and humidity. Similar in concept to engineered hardwood flooring without the aluminum.
I doubt that you will find any solid piece of wood in any car of any brand when they are offering a wood trim. It is always a veneer to plywood, it shrinks less and will not crack. Even my old British roadster is a veneer to plywood dash
I doubt that you will find any solid piece of wood in any car of any brand when they are offering a wood trim. It is always a veneer to plywood, it shrinks less and will not crack. Even my old British roadster is a veneer to plywood dash
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