sdcaclint

I am pretty new to the forum. I just ordered my brilliant silver C230k Kompressor with the C5, C7, and changer. It is due here in late May. I have become so interested in my future car since the day I stepped into the dealer showroom. I was wondering if there were any members in the San Diego area or more specifically the East County area. I would love to look at their cars, and get ideas, and just talk to them about their cars/experiences. anyway I have been glued to this site ever since i found it.

sdcaclint

Come on there has to be someone near by!

JustinTRW

Soon to be C32 owner myself. Silver/Charcoal-Blue. There are several C32 owners in the area, and I've seen some coupes around as well.

sdcaclint

when do you take delivery? and what part of san diego do you live in? i doubt you are around here, almost all pick-m-up trucks.lol

JustinTRW

I live in Poway, which has its share of trucks. How about you?

sdcaclint

just down the hill in Santee.

sdcaclint

justin which dealer did you order from? did you shop around much?

JustinTRW

Initially, my order was held at Hoehn MB in Carlsbad because it was recommended to me over closer dealers. Everyone there was especially nice and treated me well. This was my first experience with Mercedes, so it was well received coming from BMW dealers. I regarded BMW as neither poor nor excellent in service, it was basically what I compared everything else to. MB comes out favorably in this comparison, but you already knew that.

I realized Carlsbad is a little too far away for frequent visits, so I cancelled my deposit and moved over to MB of Escondido. This caused me to start at the bottom of the wait list again. I could have easily bought the car from Hoehn and serviced it at Escondido, but the extra two months wait I don't mind because of other unexpected expenses.

I did not shop around, but if you want a C32 right away, there is not much choice as to which dealer you can purchase from (you take what is in stock, if anything). There is some room for negociating with the C32 though, either off the lot or ordered to spec. I missed buying an example three weeks ago. I was coming in to look at an unclaimed C32, drive it, and then probably try to strike a deal. I made an appointment first thing in the morning, but as it turned out, another salesman sold the car the night before. My salesman could not do anything about it because he did not work that night. I guess I continue to wait...

rwcC230

Clint,

I live in Downtown San Diego, and I have an Orion Blue C230K that was delivered in February. I have almost 4000 miles on it already, and I am very happy with it. I think that you will be happy with yours also.

I got the 6-speed, but not the C7 package.

I bought it from Mercedes Benz of San Diego, primarily because it was closest to my home.

Good luck,

Richard

sdcaclint

i ordered mine at MB of San Diego also. My sales guy was Craig. He was totally cool, I have a question for you, when you take your car in for service, someone told me that they were giving toyota corola's instead of the ML320. do you know anything about this. I would love to see your car some time.
clint

rwcC230

Clint,

I haven't taken my car in for service yet. They have Mercedes loaners (I see mostly ML's) as well as other cars - I'm not sure what kind.

A friend of mine wanted to take his (W202) C230 sedan in for service at MBSD, and there was an 18 day wait for service. He took it to Heinz Geitz in La Jolla instead. They are authorized for warranty service.

E-mail me if you want to get together.

Richard
C230K C2/K2a/6 Speed/Charcoal Leather/Orion Blue

jkelley

MB San Diego has a rental car office in store (one of the smaller outfits, don't recall the name). I've used MB San Diego for service twice in a pinch - got a totally crapped out Mazda 626 one time, a reasonably clean Chrysler who-knows-what the other. Rotten service to boot. One trip involved replacing two rear tires due to a sidewall puncture - couldn't get a matching "old version" pilot sport, so I had to replace both rears. MB San Diego took a day and a half, and then re-mounted one of the old tires - on the wrong side of the car! (pilot sports are unidirectional).

Fortunately for me, MB Escondido is close (for my wife's E320 wagon) - she has had great luck & been treated well consistantly. ML's, C's, and E's for a loaner every time. I drive right past MB Laguna Niguel (where I bought my CLK55) on my way to work, so I use them - good work, nice people, always an ML or an E available. I've also used Hoehn MB in Carlsbad, my second favorite (after MB Laguna Niguel), but they're out of the way for me.

Good luck!

JustinTRW

Anyone have favorite place to go for extended drives?

rwcC230

A couple of weeks after I got my car I drove the entire length of State Route 94 - started Downtown and ended up at I-8 in Jacumba. It was late Saturday Night, and there were no cars on the road. That was a great introduction to the handling and tranmission characteristics of the car - plus I won $15 at a Golden Acorn blackjack table on the way back!

I have also started to explore the desert. I came back from Palm Springs through Salton Sea and Borrego Springs. That was a nice drive, and it seemed too short in this car!

Richard
C230K Orion Blue/6 speed/Charcoal Leather/C2

sdcaclint

If you want a great drive try Hwy 79. It is a great drive through the mountains. Go Hwy 8 East, and exit Japatul exit. Left on Japatul, Left on Hwy 79. This is a very scenic drive with some tight and fun twisties. You will pass Lake Cuyamaca on your way to Jullian. Jullian is a great place to spend an afternoon. It has excellent apple pie. There are little shops for souviniers. There is an alternate route back down past dudleys bakery in Santa Isabel. You will go through Romana and can take either Poway Rd. or Scripps Valley Parkway if you want to end up in the north county.

JustinTRW

Right on, I love hwy 79 and 76. I have never bothered to go all the way to Julian, but I always hear about the apple pie.

firstkill

Hey guys...

Im from Nor Cal originally.. but im in SD for school (La Jolla)

I have a black coupe.. almost 11k miles on it already.

If you are interested in drives
Autowerksexpress often hosts weekend drives in San Diego for Mercedes and BMW.... mostly BMW guys though.... but we go for drives and lunch once a month.

The route varies.. but last time we went to Julian...


~fk

gtypecanare

Hey Fellow San Diego C-Class Owners. Yup I picked up my C-coupe in February and currently have 1500 miles on it. It's a blast of a car to drive. The car is a 230K w/C5, C7, auto, silver and charcoal leather, and a 5 disk changer. I got the car from Mercedes-Benz of Laguna Niguel, the big draw there for me was their Star Member Program, plus the good sales staff there that sold my brother's E55, and my dad's c280. I'll post picks later.

linh

http://www.autowerksexpress.com, you should be able to see a couple of them out there. I also live in San Diego.

jigga619

I'm in SD!!

Guest0001

Reviving a two year old thread?

JimB

that's what I've noticed.. Well I'm from San Diego also.

Lets have a mini MEET

CHATMANR

I'm also here in San Diego; close to East Lake. A mini-meet would be cool.

KWiK

make it north SD & I'll show up...

JimB

I live at Eastlake, Where about at Eastlake you live at? wee can meet tomorrow, let show and tell I was at your suit B4.