View Poll Results: Which one do you have?
C 32 AMG Sedan
6
6.25%
C 320 Sedan
9
9.38%
C 320 Wagon
0
0%
C 240 Sedan
7
7.29%
C 230 Sports Coupe
70
72.92%
C 200 K Sedan
2
2.08%
Other?
3
3.13%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 96. You may not vote on this poll
Which one do you have ?
04-21-2002, 10:23 AM
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Which one do you have ?
I am curious.. it seems most people here the C 230k, and i was wondering what each of our board members have.
This should be interesting.....
This should be interesting.....
04-21-2002, 12:48 PM
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09' BMW M3 E90
I am also a first time MB buyer.. I allways been a Mustang guy but time was coming for a change, so since i loved MB's the c230 was a great choice for me.
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04-21-2002, 12:54 PM
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I guess I hit the target demographic perfectly as well. 27yo male, first time MB owner. They pulled me away from my beloved Saabs with this little hatch. I wonder if I could strap on a Viggen turbo kit to my C230... 
04-21-2002, 12:57 PM
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C230 kompressor C2 C7
i see how the addicts are formed. mb did a good job of creating a car that i wanted, for a price i could afford. my eyes are now opened to the world of fine automobiles. i see my self owning this car for 3-4 years. i already have my eye on the car after that. it will be a used sc430. i would have one now if it wasn't for the price.
04-21-2002, 02:42 PM
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2002 C230k
I'm a first time M-B owner (or will be next month anyway! )
If not for my wife mentioning we should test drive the Benz as long as we were out that afternoon, I'd probably be in my, um, fourth(?) or is that fifth(?) VW right now; I was all set to get a 1.8t Jetta when she convinced me to at least drive the Benz.
I'm older than the "target" audience i think (39)... but so what!
)If not for my wife mentioning we should test drive the Benz as long as we were out that afternoon, I'd probably be in my, um, fourth(?) or is that fifth(?) VW right now; I was all set to get a 1.8t Jetta when she convinced me to at least drive the Benz.
I'm older than the "target" audience i think (39)... but so what!
04-21-2002, 03:03 PM
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c230k, black, auto, c2 (let the sunshine in), Bose, leather, and CD
Originally posted by Spyke
I'm older than the "target" audience i think (39)... but so what!
I'm older than the "target" audience i think (39)... but so what!
04-21-2002, 03:32 PM
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Originally posted by galaxygrrl
I think if you look at the marketing demographics on this car, you would find a lot if 30 somethings. The average Benz buy is 52. Think they were after anything younger than that. The life time of a customer at 52 is only a few more cars.
I think if you look at the marketing demographics on this car, you would find a lot if 30 somethings. The average Benz buy is 52. Think they were after anything younger than that. The life time of a customer at 52 is only a few more cars.
Good for MB though... although the purists may think otherwise.
04-21-2002, 03:37 PM
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2005 smart cabrio; 2008 Mercedes-Benz B 200
target age
My Dad will be the main owner of the C 230 K (I am a co-owner).
He is 76 years old and it'll be his first Benz. He almost bought a 220 SE in 1963 factory direct but couldn't due to an untimely job transfer back to Canada.
The car should be here in about 4 weeks.
He is 76 years old and it'll be his first Benz. He almost bought a 220 SE in 1963 factory direct but couldn't due to an untimely job transfer back to Canada.
The car should be here in about 4 weeks.
04-21-2002, 04:53 PM
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My wife insisted I get whatever I wanted (within reason) for my 50th. I chose the C32. Galaxy do you think that at 50, since I only have a couple of cars yet to choose, I made a good choice? 
04-21-2002, 06:53 PM
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2002 C230k
I know that I was in the target group for this car, but unless they start putting standard transmissions in more cars, I don't see myself buying a sedan from them
04-21-2002, 07:40 PM
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C230K
Originally posted by chuckd94
I know that I was in the target group for this car, but unless they start putting standard transmissions in more cars, I don't see myself buying a sedan from them
I know that I was in the target group for this car, but unless they start putting standard transmissions in more cars, I don't see myself buying a sedan from them
04-21-2002, 10:59 PM
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Originally posted by chuckd94
I know that I was in the target group for this car, but unless they start putting standard transmissions in more cars, I don't see myself buying a sedan from them
I know that I was in the target group for this car, but unless they start putting standard transmissions in more cars, I don't see myself buying a sedan from them
04-21-2002, 11:09 PM
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C230 kompressor C2 C7
i ordered the stick on my coupe, but if a paddle shifted six speed would be optional, i would have gotten that in a heart beat. i just love those quazi f1 shifters. imo modern automatics are awesome. it is just that i want a little more control. i hear the m3 has an optional paddle shifter that is the best of both worlds. i haven't seen it myself
04-22-2002, 01:37 PM
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Other?
So who voted "other" and which car do you have?
I know there may be some models not offered in the US but I only know of the C 200K.
Any others?
I know there may be some models not offered in the US but I only know of the C 200K.
Any others?
04-22-2002, 03:03 PM
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C230 kompressor C2 C7
hey buell
if you had 3 lemons before why on earth would you buy a fourth? i mean honestly the first time shame on them, the second time it should have been shame on you, and the third and fourth time, i just don't understand. i don't think i have ever experienced a warranty related problem myself, with any car i have owned. do you recommend me getting the extended warranty when my coupe comes in. and do you attribute your lemons to just plain bad luck?
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if you had 3 lemons before why on earth would you buy a fourth? i mean honestly the first time shame on them, the second time it should have been shame on you, and the third and fourth time, i just don't understand. i don't think i have ever experienced a warranty related problem myself, with any car i have owned. do you recommend me getting the extended warranty when my coupe comes in. and do you attribute your lemons to just plain bad luck?
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