nlpamg

Is my dealer ****ting me? I gave him four possible colors of the C230K that I wanted... On the condition that it had the lighting package, auto tranny, sunroof package, and entertainment package, and he now tells me that the xenon makes it rare. He says that they have only been able to find ONE and that's in AZ (I'm in Cali). Does anyone know about the rareness of an '05 with every option but navigation? Thanks.

wfb1746

The dealers all told me the same thing when I was buying my car. There was supposedly only one black w/xenon, sunroof and cd changer west of the Mississippi at the time of my inquiry, and it wasn't in Cali. Then I got lucky I guess and one came off the docks....

But yeah, xenon apparently isn't a popular option on the C according to the dealers....why that is I have no idea, cuz I love my xenons!

nicedeboy

Order the car through benz and get what you want... takes a few weeks, but you'll love it forever.

Harris

Another possibility is they have too much non-xenons in-stock and they know those are bad sellers. So, they will try every possible way to swing you into getting a non-xenon. Stick with what you want and ask them to custom order one for you.

nlpamg

right now they're giving it to me for $500 below invoice, if I have them custom order it, will they be able to do that still?

wingless

They would prefer to drop you into an inventory vehicle. But, if you don't mind waiting, order what you want and they should give you the same type of discount for an ordered '05 as a stock '05.

CitronC230K_03

order the car. its worth the wait.

nlpamg

So the wait is only a few weeks, right? Not months?

CitronC230K_03

my wait was 3 months. some it was 6-7 weeks. others it was 6 months.

DL_AMG

You can also get it later if you can't wait. The only draw back is you don't get the lens washer on the bumper....but I don't care since I'm in CA. I probably can take out the windshield wipers too.

tyro

Yeah right! And I have some prime Florida real estate for sale cheap
Its in a place called the Everglades

nicedeboy

It only took 4 weeks here... plus I'm not that far from where they come in at baltimore port. hehe

CitronC230K_03

i wasnt too far from Long beach but it still took 3 months for my car.

Tall Giraffe

He is not ****ting you. I was told yesterday that the cars are usually not ordered with Bi-Xenon from the dealers. The only difference that your package and the one I want is the Manual Transmission. You think finding a car w/Xenons is hard, try finding a 6 speed w/ Xenon. I also want ash interior. I was told there was one car in the US not obligated w/6 speed and that was in Plano Texas.

Take the advice and order. I will within a week or two only to see it in October.

It sucks. I know


For more info see

https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w203/77037-went-dealership-get-05-ss.html

Oh another option is to see if the dealer have one on order for the dealership in which you can alter the packages before porduction. There is a certain code in which you can distinguish whether you can change it or not. It could shave a couple of weeks. Your dealer should be able to help you with that information. My dealer has 4 that I can alter all ariving in mid September.

Good luck

CitronC230K_03

i know the wait sucks, but honestly people its well worth it. the time may vary but when it arrives, trust me it is well worth it.

bigBoe

I was going to order mine with everything except the navi, but luckily my dealer pulled some strings and got into the wherehouse where the recently delivered cars were being stored. But definately you should get what you want...it's your car and you should enjoy it

wingless

My '05 was ordered this way. Sure, I could have gotten a greater discount on some of the '04s sitting on the lot, but they changed this vehicle completely to match my specs. It took 12 weeks from signing to keys-in-hand.

mick1

i was told another story. i was told C-class are usually not ordered with comand navigation and fold down rear seats. the saleman had no problem with the bi-xenon headlights.

Tall Giraffe

I guess it varies by location and sales manager, I beleive he is the one who orders all the inventory for the dealership. This is how it was explained to me.

Usually they are never ordered with command or navigation. It is just not that popular on C's.

FrankW

more bi-xenon talk...

wingless

There was no problem getting the Xenon and NAV on my 6 speed C320 sports coupe. The fold down rear seats were standard.

mick1

I got all the rare options 319, 410, and 530

SUNILP

my wait was 3 months

SUNILP

You forgot the rarest option, orthopedic adjustable driver seat.

mick1

hehe. seriously, the one that i care most about was the manual transmission. I don't use it to drive fast, I just like to row through the gears and engage the clutch. for years, i've envied the europeans because they could buy mercedes with a manual trans, and I still do because they could get an E-class sedan with a manual trans and we can't.