heat010

Since leather is nicer, but get's hot and sticky in hot weather, I was thinking about the cloth, but the pattern is really ugly.

Do you think they'll change it up for the 2003 C230's, or will we get stuck with it for several years until they run out of that pattern.

trench

Good question.

I think a solid color would sell better than the patterned cloth.

Cheers, BT

hokusbenz

i was just thinking the same thing today. the cloth makes it soooo cheezy inside... a solid color would be better. i looked at the cloth but didnt even consider it and ordered the leather immediately.

Buellwinkle

I hope they don't change it because it's really nice. It's what drew me to the coupe. Most other cars like it only come with vinyl or leather which is pretty and smells nice but I feel more comfortable on a cloth seat.

If you don't like it get it reupholstered. It should cost about 300-400 with your choice of fabric.

young

i've seen some pretty good looking leather but i'm not a big fan of it. i don't like the pattern on the cloth either. (same for the pattern on the aluminum trim) - that is, i definitely prefer cloth in general.

BlackC230Coupe

i think the cloth is nice, i like the pattern if it was solid i think it would look cheaper and it would not hide small marks as good.

Fuzzo

you could always go with the sheepskin seat covers

Lynn

I had the Ash cloth interior in the Bordeaux car I had first. I liked the material, and the pattern was ok. But I had never owned a car with leather and I could afford to now, so I ordered the Orion car with C5.

I think the '03 coupes will have the same ash and oyster cloth, but the fish (pattern) will be available in more colors, as they are in Europe. I agree that solid color or a different pattern would be an improvement.

KJ-TypeR

The cloth on the C-Coupe is hideous. I think MB does that so people will be more inclined to order the leather interior.

They use a low MSRP to drag you into the dealership and rape you with the options afterwards. =)

Mark08859

I agree. I think MB did it on purpose so people would order leather. I would have preferred cloth seats as leather is hot in summer and cold in winter. But they were just soooo ugly.

MarkL

Did you guys happen to notice the cloth door inset in the picture someone posted in another thread about rear side window screens for the sedan? (Was that a run-on sentence???) Anyway, it looked pretty bad to me, and I wonder if that's what's standard in Canada and other places where even leather inserts on the sedan are optional.

Mark08859

Took another look at that photo. Pretty funky. Maybe leather inserts weren't standard in earlier years on C-Class sedans.

young

get the merino wool sheepskin covers direct from mercedes... charcoal color, keeps you cool during the summer, warm during the winter. only $550.

DtS

Yepp, that's how the standard cloth looks like in the sedan with "Elegance"-package (standard in US). I have it in mine, and I don't think it look that bad actually. There cloth-pattern is different for the "Classic"-line and the "Avantgarde"-line (sport package in US) as well. The "classic" interior don't look to bad, the "avantgarde" is almost "snake-skin"-patterned.

Pic shows the "elegance" cloth

DtS

And here's a pic of the "avantgarde" cloth.

columbus

Hey, the MB-tex cloth has been mentioned throughout this forum - what's that all about? My E-Class rental in Germany had cloth seats but I don't remember if they were any different from the ones in the coupe. The pattern doesn't bug me really, although I'd prefer a pattern just in the weave while maintaining the same color. I prefer the cloth, it seems more comfy in any season, but lint and dust shows quickly. In a roadster/convertible, leather seats seem a must-have. Just another zipperhead with an opinion...

DtS

They MB-tex is the european name of what you in US call standard leather. In Germany they refer to it as "Taxi Leder", so it's not the same as the cloth.

By the way, I also prefer cloth-upholstery in general. Leather may look much nicer, but I wouldn't like to get my buttox deep frozen in our cold winter days, wich would probably be the case if I've gone with leather

MarkL

Actually, MB-Tex is the name of Mercedes' vinyl upholstery which is on the bolsters and door panels w/ the standard "leather insert" interior on the C sedans in the U.S. The middle portions of the seats are leather, and there is no other name except leather!

DtS

Hehe, let's call it pleather

KJ-TypeR

It's actually Naugahide. Which is like lizard skin.

viper

I think its kind of funny how both BMW and MB disguise their vinyl interiors by words such as MB-TEX and BMW leatherette. One salesperson told me that most of the BMW's he sells have the vinyl interior because it wears betters than the leather and does not cost extra. I Remember how just a few years ago vinyl seating was considered cheap. My how times have changed.