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Old Sep 29, 2004 | 08:57 PM
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2005 C320wz
the ultimate machine is no more :-(

I traded it in for a C320wz

C320wz, 6-speed manual, brilliant silver, black leather, lighting package, sunroof package, comand, premium sound, 6-disc changer, split fold down rear seat.
Attached Thumbnails the ultimate machine is no more :-(-328i.jpg   the ultimate machine is no more :-(-c320_1.jpg   the ultimate machine is no more :-(-c320_2.jpg  

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Old Sep 29, 2004 | 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by mick1
I traded it in for a C320wz

C320wz, 6-speed manual, brilliant silver, lighting package, sunroof package, comand, 6-disc changer, split fold down rear seat.
Congratulations!

You must really like silver...
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Old Sep 29, 2004 | 10:13 PM
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YES! Another C320 owner! Congrats Mick.
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Old Sep 29, 2004 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by mick1
I traded it in for a C320wz

C320wz, 6-speed manual, brilliant silver, lighting package, sunroof package, comand, 6-disc changer, split fold down rear seat.
mb looks way better then the bmw, congrats and enjoy

my bad for the messup

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Old Sep 29, 2004 | 11:13 PM
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mb looks way better then the benz, congrats and enjoy
Yea MB>Benz, Chicago>Bulls, Kobe>Bryant
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Old Sep 29, 2004 | 11:17 PM
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congrats man.. now it's my turn!
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Old Sep 29, 2004 | 11:34 PM
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congrats and good choice!
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 12:11 AM
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Originally Posted by DiamondNoir2K5
Congratulations!

You must really like silver...
thanks. i like silver so much, I paid extra to get a silver chrome camera
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 12:23 AM
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looks greeat, was the beemer a 330, what made u change, im stuck in this dilemma as to waht car to get, between thebenz, beemer and audi.

how much did u get the car for
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 12:48 AM
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looks greeat, was the beemer a 330, what made u change, im stuck in this dilemma as to waht car to get, between thebenz, beemer and audi.

how much did u get the car for
since i ordered the car from the factory, I couldn't bargain. the dealer gave me 3% off. the car costs $44k before tax and license.

for me the choice was easy. I had been driving the bmw for 5 years, so I didn't want to get the same car again. audi is a nice car but it doesn't retain its value as well as a mercedes, so I went with the mercedes
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 01:02 AM
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Mick, how do you compare the 3 to the C?
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 01:10 AM
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Mick, how do you compare the 3 to the C?
i don't know if it's because the C320wz is brand new or what but it doesn't seem to have the power of my old 328i. It's noisier too but maybe MB did that intentionally on the sports sedan model.

the 6-speed trans on the C320wz is a whole lot better than the 5-speed trans on my 99 328i. but I haven't test driven the 2005 330i, so I don't know how they would compare.

i'm very happy with the new car. I know I made the right choice. Thanks.
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 01:35 AM
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wow, 44k for the new C or the BMW?
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 01:42 AM
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wow, 44k for the new C or the BMW?
new C. that's not too bad. in 1999, i paid almost the same amount for the bmw
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 01:44 AM
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Mick, That is before taxes right?
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 01:54 AM
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Mick, That is before taxes right?
yep that's before tax and license

i know it's not a great deal but I paid cash so I didn't have to pay no financing charge
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 01:59 AM
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yep that's before tax and license

i know it's not a great deal but I paid cash so I didn't have to pay no financing charge
Its all good. Its worth every penny. I love loaded C320s. How do you like the Comand system btw?
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 02:10 AM
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Its all good. Its worth every penny. I love loaded C320s. How do you like the Comand system btw?
it's so cool looking but i got to read the manual to learn how to use it. the salesguy wanted to show me how to use it but i wanted to get out of the dealer asap to drive the car.

right now, i know if i press the eject button, the comand face would fold to expose a slot for the dvd disc and a slot for the audio cd disc
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 02:23 AM
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You could have gottan an E class for that price. If you like it, then that's all that matters.
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Originally Posted by rockintunes23
You could have gottan an E class for that price. If you like it, then that's all that matters.
a comparably equipped e320 sport would be 58,000.
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 02:32 AM
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Originally Posted by rockintunes23
You could have gottan an E class for that price. If you like it, then that's all that matters.
ah but i'm the sort of person that likes to row the gears. i believe in europe, you can buy a E200 kompressor with 6-speed manual but that model is not available for sale in the US.

So, I'm only interested in the C-class

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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 06:40 AM
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congrats.

so another guy joins the dark side...

mine was a 00 328Ci.
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 10:08 AM
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Yea MB>Benz, Chicago>Bulls, Kobe>Bryant
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 10:17 AM
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Congratulations. The silver looks nice
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 02:53 PM
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Still say you shoulda gone for the Euro delivery...
they give you 7% off, include the shipment, and for like a grand
(which is less than the money saved) they have a preplanned tour of Germany with 1st class hotels for 2, and the whole thing pays for itself with the discount...
check mbusa and you'll be crying in your Bier. I was.
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