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Old Dec 4, 2001 | 12:52 AM
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Orion blue.

Anyone has pictures of Orion blue on a c-class? Preferably on a C32... Thanks...
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Old Dec 4, 2001 | 07:17 PM
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Orion Blue is a $1000 special order on a C32. While getting the car in the color you want is worth it in personal satisfaction, I have to say it's money you won't see again. A used Orion Blue C32 will be worth probably $1000 less than a popular color like silver or black. That makes the gross cost of the color $2000, or about the cost of a K2A option. Your choice. This is not meant to denigrate it as a color choice. Facts are facts. Silver and black sell well on the used lots.

But, sorry, no photos. I have a couple of C230s in that color, but no digital camera handy. Considering that C230s are backordered 6 months here, I guess that means it's not that popular (here anyway) in C230s.
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Old Dec 4, 2001 | 07:27 PM
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What's so special about Orion Blue? Why is it special order? Is the demand for it not that popular that's why it's a special order??
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Old Dec 5, 2001 | 01:00 PM
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I don't make Mercedes Benz USA's rules. On the C32 it's a special order color. Special orders are $1000 per car. If you have 2 special orders, such as CLK320 wood on a CLK430 and a special order paint/leather combination, it's still $1000. Probably the low demand is what makes it a special order. If they don't do any, they'll do it for you for $1000. Special orders are noted in the product brochures.
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Old Dec 5, 2001 | 01:59 PM
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JamE55, some colors are standard on some and optional on others. For example, Orion Blue is standard on the C230 (you still pay the charge for metallic, but that's true for all metallics), but "special order" on C class sedans. I have Capri Blue on my C240 (standard color), but it is optional on the C230.
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Old Dec 5, 2001 | 02:16 PM
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Here are a few of a C230. No C32 though, sorry.

http://www.usstock.com/coupe/coupe1.htm

and a model (No C7 though ;-)

http://www.usstock.com/CCoupe.htm
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