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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 07:48 PM
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inside look of the new C-Class

I like the 05' inside look then the new 2008 int. look. take a look tell me what u think
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 08:00 PM
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I never liked the 2005 interior except for the cluster. The updated COMMAND is nice, but I think that all the buttons/etc were a step down. I think that this new interior's buttons is an even bigger step down.
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 08:15 PM
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I don't like it at all. Looks too BMW'ish, but worse!
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 08:23 PM
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I don't like it at all. Looks too BMW'ish, but worse!
Yes, it's ugly.
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 08:26 PM
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Terrible job! All the more reason why I won't get rid of my W202!

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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 08:30 PM
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I really dont like the steering wheel, there's somehting just wrong about it. The interior does seem too bmw'ish!
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 09:12 PM
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gosh.. that looks worse than W203 interior..
It looks cheap and fugly. Reminds me of Honda Civic interior
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 09:14 PM
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I dont like the steering wheel or the look of the cd player/radio, everything else seems pretty cool.
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 09:37 PM
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Only thing I don't like is the front grille. I thnk the rest looks fine and will grow on others once the car is officially released.
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 09:40 PM
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first glance I'd swear it's a IS350. LOL

why the heck do the sport/avantgarde package get that nasty grille...I like the traditional sedan grille way better.
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 11:00 PM
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I don't like it at all.
+ 1. Not loving the nav.
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 11:41 PM
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why the heck do the sport/avantgarde package get that nasty grille...I like the traditional sedan grille way better.

I totally agree with this statement the traditional grill is much better than the avantgarde one...

Other than that it I really think that this car is very good looking with a nicely done interior.. A good move for Benz in my eyes... and I am sure the amg is going to be quiet the fun package
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 11:54 PM
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first glance I'd swear it's a IS350. LOL

why the heck do the sport/avantgarde package get that nasty grille...I like the traditional sedan grille way better.
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I was car shopping and the reason why i didnt get the IS350 is b/c of the interior. it's horrific! i prefer the 05+ w203 interior. it's nice and simple.
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 11:55 PM
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the interior is as **** as a 3 series.
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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 12:21 AM
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the interior is as **** as a 3 series.
no, the interior is just horrid. the 3-series interior is a lot better than this. that is one UGLY steering wheel.
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no, the interior is just horrid. the 3-series interior is a lot better than this. that is one UGLY steering wheel.
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it look like an old Toyota echo just ugly, the center counsel is just cheep looking i dont mind the staring wheel, or the gadgets at all.

but it looks like that the navigation screen is folds? if u look at the pic carefully it seams as the screen will fold down and a cover will go over it, and with the screen not there it will look even more cheep.

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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 01:52 AM
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it look like an old Toyota echo just ugly, the center counsel is just cheep looking i dont mind the staring wheel, or the gadgets at all.

but it looks like that the navigation screen is folds? if u look at the pic carefully it seams as the screen will fold down and a cover will go over it, and with the screen not there it will look even more cheep.
hahaha, well I wouldn't go that far. the echo was one of the UGLIEST cars ever made.

I'd like to see the navigation screen fold in action. looks pretty decent, but yeah it will look even cheaper when it's out of sight...
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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 02:01 AM
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looks like an old IS300.
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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 02:13 AM
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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by sdsilverm3
Only thing I don't like is the front grille. I thnk the rest looks fine and will grow on others once the car is officially released.
I agree. I like the CLK-style grille on our model, but for some reason it looks outta place there......
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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 11:49 AM
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I agree. I like the CLK-style grille on our model, but for some reason it looks outta place there......
I think the grill looks pretty good on it. I think it looks better than if they were to have the hood ornament and regular chrome grill, this makes it look sportier and newer.
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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 11:56 AM
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I like the exterior. Interior is a disaster.
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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 12:25 PM
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I think it's turning Japanese. What with all the round little knobs everywhere. It looks very cheesy. It is way too busy. The only thing that would make it worse is to add chrome, like the Lexus & Infiniti.

The Audi interiors are much nicer, less *icer.

It needs to be more subtle and classy. The real drawback to the German cars is the quality, but instead of copying the quality, they copy the looks of the Japanese cars. This is really stupid.
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it look like an old Toyota echo just ugly, the center counsel is just cheep looking i dont mind the staring wheel, or the gadgets at all.

but it looks like that the navigation screen is folds? if u look at the pic carefully it seams as the screen will fold down and a cover will go over it, and with the screen not there it will look even more cheep.

It looks like it was put in as an afterthought, not an available option.... or maybe it's just a folding screen designed to look like this.. may look cool or something the first time, but the novelty wears off for me pretty quickly
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