Quit whining about the new C-Class
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1959 220S / 1979 230 G / 2002 A210 AMG / 2003 C320 SC / 2004.5 C320 SS / 2005 ML350 SE / 2008 smart
would you like some C-Class Chesse with that whine ??
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Mercedes all the way!
I have never seen so many complaints about a car very few people on this forum has seen.
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Nothing right now- am in college.
I completely agree. I don't like it now, but I can certainly see myself getting used to it, and once that happens, the W203 will cast itself out of my memory.
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There are direct injection engines coming soon, which will replace all the current V6 engines whether they are CDI or gasoline. There was a MBZ press release a while back.
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2002 C32 AMG silver & 2003 Lancer Evolution 8 black very moded
am i the only person who's noticed that the "new" c class kind of looks like the "new" Chrysler sebring???????????????
c class:
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sebring:
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c class:
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sebring:
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A bit, but the only main similarity is the door crease, which a lot of cars are doing these days. I cannot wait for that POS Chrysler to be sold off and once and for all be rid of DaimlerChrysler. There was a motion at the most recent DCX shareholders meeting to change the name back to DaimlerBenz. It didn't pass for now because they said since Chrysler was not gone yet they should not get ahead of themselves. I hope by this time next year Chrysler is a distant memory and the name has been restored to DaimlerBenz.
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I've seen both cars in person. And I can tell you that the two cars you have pictured looks nothing alike. Not even close. Having similar crease lines doesn't make the rest of the car look identical. There are tons of cars now that have a similar crease line. If you think that the W204 looks like a chrysler serbring, I suggest you go and have your eyes checked.
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The interior however, defeinately has a resemblance. I will have to post pictures later. The dash comes together in that same inverted triangle point, and the "function" buttons are in the same place. The navigation system is different though, it is a conventional system in the Sebring, as opposed to that pop-up one in the new C-Class.
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2002 C32 AMG silver & 2003 Lancer Evolution 8 black very moded
I've seen both cars in person. And I can tell you that the two cars you have pictured looks nothing alike. Not even close. Having similar crease lines doesn't make the rest of the car look identical. There are tons of cars now that have a similar crease line. If you think that the W204 looks like a chrysler serbring, I suggest you go and have your eyes checked.
oh and a lot of car companies like FORD merg. their brands & models to have that so called Branding effect on Customers. i didn't think Chrysler was any different... oh sorry thats dodge(<<joke)
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The interior however, defeinately has a resemblance. I will have to post pictures later. The dash comes together in that same inverted triangle point, and the "function" buttons are in the same place. The navigation system is different though, it is a conventional system in the Sebring, as opposed to that pop-up one in the new C-Class.
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Well that pretty much settles it. The only 'character' in the whole design is the creaseline, and the nose is off an Acura, and the tail would be at home on a Kia....so, what's BENZ about this design? Not much. Oh yeah...the big ugly star on the 'sporty spice' sedans.
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I think its pathetic that they are trying to say that the Sebring is styled after the Airflite, a rather cool looking concept car from a few years back.
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I think that after the Crossfire bombed so severely, Chrysler backpeddled on the Crossfire-esque styling of the Airflite, choosing to keep just a few cues on the Sebring.
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Mercedes all the way!
But they both share that annoying upside down triangle point where the upper dash meets the lower dash.
http://www.honda.com.sg/acc_in.htm
again, these things are all features of modern car design so i really don't think it means much. if you've ever SAT in any of these cars, the difference immediately becomes clear, though.
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Yeah, someone posted a picture of the Honda on one of the 204 threads. I just pointed this one out since we were talking about the Sebring and the W204 since they are both DC cars.