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From: Toronto, ON
2011 E350 4Matic Wagon, 2013 C350 4Matic Sedan
I had a self-imposed strict (sort of) budget to follow on my car purchase so I considered a used W211. For about the same money, I can get a V8... I consider the additional features to be icing on the cake. But then I drove the W204 and remembered why I was getting out of the TL. Size really does matter when it comes to driving dynamics, not to mention the extra 140kg the W211 has to throw around.
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2007 S600
Excuse me for being ignorant, but I thought I was ordering a Mercedes. I am new to this forum so I would not know how many times it was discussed in the past. Maybe next time I want to bring anything up in a new thread I'll make sure that it was never ever mentioned in any other post since the beginning of MBworld.org
It was just a question, with a little bit of curiousity. I figured I would get some new insight instead of relying on what was said in the past.
Kind regards,
Stu
It was just a question, with a little bit of curiousity. I figured I would get some new insight instead of relying on what was said in the past.
Kind regards,
Stu
Just ignore the jerks on this forum. I run into them too. I would have given you a straight answer instead of telling you how to build a watch.
Anyway, welcome to the forums and enjoy the car. I am also puzzled by the same question(s) you have. I guess they (MB) have to keep some tricks up their sleeves for the upcoming models and refreshes.
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2007 S600
We forgot about them. My wife actually backed her Lexus into somebody AND SHE HAD A REAR CAMERA!!!
She likes the MB nav better than the touch screen Lexus nav.
She never complains about not having keyless start. I think she is just amazed with the good looks and solid feel of the Benz. Who knows.
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2007 S600
Sorry to disagree about getting an E Class. It would not be "moving up" for me. That may be the way the Montvale "marketing" people feel but it is dead wrong. I'm one who has owned three W211 E Class cars and none of them were as nice to drive as my 2006 C350. Yes, they were more elegant but that is where it all stopped. I had an E500, an E320 CDI and an E 350.
Those who think of the C Class as an "entry level" car are mainly in the US. In Europe it is just a different size Mercedes and you can get many options not offered to us in the US.
I switched from my 06 E350 to an 06 C350 the same day I test drove one. Yes, my C350 had those annoying SBC brakes but it also didn't handle anywhere as well as my C350.
I'm still anxiously waiting to buy a W204 but it must not be decocted with essential options.
Those who think of the C Class as an "entry level" car are mainly in the US. In Europe it is just a different size Mercedes and you can get many options not offered to us in the US.
I switched from my 06 E350 to an 06 C350 the same day I test drove one. Yes, my C350 had those annoying SBC brakes but it also didn't handle anywhere as well as my C350.
I'm still anxiously waiting to buy a W204 but it must not be decocted with essential options.
I agree with you completely due to my personal experiences with E vs. C class cars. I want to like the E more than the C because of its size and features but everytime I drive one, I am let down. I bought one in 2002 and the road tracking stability was awful. I had to continuously counter steer to keep the car going straight. When I went to Germany, my friend and I rented a C class and we could go as fast as we wanted to and that car was rock solid at any speed but later we switched to an E class thinking it should be better . Nope. It struggled to cut through the wind making it difficult to reach 130 mph and , again, just like my US E class, it was not stable in tracking the road. I don't know why it is this way.
