I need your help and advice guys...
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I need your help and advice guys...
I am looking to purchase a new C class in the very near future, but i have my concerns.
I originally wnted to purchase a C350 4matic, but we still do not have this model in the states. Now i am torn between buying an awesome white C350 my dealer has on the lot. It is an 08, and i will get it at invoice since its late for 08's. It has premium 2 and multimedia, which is all i want.
Here is my question. Will the 350 ever come to the us in 4matic? will it be soon? if it will come soon or maybe 4 months from now, i can wait. i would love to have memory seats and power steering wheel, but i dont want to wait on just those 2 and not get 4matic. i will never move my steering wheel, and memory seats would be awesome, but oh well. i cant win every battle.
so... should buy the 2008? should i wait for a 2009 and maybe 4matic will come? how much price increase will be in 2009??
Finally, those of you with a C350 RWD, how did it do in the snow this year? obviously i will put winter tires on, but how was stopping and turning??
Thanks
I originally wnted to purchase a C350 4matic, but we still do not have this model in the states. Now i am torn between buying an awesome white C350 my dealer has on the lot. It is an 08, and i will get it at invoice since its late for 08's. It has premium 2 and multimedia, which is all i want.
Here is my question. Will the 350 ever come to the us in 4matic? will it be soon? if it will come soon or maybe 4 months from now, i can wait. i would love to have memory seats and power steering wheel, but i dont want to wait on just those 2 and not get 4matic. i will never move my steering wheel, and memory seats would be awesome, but oh well. i cant win every battle.
so... should buy the 2008? should i wait for a 2009 and maybe 4matic will come? how much price increase will be in 2009??
Finally, those of you with a C350 RWD, how did it do in the snow this year? obviously i will put winter tires on, but how was stopping and turning??
Thanks
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2008 R350 & 2008 C300
You can now place orders for 2009 models, so your dealer will be able to tell you if you can get a C350 4matic right now and how much the price increase will be. Although I don't think it would come available till the fall if it were coming here, makes more sense as dealers won't be ordering 4matic cars for their lots durring summer months. I have the 4matic in my C300 and there is no substitute for it in winter driving, yes you can get a good set of winter tires, but winter tires plus wheels will set you back anywhere from $1-$2k and you can get the 4matic option for $1800. The demand for the C has fallen off quite sharply so getting an 09 for invoice doesn't seem completely out of the realm of reality, but if your not in a huge hurry I would venture to say you could get that 08 for under invoice as soon as 09's hit the lot.
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2008 Barolo Red C300 4matic Lux P1, MM
There is no c350 4matic coming for '09 according to my salesman. However, there will be memory seats.
There is a huge thread on the 09 C-class, here it is:
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w204/230391-2009-c-class.html
The last two pages have the most info.
There is a huge thread on the 09 C-class, here it is:
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w204/230391-2009-c-class.html
The last two pages have the most info.
