river115

Picked her up Saturday

Steel Grey
18 AMG
Grey/Black Leather
MM, Ipod, P2

I love it !! Fantastic ride !! I got rid of my 06 GS-300 Lexus . MBZ did a great job on this C model. I had an 03 C, no comparison.

nyca

you got the leather package? did you order this car, or was it in dealer stock with leather?

river115

I ordered the Car on June26th. Picked it up August 31st. I was told the only way to get leather was to order from the factory.

cvkatigbak

leather isnt stock for 09?

thebenzbar

Pards, nope... MB-Tex is still standard. Leather cost $1570 for the '09's. My erpats was disappointed but he liked the durability of the MB-Tex anyway.

PHYBENZ

I want Leather in mine and the dealer told me they searched the entire US and couldn't find one, I would have to order. They don't bring them with leather because very few opt for it.

Can you please post pics of the seats and door panels with the leather???

Thanks and congrats!

CarGuru

Congrats on the car, Steel Gray is the best color for this car hands down. Heres mine below but '08 and gray interior.

wblynch

Nice Choice.

Steel Gray FTW !!

RLE

Congrats! Leather makes all the difference, doesn't it? I still love my C300's beige leather interior. After all, it is a Mercedes.

tanktube67

CONGRATS!

skillz1318

Enjoy the new MB....I have a C300 in Steel Grey and I could not be happier with my color choice

wblynch

What all is "leather" in the leather interior?

I understand the leather door inserts and pull handles, but what about the sides and backs of the seats? How about the headrests and the rear fold-down center?

I am considering taking my car to a custom installer to convert from MB-tex to real leather.

Thanks, Bill

river115

Fletcher Jones( Newport Beach, Ca.)has the identical car in Obsidian Black. Hit the lot on tuesday...

bdyyz

I just got my 08 and couldn't be happier either. I was cross shopping a GS350AWD...interesting to hear your comparison...

I settled for the MB after one drive. The Lexus took a lot of mental convincing. I love the car, it just didn't "move" me like the C350

river115

The GS is a larger car, and feels it. It's not solid and does not have the sport/luxury feel. The front cabin feels smaller than the C, I'm 6' foot and the GS felt cramped. The Nav screen in the GS is not user friendly and was not very intuitive in it's use. But...it did have the Lexus reliability and never once in three years did I have to take in to service for a malfunction. The C350 is fun to drive !!

coolblueflame

Congrats ! Couldn't agree more, the C Class is just great !

Whats the difference between 09 & 08 ?

bdyyz

I thought that is what you would say. I came out of an IS250 and its funny, I like the looks of the car, the interior was quite well done and it was drob dead reliable...it just didn't have any soul.

I thought the GS would be a bit better, and the Lexus dealer was giving me a killer deal on one...but I figured I owed it myself to shop around. I have never owned a Benz but after driving the C about 1 mile it was done. I returned to the dealership and asked the salesman to "do it". Easiest car choice of my life.