C300 engine noisy above 5k rpm
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'08 C300 4Matic Sport, '02 530i
C300 engine noisy above 5k rpm
I was stretching the legs on fiancee's C300 today, letting it get close to red line. The engine sounds really loud at such rpm speeds... quite uncomfortable, really. Is this your impression, too? Seems like it doesn't like to be revved up this high.
I'm comparing it to my 530i which actually sounds pretty nice and not uncomfortable at such high rpms.
I'm comparing it to my 530i which actually sounds pretty nice and not uncomfortable at such high rpms.
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2008 C300 Sport 6 Speed Manual, 1953 Chevy Bel-Air, 2015 Audi allroad, 1963 Chevy Apache
I was stretching the legs on fiancee's C300 today, letting it get close to red line. The engine sounds really loud at such rpm speeds... quite uncomfortable, really. Is this your impression, too? Seems like it doesn't like to be revved up this high.
I'm comparing it to my 530i which actually sounds pretty nice and not uncomfortable at such high rpms.
I'm comparing it to my 530i which actually sounds pretty nice and not uncomfortable at such high rpms.
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From: Philippines/California, USA
W204 C280
I used to have a BMW 6 cylinder and I loved revving it up to max. It just sounded so good and smooth. My Benz C280 surely doesn't compare in smoothness. It surely is loud but its not loud enough for me to consider it uncomfortable. One thing I love about my Benz is more power comes in earlier in the RPM range, unlike the BMW where I need to rev the pants off the car in order to get any power out of it.
