waiszeto

Hahaha .. nice to see chinese plp in here .. YAAA i love my command system .. it display all my chinese song name ... By the way .. i love S.H.E too LOLLL

JaCe88

lol thanks mate i'm so stoked that it supports chinese and japanese characters.

JaCe88

FML the sunglass holder which I was looking forward to using... doesn't fit my sunglasses inside :S

JaCe88

Took a few more photos today of the new C250:



Thanks to Tenchi for the photos!

Shake

^^ I noticed those on flickr earlier today, didn't realize it was your same car.

JaCe88

LOL it's my friend Tenchi who takes, processes and uploads photos! He did some killer photos of my Evo too including my current forum avatar.

Nightsky

Hi All
New here and I am thinking of getting the C250 CDI, maybe closer to the end of the year. It is certainly a very nice looking car.
How does it drive on an open road? Never own a Merc before.
I do a fair bit of mixed twisty country driving mixed with highway.

xolinlevh

Looking at these pics make me want to trade in my 2010 C300 i got 2 weeks ago for the 2012 style! lol

ucfbeta92

It's a beautiful ride! And beautiful pictures! Congrats to the OP

Helms

beautiful!

MBNUT1

Never was a big fan of the sport front end until now. Looks awesome!

JimPap

That hand in the first set of photos.

Who's that?

JaCe88

It feels surprisingly stable- it's not as sharp/harsh as the Evo obviously but it doesn't roll much and still inspires you with confidence. I have standard Avantgarde seats (not sports/buckets) and you can move around a bit if you corner aggressively.

I'd say test drive it and see how it goes. Depends what you're used to and what you want.

JaCe88

LOL what hand!

lx Raven xl

Hey Congrats. By the way turn on the speed assist and if there is a traffic sign with speed you will see the instrument cluster will show it as well. Love this feature. I dont know if it will work in Australia.



I got mine last week

JaCe88

Congrats

(and SPeed Limit Assist not included on AUDM unfortunately)

Nightsky

Sounds good, I live in the country and organising a test drive in Sydney is not always easy, but certainly a must do.

I am considering the AMG pack, but wondering if it will be too harsh for my just pregnant wife and later the baby. In fact, they're the reasons why I am switching from my STi modified Subaru Liberty (Legacy) GT to Merc. Subaru is safe but I think Merc is safer.

I like the AMG look and wheels and given we drive a fair bit of twisty country roads at 80-100km (legal) speeds, perhaps the lower suspension provides added stability?

Acapulco Bill

@Nightsky: You should take both the Luxury and the Sport for a drive. Purchased a C300 Sport after driving the C300 Luxury. Found the Sport suspension just too stiff for my liking. Plus the thousands of speed reducers, many are taller than the Sport lowered suspension, lots of scrapes on the undercarriage. Seats are totally different also.

Many have purchased the Luxury with black trim interior, then got their MB dealer to order and install a Sport grill. Sounds like the best of both worlds to me. Cost was around $700 US dollars for the grill substitution I understand.

JaCe88

I'm under the impression NightSky is from Australia where we have different options packages to the US- i.e. we don't have the whole Luxury vs. Sport. The closest we have are the Avantgarde vs. Elegance packs which determine whether you have the big grille/slightly sportier seats/look/ride or the old school badge sticking up and bright brown woodgrain interior with a comfier suspension. Truth be told I don't think the Avantgarde is going to cause much harm but I'm not a doctor- it'll still be significantly more comfy than the Subie.

As for the AMG pack, isn't all cosmetic if you are getting it added on to the Avantgarde trim line as there's no suspension tweaks? Not 100% sure but I'm pretty sure it won't improve performance (if at all) or make it much different to the normal one if it's being optioned on a C200/C250.

On another note, I don't think I see many ELEGANCE models nowadays... a lot of the options/etc are only available if you buy the Avantgarde.

kevink2

I hastled with ebay, etc to get the sport grill and badge. I later found a Mercedes dealer that sold discounted parts, and the dealer had the 2 piece kit for about $200 ! Good deal for DIY's.

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JaCe88: Do you have access to the 250CDI torque curve ... MB info? How about rated MPG or L/Km ?

I think the E class was the only recent model in the US to offer a brute of a turboDiesel-6cyl. 0-60mph in 6+ secs !

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Acapulco Bill

Actually, according to the MB Australia website, here are the available options, although some may not be available on all vehicle models.

http://www2.mercedes-benz.com.au/con...equipment.html

VERY IMPRESSIVE LIST, there are NO options in the W204 in Mexico, all come with the Euro2 Package and NO HK Logic 7 system is available. (!!!)

Petje

For those who dont want the AMG package but better seats, take the multicontour seat option if available.
Its one of the best options i choose comparing to the bad seats i had in my previous.

Petje

@jace Nice car, Nice pictures, Nice optionlist !!!

Nightsky

Hi! yes, I do live in Australia, in country NSW about 3 hrs from Sydney, which isn't that "far" in Australia. I am actually a country doctor myself and believe that seats/suspension setting causes no harm to the pregnant (unless you do rally style driving) but rather concerning comfort issues.

I believe the AMG pack lowers the suspension by 1.5cm and is firmer than Avantgarde. The front breaks are drilled and steering is speed sensitive.Sports seats but the engine is exactly the same. I am wondering if all those mean better cornering but significantly hard ride and scratched underbody.

Going to organise test drive both standard Avantgarde and AMG pack next time I am in Sydney and will certainly post my experience.

BTW, is the multicolour seat differently shaped than standards?

JaCe88

I found it in an online PDF a while ago in an unofficial document for the OM651 engine- from memory it was a university/college assignment for engineering students!

EDIT: Here it is! http://www.mechanics.iei.liu.se/edu_ug/tmme11/lab1.pdf

Mine is 0-100km/h in 7seconds... which isn't that fast, but the 500Nm of torque gives it pulling power when overtaking in traffic at least.

Thanks! The options list isn't too bad although I do note that a few of the options available in UK/USA aren't necessarily available here (e.g. the speed limit assist), and some are only available in packs (e.g. the passenger exterior mirror dipping on reverse).


Actually now that I think about it, you're right, the AMG pack does lower the suspension. I think best to speak to a dealer as to what the AMG pack entails. For me, I was pushing for a sale at 30 June and they don't tend to have many AMG packs in stock particularly on a C250. I think the seats in Avantgarde are slightly sportier than the Elegance but not sure if they are different to AMG pack (versus the C63 seats which are buckets).