Choy

New member and first post here. I have been lurking for a while now in this forum to get more insight and more info for my first Mercedes auto. I took delivery yesterday of a 2012 C300 Sports 4matic with PP1, Launch Command Package, Magnetite Black with black MB-Tex and Burl Wood interior. This was a replacement of our G37xS.

I was 50-50 wether to get the Luxury or Sports model but finally decided to get the sports one. My friend, who currently owns an 09 C300 Sports, presented a good arguments on gettting the sports model.

Aside from the model type, I was also going back and forth wether to get the 2011 or the 2012. Eventually, after much reading and researched, I decided to get the 2012 MY. I got a really good deal on this new purchase.

One thing that I can say, IMHO, the interior of the 2012 C300 is better than my E92M3. That is one of the main reason why I picked up the MB against other brand including BMW.

I will post more reviews as I familiarize myself on this car. Hoping to share more info and to read others comment/info as well.

Acapulco Bill

@Choy: Agree about the superiority of the MY2012 interior, even the older MY2008-2010 interior is far better than the E92/E90. Last decent 3-series interior was the E46. Some still like the look & feel of the A4, but with the new C204, not anymore.

Make SURE you got the HK Logic 7 stereo. You will be very sorry if you didn't, as the stock speakers really are terrible.

Also read all 230+ pages of your owners manual. Worth the time to do it.

Choy

The Audi interior IMHO is still better but the MB is getting closer and closer that it is only a few points that separates the two brands.

The packages for the MY 2012 is better than that of the previous MY. PP1 already includes the HK Logic 7 and the Launch Command already includes the Nav. That is also the other reason why I decide to get the 2012 MY.

Also another thing that I noticed, the wheels on my new C300 have a 17" AMG wheels. The MB site didn't mention anything about it. Even the pcitures in their C lineup gallery shows different wheels.

I will upload some pics ASAP.

JaCe88

I'm really surprised that anyone considers the current A4 to be better than the facelifted C class interior. I was actually benchmarking them back to back and the A4 was significantly cheaper with options (thanks to it being an older car) but the interior to me was a bit of a letdown. Yes it looks pro with all the buttons/switches but the quality isn't as good as the MB (i.e. the buttons) and the in-dash LCD isn't as high quality as the new MB screen. It's by no means a shabby interior but the MB definitely felt far more luxurious/premium. But that could just be my perspective.

Should note that I was comparing AUDM MB C250 CDI vs. Audi A4 2.0T and the respective prices with options after discount was approximately $75k vs. $60k.