View Poll Results: What Will Your Next Car Be?
My next car will be a stick, Mercedes Benz or not.
16
51.61%
My next car will be a Mercedes, even if automatic transmission.
15
48.39%
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Proud of Our Sticks!!
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Another round of ICE
Proud of Our Sticks!!
Another post suggested trying to count up how many of us have manual trans. Just post a brief statement on your thoughts on your next purchase and take the poll. If this turns out well, we can send the link to a contact at MBUSA. Please only vote if you currently have a manual transmission. I'd like to see about 75 responses for a reasonable margin of error. Thanks!
My next car will be another manual transmission. When I'm too old for a stick, I'll be too old to drive! It would be great to stay with MB and my excellent dealer, if they have a car to sell to me, but I am ready to check out BMW again.
My next car will be another manual transmission. When I'm too old for a stick, I'll be too old to drive! It would be great to stay with MB and my excellent dealer, if they have a car to sell to me, but I am ready to check out BMW again.
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2008 C300 Sport 6MT X-Pipe
Another post suggested trying to count up how many of us have manual trans. Just post a brief statement on your thoughts on your next purchase and take the poll. If this turns out well, we can send the link to a contact at MBUSA. Please only vote if you currently have a manual transmission. I'd like to see about 75 responses for a reasonable margin of error.
My next car will be another manual transmission. When I'm too old for a stick, I'll be too old to drive! It would be great to stay with MB and my excellent dealer, if they have a car to sell to me, but I am ready to check out BMW again.
My next car will be another manual transmission. When I'm too old for a stick, I'll be too old to drive! It would be great to stay with MB and my excellent dealer, if they have a car to sell to me, but I am ready to check out BMW again.
I'm just not feeling the BMWs for some reason, the interior is a big turn off to me. Audi is okay but I'm just not convinced I want one. When I purchased my W203 years ago I was shopping it against the Jaguar X-Type Manual. X-Type was okay, but I could see myself getting bored quickly.
My two favorite cars I've owned were my 1994 SAAB 900T and my 1999 SAAB 9-5 Aero. AWESOME CARS with lots and lots of character! I've been praying SAAB would find their way out of the toilet so they would be top on the list for my next car.
I still love my 2008 C Class just as much as the day I bought it. It's in perfect condition with 41000 miles and I plan on keeping it for another five years. I wonder what options for manual transmission cars will be available then? It doesn’t look too good.
Best of luck with your quest!
Joe
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W204 2010 C300 Sport/6M
You are welcome for the idea. I like have a manual MB for a couple of reasons. One, there aren't very many ani get a lot if crazy looks when people figure out I'm actually shifting. Two, I have owned a manual for a very long time. I had a BMW Z4 with the Steptronic before my C300 and it was fun but less involved. I am looking at a CPO 911 S or Cayman S, Z4 ///M, or TTS. I really wish this shifter weren't so sloppy. Solid bushings, shorter throw, and a nice heavy machined knob would make the car just way more fun to drive.
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'09 C-300 MT currently, will always (for as long as somebody offers it) drive a stick. Auto trans = go, stop, go, stop, go, stop. MT = shift, feather clutch, accelerate, grab next gear, use engine drag as slight braking force, floor it (in other words, INPUT, DRIVING, INTEREST, AND....NOT SITTING ON A BUS!) : )
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Another round of ICE
'09 C-300 MT currently, will always (for as long as somebody offers it) drive a stick. Auto trans = go, stop, go, stop, go, stop. MT = shift, feather clutch, accelerate, grab next gear, use engine drag as slight braking force, floor it (in other words, INPUT, DRIVING, INTEREST, AND....NOT SITTING ON A BUS!) : )
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2009 C350
For my next car I'm considering something along the lines of a GTI or maybe a used Infiniti. Debating whether I should go JDM or stay in the German market. Definitely looking into getting a nice 6MT though.
(So why hasn't anyone made an innuendo yet?)
(So why hasn't anyone made an innuendo yet?)
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Another round of ICE
Agree that MB stick is not quite up to those you mention and others for slickness. The rest of the car is so good, it's just one of those compromises....great car with "ok" stick still wins the equation over automatic!
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'08 C300 4Matic Sport, '02 530i
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2009 C300 Sport 6MT
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2008 C350 Sport
Does anyone know of the actual reason they only put the MT in the 300's and not the 350's? It would almost make more sense the other way around as those looking for perfromance would most likely prefer the MT in combo with the additional HP (I would), and those thinking lux would probably take the MPG and comfort of the lower HP and auto....??
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Another round of ICE
Does anyone know of the actual reason they only put the MT in the 300's and not the 350's? It would almost make more sense the other way around as those looking for perfromance would most likely prefer the MT in combo with the additional HP (I would), and those thinking lux would probably take the MPG and comfort of the lower HP and auto....??
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2009 C300 Sport 6MT
Does anyone know of the actual reason they only put the MT in the 300's and not the 350's? It would almost make more sense the other way around as those looking for perfromance would most likely prefer the MT in combo with the additional HP (I would), and those thinking lux would probably take the MPG and comfort of the lower HP and auto....??
