Hey everyone,

I have not had the greatest past couple of weeks. I was on my way to work on 7/17 when I was involved in an accident. I was sitting with my blinker on waiting to take a left turn, I happened to look into my rear view mirror and see a mini van about three feet away from me going full speed. There was nothing I could do and she hit me going 40 MPH. She drove through me like I was not even there, I was hit so hard that I was bounced into oncoming traffic where I was hit head on by another car doing 40 MPH. I was transported to the hospital with some injuries, the worst being some muscle damage in my foot from it being on the brake pedal while I was hit. I DID have my seat belt on.

The driver of the minivan admitted to being distracted and is at fault for the entire accident. The Benz did not fare very well but it did save me from being in rough shape. The car took the damage like a champ, it is a total loss at this point and I will be removing anything I can from in before it is hauled off to the scrap yard.

I had just put a C63 front end, Morello fenders and the new headlights on it. It is devastating but I am happy to be alive.

Here are some pics-












There will be one less Mars red C300 on the road which is bad news.

On a bit of a better note, I purchased a Arctic White C350 last night with 15k miles on it. The car is immaculate and with the wonderful 1.99% financing my payment is actually going to be lower.

I was wondering if anyone could tell me what to expect for differences. Here is the build sheet for the new car. I believe it has everything they offered, please let me know if I am wrong here.

C350W $39,750
650 Arctic White
118 Grey/Black MB Tex
P02 P02 Premium II Package: Bi-Xenon Headlam $1,400
619 : Cornering Fog Lamps
614 : Bi-Xenon Headlamps
600 : Headlamp Washing System
540 : Power Rear-Window Sunshade
287 : Split Folding Rear Seats
050 Half model Year - Factory Code
07P Germany
105 Roof spoiler $300
218 Rearview Camera $450
315 315 Advanced Agility Package: Parameter $1,500
786 : 18" AMG 5-twin-spoke Wheel
483 : Advanced Agility Package
428 : Steering Wheel Shift Paddles
213 : Parameter Steering
320 320 Multimedia Package: 7" Power Retract $2,650
518 : iPod/MP3 Media Interface
512 : COMAND w/Navigation and Voice Control
396 : Voice Control
049 : iPod/MP3 Media Interface Cable
413 Panorama Sunroof $1,070
732 Black Maple Wood Trim
810 harman/kardon Sound System w/Dolby 5.1 $800
917 PZEV emission

SUBTOTAL $47,920
DESTINATION & DELIVERY $875
TOTAL $48,795

It looks to have a bunch of new things to check out like the P2 package and Advanced Agility Package.

I am sure I will start modding the new one soon. I take delivery next Thursday.

I look forward to any feedback from people about the differences between the C300 and C350.

WOW so sorry to hear, glad to hear you are doing better!

Are you allowed to salvage any random scraps from teh car?
I'm a big fan of refinishing other peoples junk.. if you wanna yank of your exhuast tipes i'd take them all damaged and stuff - or anything else?

Idk, sounds like a fun project to tinker with stuff and see how it will turn out.

OH, and by the way, good to hear youre doing alright, that sounds like a pretty nasty wreck - glad youre okay!

Glad you made it out ok. Got to love those MB structural and restraint system engineers!!

I can only remove items that I can replace with factory parts. I did keep a bunch of the stock items but the tips where not one of them. I will have a pretty significant list of stuff for sale soon.

Stay tuned and thanks!

Looks like a nasty hit. Glad to hear you are okay from all this

ouch!!! glad to know you're okay. congrats on the new project car...

glad you are alright man

Glad you're okay. Hope you make a full recovery with your foot.

Glad to hear you're okay. Looks pretty bad.
Can you grab your CF lip?

damn it that pisses me off.... was the lady texting? I bet she was... I would sue here for anything you cannot recover that was put on your car aftermarket + hopefully she has enough to cover your injuries... hope she had insurance!

glad your ok

glad your alright, congrats on the new 350 though, that sounds like a nice car, yup, looks like it has pretty much every option except leather, even advanced agility, you will definitely notice a difference in handling, and you got the paddles, nice!

Glad to hear you are fine and the safety of the MB came through. I used to really like your car, the red/ black was really nice.

I have a 2012 C350 And I think you will really like the extra power of the 350. I've been very happy.

Sad to see a great looking car all messed up like that, but great that you're ok. Good luck with the post accident negotiations.

wow thank god you were okay
its okay, time for the next project!

So sorry to hear that, glad your doing aright.

Glad your doing well... And on a positive note I look forward to your new build pics

Jeeze. Glad you're ok. No matter how careful a driver you are, there's always some tool that can ruin your day. That was def a nice car and it's sad to see it in that condition. You'll come back bigger and better.

glad to hear you are ok! cars can definitely be replaced but people cant. Plus you've got yourself a better car now and a clean slate to mod

Wow wee, glad to hear you're okay after the mess. Congrats on the new purchase! P2 lighting package cars are very sought after!

Thanks to everyone who responded.

The woman who hit me did have 2 kids in the car. I believe that is what distracted her before she hit me. She was insured as well.

I will be taking whatever I can off the car including the front lip. I will be selling it along with a bunch of other things that I will no longer need.

I am looking forward to the new car. Next Thursday can't come soon enough!

Glad to hear you are okay! Good luck with the new c

My, oh my! What a horrible feeling to see that in your mirror and being helpless and unable to do anything. I'm so happy you are okay.