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C250 elegence or C180 AMG?

Old Aug 5, 2012 | 11:34 AM
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Question C250 elegence or C180 AMG?

Hi guyz,

I have these two options:
-2012 C250 elegance
-2012 C180 AMG

which one will be better??
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by mrmarie
Hi guyz,

I have these two options:
-2012 C250 elegance
-2012 C180 AMG

which one will be better??
Better at what? Performance, fuel economy, handling, ride comfort, etc.? If you can focus your question, lots of folks here may be able to offer meaningful opinions.
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 01:50 PM
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What's a c180 amg?
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 02:08 PM
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 03:39 PM
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the C180 AMG (1,6 lt) it's look like C350 AMG but expect engine only but the same full body kit and wheels.
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Old Aug 6, 2012 | 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by mrmarie
the C180 AMG (1,6 lt) it's look like C350 AMG but expect engine only but the same full body kit and wheels.
I'm still confused. is this just some AMG badging / parts on a C180? We dont have this engine size here in Canada... but our C250-C350 can get amg wheels, pedals etc as an upgrade.

And what's a C350 AMG? no such thing what makes the car a real AMG is the engine.
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Old Aug 6, 2012 | 12:24 AM
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I think he meant that it has the AMG styling package (as you listed: wheels, pedals, etc)

I agree with Sportstick. Both vehicle are great, but they meet different priorities.
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Old Aug 6, 2012 | 12:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Fung63
I'm still confused. is this just some AMG badging / parts on a C180? We dont have this engine size here in Canada... but our C250-C350 can get amg wheels, pedals etc as an upgrade.

And what's a C350 AMG? no such thing what makes the car a real AMG is the engine.
Haha I'm from Canada too I'm also confused. I think it's because Canada only offers AMG sports package while in other country there is AMG, Sports, and ELEGANCE. She meant C180 with AMG package and C250 ELEGANCE package.
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Old Aug 6, 2012 | 05:24 AM
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C250 without a doubt. You can always change the styling parts on the C250 after, I doubt you'd want to change the engine in the C180...

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Old Aug 6, 2012 | 06:39 AM
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We have diff lines here:

Classic : without any options and with basic steel wheels
Avantgarde: with other fabric on the seats, Alu parts in the interior and 16" wheels, sports grille...
Elegance: without sports grille, without Alu parts.


Then you can order the AMG styling package on every line.
AMG wheels, AMG Side skirts, perforated discs etc.

So thats what he mean with the AMG.
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Old Aug 7, 2012 | 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Fung63
I'm still confused. is this just some AMG badging / parts on a C180? We dont have this engine size here in Canada... but our C250-C350 can get amg wheels, pedals etc as an upgrade.

And what's a C350 AMG? no such thing what makes the car a real AMG is the engine.
In some countries the Sport package we get in North American, is listed as an AMG package. And no its not the engine. I have seen people drop AMG engines in none AMG cars. And this has been discussed million times over and over. When you get an AMG car you get the total package ( engine, trans, seats, styling, etc....)
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Old Aug 7, 2012 | 02:32 PM
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Get the 250... In a few years the resell value of the 180 will go down like the titanic.
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