HunterKy

Just got my hands on this baby about a week ago

Specs:
Color-Polar White
V6 3.5L
248 horsepower
Premium package with NAV (COMMAND)
Sport package
stock rims (I'm pretty sure they are 17')


It's a great car, looks great, handles awesome...
But 3 days after I got the car, I started feeling this slight vibration along the center-right side of the floor...it feels a lot like the front passenger side braking disc rubbing against the wheel and the vibration starts from 60-80 km/h...tapping on the brake did stop the vibration for a brief moment but eventually it starts again as soon as I go past certain speed...
Got no idea what the issue would be but I'm taking my C300 to dealer for a checkup, hope it's not anything major

And of course, I'm posting a picture of my ride...

Currently I'm out of town for work so cannot get any more photos up, but once I get back in the city, I will shoot more photos and before/after pics when I start modding it...

Thinking about getting the side markers replaced with smoky clear ones, red seat belts, some LED lighting along the brake and gas pedals, and maybe underglow...anyone from calgary know if underglow is actually allowed???maybe just amber??

X-pipe and muffler and all that good stuff will have to wait, still a work in process lol

Sorry for the quality of the pic, had to resize it a couple times to qualify for uploading -.-

Pete7874

Congrats on a new ride!

I thought the 2013 C300 4Matic actually had a 3.5 liter engine though.

eric1848

yes, 2013 C300 if 248HP should be 3.5L M276 V6 engine spec.
not 3.0L M272

MishaDesigns

you had me at Polar white.
lol congrats on the purchase and more pics please!

HunterKy

Thanks guys!

lol for some reason i thought it was 3.0L...my mistake...

i will defs put more pics up once i get back to the city in a couple days
at least before the dusty road get to it haha

snowmuch

Yo bro, thats because my 09 c300 is a 3.0L. Yeah my car is old XD

funkedelic

Nice whip man, looks beautiful. I'm in Alberta as well, more specifically Lethbridge. Hope to see some mods soon!

snowmuch

We should do an Alberta car meet!

funkedelic

For sure! I think there's enough of us on here! I've seen lots of members from Calgary post on here

JaredP

Signed up to make this post, I'm really glad to see your 2013 with nearly the same specs as mine. Only difference is I have black ARTICO interior, and no COMMAND package.

Should be about a month until get it delivered to Saskatoon, I'm originally from Lloydminster however, so I could still qualify for an Alberta meet! How do you find the acceleration on the direct injection compared to the 2012 V6 models? I know the HP numbers are higher, but I felt like the 2012 C300 was a little reluctant to give power if it wasn't right off the line.

I'd like to get the red seat belts like in the Sport C300 in the US as well. Post more pictures if you can, try uploading an album to imgur.com.

HunterKy

lol actually my initial ideal colour was black on black, but i didn't want to wait so i took the showroom model which is white on white...but it actually worked out! i'm just loving this colour right now!

i havent tested 2012 models TBH, but i did try out my buddy snowmuch's 09 C300 a while back, and his 09 and my 13 didnt really have a noticeable difference when i step on gas...but it could be that he modded his car really nicely lol


i did manage to find some more pics lying around, so here we go...
the black C300 is snowmuch's 09 lol, he's got quite a bit of nice mods on
as far as my modding goes...i'm gonna say it would take a while given my frequent out of city work... but definitely will happen!

@snowmuch lmao i think thats probably why i think mine has 3.0L hahaha

HunterKy

i did some more research on the vibration/grinding issue i've been having, seems like it comes down to 2 possibilities...either the braking disc was rubbed aginst the wheel and need some loosening(hope i had the right idea LMAO), or the bearing was shot...

hopefully it doesnt come down to the possiblity i want to avoid....the driveshaft crapping out....now that would be a nightmare

regardless, im still taking the car in for a checkup on friday, i just wish the dealer doesnt pull some BS on me and tell me the warranty doesnt cover it...

snowmuch

The 2013 has much better throttle response and the 7g plus is always on the correct gear. The c300 4m is a road hugging machine compared to RWD version but the again drifting around is a lot fun too

snowmuch

I hope they fix it

Cyber GS

Congratulations, enjoy!

HunterKy

Well from what i've heard..going to the dealer sounds like the absolute last option anyone can result to...

feels like they will spin any kind of BS ur way just to make u cough up more money....
whether that's true or not, i guess i'm finding out lol

snowmuch

Our dealer is usually pretty good with warranties. Lone star is an independent dealership and they get money from Mercedes for doing warranties repairs. I just can't imagine the dealer wouldn't fix it when the car is less than 15 days old.

HunterKy

especially when i haven't started working on mods yet so thats one excuse they can't use against me LMAO

well i'm heading back tomorrow so latest by friday i'll have a definite answer.

P.S. i frikkin hate not having a cellphone....

snowmuch

Mods don't void your warranty, don't listen to that salesperson bsing. Ie. if you did a window tint and your engine failed they can't void your warranty unless they can prove its your mod that caused the engine failure.