Das C Class build
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Dealer did not allow me to drive the car off the lot until the license plate holders for the front & back are installed. SA insisted it is required by law and they installed them for free.
Ding and paint chips...well you tell me about it! Away I go off the Dealer lot for the first time to take the 6 miles drive home. I got the first ding on the hood less than a mile away followed by a couple of (tic, tic) stone chips in the front windshield from wife's car well away in front of me at the speed of 45 mi. I decided to stay clear, off the backroad and took the 3 miles stretch on the freeway when I heard a very loud thud. Something just hit the car hard, I mean really hard and it scared me. I pulled over to investigate and realized darn semi 3-4 cars ahead on a slow lane was running on a flat rear tire and tossing pieces of rubber on its trail
I noticed a big blob dust mark on the front windshield. Good thing no cracks, though. Seriously, all these crap happened to me knowing I just got the car off the dealer lot. Sigh, can't help it. It is what it is for me 
Ding and paint chips...well you tell me about it! Away I go off the Dealer lot for the first time to take the 6 miles drive home. I got the first ding on the hood less than a mile away followed by a couple of (tic, tic) stone chips in the front windshield from wife's car well away in front of me at the speed of 45 mi. I decided to stay clear, off the backroad and took the 3 miles stretch on the freeway when I heard a very loud thud. Something just hit the car hard, I mean really hard and it scared me. I pulled over to investigate and realized darn semi 3-4 cars ahead on a slow lane was running on a flat rear tire and tossing pieces of rubber on its trail
I noticed a big blob dust mark on the front windshield. Good thing no cracks, though. Seriously, all these crap happened to me knowing I just got the car off the dealer lot. Sigh, can't help it. It is what it is for me This blows.
I actually bought the intake used and put it on last weekend. It was from the prior owner. I am thinking about rotating the filter so you can't see the fold, haha.
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Nice ride man, we also bought our C250 (its my father's car) at HOI. Great dealership to work with. The car didnt come with the front plate holder installed, we took it home without it. The dealer up at home installed the front and rear plates for us.
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You could always do an EZ-Lip/Garage door liner method for like $30 until you have enough for a good one. Some people on this forum have put them on, just search EZ-lip. It doesn't look too bad (of course it can't compete with a $400 carbon fiber one), and if it chips/rubs you won't have to worry about taking a $300-400 hit
Last edited by ilumunus; Sep 7, 2013 at 06:15 PM.
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Unfortunately, it seems like most sub-400 lips are pre-facelift, which means they won't fit your ride.
You could always do an EZ-Lip/Garage door liner method for like $30 until you have enough for a good one. Some people on this forum have put them on, just search EZ-lip. It doesn't look too bad (of course it can't compete with a $400 carbon fiber one), and if it chips/rubs you won't have to worry about taking a $300-400 hit
You could always do an EZ-Lip/Garage door liner method for like $30 until you have enough for a good one. Some people on this forum have put them on, just search EZ-lip. It doesn't look too bad (of course it can't compete with a $400 carbon fiber one), and if it chips/rubs you won't have to worry about taking a $300-400 hit
Yea I've seen those on ebay and they seem very generic which is why I haven't bought them. I will check them out and look up some reviews.
Thanks for the info!!
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I was excited to see some good MPG even with my JB+ and intake. I passed a lot of people up and there were a lot of uphill climbs as well. I think the C did pretty good:
Oh yea, I hit a 130MPH a couple times as well, lol.
Oh yea, I hit a 130MPH a couple times as well, lol.
