Citation Driver

A warm welcome! I wish I'd picked Palladium Silver. It's a 'rich' color for the C250.

crater64

Sorry, I forget that MY2014 in other markets could indicate a W205. Photos of the car should confirm it's a W204. I'm in the US.

Now it looks like the car on the cover of the owner's manual - minus the Lighting Package of course!



Wish I'd sprung for that but cars thus fitted were hard to find.

I'm good with the look; the wheels remind me a bit of the 2.5-16 Evo II's but with an extra spoke. Lack of split spokes as on the 17"s and the other non-C63 18" options should make them easier to keep clean. I did clay and wax them before mounting.

Getting back off the winter tires (Michelin X-Ice Xi3) has been much better in terms of grip and noise but the X-Ices actually gave a better ride that not only these 18"s but also the ContiPro Contact 17"s. I'd gotten used to the winter tires' handling and kinda miss being able to throw the car into curves and feel that little bit of squirm and lean.

I just hope the various state and local governments (not to mention the Federal) start to get cracking on fixing the potholes in the roads soon, else I might regret the choice!

crater64

Just a quick note to say that I traded the C250 in this past weekend. It had a shade over 33K miles. Fuel economy leveled out to a consistent 25 city/32 highway, with a negligible difference on winter fuels. (My old Forester XT would consistently drop 2 mpg city/hwy on winter fuels.)

The only problem I had with the car came this past summer when, on a 102F afternoon, I got in the car and selected max A/C, and the fan speed hunted high and low for about 5 minutes before settling on a speed. A fan resistor was replaced under warranty, and the problem did not resurface.

I did stay within the M-B brand, as the replacement car is a leftover 2016 E350 4Matic wagon in Sport trim. I know I'll miss the C's nimbleness, RWD driving dynamics and fuel economy, but I'm hoping that the additional passenger/cargo room and power(!) will make up for it. (It'll certainly make a nice parts hauler for the next Porsche swap meet I attend!) I'd put the 17s with snows back on just before the trade, so someone's gonna get a nice set of X-Ices with just two winters' wear on them. The 7-spoke 18s with OE ContiPro Contacts are in my garage, and will be for sale in the near future.

Thank you all for your advice and suggestions, and I'll see you in the W212 forum!

Adi-Benz

Have fun with the E!

crater64

Thanks!

My 18"s with tires and TPMS are for sale here: https://mbworld.org/forums/wheels-ti...ml#post7012512

superangrypenguin

Welcome! (I just read you bought an E. Enjoy! That'll be my next vehicle I think) (After I drive this C into the ground, I love it too damn much (Despite its quirks)

I read the subsequent posts. I have a palladium silver one as well, fully loaded, and I insisted on the burl walnut. Much better than that fancy Aluminum trim (I love wood too) LOL

crater64

My new E has burl walnut trim - shiny! I'm not sure the best way to keep it clean (good old fashioned furnture polish?) but will search.