Sportstick

Roughly 90% Sport in the US. Mike, if you choose the 250, ask the dealer to search the locator. Dealers south of you in nearby states will be increasingly more likely to have C250 and less so for C3004Matic. My car was a dealer locator find from 5 states away. It was trucked over in two days.

Pete7874

Then you'll need to hurry. I would expect the production of W204 to end soon as they ramp up the production of W205.

mike82212

I was hoping to order this weekend. That would give me a March delivery

crater64

I'll second that. Ratio of C3004M/C250/C350 around here is something like 95/2.5/2.5. The South and West have a higher mix of the RWD models. My car was located in VA and trailered here to PA. The salesman I dealt with told me that he occasionally sells a C250 coupe but virtually never a C250 sedan.

NewtwoMB

Hey Mike, if you're worried about turbos (on the C250) - don't be! I put 80,000 miles on a VW 1.8 turbo, 65,000 on an Audi A4 1.8 turbo and 70,000 on an Audi A4 2.0 turbo with never a problem experienced from new in each case.

And my current car is a W204 C Class turbo now 5 years old, albeit a diesel turbo, that has 58,500 miles on it from when I got it new. Never an issue on highways, freeways, country roads and just around town Don't knock it till you try it - you can't beat turbo power and economy!

crater64

I should have added that my turbo Forester had over 130,000 miles on it without a turbo failure when I sold it.

vols1

A test drive will tell you if you like the turbo. Just be aware of turbo lag which has definitely less than older turbos. NewtwoMB I had an audi A4 1.8 as well and had the turbo go at around 50,000 miles. ( most troublesome car I ever owned by a country mile)

nelson g

Mike

mike82212

Well thanks for all of your help. I orderd my C300 yesterday and was told it was the last day to order. It gets built around the end of January, start of Febuary and a few weeks to come across the pond.

Palladium Silver, almond MB -Tex, luxury sedan. Lighting package, premium 1Package, Multimedia Pakage, lane tracking and Keyless-Go


Can't wait!

kev10

Congrats!

Same color as my '12 C300 Luxury. Mine doesn't have the multimedia package and keyless-go though.

Sportstick

Congratulations! Many years and miles of happy and healthy driving! Can't beat Palladium, even 5 years later! (Except, no worries, you will get a shiny grille and hood ornament!)

spyked

Congrats! Gotta love a Palladium in Luxury trim

mike82212

Very nice looking, my first Germsn car!

I was also told yesterday was the last day to order one to be built, as they start to change over to the 2015.

tonyteetime

Congratulation Mike. Sport or Luxury model ? Did you decide on c300 or the c250 was not an option ?

Pete7874

Congrats!

mike82212

C300 4Matic luxury sedan

JWH321

I've been watching here, but have to add that I hope and truly think that you will love the C300. Keep the maintenance by the book, especially the transmission fluid and I suspect you will be driving it for a very long time.


Mine is going on 6 years now, and 80K miles. It is still my "new" car. Every time I drive it I fall in love with it again.

mike82212

well maybe sad news. Dealer just called me and said MB has cut off the ordering process. They claim to have found one still in production, but with Steel Gray and a Pano roof. That cost more money, so I am stoping by today to talk to the sales manager to see what they can do. I had looked at the steel grey also but liked the Palladium better

spyked

Bummer.

I like the Steel Gray too. It's a bit more blue, and obviously darker. Certainly not a bad color. Iridium Silver is nice too. Of course, Palladium is the best of both worlds

Good luck!

mike82212

Yea Bummer and it cost more

Glyn M Ruck

The Steel Grey is a very smart if dangerous colour. Our W204 was Palladium. Nice thing about Palladium is that the car can be remarkably dirty & still looks OK.

IloveC300

Hi there guys,

i just purchased my first Mercedes C300 2012 CPO last Friday. Looking at the forum now i'm scared about the transmission failure. I have 3 more years of warranty. do you think it makes sense to purchase extended warranty for couple more years?

crater64

I've noticed that thus far. Steel over Ash was my second choice; that combination offers better visual contrast over Palladium/Ash but I'm still happy with my choice.

Pete7874

Can you hold off with the ext warranty purchase?

Reason being, a lot can happen in 3 years. Your car may be totalled, or you may just decide you don't want it anymore and will ditch it. So, no point in buying the warranty until your factory warranty is about to expire.

spyked

Sure, an extended warranty that covers the drivetrain would be a decent idea, but not now. Wait until factory warranty is close to expiring. So many things can happen in three years...why not keep the money in an interest account and buy the warranty later?