I wish we had C350 4Matics in the US (2008-2011)
09-27-2016, 09:59 PM
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I wish we had C350 4Matics in the US (2008-2011)
I'm a big W204 fan, perhaps even more so the pre-facelift 204s (I'm biased, but I do like the pre-direct injection V6s) ... I've had an 08 C300 4Matic for 5 years and I still love the car. Overall though the 204 is just an extremely well built, well thought out car that has style and sporty proportions. The 205s are numb- drive and style-wise...
I've been driving a 2011 GLK350 4M and the car moves...even as an SUV it has considerable more pickup than my C300 ... Making me wish I had a C350 (2008-2011)...but you can't get 4matic in America! To me, 4M is what makes the car even more perfect because it can be driven at any time...
Check out these Canadian C350 4Matics in the Toronto area. First, they are all in beautiful shape most with 50,000 miles or less (once you convert the KM), Toronto-ers must stay in Toronto. Second, it is so interesting how they are such different builds than the American-market C's. They ALL have xenons, Parktronic, and Keyless Go. It's like MBUSA wanted to make all C's unequipped so Americans would upgrade to the E....Interesting. I know I'm a generation behind, but these cars are great. I don't know the 205's well enough yet to compare US to CA cars.
Dreaming about picking one of these up, just a 2.5% import tax??:
http://wwwa.autotrader.ca/a/Mercedes...O&orup=6_15_58
^Check out the power folding mirrors, NO 2010+ 204s in US have them. Also, check out the 4MATIC badge under the climate control.
http://wwwa.autotrader.ca/a/Mercedes...PO&orup=3_15_6
^This one has leather!
Am I crazy? All that needs to be done is Instrument Cluster to MPH and Nav to US.
I've been driving a 2011 GLK350 4M and the car moves...even as an SUV it has considerable more pickup than my C300 ... Making me wish I had a C350 (2008-2011)...but you can't get 4matic in America! To me, 4M is what makes the car even more perfect because it can be driven at any time...
Check out these Canadian C350 4Matics in the Toronto area. First, they are all in beautiful shape most with 50,000 miles or less (once you convert the KM), Toronto-ers must stay in Toronto. Second, it is so interesting how they are such different builds than the American-market C's. They ALL have xenons, Parktronic, and Keyless Go. It's like MBUSA wanted to make all C's unequipped so Americans would upgrade to the E....Interesting. I know I'm a generation behind, but these cars are great. I don't know the 205's well enough yet to compare US to CA cars.
Dreaming about picking one of these up, just a 2.5% import tax??:
http://wwwa.autotrader.ca/a/Mercedes...O&orup=6_15_58
^Check out the power folding mirrors, NO 2010+ 204s in US have them. Also, check out the 4MATIC badge under the climate control.
http://wwwa.autotrader.ca/a/Mercedes...PO&orup=3_15_6
^This one has leather!
Am I crazy? All that needs to be done is Instrument Cluster to MPH and Nav to US.
Last edited by LandSeaAir; 09-27-2016 at 10:06 PM.
09-28-2016, 11:21 AM
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2010 C300 4MATIC........ 2011 C63 AMG.............. 2015 CLS400 4MATIC.....
Where have you beeeen
Yes, you only need instrument cluster,
yes, the canadians get all the features,
yes, someone just did it on the C63 forums.
Good luck!
Yes, you only need instrument cluster,
yes, the canadians get all the features,
yes, someone just did it on the C63 forums.
Good luck!
09-28-2016, 05:24 PM
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Those prices will be even cheaper here on the Canadian Prairies where I live.
I just bought a mint 2008 C230 4matic sport avante garde for $15,500 CAD with 61k on the clock. No nav or anything unfortunately. Only upgrade I did was spend $1500 on some mint 18" AMG take-offs with new tires and get the tranny service done.
Guy at work, his wife was jealous since she wanted to buy the car I bought. His wife bought a 2009 C350 4matic sport 2 weeks later from the same Mercedes lot for about $18,500 with leather, full nav, ect ect and about 70,000 kilometers on the clock. I talked her into doing the transmission service also before taking the car home so add $475 CAD.
These were Mercedes dealership lot prices so private sales would be even cheaper.
Move a province over to Alberta where the oil prices have taken a dump the cars will be even cheaper since the economy in Alberta is suffering due to low oil prices.
I just bought a mint 2008 C230 4matic sport avante garde for $15,500 CAD with 61k on the clock. No nav or anything unfortunately. Only upgrade I did was spend $1500 on some mint 18" AMG take-offs with new tires and get the tranny service done.
Guy at work, his wife was jealous since she wanted to buy the car I bought. His wife bought a 2009 C350 4matic sport 2 weeks later from the same Mercedes lot for about $18,500 with leather, full nav, ect ect and about 70,000 kilometers on the clock. I talked her into doing the transmission service also before taking the car home so add $475 CAD.
These were Mercedes dealership lot prices so private sales would be even cheaper.
Move a province over to Alberta where the oil prices have taken a dump the cars will be even cheaper since the economy in Alberta is suffering due to low oil prices.
Last edited by Colin G; 09-28-2016 at 05:27 PM.
10-01-2016, 09:01 AM
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There's a '10 grey C350 4matic at my dealer now for $17,800 CAD a few too many km, so I bought the '11 C250 they had got it for $14,250 CAD they were asking $15,900 but it RWD and Manual Trans. Which I prefer the manual
10-02-2016, 08:08 PM
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Yes the DI engines get better MPG and have a bit more HP, but the port injection motors sound better in my opinion, and just seem to have more of a silky-smooth feel compared the DIs. Just my opinion.
We'll never see motors like the 07-12 port injection engines again: the naturally aspirated V6 and V8 motors.... now they're all turbo, direct injection. Also something to be said about how the only way they were able to make the port injection better was by making them direct injection. Otherwise they were technologically maxed out.
Don't get me wrong, the DIs are great and I will probably have one at one point. I like appreciating whats good, but sometimes forgotten.
We'll never see motors like the 07-12 port injection engines again: the naturally aspirated V6 and V8 motors.... now they're all turbo, direct injection. Also something to be said about how the only way they were able to make the port injection better was by making them direct injection. Otherwise they were technologically maxed out.
Don't get me wrong, the DIs are great and I will probably have one at one point. I like appreciating whats good, but sometimes forgotten.
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10-02-2016, 08:59 PM
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2010 C300 4MATIC........ 2011 C63 AMG.............. 2015 CLS400 4MATIC.....
Yes the DI engines get better MPG and have a bit more HP, but the port injection motors sound better in my opinion, and just seem to have more of a silky-smooth feel compared the DIs. Just my opinion.
We'll never see motors like the 07-12 port injection engines again: the naturally aspirated V6 and V8 motors.... now they're all turbo, direct injection. Also something to be said about how the only way they were able to make the port injection better was by making them direct injection. Otherwise they were technologically maxed out.
Don't get me wrong, the DIs are great and I will probably have one at one point. I like appreciating whats good, but sometimes forgotten.
We'll never see motors like the 07-12 port injection engines again: the naturally aspirated V6 and V8 motors.... now they're all turbo, direct injection. Also something to be said about how the only way they were able to make the port injection better was by making them direct injection. Otherwise they were technologically maxed out.
Don't get me wrong, the DIs are great and I will probably have one at one point. I like appreciating whats good, but sometimes forgotten.
