W204 vs W205
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From: Toronto
2008 c300
I like the look of the 205 coupe as well, but unfortunately what you mostly see as a driver is the same interior as the sedan.
The 205 reminds me somehow of a '60s Chrysler - round airvents chromed switches and column shifter...
I have been looking for a new car recently and settled the problem of the increasingly bland/mid lux offerings of MB/Audi/BMW by buyimg Jaguar with a satisfying supercharged V6
I'll be moving on from this forum now but best wishes to all members. The W204 was/is a great car PIty there wasn't an interesting replacement.
Cheers
The 205 reminds me somehow of a '60s Chrysler - round airvents chromed switches and column shifter...
I have been looking for a new car recently and settled the problem of the increasingly bland/mid lux offerings of MB/Audi/BMW by buyimg Jaguar with a satisfying supercharged V6
I'll be moving on from this forum now but best wishes to all members. The W204 was/is a great car PIty there wasn't an interesting replacement.
Cheers
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C204
The problem with Jaguar is that they do not have a R&D department and they build a car Frankenstein... just put together parts from different manufacturers. Same goes for Land Rover...
Engine from X brand
Transmission from Y brand
Ignition from Z brand
They can never make everything work perfectly well together as Audi/BMW/Mercedes do. They develop and manufacture all parts by themselves and make them better and better with each coming generation.
As to the topic, of course, W205 is better than W204... W206 will be better than W205 and etc.
Engine from X brand
Transmission from Y brand
Ignition from Z brand
They can never make everything work perfectly well together as Audi/BMW/Mercedes do. They develop and manufacture all parts by themselves and make them better and better with each coming generation.
As to the topic, of course, W205 is better than W204... W206 will be better than W205 and etc.
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2010 C300 4MATIC........ 2011 C63 AMG.............. 2015 CLS400 4MATIC.....
I had the same thought, that the w205 interior is cheap. However, I sat in a packaged c300, and it was totally different than the loaner.
Base c300 is dead cheap plastic, however the packaged ones with nice leather, brushed aluminum parts, better console trim, etc. are totally different.
However I don't want a 4cyl mb. Buy a c400/450/43 and tune it :]
Base c300 is dead cheap plastic, however the packaged ones with nice leather, brushed aluminum parts, better console trim, etc. are totally different.
However I don't want a 4cyl mb. Buy a c400/450/43 and tune it :]
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Joined: Sep 2014
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From: NYC
18 E63S
I had the same thought, that the w205 interior is cheap. However, I sat in a packaged c300, and it was totally different than the loaner.
Base c300 is dead cheap plastic, however the packaged ones with nice leather, brushed aluminum parts, better console trim, etc. are totally different.
However I don't want a 4cyl mb. Buy a c400/450/43 and tune it :]
Base c300 is dead cheap plastic, however the packaged ones with nice leather, brushed aluminum parts, better console trim, etc. are totally different.
However I don't want a 4cyl mb. Buy a c400/450/43 and tune it :]
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From: Milwaukee, WI
2010 C300 4MATIC........ 2011 C63 AMG.............. 2015 CLS400 4MATIC.....
Lol price wise closest replacement is a c400. Of course the c63s is great :P I sat in one with a black and orange combo interior, was sweet.
For C400+ a lot of this stuff is standard.
For C400+ a lot of this stuff is standard.
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Joined: Aug 2017
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From: Toledo Ohio
2020 c300
The problem with Jaguar is that they do not have a R&D department and they build a car Frankenstein... just put together parts from different manufacturers. Same goes for Land Rover...
Engine from X brand
Transmission from Y brand
Ignition from Z brand
They can never make everything work perfectly well together as Audi/BMW/Mercedes do. They develop and manufacture all parts by themselves and make them better and better with each coming generation.
As to the topic, of course, W205 is better than W204... W206 will be better than W205 and etc.
Engine from X brand
Transmission from Y brand
Ignition from Z brand
They can never make everything work perfectly well together as Audi/BMW/Mercedes do. They develop and manufacture all parts by themselves and make them better and better with each coming generation.
As to the topic, of course, W205 is better than W204... W206 will be better than W205 and etc.
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Joined: Sep 2015
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From: Milwaukee, WI USA
2012 C300 4Matic
The problem with Jaguar is that they do not have a R&D department and they build a car Frankenstein... just put together parts from different manufacturers. Same goes for Land Rover...
Engine from X brand
Transmission from Y brand
Ignition from Z brand
They can never make everything work perfectly well together as Audi/BMW/Mercedes do. They develop and manufacture all parts by themselves and make them better and better with each coming generation.
As to the topic, of course, W205 is better than W204... W206 will be better than W205 and etc.
Engine from X brand
Transmission from Y brand
Ignition from Z brand
They can never make everything work perfectly well together as Audi/BMW/Mercedes do. They develop and manufacture all parts by themselves and make them better and better with each coming generation.
As to the topic, of course, W205 is better than W204... W206 will be better than W205 and etc.
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Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 300
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From: Toronto
2008 c300
Of course they do. That's why companies like Magna flourish. Magna currently builds the new G class and the BMW 5 series and a host of sub-assemblies for multiple makers , MB put Renault engines in smaller engine CLA's and W205's in different countries and Nissan engines into the US built C300. That's why MB did a share-cross with Renault years ago, but keep very quiet about it.
Last edited by keith100; Feb 17, 2018 at 06:18 PM.
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From: Seattle
2016 C300 4MATIC
I’ve driven the w205. Interior seemed cheap. Exterior is bulbous. The hood is fat and tall. Really dislike the tail lights. They just look out of place. That said, the motor was very responsive. I wouldn’t have guessed it was a four cylinder. It spooled up very quickly. I’ll be curious to see how they last long-term.
I prefer the W204.
I prefer the W204.
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C204
It's like Apple developing its own CPU but having Samsung manufacture it for them. It's still an Apple CPU, right? On the other hand Samsung hasn't designed CPU but use other manufacturers' CPUs. In other words, the hard part is developing a part from scratch, not manufacturing it.
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A car
You guys should type this into Google
"W205 excessive wind noise", and you'll see hundreds of threads of W205 owners bashing their heads in trying to figure out why their cars are so insanely on the road, and then you'll quickly not want to upgrade. I didn't intentionally go looking for that until I was working on my car project yesterday. Take a look
"W205 excessive wind noise", and you'll see hundreds of threads of W205 owners bashing their heads in trying to figure out why their cars are so insanely on the road, and then you'll quickly not want to upgrade. I didn't intentionally go looking for that until I was working on my car project yesterday. Take a look
