Studlee

Hello, I'm entertaining the idea of a 2011 c300 4matic. My daughter plays the cello and the case it is 54" long. Do you think this will fit diagonally in the trunk can someone please measure?

edgalang

Can't measure now....and it's not just the length but width. HOWEVER....you can rest knowing the W204 rear seats fold down. So even if it doesn't fit with everything up, I can almost guarantee it'll fit when down.

Studlee

Width is 24"

S70Houston

^^^ THIS!!!!!

dchar

Folding rear seats is optional. So make sure you find one equipped with it.

Shadow5501

I would guess it will not fit in a 204. My wife plays too and the hard case just barely fit in a w211 e-class trunk, a car that is a good bit larger than the c-class.

Studlee

This is not a full size cello

CJG

What’s the depth of the case? Width should be fine, and the seats should fold down, so length won’t be an issue.

Studlee

54"x24"x11" deep

CJG

Yeah, you’d be fine. Even a few inches to spare.

S70Houston

Assuming the W211 did not have rear folding seats!

Colin G

What? Folding seats were an option and not all W204 will have fold down seats. Mine does not.

Proof that you can't always believe what you read on the internet.

Alfadude

I think it might be very tight if the rear seats are up, assuming you have fold down rear seats. Depends on the exact shape of those dimensions. My bag of golf clubs will barely fit diagonally with the seats up and I am not sure that the clubs and bag are that long. Why not just take the case with you to a dealer and check?

Shadow5501

It did not. I have never even seen a w211 in the USA which is equipped with the folding rear seat option. I have the impression it is extremely uncommon in this market.

Shadow5501

That's odd. I just measured the spouse's hard case for her 4/4 (full size) cello and it is only 53" tall - less than you have specified for your daughters smaller cello. A 4/4 cello is 48" tall, a 3/4 cello is 3 inches shorter.

The 53" case was so tight in an e-class trunk that I cannot believe there is any way you will fit a larger case in a smaller c-class trunk. You need to make sure that either the car has the fold down rear seats or that it's a station wagon.

Adi-Benz

Mate just bring your cello in your car to the nearest dealership with a c-class and test fit that stuff.

edgalang

...I stand corrected.

Colin G

I was shocked when I bought my car to find out the seats did not fold down and I thought that was odd, but it is an option. You get the cargo hold down d rings also with fold down seat option.

edgalang

TBH I did not see this as an option when I was ordering the car. Perhaps it became standard in face-lifted C350s.

I can confirm the cargo hold down D-rings, as I paired it with a cargo net (wouldn't live without it).


EDIT: As I recall, there were a number of items standard in the C350 that was an "option" in the C300. I do not recall the list off-hand, but I do remember using that point to help justify the upgrade to the 350.