2006 C-Class Coupe
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Yes, you need to get the 2005 if you want one. Its a shame they are doing away with it. As long as i dont run into any problems, im going to keep mine for a while. Its only me so i dont need a sedan, but who knows if it actually wows me, i might consider it. 
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From: The blue white rock, third out.
2002 C230 Coupe(M111)
MBUSA didn't want the coupe from the start, and theve been doing nearly everything they could to sabotage it. Despite the complete absence of conventional marketing, and an even worse halfhearted attempt to put the Coupe on the asian, yes, RICE, tuner car map(those abysmal winged coupes that made the rounds at autoshows), the car has posted enough sales to more than justify its continued existence. It outsold half the MB lineup. And because the car is and still will be sold worldwide, its not a case of "demand being too low to justify production". MBUSA and its dealers pissed on the car from day one. Many dealers wouldn't even let people drive one, by not having a demo. Admit it or not, they didn't like the idea of Benz going "downmarket" in the US. The car was pushed heavily by the parent company, just like SMART was up until a few weeks ago. IMHO, what finally did in the car was the exchange rate....with the heavy discounting going on for many new benzes, they weren't making a dime on the car.
Oh well. I love my coupe...but MB has lost a future customer because everything else(save the SLK) is big, expensive, and has an autotransmission. BMW, Audi, Inifinity maybe next time. Hell, even Saturn is looking like its got game now, with the 300HPAura and SKY.
Oh well. I love my coupe...but MB has lost a future customer because everything else(save the SLK) is big, expensive, and has an autotransmission. BMW, Audi, Inifinity maybe next time. Hell, even Saturn is looking like its got game now, with the 300HPAura and SKY.
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From: Ontario, Canada
C230 Coupe 2002
W204
I for one will be sadened to see the Coupe not brought back for 06 and hope that it is here in Canada. The W204 pictures are great and think it will be a seller. My 02 coupe is great and love it, just wish it had an 05/6 speed instead of the 02/6 speed.
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From: Central NJ
C230K Coupe/Orion/C4/C5/CD/AMG Spoiler/V60/TeleAid, 2 MGB's
hmm...
I talked to a dealer about this, and here's what I was able to glean...
The sedans (highlighting 4matic) will probably be introduced first at an early 06 auto show (Detroit?), then the coupes and wagons at later events (Geneva and NY maybe?). There is likely to be a shift from the current kompressor trend...to turbos...as it's less expensive to build and maintain with recent technology advances. Also, we might see a return to the diesel in the C to these (US) shores.
my view:
It's confusing that MB would stop importing the coupe....since there's never been a surplus supply. While it's true that it's a low profit product, and they have to be price point competitive with a big market segment, they still sell every one of them.
hmm...
I talked to a dealer about this, and here's what I was able to glean...
The sedans (highlighting 4matic) will probably be introduced first at an early 06 auto show (Detroit?), then the coupes and wagons at later events (Geneva and NY maybe?). There is likely to be a shift from the current kompressor trend...to turbos...as it's less expensive to build and maintain with recent technology advances. Also, we might see a return to the diesel in the C to these (US) shores.
my view:
It's confusing that MB would stop importing the coupe....since there's never been a surplus supply. While it's true that it's a low profit product, and they have to be price point competitive with a big market segment, they still sell every one of them.
hmm...
Last edited by Rick; Jan 22, 2005 at 02:04 PM.
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C320 Coupe
I just hope they keep the coupe. I love my coupe (especially since it is a hatchback). I've never had good luck with Japanese cars, so I may have to go BMW or Audi if they discontinue an affordable, RWD, 2 door, with a manual transmission.
It is supprising to see how many people, young and old like my car. They are really supprised when they discover it doesnt' cost 50 or 60K. MB just needs to advertise it. I've never seen a single add for the C Coupe.
I'll be depressed, MB will loose a customer for life, but I'll move on.
It is supprising to see how many people, young and old like my car. They are really supprised when they discover it doesnt' cost 50 or 60K. MB just needs to advertise it. I've never seen a single add for the C Coupe.
I'll be depressed, MB will loose a customer for life, but I'll move on.
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From: The blue white rock, third out.
2002 C230 Coupe(M111)
Originally Posted by TNblkc230wz
I just hope they keep the coupe. I love my coupe (especially since it is a hatchback). I've never had good luck with Japanese cars, so I may have to go BMW or Audi if they discontinue an affordable, RWD, 2 door, with a manual transmission.
It is supprising to see how many people, young and old like my car. They are really supprised when they discover it doesnt' cost 50 or 60K. MB just needs to advertise it. I've never seen a single add for the C Coupe.
I'll be depressed, MB will loose a customer for life, but I'll move on.
It is supprising to see how many people, young and old like my car. They are really supprised when they discover it doesnt' cost 50 or 60K. MB just needs to advertise it. I've never seen a single add for the C Coupe.
I'll be depressed, MB will loose a customer for life, but I'll move on.
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From: Melbourne, Australia
CL203 & sprinter
What??
I like the pictures of the coupe show above... but its not at all what i had pictured it out to be.. It hasn't even got the front of the w204 sedan.. its like its own sub-breed.. this is the shape i thought it would be taking (shown below). i really don't like the new w204 sedan dash.. its like the new BMW's.. thats why i liked the mercs over bmw's.. just because of their constant dedication to details and sophistication in design.. new BMW's look cheap and it seems thats the direction (for the w204) in which mercedes is heading..
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From: Stockholm, Sweden
SL 600 640bhp/1000Nm
I like the pictures of the coupe show above... but its not at all what i had pictured it out to be.. It hasn't even got the front of the w204 sedan.. its like its own sub-breed.. this is the shape i thought it would be taking (shown below). i really don't like the new w204 sedan dash.. its like the new BMW's.. thats why i liked the mercs over bmw's.. just because of their constant dedication to details and sophistication in design.. new BMW's look cheap and it seems thats the direction (for the w204) in which mercedes is heading..
This tread is over 2 years old...
So what You see is just photoshop pics done long before the w204 was out.
But I'm really impressed of the interior pic.
Its looks just the way it looks today when we can se the finished car. Well almost anyway. Posted 2004!
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From: San Diego, CA & San Jose, Costa Rica & Stuttgart, Germany
1959 220S / 1979 230 G / 2002 A210 AMG / 2003 C320 SC / 2004.5 C320 SS / 2005 ML350 SE / 2008 smart
a lot of us C-Coupé were talking about the CL204 back in 2004 way before it was even announced, because the CL203 was already being chopped from the US market. 2005 saw the last of the CL203 in the US. The 2005 was face-lifted with a new front bumper and new interior to keep up with the W203 2005 facelift. But the CL203 continued in Canada and ROW in 2006.
Too bad, because a C350 engine and updated manual tranny would have really kicked sales back up. MBUSA, I think was a little short-sighted.
Look how many people are buying those little Echos, Yaris, and Ford Fiesta looking cars nowadays ? They are priced in the $20k range, not to far off from the price I paid for my V6 C-Coupé.
Carlos
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Too bad, because a C350 engine and updated manual tranny would have really kicked sales back up. MBUSA, I think was a little short-sighted.
Look how many people are buying those little Echos, Yaris, and Ford Fiesta looking cars nowadays ? They are priced in the $20k range, not to far off from the price I paid for my V6 C-Coupé.
Carlos
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From: Melbourne, Australia
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ic ic..
I've noticed the price of cars in the us is much much lower..
I paid $57k for my coupe.. thats about $50k US.
I bought it with 25,000km on the clock, base model and its a 2L non supercharged engine.
how much would one set me back in the US?
btw, its a 2002 model.. mercs hold their value here in australia.
I've noticed the price of cars in the us is much much lower..
I paid $57k for my coupe.. thats about $50k US.
I bought it with 25,000km on the clock, base model and its a 2L non supercharged engine.
how much would one set me back in the US?
btw, its a 2002 model.. mercs hold their value here in australia.
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From: Mid-west
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ic ic..
I've noticed the price of cars in the us is much much lower..
I paid $57k for my coupe.. thats about $50k US.
I bought it with 25,000km on the clock, base model and its a 2L non supercharged engine.
how much would one set me back in the US?
btw, its a 2002 model.. mercs hold their value here in australia.
I've noticed the price of cars in the us is much much lower..
I paid $57k for my coupe.. thats about $50k US.
I bought it with 25,000km on the clock, base model and its a 2L non supercharged engine.
how much would one set me back in the US?
btw, its a 2002 model.. mercs hold their value here in australia.
Used 2002's are around $10,000
