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Pictures and quick review of my C300 sport package
Was playing around with my camera and took a couple pictures of the C300. Feel free to critique my photo taking skills lol.
The car has sports package, p1, blind spot, multimedia and pano. The only options I wish I had gotten was the lighting package but dealers do not have them in stock. The next one up would be a fully loaded 56k car which is too much for a C300 imo (even with the discounts)
No mods planned for this one but I did black out the diffuser and front spoiler, what do you guys think?
Overall very happy with the car. Much more refined than the W204 series and seems better built than even the current E class. (no worries about being built in AL at all). Here are some things I liked and didnt like compared to my W204 (I have one standard one overseas and a C63 as well)
Like:
Build Quality- much higher quality than W204. That said there were some blemishes and imperfections in the wood finish.
Sound system is excellent. Best in class for sure and better than the HK system in E or CLS I think.
Engine has great power for daily driving. S+ mode is awesome with pops in the upshift.
Handling is much improved over the previous base W204
Much more spacious than the W204
Interior appointments in the sports package such as the stitched dash and door trim, the seats and the steering wheel. Leather dash was not even an option on the 204 C63!
Dont like:
Ride quality with the sports package- I was worried about this at first but decided I didnt like the looks of the car without the sports package so I went for it. The ride is pretty rough for a non AMG that I am never going to take to the track and I would have preferred a softer suspension. Wish they would offer the sports pack with comfort suspension lol. RFTs may have contributed to the hard ride.
Electric steering...pretty numb and I cant decide if I like the comfort steering or sports steering more. I prefer the feel of the hydraulic steering in the W204.
Air conditioning adjustment. Too complicated and takes too long to adjust through the command system. Would have preferred a knob like in the old cars.
other minor stuff like no number keypad and the stop start but overall no big deal breakers
I am sure I am missing something but if you have any questions about the car feel free to ask. Hope you enjoyed the picts and good luck with your cars!
Last edited by natman316; Nov 18, 2014 at 09:57 PM.
A/C is easily adjusted with the buttons on the dash. No need to go through COMAND.
Nice car and excellent photography. I opted for the base suspension for the comfort, but went with the 18" tires for the lower profile. That combination has worked out well. I like the AMG styling touches and the interior treatment, but really wanted to stay with the standard suspension setup.
Your car looks fantastic! Mine is just like yours except w/ red interior and no multimedia. Wish I got the multimedia though.
How did you black out the spoiler and diffuser?
Thank you! The multimedia is great because the screen is bigger and better resolution than the base. kind of overpriced at 2.5k though.Good choice on the interior package, I believe that comes with the ambient lighting?
I had the spoiler and diffuser wrapped by Don Nguyen, he did a great job! I'm not sure how much I like the blacked out diffuser as its kind of hard to see now but the front lip does look alot better.
Originally Posted by StanNH
A/C is easily adjusted with the buttons on the dash. No need to go through COMAND.
Nice car and excellent photography. I opted for the base suspension for the comfort, but went with the 18" tires for the lower profile. That combination has worked out well. I like the AMG styling touches and the interior treatment, but really wanted to stay with the standard suspension setup.
Thank you! What i meant to say about the a/c is that its also slow to adjust through the buttons, compared to just turning a dial and having an "off" button to turn it off like in the old cars.
and yeah I regret getting the sports package a little because of the suspension but the interior and exterior enhancements were worth it to me. They should have made the sports suspension a stand alone option.
Looks great. I also can't get over the non sport package look and even though I also want the comfort/normal suspension, I will have to deal with it because the sport pack is what makes the 205 so great to look at.
I didn't realize the S300 hybrid was coming to the US, do you have that on order?
Looks great. I also can't get over the non sport package look and even though I also want the comfort/normal suspension, I will have to deal with it because the sport pack is what makes the 205 so great to look at.
I didn't realize the S300 hybrid was coming to the US, do you have that on order?
agree! I guess the only way to get around it is to have the airmatic option but there were not any on the lot so you would have to special order it.
and nope that car i have incoming is for Thailand, not the United States opps! Its a diesel hybrid and should get 60mpg!
I actually really like the diffuser blacked out... good call.
I agree with you on the AC being a slight annoyance to adjust. Not that its difficult but its definitely a slower process than any car i've ever owned.
Did you use vinyl wrap to black out the front spolier/diffuser? Did you remove the pieces to do it? I like it. Also offers some protection against scrapes.
Nope! Lol it would never get accepted here with its 2.1 Diesel engine.
Originally Posted by bwoodbmw
I actually really like the diffuser blacked out... good call.
I agree with you on the AC being a slight annoyance to adjust. Not that its difficult but its definitely a slower process than any car i've ever owned.
Got the inspiration from the AMG night package they offer on the CLA45, but from some angles the car looks like the base C300 from the back haha. its growing on me tho
Originally Posted by Ryan_U
Did you use vinyl wrap to black out the front spolier/diffuser? Did you remove the pieces to do it? I like it. Also offers some protection against scrapes.
I had someone wrap it for me, but he did it with all the pieces on the car. And yep I thought the same since the car sits a little lower it would protect the scrapes as well. My C63 bumper is messed up from scraping haha
To the OP:
Nice pictures. Did you try either C300 or C400 with AIRMATIC before purchase? I wonder if ride quality would be significantly better with AIRMATIC and Sport package. One of the dedicated threads on AIRMATIC under W205, a poster said "with AIRMATIC you get the best of both worlds" I don't know how accurate this is because I haven't tried one with an AIRMATIC suspension.
congrats! no mods??? at least do suspension and exhaust...
Thanks! Thats what my c63 is for :p
Originally Posted by claudelar
Very nice looking and I will get mine done, once I get in May 2015
Congrats, the wait must be killer!
Originally Posted by amp512
To the OP: Nice pictures. Did you try either C300 or C400 with AIRMATIC before purchase? I wonder if ride quality would be significantly better with AIRMATIC and Sport package. One of the dedicated threads on AIRMATIC under W205, a poster said "with AIRMATIC you get the best of both worlds" I don't know how accurate this is because I haven't tried one with an AIRMATIC suspension.
Unfortunately there were no airmatic vehicles on the lot that were not spoken for/special order cars, so I did not get a chance to try it. If you are concerned with the ride quality and special ordering your vehicle I would probably tick the airmatic box if it improves the ride quality. I do suspect that part of the culprit for the rough ride is the RFTs. When my buddy switched them out on his bmw the ride improved noticeably
Oh one more minor thing that I think can be improved; s+ mode wont get into 7th gear. I like to use s+ for entering the freeway or doing a bit of spirited driving, but once I cruise I have to switch back to c mode and switch back n forth. U can manually shift the s+ into 7 but then it shifts back down to auto 6.
Oh one more minor thing that I think can be improved; s+ mode wont get into 7th gear. I like to use s+ for entering the freeway or doing a bit of spirited driving, but once I cruise I have to switch back to c mode and switch back n forth. U can manually shift the s+ into 7 but then it shifts back down to auto 6.
Why would you want 7th gear in sport plus+????
If you asked me Id get rid if sixth too, they are both overdrive gears which means you can reach top speed on the other 5!!!!
Sport + is for
Wouldn't it be better to post all photos of readers' new cars on the "Official C-Class Picture Thread"? If every new owner starts a new thread, MBWorld will be buried.
(On second thought, I changed my mind. All the comments about the new photos would overwhelm the "Official C-Class Picture Thread". Also, I myself wouldn't want comments about different vehicles mixed together. Please disregard my comment.)
Last edited by gfmohn; Nov 20, 2014 at 06:09 PM.
Reason: Changed my mind
Why would you want 7th gear in sport plus+???? If you asked me Id get rid if sixth too, they are both overdrive gears which means you can reach top speed on the other 5!!!! Sport + is for
Lol but there comes a point in the commute where I'm not flooring it anymore and want 7th gear!
Natman316: what a great looking car ! Your mods actually improve your car's appearance, especially the blacked our rear diffuser. What to did use for 'blacking out' ?
Great looking 18" AMG wheels too ! I have the same wheels on my E250BT Sport.
As for your previous comment that the new C is better built than the E, I think this is wishful thinking. I closely compared the interior fit and finish of a new C400 with my previous 2013 E Class and found the latter to be a step above. For example, the E Class wood trims (either black ash or burl walnut) seem to be of a higher quality than either the Linden wood or open pore black ash found in the C Class. The C400 that I drove had the Linden trim, already looking tired after only 700 km.
I also compared the plastic edges of the door panel pockets and the glove box; again the E Class has a higher quality product with no rough edges.
The W205 certainly wins for its dash design, although I am not yet completely sold on the iPad like screen siting atop the dash.
Last edited by DerekACS; Nov 20, 2014 at 08:43 PM.
I'm confused how you have the perforated seats without interior package/cooled seats??? Is it only on the C400 that you have to get interior pack to get leather? Because the mbtex isn't perforated right?
I'm confused how you have the perforated seats without interior package/cooled seats??? Is it only on the C400 that you have to get interior pack to get leather? Because the mbtex isn't perforated right?
In Canada, you can only get the cooled seats with the C400, as an add-on option if you get leather.
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