Replacement ... I hope ...C300 is now here.
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Stan, big day today I would imagine, hope the crew @ Holloway have
your new wheels in First Class shape. Equally, hope AL A BAMA has their
production act together. No reason why Made in America should be something
should be a negative. Heard wind noise in my new ride & so far have not
Set an appt. with dealer. Everything else seems to be OK....cross fingers.
your new wheels in First Class shape. Equally, hope AL A BAMA has their
production act together. No reason why Made in America should be something
should be a negative. Heard wind noise in my new ride & so far have not
Set an appt. with dealer. Everything else seems to be OK....cross fingers.
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Stan, big day today I would imagine, hope the crew @ Holloway have
your new wheels in First Class shape. Equally, hope AL A BAMA has their
production act together. No reason why Made in America should be something
should be a negative. Heard wind noise in my new ride & so far have not
Set an appt. with dealer. Everything else seems to be OK....cross fingers.
your new wheels in First Class shape. Equally, hope AL A BAMA has their
production act together. No reason why Made in America should be something
should be a negative. Heard wind noise in my new ride & so far have not
Set an appt. with dealer. Everything else seems to be OK....cross fingers.
I should have the car by noon today and will post several hundred pictures when I get home.
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2015 C300W4, 2011 G37, 1998 528i Sport 5MT
On my way down now. The deal is done. It basically is trading in my now 7 month old C300 base for a C300 Sport. The difference in the MSRP's alone is $4,000, so I knew going in that I'd have to shell out for that and depreciation. Depreciation came in at $5,000, but MB-USA is kicking in an extended warranty and some vouchers to cut that in half, so it's not a bad deal.
I should have the car by noon today and will post several hundred pictures when I get home.
I should have the car by noon today and will post several hundred pictures when I get home.
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So, $4000 difference for the upgrades. Makes sense and the new car looks awesome. So awesome that temporary insanity set in with visions of trading my W205 for a similar version. Then I read $5000 depreciation on your 7 month old car that was only driven to a from the dealership for repairs, and that brought me back to reality. Good luck with the new one. If the dealer is smart, they at least correct the bumper fit before you show up��
Anyway, I just drove my new car home and put nearly 200 miles on it today. It looks fantastic, and seems to be a much better build than my older C300. The sunroof shade is taut with no sag at all, the fuel filler door is a perfect fit, and the rear bumper is very good, but not quite perfect. There is a slight step visible, but it's much less than I had before and not enough to bother with. The brake lights line up perfectly.
On the trip home I hit speeds of up to 80 mph. Like my other C300, there was no wind noise unless the car was hit with heavy crosswinds. Generally, a reasonably quiet ride.
I find the steering on the Sport to be markedly firmer than my base, which is what I was hoping for. There's pretty good weighting now, whereas before I felt the steering was much too light. The ride on the Sport is not really that much firmer than my base with 18" tires. It got jarring on some very broken up surfaces, but so did my C300 base.
Overall, the C300 Sport I have now feels more solid and "buttoned down" than the C300 base I drove for 7 months.
And two more changes I noticed: the Auto Start/Stop button has moved to the left side of the console, and there's no longer an "Auto Volume" control function in the vehicle settings sub menus. I think they eliminated it, which is no great loss at all. The Burmester has much heavier bass than the one I had before. I don't know what they did, but I had to back off the bass to a minus 4 setting ... before it was set at plus 2.
I just got home and will get some pictures posted, as well as a more detailed review and comparison, when I have more time later this weekend.
Last edited by StanNH; 04-10-2015 at 06:25 PM.
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Don't forget to update your forum signature to reflect your new acquisition too Stan
I hope you have many trouble free and enjoyable miles ahead in your new car.
I hope you have many trouble free and enjoyable miles ahead in your new car.
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