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Old Jun 18, 2007 | 04:27 PM
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how many desert silver c32's did they make?
hi, i am new to the forum and am about to purchase my first c32 and was just curious how many desert silver (tan) c32's were made in 2002. anyone know where i could find this info let me know , thanks.
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Old Jun 19, 2007 | 12:12 AM
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hi, i am new to the forum and am about to purchase my first c32 and was just curious how many desert silver (tan) c32's were made in 2002. anyone know where i could find this info let me know , thanks.
Completely unknown. Unlike American automakers, it does not appear that MB has made any sort of breakdown of colors and options available to the public. I don't think anyone is even sure exactly how many C32s were imported to the U.S. each year. The most commonly cited number is just under 1,000 for 2002 C32s but I don't know how accurate this is.

Informally, I can say that desert silver isn't common but isn't as rare as white or red either. The majority are silver or black.
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Old Jun 19, 2007 | 12:44 AM
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hi, i am new to the forum and am about to purchase my first c32 and was just curious how many desert silver (tan) c32's were made in 2002. anyone know where i could find this info let me know , thanks.
I've only ever seen obsidian black or brilliant silver. To be honest, I'm not a fan of desert silver (champagne) at all.

Slater's white/merlot sounds great though.
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Old Jun 19, 2007 | 01:04 AM
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I've only ever seen obsidian black or brilliant silver. To be honest, I'm not a fan of desert silver (champagne) at all.

Slater's white/merlot sounds great though.
Yes, I love it. I consider myself lucky to have found it given that low mileage cars are getting so rare now, you really can't be too picky on color. It gets a lot of complements because you see so few white W203s (much less C32s). I think white really accentuates the car's lines. The two-tone interior is also neat. I really wanted that too and, again, not many C32s have it.

I don't have a problem with the champagne color. I don't know if I'd own one but at least it harkens back to the '86-'87 190E 2.3 16v. Those were either champagne or black.
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Old Jun 19, 2007 | 01:29 AM
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Yes, I love it. I consider myself lucky to have found it given that low mileage cars are getting so rare now, you really can't be too picky on color. It gets a lot of complements because you see so few white W203s (much less C32s). I think white really accentuates the car's lines. The two-tone interior is also neat. I really wanted that too and, again, not many C32s have it.

I don't have a problem with the champagne color. I don't know if I'd own one but at least it harkens back to the '86-'87 190E 2.3 16v. Those were either champagne or black.
+1 --- I love my white/merlot
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i saw two over the last 5 years i've had my car...lol

sorry to say, but the weirdest color you can have on a sport sedan.
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i agree as well, desert silver never bolonged on a sport sedan. one thing it does is makes a sleeper car even more sleeper.
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ive seen a few in the burgundy and also orion blue. I may have seen two in my lifetime that are desert silver. However I have never seen a green one, although i know it was an option.
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