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Old Aug 11, 2018 | 01:26 PM
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Hi all, it seems I might be one of the first forum dwellers to receive my facelifted C43, which arrived today so thought I’d post some pics and initial thoughts ..

Firstly he car drives incredibly, the gear box is responsive and the turbos and 4matic work well. My last performance car was an E93 M3 (naturally aspirated V8) and this feels nearly as ready to go.

Internally Its really comfortable and tech is nice especially the drivers assistance pack which is great for traffic..

Few things I would liked to be better
  1. The burmester sound system feels under powered lacking clarity
  2. It’s seems like there isn’t one button to skip tracks while in navigation, which is a bit annoying.
  3. There’s no tv function, even through the brochure clearly said it did come with it. I have spoken to the dealer about this and they’ve said it was mistake in the spec. I wonder if there’s any benefit to complaining to Mercedes directly?


Otherwise really pleased, need to find a way to stop putting it in sports plus !!











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Old Aug 11, 2018 | 01:31 PM
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Car looks spectacular- Congrats! Interested to hear how you plan on keeping it clean. First Magno / Matte car?
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Old Aug 11, 2018 | 01:40 PM
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Nice! I would agree with you on Burmester...my pre-facelift 205 seems to have some clarity issues as well. I installed an additional subwoofer for a little extra punch, which is nice, but the speakers always seem to have some rattle or distortion in them when certain frequencies are played. Sometimes it comes from the rear speakers, sometimes from up front near the infotainment screen. Either way, it's really annoying and is just trashy for a vehicle like this.

Hope you enjoy your new car!
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Old Aug 11, 2018 | 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by 5ilver-5urfer
Car looks spectacular- Congrats! Interested to hear how you plan on keeping it clean. First Magno / Matte car?
I went to my local hand car wash and their shampoo contains wax so im thinking of getting a mobile car washer to come and use mz own products, bought some dr beasley products today

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Old Aug 11, 2018 | 01:42 PM
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tbh I went to my local hand car wash and their shampoo contains wax so im thinking of getting a mobile car washer to come and use mz own products, bought some dr beasley products today
I've never personally had to care for a Magno paint, but if I did, the first thing I'd be doing as an owner would be having a top-end PPF installed.
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Old Aug 11, 2018 | 01:45 PM
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Would definitely recommend getting Xpel or similar over the entire car. You will be unable to polish or correct any defects in the paint without a complete repaint.
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Old Aug 11, 2018 | 02:03 PM
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Would definitely recommend getting Xpel or similar over the entire car. You will be unable to polish or correct any defects in the paint without a complete repaint.

was thinking this but tbh I got it as a 2 year lease then will look to upgrade , so not as bothered, will get it regularly cleaned in the mean time

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Old Aug 11, 2018 | 02:05 PM
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Nice! I would agree with you on Burmester...my pre-facelift 205 seems to have some clarity issues as well. I installed an additional subwoofer for a little extra punch, which is nice, but the speakers always seem to have some rattle or distortion in them when certain frequencies are played. Sometimes it comes from the rear speakers, sometimes from up front near the infotainment screen. Either way, it's really annoying and is just trashy for a vehicle like this.

Hope you enjoy your new car!
Definetly the meridian and harmon kardon systems in my last 2 cars were amazing in comparison
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Old Aug 11, 2018 | 02:18 PM
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Looks sweet! How's the exhaust note in person?
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Nice! Is the exhaust noticeably quieter than the pre-facelift?
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Old Aug 11, 2018 | 02:40 PM
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Awesome!! Def the first one to receive on the forum. Im assuming youre in Europe?

Yes, how is the exhuast note? Car looks beautiful and love the rear view.

How are you enjoying the interior and digital cluster? - One thing I wondered, can you put the map as a full screen in the digital cluster like the Audis?
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Old Aug 11, 2018 | 02:55 PM
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Looks sweet! How's the exhaust note in person?
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Nice! Is the exhaust noticeably quieter than the pre-facelift?
Hadn’t heard the prefacelift properly, but this one is definetly nice! Not deep like a v8 but has a roar. I’m not a fast driver but have kept turning on the sport plus to hear the exhaust. Also has those nice pops when reving. Will try and post a vid.

one thing is I can’t seem to rev to get the exhaust going when in park or neutral or stationary . It seems to stop me at higher rpm ?? Maybe this is to protect the engine or I haven’t got it in the right mode? But in motion it revs like normal/ a beast
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Old Aug 11, 2018 | 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Mayur999
Awesome!! Def the first one to receive on the forum. Im assuming youre in Europe?

Yes, how is the exhuast note? Car looks beautiful and love the rear view.

How are you enjoying the interior and digital cluster? - One thing I wondered, can you put the map as a full screen in the digital cluster like the Audis?
I’m in the UK and I was hoping the digital display like Audi would show the nav maps and it does 👍 pretty cool can have in the centre or right


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Old Aug 11, 2018 | 03:37 PM
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I hope the exhaust hasn't drastically changed from the pre-facelift. I heard that the '19 models have a new filter which helped with emissions at the cost of a quieter exhaust note.
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Originally Posted by A_J
I went to my local hand car wash and their shampoo contains wax so im thinking of getting a mobile car washer to come and use mz own products, bought some dr beasley products today
It’s really quite easy to take care of. Much easier than my black c43 was. I wash my car on my own with Dr Beasley’s stuff. In between washes I use the final finish and if i’m In a rush I just use the waterless wash. My car stays clean!

Your car car looks great! Best color hands down! I need that rear diffuser and those pipes ASAP for my 18. Congrats!
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It’s really quite easy to take care of. Much easier than my black c43 was. I wash my car on my own with Dr Beasley’s stuff. In between washes I use the final finish and if i’m In a rush I just use the waterless wash. My car stays clean!

Your car car looks great! Best color hands down! I need that rear diffuser and those pipes ASAP for my 18. Congrats!

Thanks, have been concerned about the paint, hopefully dr Beasley will do the trick. I bought the c class over the e class because of this paint colour 😄
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Those wheels don't look that different than the old night edition wheels... The new rear looks great though, big improvement!
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Old Aug 11, 2018 | 09:24 PM
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Those wheels don't look that different than the old night edition wheels... The new rear looks great though, big improvement!
They’re exactly the same wheels as the 18


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They’re exactly the same wheels as the 18


I thought they mentioned that they had renewed the design to become more aerodynamic?
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Saw your video on youtube? Haha.

Thanks!

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Saw your video on youtube? Haha.

Thanks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXBm_E-RGRY

Haha hadn’t got round to posting this, wasn’t sure it did it justice limited to 3/4k rpm. Sounds much better in motion! will try to take one of those vids at some point
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