splunge

Looking ahead to updating my C43 Cabrio and wondering in advance which model to plan for .
The 2021 C43 would be very similar to the current V6 model with a few upgrades
According to reports, the 2022 C43 will be a very different vehicle with a 4 cyl +electric power and a Tesla-like interior.
I just hope there is enough info on the W206 to make a decision before the W 205 s are sold out .
I guess the real question is how will the new vehicle compare in terms of performance and interior ?
Thanks in advance for any comments.

stockbmw

I will start off saying it's 1st year production and go read many problems 2015 c class and c400 in the w205 forum.

You will probably have similar problems. Skip a year or two even if your lease is coming up.

c43PDX

Base model C class should be announced soon so that would be a bench mark, just imaging adding quad tips/body kits/AMG badging etc.
I've heard EU is getting more strict on the exhaust loudness, so the engine note won't be the same, and especially a 4 banger.
I'm personally not a fan of just LCD screens with finger smudges, no character and feels like a video game.

With so much involved, I agree with the above, that there's going to be so much kinks to be worked out, this is true on all first models. I personally like the mid model refresh on most vehicles. But being one of the first ones in the country is cool too if you frequent car shows/meets.
But almost zero after market support, not to mention first parts those companies push out is just be "first" and they suffer the same issue as first MY cars, and they frequently need revisions after customers complain.

jim04clk

I will be moving onto a bmw 440im. All wheel drive. Inline 6 twin turbo. Makes nice power with a piggy. Another 80hp. Not looking for a 4 cylinder and all this gizmo and gimmicks in the interior.

places

This might be the way. If the new C is anything like the new S in terms of obnoxious screens and no real interior styling BMW looks better and better. Add in the inline 6 that BMW is known for and it's a no brainer.

gfmohn

You better believe it! From 02/15 to 11/15, my 2015 early-production C300 was in and out of the dealer: misaligned trim and gas flap, wind noise (driver side window replaced with acoustic glass), little things like sunglasses holder door always dropping down, and big things like the Dreaded Wrist Pin issue. I had 11 or 12 different issues, and I didn't even have a sunroof! The W205 forum on MBWorld was full of complaints about that (leaks, wrinkled liners, etc.).
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The Dreaded Wrist Pin issue was a faint rattle of pistons against cylinder walls. The fix required removing the engine (with all its interference) and replacing the pistons, wrist pins, and connecting rods. The bill would have been over $16,000. It and all other problems were paid for under warrantee, but fixing the wrist pin issue alone cost me the use of the car for over three weeks. When I was concerned that the dealer service department might lack experience with such a major repair, the service manager grinned and said that they had already had "many" such repairs. Contrary to what you may have heard, the wrist pin issue was NOT due to shoddy workmanship in the then-new Tennessee engine factory. My engine and transmission were built in Germany. It was a design problem by the vaunted Mercedes engineering.