Black Maple or Aluminum Trim
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Black Maple or Aluminum Trim
I put my reservation deposit down yesterday and I selected Black Maple trim.
My car is Palladium on Black. I selected the maple trim but now I'm wondering if I should change it to aluminum. My wife says get the maple but the aluminum really looks sporty.
Love to hear your opinions.
My car is Palladium on Black. I selected the maple trim but now I'm wondering if I should change it to aluminum. My wife says get the maple but the aluminum really looks sporty.
Love to hear your opinions.
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I got the aluminum. I wanted the sporty look. I have Silver with Black Interior. I posted some shots of my car somewhere in the C63 forum so just do a little search if you want to see it.
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Maple. It's really classy. I've had leather that looks like carbon fiber (BMW), aluminum from Audi and from MB and this is by far the nicest finish. I hate wood interiors, but it's so black that it just looks like something other than dead wood.
On the upside, I was always afraid of scratching the aluminum - not so much with the wood. Is it stronger? Probably not, but I don't feel I need to be so careful.
On the upside, I was always afraid of scratching the aluminum - not so much with the wood. Is it stronger? Probably not, but I don't feel I need to be so careful.
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Simple, Black Maple is more elegant, professional, business like. The Aluminum is race car like, for a younger driver, ect. To each his own. I got Black Maple, but any of the two would look great.
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Palladium/Black/Black Maple - November Delivery. I can't wait. I hope I don't lose my job surfing these forums before the car gets here. How sad would that be. ha!
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Well, I guess I went against the grain in two ways then... I went with Mars Red which most I've seen comment on the color have said they don't like it on a Mercedes Benz, and I went with the aluminum trim with the black interior...
I think it more as a sports sedan, than a luxury sedan, so the red exterior, and black interior with aluminum trim was the natural fit (at least for me)...
Not that it really matters, but a Mars Red C63 with aluminum trim and the oh-so-limited-reduced-by-accident-performance-package will make this quite a rare car...
I think it more as a sports sedan, than a luxury sedan, so the red exterior, and black interior with aluminum trim was the natural fit (at least for me)...
Not that it really matters, but a Mars Red C63 with aluminum trim and the oh-so-limited-reduced-by-accident-performance-package will make this quite a rare car...
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Well, I guess I went against the grain in two ways then... I went with Mars Red which most I've seen comment on the color have said they don't like it on a Mercedes Benz, and I went with the aluminum trim with the black interior...
I think it more as a sports sedan, than a luxury sedan, so the red exterior, and black interior with aluminum trim was the natural fit (at least for me)...
Not that it really matters, but a Mars Red C63 with aluminum trim and the oh-so-limited-reduced-by-accident-performance-package will make this quite a rare car...
I think it more as a sports sedan, than a luxury sedan, so the red exterior, and black interior with aluminum trim was the natural fit (at least for me)...
Not that it really matters, but a Mars Red C63 with aluminum trim and the oh-so-limited-reduced-by-accident-performance-package will make this quite a rare car...
i thought the red was nice but my wife said that was a girls color.
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Agreed. I just got tired of every MB I see being white, silver, or black. I'm OK with being called a girl, as long as my exhaust note sounds awesome and I am accelerating away from the person... 
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Car is at the dock and should be at my dealer by early next week. I'm back in Arizona, will fly up to Portland to pick up the car on 9/4, and then will drive it back down to Scottsdale (with a stop at VRP Tuning) to handle the break-in... Can't wait.
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2008 C-Class W204 Palladium Silver, Keyless Go, Cognac-Brown Interior
cognac-brown with maple trim. You made the right choice!
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You're driving it back to AZ? Is is safe to assume that you'll will license and register the car in OR?
