I ordered Firemist but dealer has Black now - Should I go for it?
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2003 CLK 320
I ordered Firemist but dealer has Black now - Should I go for it?
I ordered a CLK 320 in April (yea, I know) 
There are still 3 cars ahead of me and I will not recieve the car before February.
The car I ordered:
FIREMIST RED
K3 Package (Sunroof, Power Rear-Windo Sunshade)
K4 (Bi-Xenon Headlights)
Heated Front Seats
Keyless Go
Parktronic
The car the dealer has:
Black
K3 Package (Sunroof, Power Rear-Windo Sunshade)
Heated Fronts Seats
In your opinion, are the options and preferred color choice worth the futher wait?
There are still 3 cars ahead of me and I will not recieve the car before February.
The car I ordered:
FIREMIST RED
K3 Package (Sunroof, Power Rear-Windo Sunshade)
K4 (Bi-Xenon Headlights)
Heated Front Seats
Keyless Go
Parktronic
The car the dealer has:
Black
K3 Package (Sunroof, Power Rear-Windo Sunshade)
Heated Fronts Seats
In your opinion, are the options and preferred color choice worth the futher wait?
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From: ATL
CLK 550
you've waited this long...what's another 2 months...especially to get the color and options you wanted in the first place.
Remember you are gonna have the car for years, so you don't want to regret your decision a couple of months down the road.
Just my 2 cents...
but given its a CLK...you can't really go wrong 8-)
Remember you are gonna have the car for years, so you don't want to regret your decision a couple of months down the road.
Just my 2 cents...
but given its a CLK...you can't really go wrong 8-)
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From: Northern Virginia
'13 SL550 '15 C400 4MATIC and a really old Honda Accord
Firemist Red
I saw Firemist Red in person and it looks like any other ordinary car. Black really stands out. All my cars, Honda, BMW, and the new CLK are black. If you are getting the CLK, you therefore must like cars as much as I do and maintaining it shouldn't be any problem. Red on the new CLK somehow makes the car look too normal.
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2003 CLK 320
COULD OF HAD SILVER BUT ORDERED BLACK OPAL SHOULD GET IT THIS MONTH. I WOULD WAIT IF I WHERE YOU IF THIS IS THE COLOR YOU REALLY WANT AND ALL OF THE OPTIONS YOU WANT. WHATS ANOTHER TWO MONTHS. IS THE DEALER WANTING TO DEAL ON THE OTHER CAR?
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2003 CLK 320
Originally posted by britton
COULD OF HAD SILVER BUT ORDERED BLACK OPAL SHOULD GET IT THIS MONTH. I WOULD WAIT IF I WHERE YOU IF THIS IS THE COLOR YOU REALLY WANT AND ALL OF THE OPTIONS YOU WANT. WHATS ANOTHER TWO MONTHS. IS THE DEALER WANTING TO DEAL ON THE OTHER CAR?
BRITTON
COULD OF HAD SILVER BUT ORDERED BLACK OPAL SHOULD GET IT THIS MONTH. I WOULD WAIT IF I WHERE YOU IF THIS IS THE COLOR YOU REALLY WANT AND ALL OF THE OPTIONS YOU WANT. WHATS ANOTHER TWO MONTHS. IS THE DEALER WANTING TO DEAL ON THE OTHER CAR?
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2003 CLK 320
Re: Firemist Red
Originally posted by sinbat
I saw Firemist Red in person and it looks like any other ordinary car. Black really stands out. All my cars, Honda, BMW, and the new CLK are black. If you are getting the CLK, you therefore must like cars as much as I do and maintaining it shouldn't be any problem. Red on the new CLK somehow makes the car look too normal.
I saw Firemist Red in person and it looks like any other ordinary car. Black really stands out. All my cars, Honda, BMW, and the new CLK are black. If you are getting the CLK, you therefore must like cars as much as I do and maintaining it shouldn't be any problem. Red on the new CLK somehow makes the car look too normal.
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If options are your issue, I would wait it out. I have a 99 W208 and sometimes it really pisses me off that I don't have steering wheel controls ~ should have bought a 2000! To me, Keyless Go and Xenons are a big plus!
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Originally posted by nickv
If options are your issue, I would wait it out. I have a 99 W208 and sometimes it really pisses me off that I don't have steering wheel controls ~ should have bought a 2000!
If options are your issue, I would wait it out. I have a 99 W208 and sometimes it really pisses me off that I don't have steering wheel controls ~ should have bought a 2000!
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2007 E350 Sport
getting YOUR color
If I were you I'd wait and get the color you ordered. If you buy the black, although it's sharp, it'll be impossible to keep clean. Also, you will, for the life of the car, always regret not getting the red one you really wanted.
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Re: getting YOUR color
Originally posted by Carnaught
If I were you I'd wait and get the color you ordered. If you buy the black, although it's sharp, it'll be impossible to keep clean. Also, you will, for the life of the car, always regret not getting the red one you really wanted.
If I were you I'd wait and get the color you ordered. If you buy the black, although it's sharp, it'll be impossible to keep clean. Also, you will, for the life of the car, always regret not getting the red one you really wanted.
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From: Northern Virginia
'13 SL550 '15 C400 4MATIC and a really old Honda Accord
Black CLK
You can keep the black car clean....for an hour or two after you spit polish yourself to death that is....I know...all my cars are black!
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'00 320 Clk Cab
Have a Firemist '00 clk 320 cab. I have never had so many compliments on a car.
Also, you don't see very many in that color, (3 in 3+ yrs).
"Traditionalists" seem to like MBs in only black or silver. Be different & be stylin. Wait for the red.
(Have a '04 clk cab in quartz blue on order)
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Also, you don't see very many in that color, (3 in 3+ yrs).
"Traditionalists" seem to like MBs in only black or silver. Be different & be stylin. Wait for the red.
(Have a '04 clk cab in quartz blue on order)
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W206 PHEV AMG
wait for the firemist because it has the option you want.
nickv, my car sometime still pisses me off even though it is a ordered car. The reason is that i change my mind too late about getting the Command sys. The car was already in production when i decide to change.
nickv, my car sometime still pisses me off even though it is a ordered car. The reason is that i change my mind too late about getting the Command sys. The car was already in production when i decide to change.
