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Trip to MBUSA HQ

Old Jul 24, 2002 | 07:40 PM
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Old Jul 24, 2002 | 08:33 PM
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What awesome shots, thank you for sharing with us. My salesman called last week and indicated that I wouls have a build date of September and delivery October 10. I placed my order back in May.

Can't wait.
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Old Jul 24, 2002 | 10:58 PM
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Thanks for the pics. Those pictures are better than any U.S. spec E Class brochure that is available right now.
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Old Jul 24, 2002 | 11:26 PM
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If anyone wants these pics in 1024x768 resolution, PM me and I'll email them to you.
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 02:27 AM
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What awesome shots, thank you for sharing with us. My salesman called last week and indicated that I wouls have a build date of September and delivery October 10. I placed my order back in May.

Can't wait.

So there actually is a waiting list?
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 08:13 AM
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Hey,

Wow, the new E is awesome...

What road is MBUSA off of in Montvale? I live in Rockland County, so I am really close...

Todd
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 09:26 AM
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That's a 500??? I thought those were the 320's wheels... and I thought the 500 got a different color wood trim.... if the 500 is fitten with these wheels then the 320's could be getting those 16 holers..... What a beautiful car though... I have seen them in person in Germany and they are just so very nice looking in person, much better than pics..
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 09:30 AM
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That one has the in dash changer in there... must be nice.. I think that MB should start having as an option a non glossy finished wood.. I think a flat finished wood would look really nice in this interior...
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 09:32 AM
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Lost its ****...

No visible tail pipe on the 500????

Tremendous photos --- looks like you were there at the crack of dawn!

I can't say that I like that blue color. But I can say that those wheels are very nice and overall, I love it.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE AMG VERSION!!!! It is REALLY going to stand out with the double/double exhausts.

Four weeks until E-motion drive and preview! Yeah baby.
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 10:03 AM
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excellent pics!

those wheels are very nice in those photos. are the 17's? i'm with you hmrdwn, i can't wait til next month so i can get behind the wheel too!
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 10:31 AM
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What color is that car? The first photo looks like it is a gray. The others
are blue. It looks to me that your first photo is correct and the others were
taken with the wrong white balance setting, probably on indoors or
tungsten setting.
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 10:38 AM
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Originally posted by njoyaz
What color is that car? The first photo looks like it is a gray. The others
are blue. It looks to me that your first photo is correct and the others were
taken with the wrong white balance setting, probably on indoors or
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The very first picture is a different car - it's brilliant silver. All the other pictures are the blue/grey color that bmw and jaguar has.

Don't insult my camera's tongue. :p
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Originally posted by whatup?
Hey,

Wow, the new E is awesome...

What road is MBUSA off of in Montvale? I live in Rockland County, so I am really close...

Todd
1 Mercedes Dr
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Use www.mapquest.com to get directions.

Most of the cars are employee cars so go between 9am and 5pm. I was there around 6pm so the lot was starting to empty out. I was driving my CLK and wearing my MB shirt to blend in, but after about 20 minutes some old lady started looking at me funny and called security. Luckily security was on coffee break so they never showed up
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The old woman is probably the VP of Marketing and you should have told her that you are making your own brochure because MBUSA has been so slow at putting out accurate marketing literature.
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It looks like E320 to me even it has the E500 badge.
here's why
1) Wheels belongs on an E320
2) Fog light and lower bumper grill are of E320 E500 has different
style fog lights and lower facia.
3) The most important hint that this is an E320 is the grill only has
4 horizontal slats (whatever you call them), The E500 has
5 horizontal slats
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I think you will find that the Elegance package has 4 slats while the Avanteguard has 5 so it depends on the trim package not on the model number.
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