Barry45RPM

Wow! Pretty poor! It looks like it was penned with a felt tip marker by a kid in art class!

The "handwriting" is thick, childlike & just says Mercedes. Looks like it was squeezed out of a cake writing bag on top of a birthday cake. Not "fine crastsmanship" looking. Inelegant.

I'd remove it.

Mattar

can u post pics

Barry45RPM

Don't have any to post. It was on a loaner car I had when my '04 was getting its 1st "B Service". You'll see them very soon as these cars begin to hit the streets.

pa28pilot

I saw the new sticker on the dealer lot and was not impressed. It's a far cry from Mr. Daimler's tasteful signature on my '87.

The new stickers are not quite as tacky as chrome rocker panels that say "Fresh E320", but they're one small step along the way.

Besides, I always thought the car was a "Mercedes-Benz."

Barry45RPM

I checked... MY NY state vehicle registration does indeed say: "MEBE"

DWP

Hmm. MEBE. MEBE not. The California DMV renders it as MERZ, which is either near-homage to Lucy and Ricky's neighbors or MERcedes benZ.

mick1

i took delivery of a 2005 C320wz three days ago and this is the sticker on the car.

Barry45RPM

Thats the old sticker...classy. Wait till you see the new one!

weinschela

The new stickers (I have one on my 05 E500) are, I am told, designed specially to address the dreaded drift to the right problem by subtlely changing the balance of the car. Like those tags under your furniture, it is undesirable, if not illegal to remove them. In fact, if you remove the sticker and your car starts drifting to the right, the dealer will disclaim responsibility. It voids the warranty.

Seriously, folks, who cares about a sticker? Its about the least functional thing on the car. If you don't like it, scrape it off and have nice neat look, or for about a dollar you can get an old sticker from any dealer. If you like the old stickers, put them on all your window corners to show your loyalty to G. Daimler.

Barry45RPM

...and his daughter Mercedes.

mick1

some do, some don't. for example some people would drive their cars with the license plate frames that got the dealer's name. some would replace them right away after they took delivery of the cars.

Baby Jocko

Actually, Mercedes was the daughter of Emil Jellinek a dealer and racer of Daimler's cars.

Baby Jocko

It's not a major deal to me. It's more sentimental. I vividly remember how I admired the Daimler signature on Mercedes Benz cars when I was a kid. For whatever reason, it really impressed me. To me, it was THE mark of excellence (regardless of what GM used to say). Until this day, it had been there for many many years. Now, it's gone and replaced with something new. Oh well...

ToyCollector

I guess the new one is a symbol of shareholder return. Jocko, I have loved Benzes since a child. I have brochures and drawings that go way back. Sad to see the boardrooms kill some great heritage.

ATS

The old one, you had to walk up to it to read it.. The new one, you can read from a mile back.. It is not as nice.

benzboy

I hate the new one too. BTW I also dispize the yellow lawyer stickers they plaster all over (console, visors, door frames, etc.). I can usually peel them off easily but the ones on the visors are a b**ch to get off! Any suggestions?

my E430 rocket

i took mine off when i debaged the 210 a month ago....it served its purpose for 5 years already

Brian_I.

Will someone please post a picture?

Thanks.

Barry45RPM

There are not a lot of them floating around just yet. It looks like they didn't slap the new ones on beginning w/ MY '05... sort of like when they ran out or got bored...

The one I saw was on a loaner '05 ML I had last Fri. But the guys here are good w/ cameras. A pic will show up pretty soon.

DWP

Second the motion. Like discussing Tiger Woods' GF without a picture.

plocjim

I'd like to think that it doesn't make a difference to me...but honestly I really like the signature on the sticker, and I like having it on the car. Hopefully the new sticker won't be as bad as I think it is. Can't wait to see it.

On my old C Class the guy at the service station hacked up the sticker when he was scraping off the inspection sticker and I was suprised at how upset I was - it was kind of like the whole experience was tarnished...my friends thought I should see a shrink!

eddieo45

...I had my windshield replaced, non-oem, and the installer moved the sticker to the new glass. I was very happy.

Baby Jocko

This is it:

DWP

If the guy at the service station hacked up that sticker, I would slip him a $10 tip.

Fast55

The "signature" sticker is tasteful, but I have to say that the new sticker is tacky. There are plenty of other things on the cars that identify them as a "MB".