Very close to taking delivery... E550 4matic Steel Grey
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Very close to taking delivery... E550 4matic Steel Grey
Well, after a two month wait and two weeks of frustratingly vague and constantly revised delivery date information, it appears that the time is near.
I have snapped an awful phone pic of my car at the dealer's yard moments after it's delivery to the dealer at the end of the day. What joy!
My wife is accusing me of not even being this excited when our son was born.
I'm impatiently waiting for Tuesday !
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I have snapped an awful phone pic of my car at the dealer's yard moments after it's delivery to the dealer at the end of the day. What joy!
My wife is accusing me of not even being this excited when our son was born.
I'm impatiently waiting for Tuesday !
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Well, after a two month wait and two weeks of frustratingly vague and constantly revised delivery date information, it appears that the time is near.
I have snapped an awful phone pic of my car at the dealer's yard moments after it's delivery to the dealer at the end of the day. What joy!
My wife is accusing me of not even being this excited when our son was born.
I'm impatiently waiting for Tuesday !
.
I have snapped an awful phone pic of my car at the dealer's yard moments after it's delivery to the dealer at the end of the day. What joy!
My wife is accusing me of not even being this excited when our son was born.
I'm impatiently waiting for Tuesday !
.
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Thats interesting re your vague delivery info. My E which I picked up last week was tracked by my dealer almost to the hour of delivery to the dealership. It was in fact 3 weeks earlier than scheduled. Mine is Paladium Silver. Steel Gray is also a great color and I have it on my 2010 ML550 that I received 3 months ago. You will really like it!!
Would recommend anyone ordering or getting dealer transfer, make sure about the exterior color. Charts and pictures in brochures and on website are not accurate. Mine is Palladium Silver, which is not silver at all. It is light/medium gray and exactly the color I wanted. I think M-B used to call it granite gray or some other type gray, which is much more accurate.
BTW, palladium is a "silver" element, so the car is silver silver!
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I ordered my E350 sedan in mid October and they finished it in Germany on Nov. 4 and I had it in may hands on Nov. 21. Dealer kept me posted as to when they started building it, finished it, shipped it, arrival in FL and arrival to him.
Would recommend anyone ordering or getting dealer transfer, make sure about the exterior color. Charts and pictures in brochures and on website are not accurate. Mine is Palladium Silver, which is not silver at all. It is light/medium gray and exactly the color I wanted. I think M-B used to call it granite gray or some other type gray, which is much more accurate.
BTW, palladium is a "silver" element, so the car is silver silver!
Would recommend anyone ordering or getting dealer transfer, make sure about the exterior color. Charts and pictures in brochures and on website are not accurate. Mine is Palladium Silver, which is not silver at all. It is light/medium gray and exactly the color I wanted. I think M-B used to call it granite gray or some other type gray, which is much more accurate.
BTW, palladium is a "silver" element, so the car is silver silver!
Re the Palladium Silver. My take after having it for a week in all different light conditions is that it does have silver in it perhaps mixed with gray. I really like the color.
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Thats interesting re your vague delivery info. My E which I picked up last week was tracked by my dealer almost to the hour of delivery to the dealership. It was in fact 3 weeks earlier than scheduled. Mine is Paladium Silver. Steel Gray is also a great color and I have it on my 2010 ML550 that I received 3 months ago. You will really like it!!
With that said, I'm not one to seek the red carpet/white glove treatment from anyone, but the fact that I had to call my dealer every second day for two weeks without getting a tangible delivery date response was firstly, disappointing to me, and secondly, completely incomprehensible. The car was supposed to be in before the end of the year.
To that effect, I had prepared a scathing email yesterday, comparing the Mercedes Benz buying experience to something less satisfying and more frustrating than a 20$ Ebay transaction. The email, which ultimately would not have sped up the delivery of my car and would have just further tarnished my buying experience, never made it out of the Outbox. Thankfully, as the car showed up a few hours after me getting all wound up and all.
I'm hopeful that the elation of taking possession of the car, will erase last two weeks' worth of frustration.
Thanks for all the good words everyone!
David
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Ordered my E550 4matic (Iridium silver/black) in September, arrived at dealer 2 weeks earlier than expected, took delivery in mid-December.
My first 1000mi have been flawless, without any new-model glitches. Performing surprisingly well in snow with OEM Pirelli AS tires.
David, I think you will be very pleased on Tuesday with your gorgeous new car, and your frustration will be quickly forgotten. Enjoy!
My first 1000mi have been flawless, without any new-model glitches. Performing surprisingly well in snow with OEM Pirelli AS tires.
David, I think you will be very pleased on Tuesday with your gorgeous new car, and your frustration will be quickly forgotten. Enjoy!
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Ordered my E550 4matic (Iridium silver/black) in September, arrived at dealer 2 weeks earlier than expected, took delivery in mid-December.
My first 1000mi have been flawless, without any new-model glitches. Performing surprisingly well in snow with OEM Pirelli AS tires.
David, I think you will be very pleased on Tuesday with your gorgeous new car, and your frustration will be quickly forgotten. Enjoy!
My first 1000mi have been flawless, without any new-model glitches. Performing surprisingly well in snow with OEM Pirelli AS tires.
David, I think you will be very pleased on Tuesday with your gorgeous new car, and your frustration will be quickly forgotten. Enjoy!
I have Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3's waiting to be installed on the car... should perform like a tank through winter.
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