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Hi there, I am purchasing a diamond white E class but have not had it delivered yet. Can you tell me your experiences with keeping it clean and why you say it's hard? Also could you post some pics of your car so I can see how the real thing looks?
Evberybody needs to own one white car in their lives, I guess.
White is the absolute worst followed remotely by black. A white car stays clean after washing for the amount of time it takes you to get in and turn the key.
you get used to it, just keep a bucket of sudsy water and a sponge in the trunk.
Palladium with black interior and very happy with it. Originally I was leaning toward a steel gray with light gray interior but thought it would be too hard to keep clean. Plus my last two cars (almost 13 years) were a version of dark gray.
It is just dark enough to be a little maintenance chore, but it is unusual, I seldom see a W212 in this color, especially with a brown interior. For me, my favorite facelift W212 combo would be diamond silver or diamond white on beige, but you don't see those often.
I like my choice too: black.....
it is insane to try and keep it clean......so I just look out for the bird poo and
hope the rain will wash away most of he rest.......
I gave up trying to keep it spotless about a week and a half ago, LOL......
but once more of the leaves are down, it should start getting better....
I have a triple black 14 E350 sport, love it, but agree with the general misery of keeping it clean. My solution was to join a local handwash (Splash) on a monthly basis with unlimited washes (financially I'm ahead if get the car washed and waxed 3 times a month or more). Sometimes I'm in twice a week. But to preserve the paint I keep it waxed with Sonax -- I do that myself -- and may, this summer pay a shop to do a ceramic coating on my car (don't remember the brand names). My dad just did this to his black 2016 E and it looks great after a light rinse.
I wanted a white one actually, but E550s are hard enough to come by as it is so I ended up with the one I have. I don't hate the color, I prefer it over the lighter silver and steel grey. I also wish it had the pano sunroof and distronic, but it's got the P2 package so that's cool.
Love my white w212!! You can really play with looks of the car.
Looks good. That's what I hope to do with mine. I know what debadging rear is...but what does "debaged sides" mean?
What came with the lighting pkg back in 2012? What is X pipe? Does plasti dipping the wheels lead to any peeling and chips? The worse thing ever is when i see a car with black wheels with the silver showing do to rocks, chips, and curb rash.
Looks good. That's what I hope to do with mine. I know what debadging rear is...but what does "debaged sides" mean?
What came with the lighting pkg back in 2012? What is X pipe? Does plasti dipping the wheels lead to any peeling and chips? The worse thing ever is when i see a car with black wheels with the silver showing do to rocks, chips, and curb rash.
lol simply referring to the chrome strips on the lower side of the doors. Lighting pack just means bi-xenon, auto high beams, and active curve illumination. I think blind spot and lane keep assist came as together with lighting pack.
Plastidip is awesome! if it's applied correctly it should last a long time. I redo my wheels once a year just because the shine fades a little bit from winter abuse lol
lol simply referring to the chrome strips on the lower side of the doors. Lighting pack just means bi-xenon, auto high beams, and active curve illumination. I think blind spot and lane keep assist came as together with lighting pack.
Plastidip is awesome! if it's applied correctly it should last a long time. I redo my wheels once a year just because the shine fades a little bit from winter abuse lol
not necessarily Lane Assist and Blind spot came with Lightning package , mine didnt
Lighting pack just means bi-xenon, auto high beams, and active curve illumination. I think blind spot and lane keep assist came as together with lighting pack.
Originally Posted by belarus27
not necessarily Lane Assist and Blind spot came with Lightning package , mine didnt
Yeah I think they changed some stuff around throughout the years. My car's "Lighting Pkg" consists of Full-LED lights with curve illumination and auto-high beams. I also have "Distronic Plus" with Active Steering. Does that also mean I have Lane Keeping Assist and Active Blind Spot Detection as part of the "Driver's Assistance Pkg", or are those separate options? So confusing...but not as confusing as BMW's options.
When we were on the hunt, we saw a Lunar blue that I loved, but was not optioned well. Then found an Indigo blue with the porcelain leather ...yikes, gorgeous! That light leather and the gorgeous blue did it ...that it was optioned the way we wanted sealed the deal. Love Indigo as it's not a color I ever see on the street, and it seems to change hue depending on the lights, particularly at dusk.
It is just dark enough to be a little maintenance chore, but it is unusual, I seldom see a W212 in this color, especially with a brown interior. For me, my favorite facelift W212 combo would be diamond silver or diamond white on beige, but you don't see those often.
On porcelain sounds even more amazing. I have no kids, so I can get away with light colored interiors. The brown in my car is pretty, and uncommon, but porcelain would be something. Has to be fairly rare, too.
My car doesn't have drivers assist, but it does have lane keeping and blind spot. If you have triangle lights in your mirrors, I think you have blind spot. If your steering wheel vibrates when you wander in a lane, I think you have lane keeping.
Regarding full options from somewhere (I forget where I read it), I believe if a car has matte finish wood, the wood steering wheel wasn't available.
Originally Posted by tresean1
Yeah I think they changed some stuff around throughout the years. My car's "Lighting Pkg" consists of Full-LED lights with curve illumination and auto-high beams. I also have "Distronic Plus" with Active Steering. Does that also mean I have Lane Keeping Assist and Active Blind Spot Detection as part of the "Driver's Assistance Pkg", or are those separate options? So confusing...but not as confusing as BMW's options.
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