Just picked up a 2011 E350, production date was 6-11 and it has the new colored dispay on the instrument cluster.

 

Lets see it.

 

You color-LCD guys just looovve rubbing this in to us old-school LCD guys don't ya?

 

It is funny how a "used to be" reputable car company like Mercedes Benz treats people who buy an early production model year car worse than the ones buying it later. I don't think the dollars I spend for my car are any less value to them than the dollars someone spends almost a year later yet the late buyers get better car for the same model year.

If I had time I would take this to courts as I don't think it is all the way legal to call a car the same model year make with so different parts/features.

I'm sick of this all.

 

Some people will say that it's "good that M-B is constantly updating models" but I disagree.

The tech is there early on, but they obviously hold out until they can release stuff like the LED headlights, or the new LCD display on upcoming cars as well (i.e CLS) while the E gets its share.

Usually, a car should come out with enough to keep it strong and relevant to remain the same, until it gets its facelift with all the changes. The fact that the W212 is getting like 2 major changes (so far) already in its lifecycle, is ridiculous IMO. Early adopters of the car got the shaft big time. Only thing the 2010'ers can boast about is an alarm chirp (I miss it).

 

I have nothing against new features in new model year car but I don't think it is correct behavior from MB or anyone else to provide more or better features in a car that is still called a 2011 model year car. It means that they now have two different 2011 E 350 cars on road and it means these cars will have different resale values. The new features in the late 2011 model year cars simply lower the value of the earlier ones and I don't think this is the correct way to treat your customers especially those who buy the car very early and pay the highest dollars for it. That's all.

 

it sure seems that way.

i'm dying to see what this color display looks like, i need to swing by the dealer since noone wants to post a pic

 

haha, just heard from MY dealer.........63 is on it's way....I hope I'll have the color business

 

I agree. Small things like LED license plate lights/reverse lights, color LCD display, etc. are just slaps in the faces of the earlier adopters (who indeed did pay higher prices, as deals get better as the cars get older). Stuff like motors/drivetrain are equally ridiculous to shove into a model BEFORE its facelift (talk about depreciating the early cars tenfold), however I can understand the necessity to hold off on them much more-so than the small stuff that's just annoying not to have, yet still not a deal breaker.

 

I'll oblige...

 

M-B you can keep your 300 HP motor with better gas mileage, but WHY did you gip me on a color LCD when I bought the SAME damn model year, just a few months earlier build?!?!?! Lol.

 

E550Shopper, can you do me a favor and post up pics of how it looks when the radio station is on display, and trip/mpg indicator as well, when you get a chance? Those are where I keep mine at and I'm curious to see how it would look.

 

I guess I was invisioning something entirely different, mainly from the dissapointment everyone was muttering. I was thinking a color display much like our center color display but a round one. I don't see it as a ''gotta have item'', or a wow factor that this is really different. Cool though but I guess not a biggy in my book. Rather have the motor.

 

Need more than this?

 

Very nice, thank you! Nice upgrade.

 

Get the list of codes from the build sheet. Color display is code 062 I believe - June first decade production onward.

 

Thanks E550Shopper, i'm a little envious

 

Looks nice, but doesn't seem to be a very big deal. I thought it was going to be much more colorful, like a Japanese style dash. Thanks. Ned.

 

i actually prefer my simpler (also 2011) version.

 

I also prefer my b/w TV. I prefer fax to email and what the hell is the point of a cell phone when I can be tethered to my wall at home?!?

 

oh, good that you know what you like.

 

Agreed. It's not like any additional information is presented. It's the same stuff, just tarted up. The mono display is crisp and concise.