V70R2E350

As promised from my first post...

BM2BZ

nice and time to hit the road !

BenzV12

Thanks for posting , as I mentioned I love this color a lot

Yup, time to hit the road and listen to Florrie

clmulli

Congrats, thanks for sharing.

El Cid

I've got a '10 E350 Luxury version and think it is the best looking car out there inside and out. Get lots of compliments on it.
Assume yours is Palladium Silver? Mine is and I ordered it with that color. To me it is light gray most of time, but silverish in bright sunlight. The Steel Gray was too dark for me and silver too light.
Also prefer the round fog lights to the stick type.
Read the operator's and COMAND manuals carefully - there's a lot of information in them. I have notes in red all over mine. I also made up some tips sheets to keep in the console for how some things operate-audio, navigation, voice control, etc. My wife uses tip sheet to access music on the Music Register.
This shows up a lot, but you might want to take the "chrome" cigarette holder out of ashtray and put felt lining in it IF you are not going to use it for ashtray. Makes a great coin holder.
It did take me about 30 minutes to pair my Blue Tooth, but that had zero effect on the battery and the car was 24 months old at the time. You need to have your battery checked.
Enjoy!

threeMBs

Majority of W212 buyer, by far, do not agree. BTW, OP's is Sport.

El Cid

Not implying that Sport version is not great looking also. Think the E Class sedan is best looking car out there - Sport or Luxury. I personally prefer the Luxury version, primarily for the ride comfort, but do appreciate the slightly different appearance.
BTW, I imagine a lot of people purchased the Sport because it is what the dealer had on the lot. Very few dealers order the Luxury version for "stock" to have on hand.

threeMBs

Personally, I would never buy W212 if not available with "Sports" exterior package. IMHO, it looks too plain outside (what some call slight differences, to me are major) and with lighter interior material colors shows compromises vs. previous W211 more apparent.

Dealers order "Sport" instead of "Luxury" much more, because that's what they think (correctly so) they can sell faster/more/easier.

K-A

There's nothing wrong with the way the Luxury version looks, and I can see why one would prefer it over the Sport or find it to be the nicest car out there. It's got a very classic and stately look to it.

EVERYBODY has the Sport Package, the Luxury is far more exclusive now, which counts a lot for certain people.

It's upsetting as I would have HAPPILY paid extra for the AMG Sport (like how it was before, when M-B wasn't whoring out the AMG Package) to have a little bit of "exclusive styling" on the E (as I did with my W211). Now, I had to do more extensive visual mods than I would have planned just so my car can still express that "AMG Sport Visual Presence" to me.

BM2BZ

i think the 550 guys are even more upset to see there is no difference than the 350 by looking at the exterior except the "5" in the back. even the wheels are the same .

threeMBs

Well that was alway the case with MBs at least since 2000. The only exceptions I can think of now are the original CLK (W208) and its current "replacement" - E coupe/cab (C207/A207). V8s were/are getting only "AMG sport" exterior while V6s - only "luxury". Of course interiors were/are identical (unlike current E sedans).

mihink

nice! congrats

threeMBs

Did not say there's something specifically wrong with how "luxury" looks - I just don't like it as a total package - exterior/interior/ride.

I know you're on the record wanting "sport" to be an option hence more exclusive. That's why you liked your former W211 - not too many "sport" W211 exterior cars (until 2009 MY that is). IMHO there's nothing exlusive about E-class regardless of trim (except AMGs).

I'm on the opposit side. Since there are so many Es on the road, I'd much rather see E "sport" than E "luxury". "Exclusivity" does not mean a thing for me. Someone else next to me will always have something better or more of.

El Cid

My intention was to compliment a new owner on his car, not start a debate. I just mentioned that mine was the Luxury version. As I said, Sport or Luxury - best looking cars out there.
Guess it is good that MB does make both Sport and Luxury versions because I test drove a few Sport versions and would not have purchased one.

threeMBs

If I misread your original comments as E "luxury" is the best looking car (in its class) instead of E-class (regardless of trim), my oppology. Just IMHO "sport" and "luxury" are quit different both inside and out, hence possible misunderstanding.