icanectc

All,

This weekend I traded in my 2010 C300 4Matic for a 2012 E350 4 Matic Sedan! I must say MB of Arlington really hooked me up shout out to Frank my sales guy to make this deal happen.

This car is amazing it's night and day different from the C-Class it feels solid, fast and just an all around enjoyment to drive!! I am loving it!

Black on Black with MB Tex( I felt the leather interior wasn't very sporty at all - I liked the look of MB Tex better)

Equipped:
4Matic
P2
Sport Styling Package
Wheel Package


Off to the left of one of the pics is my girls BMW 2011 335i w/ X Drive

Pics below:

dfordham

I made a similar move from an '09 C300 to '11 E350 last year. They are both great cars, IMHO.

The only thing you might miss is the sportier driving characteristics of the W204, but only if you like to drive enthusiastically. I like to say the W212 is enjoyable to drive, while the W204 is fun to drive.

Enjoy your new car, she's a beauty.

Regards,
Don

xolinlevh

Same boat here, just went from a '10 C300 to an '11 E550, it takes some getting used to due to the size diff, but the Es are an amazing ride! congratz!

vetteman

my new E350 sedan pulls right......can caster be adjusted or do you nees a caster kit

ttoE550

When I first got mine, the steering seemed very sensitive to the camber of the road, perhaps relative to what I was used to. It will usually pull to the right (unless you live somewhere where you drive on the left), and most roads are sloped for water drainage. The pull has since gone away, or more likely I am now used to it.

A couple of things to try: Someplace where it is safe to do so, try driving on the wrong side of the road. If the road has a crown in the center, you should now feel the car pulling to the left. If it still pulls right, then there might be an issue.

And, since you just bought the car, you should get a free alignment with a certain number of miles (1000?) if there is an issue. They can't just give you a misaligned car! Seriously.

EDIT: Oh, and congrats!

icanectc

You are right the C-Class definately drives a bit more sportier than the E-Class. I thought the C-Class turns like butter but the E-Class takes it to a whole new level. But with the 273lb of torque you still feel some gritty goodness from the E-class which makes it enjoyable to drive.

K-A

Very nice! The C is a great car, but the E is a very noticeable step up in a luxury and refinement/"sense of occasion" sense, also I think the styling is more interesting and dynamic.

I agree about the M-B Tex. I personally prefer it to the leather offered as an option on the W212's for many reasons. The only thing I "wish for" from the leather cars is what I assume would be a richer smell.

BM2BZ

congrats and you have the best parking spot in the structure .

BenzV12

Good deal, I also thought about buying W204 but when I saw W212 in person I was sold on it

I am surprised to see you prefered tex over viynl leather lol

Happy driving and congrats vetteman too

Benzio

Congrats.. welcome to W212 .. cant go back to W204 after W212..lol

BenzMan369

With apologies to the OP for changing the topic -

As has already been suggested above, I would get your car back the dealer asap. No new car should do this, if it hasn't been abused in some way. Get the dealer to correct it before you put on too many miles for a free service or before additional problems develop.

No Mercedes should display steering directional stability problems. You shouldn't have to correct for pull and the car shouldn't drift either, except in a few highway paving situations. The car should track straight, most times with little effort on your part.

Your problem could be a mechanical issue with the car itself as you seem to suspect, or it could also be a bad new tire. If the car is pulling sharply, i.e. it takes a lot of effort on the steering wheel to keep the wheel centered and the car going straight, I'd bet on a bad tire.

Although I'm trying to play expert here (always a bad idea), I'm not. Just speaking from my own experiences in the past.

Please get it checked out.

hofb99

This REALLY should have been a separate thread because...

1. You'd save face from distracting members from OP's topic.

2. You'd receive so many more responses when members view the subject of your thread, thereby, fielding more input, thereby, helping you out more.

dbtk

Sweet...jealous that you have the new Bluetec engine and more efficient transmission.