stealth.pilot

Different measure of HP - metric vs mechanical.

BenzBully

Off course.......

stealth.pilot

What discounts are people negotiating on US E43?

kotsumu

Thanks guys!

Thanks! I'm going with the designo diamond white paint. I'm done with black paints, it's too difficult to maintain a clean look.

PeterUbers

here is the problem with diamond white, I have a 2014 E63S in diamond white and you can see all the pitting and the stains in the pitting behind the fenders of all four wheels, thanks to the all-wheel-drive system and the aggressive nature of the vehicle. In retrospect I would've gone with a Palladium or something a bit darker though not black, to avoid all this being so obvious. Your mileage may vary, and you may choose to use XPel or 3m for at least a couple thousand dollars done by a good shop to cover all the areas that would be affected.

kotsumu

I did plan to have my hood and front bumper covered but didn't think about the rear. Not sure what the local price to have it done is but I hope it's not too expensive

stealth.pilot

If you like the one you may want to consider Designo magno cashmere white

PeterUbers

isnt that matte... That's a big decision

kotsumu

I'm less concerned about the paint and more concerned about the fact that designo leather will not an option. Seriously, I don't really like sporty seats.

stealth.pilot

Who told you designo leather isn't an option? I was told that Designo Titan Gray and Designo Machiato Beige are definitely available. I asked if I could order Designo Bengal Red and they told me that they would have to explore it.

Vipershade

I found it interesting that both the order guide and the German configurator made no mention of designo interior for the E43, but they both had it as a viable E300 option.

kotsumu

I checked out the german configurator and the dealer order guide. I asked my dealer about it as well, and he mentioned that the option was not in their netstar system.

But if you heard otherwise, that is awesome news! I'm not sure how the titan gray looks like, but I hope the black designo option is still offered! Where did you hear that from?

stealth.pilot

I think Titan Gray is the Black designo option. My dealer told me.

kotsumu

This is what it's called on mbusa (according to the E300 specs)

designo Black/Titanium Grey Pearl Exclusive Nappa leather, looks about right.

stealth.pilot

Cool. Hope you get it.

We are trying to go for a custom order Designo interior. Most likely Bengal Red. Having a hard time getting the dealer to find info on that.

PeterUbers

This will be a sweet car to grab used about one or two years old

stealth.pilot

Stopped by the dealer today. Decided on Cardinal Red for the exterior. He's still looking into the Black/Bengal Red designo interior.

kotsumu

Congrats! Red is a great color! If I haven't made up my mind with diamond white, I would totally go for the cardinal red!

ngerstman

Been away from the forum for a while now. Owner of a 2011 e550 and ex owner of a 2001 e55 with full Kleeman mods that my son totaled in April, he is fine by the way. Just put in an order yesterday for a fully loaded e43 in celenite grey metallic. Very exited. They tell me delivery for December, it was a car the dealership had ordered in to be in the queue, I'm hoping their delivery promise is accurate. They seem to think that the e43 which some are calling an AMG light, which I wouldn't disagree with, will be a very limited production vehicle, which I'm not so sure about. I think many Mercedes customers were shocked when the base engine for the new e was a turbo four, I know I was. More than a few customers will up to the e43 if they can stomach the price or go across the street to BMW. On an opinion note, you guys think that it is ok to have a beige interior with the celenite gray? I suspect black would be better but this is a Florida car and black seats get flaming hot in sun. But don't want to commit any major fashion fopaux. Thanks. Regards. Ned.

ua549

The beige is a a cool rather than warm beige. Also it is trimmed with black. It will look good. I'm in Florida as well and avoid dark interiors. The AC simply is not up to the task of cooling a 130°F interior (typical when parked in Summer) to 75°F in a reasonable amount of time.

ngerstman

Ended up sticking with the black seats with red stitching, just too nice to pass up. I guess I'll be using the phone app to start the car and get a/c running on those hot days, which is a lot of them! Thanks. Regards. Ned.

princeison

Alittle off topic but, is the 43 expected for December this year or spring next year? Also is possible to get some % off on a build car? I'm new to building and trying to time the exit of my 14 e350 lease

ua549

You can submit an order without a deposit subject to pricing at most dealers. When the vehicle arrives you negotiate the price.

I did that with a 2016 GLE before pricing was available, but when it arrived it was $10k higher than expected. I did not buy it.

PeterUbers

how was there such a significant price hike -- did you have an updated DOG? Were they charging over msrp for a gle??? It's just a gle

ua549

I ordered from the very first DOG. That was before MB had set prices. The GLE 450 base price was estimated to be competitive with the BMW X6. It was a fully configured GLE and the sticker came in at $90k.