Ordering a Silver 550--which interior?
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I think black would look best....
even though I personally have a black interior that is driving me batty! Every bitty bit of lint or hair shows up on the carpet. Every milk spray out of my daughter's mouth is bright white on the door and/or seat. Every bit of cookie crumb shows up.
Sometimes I wish for ash interior....
even though I personally have a black interior that is driving me batty! Every bitty bit of lint or hair shows up on the carpet. Every milk spray out of my daughter's mouth is bright white on the door and/or seat. Every bit of cookie crumb shows up.
Sometimes I wish for ash interior....
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There is something about these OEM black floor mats on the GL that shows lint much easier than on the OEM black floor mats of prev MBZs. These mats have flimsy lightweight plasticky astro turf like feel vs the smoother heavier carpet like feel of my prev black interior MBZs.
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Originally Posted by Nevada Jack
I would agree on the mats. I purchased a berber mat for behind the 3rd row and I am going to go the berber route for the entire interior now based on that small mat. It is solid and looks great.
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Thanks. I have the mb-tech seats which is good for kids. I have two types of seat covers, both from babys-r-us. One is a long one that barely stretches across the back seat with pockets that hang out front (great for a small pack of baby wipes). This is great for overall protection from crumbs and baby stuff. Under each car seat is a more rigid Lion Heart seat protector. It helps prevent dents from being left in leather seats. Everytime I pull the car seats out I thank myself for getting these. The base has a nice lip for keeping most drink spills contained. There's usually a nice mix of cheerios, fruit gummies, juice, and soy milk down there to hose off.
Another thing about the ash interior to consider if you plan to use the third row often. The back of the seats is that fuzzy cloth material that looks like it would be very easy to stain. I had a black interior before sand and dust is a big enough contrast to make it almost as high maintenance. Both look great though.
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Updated Decision!!
My salesman calls me today and says he just had a silver 550 w/ all the options I wanted just roll off the truck but it had black interior. (ok I'm sure some of you especially Nevada Jack know where this is going).
So, I ride over to check it out and absolutely fall in love with the black interior! I kept telling myself, "Think about July and the humidity here in NC!" It didn't matter, everything you guys were saying about the richness, quality, and great contrast with the Iridium Silver was dead on. So, I wrote him a fairly large check and I pick her up on Saturday!
And btw, I know this is more for a different forum class, but they had also just gotten in a ML 350 Edition 10 in white. My wife absolutely loved it.....now you see why I said I wrote a fairly large check
Bottom line, she's happy and I'm definitely happy! I'll post pics after picking them up on Saturday.
Ryan
So, I ride over to check it out and absolutely fall in love with the black interior! I kept telling myself, "Think about July and the humidity here in NC!" It didn't matter, everything you guys were saying about the richness, quality, and great contrast with the Iridium Silver was dead on. So, I wrote him a fairly large check and I pick her up on Saturday!
And btw, I know this is more for a different forum class, but they had also just gotten in a ML 350 Edition 10 in white. My wife absolutely loved it.....now you see why I said I wrote a fairly large check
Bottom line, she's happy and I'm definitely happy! I'll post pics after picking them up on Saturday.
Ryan
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My salesman calls me today and says he just had a silver 550 w/ all the options I wanted just roll off the truck but it had black interior. (ok I'm sure some of you especially Nevada Jack know where this is going).
So, I ride over to check it out and absolutely fall in love with the black interior! I kept telling myself, "Think about July and the humidity here in NC!" It didn't matter, everything you guys were saying about the richness, quality, and great contrast with the Iridium Silver was dead on. So, I wrote him a fairly large check and I pick her up on Saturday!
And btw, I know this is more for a different forum class, but they had also just gotten in a ML 350 Edition 10 in white. My wife absolutely loved it.....now you see why I said I wrote a fairly large check
Bottom line, she's happy and I'm definitely happy! I'll post pics after picking them up on Saturday.
Ryan
So, I ride over to check it out and absolutely fall in love with the black interior! I kept telling myself, "Think about July and the humidity here in NC!" It didn't matter, everything you guys were saying about the richness, quality, and great contrast with the Iridium Silver was dead on. So, I wrote him a fairly large check and I pick her up on Saturday!
And btw, I know this is more for a different forum class, but they had also just gotten in a ML 350 Edition 10 in white. My wife absolutely loved it.....now you see why I said I wrote a fairly large check
Bottom line, she's happy and I'm definitely happy! I'll post pics after picking them up on Saturday.
Ryan
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My salesman calls me today and says he just had a silver 550 w/ all the options I wanted just roll off the truck but it had black interior. (ok I'm sure some of you especially Nevada Jack know where this is going).
So, I ride over to check it out and absolutely fall in love with the black interior! I kept telling myself, "Think about July and the humidity here in NC!" It didn't matter, everything you guys were saying about the richness, quality, and great contrast with the Iridium Silver was dead on. So, I wrote him a fairly large check and I pick her up on Saturday!
And btw, I know this is more for a different forum class, but they had also just gotten in a ML 350 Edition 10 in white. My wife absolutely loved it.....now you see why I said I wrote a fairly large check
Bottom line, she's happy and I'm definitely happy! I'll post pics after picking them up on Saturday.
Ryan
So, I ride over to check it out and absolutely fall in love with the black interior! I kept telling myself, "Think about July and the humidity here in NC!" It didn't matter, everything you guys were saying about the richness, quality, and great contrast with the Iridium Silver was dead on. So, I wrote him a fairly large check and I pick her up on Saturday!
And btw, I know this is more for a different forum class, but they had also just gotten in a ML 350 Edition 10 in white. My wife absolutely loved it.....now you see why I said I wrote a fairly large check
Bottom line, she's happy and I'm definitely happy! I'll post pics after picking them up on Saturday.
Ryan
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My salesman calls me today and says he just had a silver 550 w/ all the options I wanted just roll off the truck but it had black interior. (ok I'm sure some of you especially Nevada Jack know where this is going).
So, I ride over to check it out and absolutely fall in love with the black interior! I kept telling myself, "Think about July and the humidity here in NC!" It didn't matter, everything you guys were saying about the richness, quality, and great contrast with the Iridium Silver was dead on. So, I wrote him a fairly large check and I pick her up on Saturday!
And btw, I know this is more for a different forum class, but they had also just gotten in a ML 350 Edition 10 in white. My wife absolutely loved it.....now you see why I said I wrote a fairly large check
Bottom line, she's happy and I'm definitely happy! I'll post pics after picking them up on Saturday.
Ryan
So, I ride over to check it out and absolutely fall in love with the black interior! I kept telling myself, "Think about July and the humidity here in NC!" It didn't matter, everything you guys were saying about the richness, quality, and great contrast with the Iridium Silver was dead on. So, I wrote him a fairly large check and I pick her up on Saturday!
And btw, I know this is more for a different forum class, but they had also just gotten in a ML 350 Edition 10 in white. My wife absolutely loved it.....now you see why I said I wrote a fairly large check
Bottom line, she's happy and I'm definitely happy! I'll post pics after picking them up on Saturday.
Ryan
Congrats! I can't wait to hear your impressions after you take delivery. I think you will really like the silver/black combo and be glad you went that way.
BTW, I did the same thing...I said no black exterior and no black interior. Saw the GL on the lot and guess what I bought? LOL. They had a pewter/black (so nice!) capri/mac, white/mac and 2 black/blacks. Never saw the green or red, but probably wouldn't have picked those anyway even though they are nice.
Anyhoo, how exciting for you both!
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Bottom line, she's happy and I'm definitely happy! I'll post pics after picking them up on Saturday.
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My salesman calls me today and says he just had a silver 550 w/ all the options I wanted just roll off the truck but it had black interior. (ok I'm sure some of you especially Nevada Jack know where this is going).
So, I ride over to check it out and absolutely fall in love with the black interior! I kept telling myself, "Think about July and the humidity here in NC!" It didn't matter, everything you guys were saying about the richness, quality, and great contrast with the Iridium Silver was dead on. So, I wrote him a fairly large check and I pick her up on Saturday!
And btw, I know this is more for a different forum class, but they had also just gotten in a ML 350 Edition 10 in white. My wife absolutely loved it.....now you see why I said I wrote a fairly large check
Bottom line, she's happy and I'm definitely happy! I'll post pics after picking them up on Saturday.
Ryan
So, I ride over to check it out and absolutely fall in love with the black interior! I kept telling myself, "Think about July and the humidity here in NC!" It didn't matter, everything you guys were saying about the richness, quality, and great contrast with the Iridium Silver was dead on. So, I wrote him a fairly large check and I pick her up on Saturday!
And btw, I know this is more for a different forum class, but they had also just gotten in a ML 350 Edition 10 in white. My wife absolutely loved it.....now you see why I said I wrote a fairly large check
Bottom line, she's happy and I'm definitely happy! I'll post pics after picking them up on Saturday.
Ryan
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My salesman calls me today and says he just had a silver 550 w/ all the options I wanted just roll off the truck but it had black interior. (ok I'm sure some of you especially Nevada Jack know where this is going).
So, I ride over to check it out and absolutely fall in love with the black interior! I kept telling myself, "Think about July and the humidity here in NC!" It didn't matter, everything you guys were saying about the richness, quality, and great contrast with the Iridium Silver was dead on. So, I wrote him a fairly large check and I pick her up on Saturday!
And btw, I know this is more for a different forum class, but they had also just gotten in a ML 350 Edition 10 in white. My wife absolutely loved it.....now you see why I said I wrote a fairly large check
Bottom line, she's happy and I'm definitely happy! I'll post pics after picking them up on Saturday.
Ryan
So, I ride over to check it out and absolutely fall in love with the black interior! I kept telling myself, "Think about July and the humidity here in NC!" It didn't matter, everything you guys were saying about the richness, quality, and great contrast with the Iridium Silver was dead on. So, I wrote him a fairly large check and I pick her up on Saturday!
And btw, I know this is more for a different forum class, but they had also just gotten in a ML 350 Edition 10 in white. My wife absolutely loved it.....now you see why I said I wrote a fairly large check
Bottom line, she's happy and I'm definitely happy! I'll post pics after picking them up on Saturday.
Ryan
Enjoy the ride!
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Congratulations on your new rides(s) - look forward to seeing some pics.
to you this Christmas !
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Congrats ! I knew you would love the black, ne charcoal interior! You will be very surprised how the window glass keeps the car cool. We had the car in a very balefull sun today (yes california in SB county at 89 today) and the car was warm when we got in but not hot. You have a 550 which does not have the IR glass in it, but they do put a special blue tint glass in the 550 which is supposed to have great IR and UV reflecting properties. Maybe GL or NV can comment?
Enjoy the ride!
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My salesman calls me today and says he just had a silver 550 w/ all the options I wanted just roll off the truck but it had black interior. (ok I'm sure some of you especially Nevada Jack know where this is going).
So, I ride over to check it out and absolutely fall in love with the black interior! I kept telling myself, "Think about July and the humidity here in NC!" It didn't matter, everything you guys were saying about the richness, quality, and great contrast with the Iridium Silver was dead on. So, I wrote him a fairly large check and I pick her up on Saturday!
And btw, I know this is more for a different forum class, but they had also just gotten in a ML 350 Edition 10 in white. My wife absolutely loved it.....now you see why I said I wrote a fairly large check
Bottom line, she's happy and I'm definitely happy! I'll post pics after picking them up on Saturday.
Ryan
So, I ride over to check it out and absolutely fall in love with the black interior! I kept telling myself, "Think about July and the humidity here in NC!" It didn't matter, everything you guys were saying about the richness, quality, and great contrast with the Iridium Silver was dead on. So, I wrote him a fairly large check and I pick her up on Saturday!
And btw, I know this is more for a different forum class, but they had also just gotten in a ML 350 Edition 10 in white. My wife absolutely loved it.....now you see why I said I wrote a fairly large check
Bottom line, she's happy and I'm definitely happy! I'll post pics after picking them up on Saturday.
Ryan
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Ryan congrats, twice. Check out www.rmsheepskin.com and look at the tailormade covers for the 550. They are around $250 each. They should help with the heat/humidity. Mine will be ordered soon.
Let the arguing begin!
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Seems a number of people really like this sheepskin thing - do you get the dice to hang from the mirror too as an added bonus? Seems so '70's to me? I must be missing something!! We do have hot humid summers in the twin cities, but I'm perfectly comfortable in the leather. I just can't see covering up those nicely stitched seats.
Let the arguing begin!
Let the arguing begin!
BTW, we take delivery in a couple of hours....I will keep everyone posted.
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Seems a number of people really like this sheepskin thing - do you get the dice to hang from the mirror too as an added bonus? Seems so '70's to me? I must be missing something!! We do have hot humid summers in the twin cities, but I'm perfectly comfortable in the leather. I just can't see covering up those nicely stitched seats.
Let the arguing begin!
Let the arguing begin!
I love the leather and the look of it, but in a town where it routinely gets over 100, and very often 110, I have spent the last 10 years with towels on my seats so I can sit on them without my a$$ getting sizzled. For me, I'm looking for a nicer option than a towel.
