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Old 10-12-2004, 04:44 AM
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Smile When the new body of the M-class coming out?

Does anyone know when the new body shape of the M class is coming out?

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new body

i heard its comming out in 2006 .... i saw some spy pics on a site but in my opinion its kinda ugly undefined
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My dealer tells me that they expect to have the first of them in hand early Spring 2005 as an 06 model. I have unofficially have my name on one for Aug delivery subject to my seeing the vehicle.
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My dealer says March / April of 2005

When I bought the first ML, I purchased in March of 1998, I had one of the first ones here in Canada.
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i hate it eveythin comes out in canada 1st
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My dealer says March / April of 2005

When I bought the first ML, I purchased in March of 1998, I had one of the first ones here in Canada.
Aug. 97.
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a car that can't do the throttle reset.
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Does anyone know when the new body shape of the M class is coming out?

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soon. early 05. first quarter.

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Around March, First ones will leave out Jan. 1st to go to the dealer. Dont beleive the spy photos, The real deal looks great and the interior is very nice. Autogunner.
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Around March, First ones will leave out Jan. 1st to go to the dealer. Dont beleive the spy photos, The real deal looks great and the interior is very nice. Autogunner.
how have you already seen the new one in person?
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Thanks for all the feed back guys.

Does anyone have pics of the new body shape?

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a car that can't do the throttle reset.
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how have you already seen the new one in person?
thats gunner... thats what he does. where have you been?
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Originally Posted by pointman
Aug. 97.

How is this possible? Was it not introduced at the Detroit Auto Show in January of 1998?
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How is this possible? Was it not introduced at the Detroit Auto Show in January of 1998?
Sure that's possible, on Feb. 14, 1997 Mercedes worker David Cardin drove the "Job 1" M-Class off the assembly line in Vance. That M-Class represented the first dealer-ready auto made in Alabama.
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Got mine in November '97 and it was in the shop for 16 weeks the first year....that's right 4 months!!!!!
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a car that can't do the throttle reset.
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Got mine in November '97 and it was in the shop for 16 weeks the first year....that's right 4 months!!!!!
Damn!
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thats gunner... thats what he does. where have you been?
what do you mean?he works at MBUSA or what?
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Recent pics--testing.

As others have said, best information is that current '05 will cease production this November, W164 will be introduced at the Detroit show in January, and dealers should be getting them by March or so. Here are a couple of pics taken in Alabama on 10/11, courtesy of agentbubba on "another" board.



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Any one have pictures of what it looks like at the front? the back looks a bit like the Toyota RAV 4.

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Originally Posted by jakesbigbro
Any one have pictures of what it looks like at the front? the back looks a bit like the Toyota RAV 4.

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See this thread:

https://mbworld.org/forums/m-class-w163/78674-06-m-class-g-class-r-class-b-class-smart-formore.html

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First M-class made in Vance (pic)

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It looks like a Pacifica on steroids
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a car that can't do the throttle reset.
Originally Posted by mhaskelo
It looks like a Pacifica on steroids
i disagree.
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No the new 251 looks like a pasifica on steroids, but not the new Mclass. Autogunner.
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