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2016 Mercedes C300W4
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Hello everyone! My name is Carl, I work for Mercedes, and I just picked up a new 2015 Mercedes C300 last Tuesday! This is my first Mercedes and first foreign car (though technically assembled in Alabama) and I have to say I really love it, it's an awesome car!
I've been a car fanatic all my life. I started out in life as a Chevy/GM guy and have morphed into a Chevy/Mopar/Mercedes guy now along the way. Along with the C300 we own a 2014 Chrysler 300, a 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T, and a 1972 Chevy Nova SS. I come from a big time "Buy American" family that generally frowns upon foreign cars, though they have been pretty receptive to the new Mercedes seeing how I work there and they're built in Alabama. But since I started working here I have broadened my horizons and am now a little more open-minded about domestic/foreign cars.
I'm a member on a Challenger and Nova forum and have found those to be excellent places to hang out and learn new stuff as well as meet interesting people who are like-minded in their passion for cars.
Look forward to learning new things on here and enjoying the forum!
I've been a car fanatic all my life. I started out in life as a Chevy/GM guy and have morphed into a Chevy/Mopar/Mercedes guy now along the way. Along with the C300 we own a 2014 Chrysler 300, a 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T, and a 1972 Chevy Nova SS. I come from a big time "Buy American" family that generally frowns upon foreign cars, though they have been pretty receptive to the new Mercedes seeing how I work there and they're built in Alabama. But since I started working here I have broadened my horizons and am now a little more open-minded about domestic/foreign cars.
I'm a member on a Challenger and Nova forum and have found those to be excellent places to hang out and learn new stuff as well as meet interesting people who are like-minded in their passion for cars.
Look forward to learning new things on here and enjoying the forum!
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Thanks! I'm loving it so far! This is my first 4 cylinder, always had V6's or V8's in the past, still can't believe the mileage I'm getting out of this car relative to the power it has.
The only problem I have now is my wife keeps wanting to "borrow" it for the day so I end up driving my other car anyway haha!
The only problem I have now is my wife keeps wanting to "borrow" it for the day so I end up driving my other car anyway haha!
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4 cylinders are a lot of fun, but it's nice to have the luxury with it. I come from imports (Subaru's). haha that's too funny! It's a good thing the wife enjoys it. Any plans for future modifications?
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It's an employee lease, so I have to turn it in later this year but I'll most likely get another one after that. So I can't get too carried away with mods.
I looked into things a little and found a couple companies that provide tuning for our cars (Burger Motorsports). Would be kind of neat to pick up another 20hp or so from one of those. I bought a tuner for my Challenger and it definitely woke it up over the stock tune.
I told my wife she should lease one as well when her lease is up, but I'm not sure if she will or not. I know I'll be leasing one as long as I work at Mercedes though, these cars are awesome!
I looked into things a little and found a couple companies that provide tuning for our cars (Burger Motorsports). Would be kind of neat to pick up another 20hp or so from one of those. I bought a tuner for my Challenger and it definitely woke it up over the stock tune.
I told my wife she should lease one as well when her lease is up, but I'm not sure if she will or not. I know I'll be leasing one as long as I work at Mercedes though, these cars are awesome!
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Leasing is good because then you can trade up to the newest and greatest once it's up. Plus, don't have to worry about mechanical fixes as often. A tune would be a great idea and the most cost effective with a lease.
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Thanks! If it weren't for the employee leases I don't think I'd be driving one, the regular leases are a bit out of my budget haha! I can see why people love these cars though, they're really well built, feels really solid, has a lot of power, rides great, and gets great mileage as well.
Not sure if the tuner is a good idea or not. I know with the one on my Challenger I can put it back to stock before taking it back to the dealer, but I'm sure if they really wanted to they could see how many times the computer was flashed, etc. But as long as you can return it to stock then it'd probably be fine. I think the tuners are $380 from Burger Motorsports, so if I could use that on multiple cars in the future before it became outdated that'd be worth it to me.
Thanks MJ50, nice pics there haha!
Not sure if the tuner is a good idea or not. I know with the one on my Challenger I can put it back to stock before taking it back to the dealer, but I'm sure if they really wanted to they could see how many times the computer was flashed, etc. But as long as you can return it to stock then it'd probably be fine. I think the tuners are $380 from Burger Motorsports, so if I could use that on multiple cars in the future before it became outdated that'd be worth it to me.
Thanks MJ50, nice pics there haha!
