New in Houston - Left the Blue Oval for a Silver Arrow
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From: Spring, TX
2015 C300 Sport
New in Houston - Left the Blue Oval for a Silver Arrow
Well after almost 6 months of searching, my quest to replace the F150 has ended.
In the last month or two, the sunroof had started squeaking on rough pavement, a rattle/rumble had developed in the rear (bed/axle/suspension), and the LR door lock was starting to stick.
I think I looked at just about every practical 4-door option under ~$40k
Mercedes C400 / C300
Ford Fusion Sport
Ford Edge Sport
Kia Stinger Premium
Accord - Touring & Sport, 10AT & 6MT
Mazda 6 - GT GT R & Signature
Genesis Ultimate / G80
VW GTI Autobahn DSG
Ford Focus ST
Hyundai Elantra GT Sport 7DCT
After all that, the GTI was my #2 pick, behind the C300. But, I searched with a pretty wide net & couldn't find one equipped the way I'd want it.
With that, I was ready to start getting quotes from dealers on the GTI.
Happened to do a check on AutoTrader for C300s & came across a CPO that checked most of the boxes.
An extended test drive later & a bit of negotiation, and the truck was gone.
2015 Mercedes C300 Sport
18k miles
Iridium Silver
Black interior
AMG 19" wheels
Premium pkg
Multimedia pkg
Have technically been in it for a week, signed all the paperwork Friday after work. No complaints on it, love the way it drives & am surprised that even with the Continental 'run-flats', 19" wheels and sport suspension, it's so much smoother on rough pavement than the truck was.
It's got a firm ride, but not jarring at all.
Haven't had a chance to take more than a few parking lot photos so far.
Signing away the truck
A few parking lot shots of the new (to me) W205
My first 2 cars were Mercedes, a W123 240D & a W126 300SD.
The 240D met its end, getting rear-ended by an F150, about a 40mph difference between us, but you could still open the back doors. Had ~300k on it.
The 300SD was sold when I went off to college, found out from the guy that bought it that the wastegate was stuck open, so it wasn't making any boost. It too was around 300k when it left.
On top of that, my grandmother is on her 7th S-Class.
89 420SEL / 95 S420 / 00 S430 / 05 S430 / 07 S550 / 14 S550 / 15 S550
Her '14 was flooded by hurricane Harvey, the 5 before that were bought new by her & her current '15 is a CPO.
In the last month or two, the sunroof had started squeaking on rough pavement, a rattle/rumble had developed in the rear (bed/axle/suspension), and the LR door lock was starting to stick.
I think I looked at just about every practical 4-door option under ~$40k
Mercedes C400 / C300
Ford Fusion Sport
Ford Edge Sport
Kia Stinger Premium
Accord - Touring & Sport, 10AT & 6MT
Mazda 6 - GT GT R & Signature
Genesis Ultimate / G80
VW GTI Autobahn DSG
Ford Focus ST
Hyundai Elantra GT Sport 7DCT
After all that, the GTI was my #2 pick, behind the C300. But, I searched with a pretty wide net & couldn't find one equipped the way I'd want it.
With that, I was ready to start getting quotes from dealers on the GTI.
Happened to do a check on AutoTrader for C300s & came across a CPO that checked most of the boxes.
An extended test drive later & a bit of negotiation, and the truck was gone.
2015 Mercedes C300 Sport
18k miles
Iridium Silver
Black interior
AMG 19" wheels
Premium pkg
Multimedia pkg
Have technically been in it for a week, signed all the paperwork Friday after work. No complaints on it, love the way it drives & am surprised that even with the Continental 'run-flats', 19" wheels and sport suspension, it's so much smoother on rough pavement than the truck was.
It's got a firm ride, but not jarring at all.
Haven't had a chance to take more than a few parking lot photos so far.
Signing away the truck
A few parking lot shots of the new (to me) W205
My first 2 cars were Mercedes, a W123 240D & a W126 300SD.
The 240D met its end, getting rear-ended by an F150, about a 40mph difference between us, but you could still open the back doors. Had ~300k on it.
The 300SD was sold when I went off to college, found out from the guy that bought it that the wastegate was stuck open, so it wasn't making any boost. It too was around 300k when it left.
On top of that, my grandmother is on her 7th S-Class.
89 420SEL / 95 S420 / 00 S430 / 05 S430 / 07 S550 / 14 S550 / 15 S550
Her '14 was flooded by hurricane Harvey, the 5 before that were bought new by her & her current '15 is a CPO.
