Percentage of W220s (and W215s) with Distronic
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Percentage of W220s (and W215s) with Distronic
Anyone have a rough idea for those in the US market? I've been going through the cars.com listings and such but it's tough going trying to find one...Would it be fair to say 5% have it?
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Id have to guess it would be more than that.
I have it, and like it, but I don't think its a "gotta have" option honestly. Maybe its because I don't drive it enough on long highway trips.
It wasn't a terribly expensive option from what i recall (about $2k I believe) so I would imagine that more than 5% of people selected it.
That said, if you find a car you love, you can retrofit distronic "fairly" easily.
The radar sensor is about $1400
The control unit is about $1000
The grille is about $400
Wiring harness and brackets are about $100
Labor I have no clue about.
I have it, and like it, but I don't think its a "gotta have" option honestly. Maybe its because I don't drive it enough on long highway trips.
It wasn't a terribly expensive option from what i recall (about $2k I believe) so I would imagine that more than 5% of people selected it.
That said, if you find a car you love, you can retrofit distronic "fairly" easily.
The radar sensor is about $1400
The control unit is about $1000
The grille is about $400
Wiring harness and brackets are about $100
Labor I have no clue about.
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I have it but am not too crazy about it. Given a choice between partronic and distronic I would certain take the parktronic. On a long interstate trip it is good as long as the traffic is not too bad. However, it really does impress all of my friends.
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I got parktronic it's a lifesaver too in my garage LOL
Can't believe they sold this car without xenons, heated seats, parktronic, leather and that high gloss wood. I got all that plus the wood steering
Can't believe they sold this car without xenons, heated seats, parktronic, leather and that high gloss wood. I got all that plus the wood steering
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Maybe it is just that people would prefer to list other options before putting Distronic in their listing...
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Distronic is the radar assisted cruise control. Conventional cruise control keeps you at a steady speed, whereas Distronic keeps you at a steady distance behind the car in front. You can adjust this distance and the car brakes and slows down appropriately. It is adjusted and set on the dashboard.
There's a good demo on this video. Distronic bit starts at 7:30
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=19OPLnjVA4U
