2014 S-class
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The W211 interior being the best of recent Mercedes interiors?
Not sure what you guys have been smoking, but it surely clouds your judgement. Having driven these as loaners or rental cars in Germany for many years, I found these just as crappy as the W212. Same amount of plastic, just with a different plastic feel...
I agree that the plastic feels different, partially also due to its surface treatment and edgier design, but that's bout it.
There are plenty of nice interiors in current MB's, but you need to spend some money on napa or Designo. Same as in other brands....
Not sure what you guys have been smoking, but it surely clouds your judgement. Having driven these as loaners or rental cars in Germany for many years, I found these just as crappy as the W212. Same amount of plastic, just with a different plastic feel...
I agree that the plastic feels different, partially also due to its surface treatment and edgier design, but that's bout it.
There are plenty of nice interiors in current MB's, but you need to spend some money on napa or Designo. Same as in other brands....
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Moving away from the interior discussion...
Anybody here have any experience with the refrigerator console? I know it's an option that until this gen has been an option for users outside of the US. So is it decent? Or does it use up too much trunk space for what it does.
Anybody here have any experience with the refrigerator console? I know it's an option that until this gen has been an option for users outside of the US. So is it decent? Or does it use up too much trunk space for what it does.
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The W211 interior being the best of recent Mercedes interiors?
Not sure what you guys have been smoking, but it surely clouds your judgement. Having driven these as loaners or rental cars in Germany for many years, I found these just as crappy as the W212. Same amount of plastic, just with a different plastic feel...
I agree that the plastic feels different, partially also due to its surface treatment and edgier design, but that's bout it.
There are plenty of nice interiors in current MB's, but you need to spend some money on napa or Designo. Same as in other brands....
Not sure what you guys have been smoking, but it surely clouds your judgement. Having driven these as loaners or rental cars in Germany for many years, I found these just as crappy as the W212. Same amount of plastic, just with a different plastic feel...
I agree that the plastic feels different, partially also due to its surface treatment and edgier design, but that's bout it.
There are plenty of nice interiors in current MB's, but you need to spend some money on napa or Designo. Same as in other brands....
The actual quality of plastics throughout the 211 feel elegant, refined, well finished and padded and/or soft touch. On the 212 the plastics can get somewhat crude, cheap, "thin", unfinished looking/feeling and quite hard. The W212 interior *material* was a big cost cut from the W211.
On the flip side, the 212 interior feels infinitely more durable compared to the 211's kind of dainty construction and not so great fit with large panel gaps in areas (doors to dash and side windows to door trim you can fit like a big finger in).
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Moving away from the interior discussion...
Anybody here have any experience with the refrigerator console? I know it's an option that until this gen has been an option for users outside of the US. So is it decent? Or does it use up too much trunk space for what it does.
Anybody here have any experience with the refrigerator console? I know it's an option that until this gen has been an option for users outside of the US. So is it decent? Or does it use up too much trunk space for what it does.
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Kratos - Did you order plain black (040) or obsidian black (197)? Thanks
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I have it on my order but don't know how much space it will take or the cost. The sales person has no idea. The trunk appears deep so it should be ok based on few pics that are floating around but its hard to say for sure.
Kratos - Did you order plain black (040) or obsidian black (197)? Thanks
Kratos - Did you order plain black (040) or obsidian black (197)? Thanks
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I agree. I changed mine to plain black from obsidian yesterday. I didn't like how metallic made the color "less black" - if that makes sense. I like the deepness of the regular black.
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However, I hear that Obsidian does hide swirls and scratches better and is easier to maintain.
sam9187, so you were able to change the color even though it's pretty close to production (September 1D, right? Mine got moved up to 1D as well).
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Plain black is beautiful for the 5 minutes after washing the car when the car is actually clean. After that, I am not so sure.
We had several plain and obsidian black MB's and I found the metallic paint to be much harder and more resistant to swirls and scratches.
We had several plain and obsidian black MB's and I found the metallic paint to be much harder and more resistant to swirls and scratches.
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I've never had a problem keeping my black S class clean and beautiful. Maybe because it's only a weekend car and I keep low miles on it.
Anybody ever wrapped their car? If you do, you won't have to worry about any wash damage to the paint.
Anybody ever wrapped their car? If you do, you won't have to worry about any wash damage to the paint.
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This is my last concern. I've been trying to find a car on the lot with Obsidian Black so I can see what it looks like in person but no luck. Been really tempted to go back to just plain black.
However, I hear that Obsidian does hide swirls and scratches better and is easier to maintain.
sam9187, so you were able to change the color even though it's pretty close to production (September 1D, right? Mine got moved up to 1D as well).
However, I hear that Obsidian does hide swirls and scratches better and is easier to maintain.
sam9187, so you were able to change the color even though it's pretty close to production (September 1D, right? Mine got moved up to 1D as well).
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Although.. it could be badly damaged on the other side of the car.. the photo didn't show other angle.
Hopefully it is just a minor fender bender.. probably a mishap while unloading the car from the car carrier truck?
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There's a rumor going around that the U.S. release is going to be pushed back another month to October. If this is true, does this mean all of our orders will be pushed back a month?
If so, that sucks.....!
If so, that sucks.....!
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S 65 Spied Fully Naked:
Mercedes-Benz 2014 S 65 AMG NAKED on the road! - Behind the scenes of the commercial shoot! - YouTube
More bling vs S 63.
Mercedes-Benz 2014 S 65 AMG NAKED on the road! - Behind the scenes of the commercial shoot! - YouTube
More bling vs S 63.
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S 65 Spied Fully Naked:
Mercedes-Benz 2014 S 65 AMG NAKED on the road! - Behind the scenes of the commercial shoot! - YouTube
More bling vs S 63.
Mercedes-Benz 2014 S 65 AMG NAKED on the road! - Behind the scenes of the commercial shoot! - YouTube
More bling vs S 63.
