C450 AMG Sport discussion only.
#3776
My replacement Palladium is scheduled to be built in a few weeks, I'm hoping since the order has been in for a while, I'll have no issues.
#3778
"Palladium" was discontinued on the c450 a few weeks ago, if your order went in at/before then - you need not worry.
My rep said I missed the color choice by a day or so, and I think it was about 3 weeks ago.
All for the better IMO. Went cardinal red instead.
My rep said I missed the color choice by a day or so, and I think it was about 3 weeks ago.
All for the better IMO. Went cardinal red instead.
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#3779
#3782
Originally Posted by alexasa
"Palladium" was discontinued on the c450 a few weeks ago, if your order went in at/before then - you need not worry.
My rep said I missed the color choice by a day or so, and I think it was about 3 weeks ago.
All for the better IMO. Went cardinal red instead.
My rep said I missed the color choice by a day or so, and I think it was about 3 weeks ago.
All for the better IMO. Went cardinal red instead.
*Mic drop*
#3783
Yes, my order was placed about a month ago and my first choice was Palladium. The dealer called me a day later to say it's off the order list. What's more, while I seldom like wood in a car, I had spec'd the open pore black wood and that is off the list too!! I ended up doing Cardinal red exterior, black leather and carbon fiber. Made the dealer split 50% of the upgrade cost with me since they discontinued my first choices.
Last edited by BeemerToBenz; 04-02-2016 at 01:00 PM.
#3784
Both are taken off June builds, early May build were the final days. Order has to be in before end of Mar. Most remaining allocation went to Black and White going forward because those have higher chances of moving on dealer lots while factory retools for C43 over the summer.
#3785
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2016 c450 / 2016 VW Jetta 1.8t / 2006 Wrangler X
If brilliant blue becomes an option for the USA spec c43 sedan it will destroy me. I have reconciled with the idea that my car wont have AMG door sills or badges. I am ok with the fact that my car will have 7 gears instead of 9. Mercedes finally releasing a modern blue paint color will be the reason my (soon to be delivered) c450, mysteriously gets stolen/catches fire/used in the act of a crime...
#3786
Both are taken off June builds, early May build were the final days. Order has to be in before end of Mar. Most remaining allocation went to Black and White going forward because those have higher chances of moving on dealer lots while factory retools for C43 over the summer.
#3787
The brown seats look rich as all hell, but man do they pin you down on the other colors and finishes. I ended up ordering a car (a 300) and it was more painless than I thought. My dealer intercepted a car scheduled for production two weeks out. It was allocated as inventory to another dealer, but they just made a call and traded an allotment to them. Less than 60 days later, there she was, exactly what I wanted.
Now let me throw in a wrinkle. Crystal Grey Nappa, with Black Ash. The grain variations in Black Ash "read" as gray tones, which aren't real evident unless they have the Crystal (white) door inserts and seats for contrast. This is my interior:
Picture that but with the Nappa.
Now let me throw in a wrinkle. Crystal Grey Nappa, with Black Ash. The grain variations in Black Ash "read" as gray tones, which aren't real evident unless they have the Crystal (white) door inserts and seats for contrast. This is my interior:
Picture that but with the Nappa.
#3788
There is an almost perverse amount of eye candy in a W205 interior. They really out did themselves. My old 2010 W221 interior looked like a Hyundai compared to the 205. Sometimes I just go in the garage and sit in it, because it's one of the nicest rooms in the house.
#3791
In addition to the 9G, the C43 seems to have another upgrade over the C450, and that is the exhaust. I was browsing AMG's corporate site and found this photo of the interior of the C43 coupe, and you can clearly see there's a exhaust button on the centre console, just like in the C63, suggesting the exhaust will be more aggressive. Hmmm....
http://www.mercedes-amg.com/webspeci...?lang=eng#home
http://www.mercedes-amg.com/webspeci...?lang=eng#home
#3792
In addition to the 9G, the C43 seems to have another upgrade over the C450, and that is the exhaust. I was browsing AMG's corporate site and found this photo of the interior of the C43 coupe, and you can clearly see there's a exhaust button on the centre console, just like in the C63, suggesting the exhaust will be more aggressive. Hmmm....
http://www.mercedes-amg.com/webspeci...?lang=eng#home
http://www.mercedes-amg.com/webspeci...?lang=eng#home
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#3795
Overrun rumble?
I just noticed to day that the "rumble" in Sport + when getting off the throttle is gone... Still blip on down shift but no more over run. Odd, yes? Car seems to run fine.
I do not often engage +, typically I am commuting. I took it in today for a spring detail and noticed. Tried several times including setting the personal to sport +.
Let me know if you have any ideas. Guess I will need to take to the dealer though I think they will look at me like I am nuts.
I do not often engage +, typically I am commuting. I took it in today for a spring detail and noticed. Tried several times including setting the personal to sport +.
Let me know if you have any ideas. Guess I will need to take to the dealer though I think they will look at me like I am nuts.
#3796
During my 12 hour couch session recovering from last night, I came across this pic of an S class. Best pic I've been able to find to project how the Steel Grey and Saddle Brown will pair. Me likey, though I'd guess it's not for everyone.
#3797
that looks more gray than steel gray, maybe that is selenite because isn't steel gray more blue?
#3798
Not sure, I think it's Steel Grey (the other pictures, link below) it looks like it...but they grey's are hard to tell apart sometimes as they all look a slight bit different in different lighting.
http://www.autoblog.com/2015/09/15/2...#slide-3622522
edit: It doesn't help that I'm red/green color blind, so my ability to differentiate between shades of colors is pretty *****ty sometimes, haha. That is probably Selenite, Steel Grey looks really dark in some pics I've seen and then very normal grey is others, with various light.
http://www.autoblog.com/2015/09/15/2...#slide-3622522
edit: It doesn't help that I'm red/green color blind, so my ability to differentiate between shades of colors is pretty *****ty sometimes, haha. That is probably Selenite, Steel Grey looks really dark in some pics I've seen and then very normal grey is others, with various light.
Last edited by inhartwetrust; 04-04-2016 at 10:17 AM.