I want!!! That new Mercedes smell is like crack! Having a MB that doesn't leak oil, rust, need work, have 200k+++ miles on it would be freaken SWEET! Plus its tight, and fast, and kind of sporty!

I want a C300 Sport, with premium package, Navi is a must, auto trans is a must, AMG package a must. Black leather, with a blue paint job, same as the SDL. I really like the sport model its much younger looking and feeling car, you can kind of tell the age group they were aiming for.


The Navi is freaken cool, you push a button on the dash and it pops out. Looks like something the aftermarket guys would do. The seven speed tranny is OK, kind of busy but its the only one you can get. Honestly I'd take a 722.6 over it, but whatever. Suspension is stiff but not harsh, dare I say almost 3 series feeling...

Maybe next year, not in the cards until school is over/paid for.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

so.. it will tell you how to get to Poland from anywhere in the word with a fancy pop out screen.

No it will only look up petrol stations and golf courses, everything a modern Mercedes owner needs...

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Oh definitely...........I want a sport model so that M/B can tell me that it's younger looking and younger feeling..........and I really appreciate the fact that that M/B designs it's cars like Versace designs his clothes............

I beleive they change the suspension, brakes, and you can get AMG wheels. You also get a better IMHO steering wheel. The side skirts and bumper are more aggressive looking, different exhuast etc.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I wish they built (ok, imported to the USA) a C-class AWD diesel wagon. My purchase of an R320 CDI was mainly due to the lack of a US diesel wagon since 1987.
Also I don't get the luxury vs sport thing either... I like the hood ornament to guide one's path, and I miss it on my R.
Why "sporty" MB's can't have a hood ornament, along with the fancy grill if need be...is beyond me.
Also the C350 is only available in the Sport version.

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Bob Roe
Lehigh Valley PA USA
1973 Olds 88, 1972 MB 280SE, 1978 Datsun 280Z, 1971 Ford T-Bird, 1972 Olds 88, 1983 Nissan Sentra, 1985 Sentra, 1973 230.6, 1990 Acura Integra, 1991 Volvo 940GLE wagon, 1983 300SD, 1984 300SD, 1995 Subaru Legacy L wagon, 2002 Mountaineer, 1991 300TE wagon, 2008 Murano, 2007 R320CDI 4Matic 52K, some Hyundai, 2008 BMW 535xi wagon, all gone... currently
2007 Honda Odyssey Touring, 2014 E350 4matic

Hatterasguy, are you going to sell that velour SDL ("money pit") when you get your new C-Class?
If I was going to wait, I would bug MB to bring over a CDI/Bluetec version.
I read in one of the car mags that a C-class with a 2.2 liter 4 cylinder CDI is in the works.

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Bob Roe
Lehigh Valley PA USA
1973 Olds 88, 1972 MB 280SE, 1978 Datsun 280Z, 1971 Ford T-Bird, 1972 Olds 88, 1983 Nissan Sentra, 1985 Sentra, 1973 230.6, 1990 Acura Integra, 1991 Volvo 940GLE wagon, 1983 300SD, 1984 300SD, 1995 Subaru Legacy L wagon, 2002 Mountaineer, 1991 300TE wagon, 2008 Murano, 2007 R320CDI 4Matic 52K, some Hyundai, 2008 BMW 535xi wagon, all gone... currently
2007 Honda Odyssey Touring, 2014 E350 4matic

C300? Cut a 0 off the name and add CDI AMG and I'll take it.

The new C-classes look a lot better in the pictures than in person I think. They made the front end look way too chunky and bulky. The older ones (before 08) look slimmer and more athletic.

Though I havent seen the new Luxury ones, just the sport one which I think has a different front spoiler.

I like the fender flares though, they look way better than the new S-class fender flares.

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

C Class...

Nothing like the older cars...I saw it in person and its so tarted up with BS features and goofy styling...I don't know..

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1976 300D
190,000 Miles
Colorado Beige

1975 300D
Parts Car
78,000 Miles
Rustbucket
Also Colorado Beige

1984 190D 2.2 (Dad's)
156,000 miles
Champagne Metallic Clearcoat

Hat - Think C65! C65...C65.....C65

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Fred
2009 ML350
2004 SL600
2004 SL500
1996 SL600
2002 SLK32
2005 CLK320 cabrio
2003 ML350
1997 C280 Sport

After buying that '79 wagon, I fell in love again with the "old" Mercs.

If I find the right 450SLC 5.0 or possibly a Euro 6.9, even a 500E -- say goodbye to the S600.

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'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

I've seen it.

Its quite daring. Aesthetically challenged, IMHO. Too much "noise" in the design.

The new C-Class seems huge, and seems to have as much room in the cabin as the 211 E-Class. Impressive in that respect. But there is little that sets it apart stylistically from the Asian offerings.

Looking back at the 203, I actually liked the design (if a bit cramped). Too bad everything falls apart after 100K miles (interior plastic bits), but....

Also, the grille feels like it came from Fisher-Price. I guess the new front-ends are made collapsible so that some drunken dumb-a$$ doesn't get injured while attempting to jaywalk, suddenly stumbling into your creeping vehicle after boozing it up. Pedestrian safety, you know?
I say, GIVE ME DAGMARS!

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1987 300SDL (324000)

1986 Porsche 951 (944 Turbo) (166000)

1978 Porsche 924 (99000)

1996 Nissan Pathfinder R50 (201000)

No this would be an addition, the SDL wouldn't be sold to get it.

My main concerns are:
Its a small car and the rear seats are tight! Whenever we go anywhere I like to drive and with rear seats that small its not happening. I wonder if a slightly used W211 may be better for what I need.

Lack of a diesel engine. MB is supposed to bring the CDI version in for the 09 model year. A diesel engine would make a lot of sense, more so come re sale time since diesels comand such a premium in the used car market.

I love the way it looks, its a very modern design. Modern is nice IMHO. However its still a MB all the controls are where you expect them and the quality is way, way better than the last C class. I hated the previous gen C class, it was a womens car and a POS.

The salesman tried to say how great 4matic is, but I don't want an AWD car. I only maybe need it 2-3 days a year, and I don't want to live with it the 363 that I don't.

Its an expensive little car to. For what they are asking I can get a used S500, E55K, CL500, etc. Do I want the little MB or a slightly used real MB?

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I got invited to the "C-Drive" last week and it was pretty nice. Full of the usual vendors and all the Fiji water you can drink. They rented out Hangar 8 at Santa Monica airport and had a motorcade led by a team leader C300 with 5 cars which followed behind.

The 7 speed is very responsive but I thought the brakes were grabby. You could see a lot of lurching cars coming out of the staging area! Even then I was very impressed with the car. The plastics and interior feel that they are of a higher quality and at least on par with the 3 series.

I only got a few shots but couldn't get any on the track since I did need BOTH hands to drive the course.

At the exit poll they ask you about advertising stuff and more information using Palm Pilots and one question is "What car do you Drive?" the default is

Make: Mercedes Benz --- Model: 6.9

That was funny.

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1974 240D 3.0L 4(M) - 250K -OM617.910 + 300D FW + Rajay turbo power!
1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k