It's
www.germancarzone.com, not
www.germancarfans.com.
Also, my dealer told me this week that when W204 production is fully ramped up, for the US market, 30% of the cars will come from Germany and 70% from South Africa. How about THAT?
One last, it looks the the dealer demo cars have the 18" AMG wheel option and there have been complaints about ride quality with those wheels. Stock is 17" AMGs on the Sport model and 17" ten-spokes on the Luxury with no wheel options.
Another complaint is that the big outside mirrors produce a lot of wind noise but it's possible that the EU has decreed mirror size since they are also responsible for the higher hood level for pedestrian protection, relative to the outgoing model.