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This is the outcome if one of Germany's most aggressive tuners (MAE)lays hands on a perfectly well designed car:
Tarik
There's a wheel catalog posted in a msg in:
http://mbworld.org/forum/w203/board/home.html
The message is titled "MBZ wheel catalog", I can't get a direct link to the msg.
but I don't remember seeing any responses
to the problem. Sometimes, I hear a ticking
sound when idling. It's subtle and not
very loud, but annoying. Evidently others
hear this too. Does anyone offer any
insight?
Thanks
I heard you mention about your daily driving routine and I was wondering if you live in the Wash. DC area. I'm planning on buying a C240. (depending on the test drive) If so, where did you get your MB from? I was considering American Service Center. I've had a bad experience with HBL, so I'm trying to avoid them. What kind of deal & service did you receive? If it was good, can you give me your sales persons name & number.
Thanks,
kjindc
Since it's a new car, I've heard varying opinions from MB technicians about what to do, i.e. snow tires vs. putting sandbags (or cinderblocks) in the trunk.
Thanks.
Matt
Haven't been on this forum for a while, so had to advance myself 200+ posts to get here.
I drive my parents' 1996 C220, which makes a ticking noise at idle. We asked the dealer a few years ago what was causing this, and unforunately, I forgot exactly what they said (it was 4 years ago). But, the dealer says it's normal - I'll get back to you on this one.
If anyone is interested in the new C wagon, here's some pictures (it's a German site): http://www.autobild.de/?ziel=/archiv/ausgaben/2000/12/49/aktuell/index.php3
This is off topic but I heard some people mention the ML. While an all-new is coming out in a couple of years, a revised ML will be out late-fall 2001. It will have revised bumpers, auto climate control, and other revisions.
-Todd
ASC is literally right around the corner from me, so that makes it especially convenient. But everybody has been very friendly and courteous to me. Mr. Albert even mentioned that if I sell my car before my new C comes in that he would work something out for me to have transportation in the interim. They sell tons of cars there, so I think they must be doing something right. I have not visited any other local MB dealers, so I cannot compare. Basically since you're paying sticker wherever you go for the new C I figure there isn't much chopping around to be done.
Looks great & drives even better. Spent ~5 hours primarily on highways on a short weekend trip. Unfortunately, am still in break-in period, so am not supposed to go more than 70.
Anyway, the car DOES have a "dead foot" pedal to the left of the clutch. It's not as big as on some other cars, but it is there. I found that I use it about half the time.
Have not fully explored the center pass-through, but it appears that you can only stick items through the ski-sack. It doesn't look as if you can remove the ski sack & have a direct pass-through to the trunk. My guesstimate is that the opening is about 8" wide & 12" high.
So far, gas mileage has been pretty good. 29 mpg just on highway (65-70, no cruise control). The average went down to 27 after driving in NYC.
kjindc
Hope that helps.
I should bring my car in...
(Checked Escort 8500, Bell 980, Uniden 777 etc...) The curled cord would interfere with the stick shift in my opnion with the Saftery Warning System detector mounted on the center windshield. So need the straight wire type cig. lighter adaptor. Good reports at www.radartest.com and
www.speedzones.com
Does anyone know if a 12V outlet can be installed in the trunk? I know that several other high-end vehicles have this as standard but wondered if anyone has had experience with this or knows if a dealer will do the work?
Most priceless line: Service technician -- "Replacing a car is like replacing a wife - you just end up with a different set of problems."
On another note, on AM stations, the sound alternates between perfect and loud static on all stations. What gives? I'm sure that more music and less blabber mouth talk radio will enhance my life, but I do need to listen to the local news channel once in a while.
I am also in DC area and plan to buy my first MB C class. The question could be silly... Is the price negotiable? How about Mr. Chuck Albert in ASC? Did he give any discount at all? Thanks a lot for any replies.
I've had plenty of opportunities in the last month here in Minnesota to drive my C320 in snow with the standard tires. As long as I use winter driving skills, I've found the car to be extremely sure-footed. When other people were spinning their wheels at stoplights, I was not. It's going up my inclined driveway, currently packed with snow, just fine. We haven't had a heavy snowstorm yet, but I've been out in some pretty bad driving weather and felt secure. Most of my concern is what the guy in the rear-view mirror is doing!
You can fool the MB audio system into thinking the cassette cover door is closed while using a cassette adapter to play audio from portable devices such as MD and MP3 players.
With the cassette door open, you will see a small square inset with a needle-shaped switch on the right side of the cassette mechanism. This small needle switch senses whether the cassette door is open or closed, much like the switch that turns the light off on your refrigerator when you close the door. I placed a very small piece of styrofoam (1/8 inch square) on the sticky side of a small piece of plastic tape and applied that over the switch. This "fools" the audio system into thinking the cassette door is always closed. You can then use a cassette adapter without the annoying beep trying to remind you to close the cassette door. And you can still close the cassette door when listening to the radio or CD player.
Another way around the problem is to purchase a FM radio adapter for your portable divice. These are available at most any electronics store for about $20. They allow you to transmit the audio signal from your portable device to your FM Stereo without any wires. They are a little fussy to tune and they do require batteries.
While neither of these solutions is ideal, they are the only way I have found to use my MP3 player with the Mercedes audio system.
Larry Homer
lwhomer@cwnet.com
Re: Snow.... I hate it, but besides that I've lived in Massachusetts far too long. I've lived here all my life and I'm over 50. I've owned rear wheel drive cars before and I was nervous about getting another after owning only front drivers for the last 20 years. Even though my 1996 E only has the limited slip differential, with snow tires on all four wheels it did better one day last winter than my wife's large American front drive sedan with very good all season tires. The newer models with traction control and ESP are sure to be far better and one should not worry about it unless they are totally unaware of how to drive on snow and ice.
order color red. Has anyone actually recieved their Magma Red C yet? What is the cost of the color? Has anyone
recieved the Orion Blue C yet? - I have seen the Midnight Blue (very dark) - What is the vote of these two colors?
If I order the red, oyster or ash interior, Thank you.- also if you need concerts, sports, or theatre premium tickets go to
Tickettrader.com
Hope yours is something else.
Is the 320 worth 7k more?
AM ALSO INTERESTED INGETTING IN TOUC WITH JSN1 RE THE SWITCH ON THE DOOR. DO YOU KEEP THAT STYROFOAM IN AT ALL TIMES. IF SO HOW DO YOU CLOSE THE DOOR SO THAT THE CONTROL SEGMENT GOES BACK IN...
Anyone else leased this car? What do your numbers break down to?
I opted to put down the 10 security depostits ($5500) to lower the payments. My total was $40360 + tax. and my payments about $510.
Any advice about turning the car in at the end. is Benz reasonable about the little things (dings chips etc.)
P
I don't even mind going out to some auto-by-tel (or similar) type outfits to get a good lease deal.
Any suggestions? Anyone lease a C320 yet for 2001? I am curious as to MB residual value on the car after 3 years.
Thanks,
Wally
My NJ Dealer quoted C 240 residual value = 70 % at 36 months and 66 % at 42 months. I have an MBCC Lease set up for mid Feb. on a C 240
6 speed (C1,C2,C3,C4, Bose stereo upgrade) $35,500 MSRP. With the current new car Lease rate = 9.2 % approx. or Money Factor = 9.2 divide by 2400 = 0.0038 (hoping Greenspan will lower interest rates in Jan. if not tomorrow) and $2500 down and $1300 due at signing, monthly lease = $460 approx. and 15,000 miles per year. Don't know if that is a "great" deal but I have worked the numbers different ways and used www.leaseguide.com etc...
Credit Card Test: MB has a brochure "The First Class Finish". They have a 3.5" X 2" credit card in the cover. If damage can be hidden by the credit card, you won't be charged. It is an excellent brochure on Lease end options etc... Ian
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