[Last E92 M3]

c class looks better than previous model but nowhere near my taste...yuck.

[Crimson92]

Originally Posted by MC Mo Murda

The only benzos I would drive are the e63 and cls65

CLS65?

[Crimson92]

to be fair...the new body looks great...handles way better than the w203 but the engine is still lacking ...sooo for me 7/10 over e92 8.5/10

[jetblk328i]

i took a good look at one last time i had my 328i for service since MB is next door hahah it looked ok...i didnt like the rear, i felt that there was less room than in my 328i...i looked at a 300 sport with 4matic and the plastics did feel very cheap...however....i did like that massive MB star in the front...other than that ill take a 328i or an Audi A4 over one anyday, especially the new 2009 Audi A4

[aequitas330]

Originally Posted by jetblk328i

i took a good look at one last time i had my 328i for service since MB is next door hahah it looked ok...i didnt like the rear, i felt that there was less room than in my 328i...i looked at a 300 sport with 4matic and the plastics did feel very cheap...however....i did like that massive MB star in the front...other than that ill take a 328i or an Audi A4 over one anyday, especially the new 2009 Audi A4

Maybe I'll have to look at the A4 again down the road.. I test drove the '07 A4 back at the end of '06.. I wasn't very impressed.. Their money factor rates are awesome but their residuals are horrible.

[AndrewAZ]

Originally Posted by aequitas330

Maybe I'll have to look at the A4 again down the road.. I test drove the '07 A4 back at the end of '06.. I wasn't very impressed.. Their money factor rates are awesome but their residuals are horrible.

Yea thats the problem with audi... If you are going to lease them you can get the most bang for your buck as BMW like you said the residuals on all audis just suck.

[just4kickz]

I drove my friend's C350 in the hills once... sweet car.

[aequitas330]

Originally Posted by AndrewAZ

Yea thats the problem with audi... If you are going to lease them you can get the most bang for your buck as BMW like you said the residuals on all audis just suck.

Since I never even considered a 4 year lease on anything, I never realized how bad the 4 year leases were. Audi in particular - look at how much different the money factor is on the A4 & TT... It jumps to 12x what the 24/36 month rates were..

Also - look at how the residual drops on the Mercedes after each year..

Some different residuals/money factors from Audi/MB/BMW:

2008 Audi A4 2.0T quattro Tiptronic Sedan
24 Month - Residual 59% of MSRP - .00023 Base Rate
36 Month - Residual 51% of MSRP - .00023 Base Rate
48 Month - Residual 42% of MSRP - .00276 Base Rate

2008 Audi A5 Tiptronic Coupe
24 Month - Residual 59% of MSRP - .00256 Base Rate
36 Month - Residual 51% of MSRP - .00256 Base Rate
48 Month - Residual 40% of MSRP - .00276 Base Rate

2008 Audi TT 3.2 Quattro Tiptronic Coupe
24 Month - Residual 58% of MSRP - .00024 Base Rate
36 Month - Residual 50% of MSRP - .00024 Base Rate
48 Month - Residual 40% of MSRP - .00283 Base Rate


2008 Mercedes C300 Sport 4matic
24 Month – Residual 66% of MSRP – .00270 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00250 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00250 Base Rate


2008 BMW 128i Coupe
24 Month – Residual 76% of MSRP – .00285 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 62% of MSRP – .00285 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 50% of MSRP – .00285 Base Rate

2008 BMW 135i Coupe
24 Month – Residual 71% of MSRP – .00285 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00285 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 47% of MSRP – .00285 Base Rate

2008 BMW 328xi Coupe
24 Month – Residual 70% of MSRP – .00195 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00195 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 41% of MSRP – .00285 Base Rate

2008 BMW 328xi Sedan
24 Month – Residual 71% of MSRP – .00175 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 61% of MSRP – .00175 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 40% of MSRP – .00285 Base Rate

2008 BMW 335xi Sedan
24 Month – Residual 71% of MSRP – .00210 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 61% of MSRP – .00210 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 42% of MSRP – .00285 Base Rate

[TahBOSS]

my mommy drives that car, it sleeeeeek and real fresh. I like it better than the 3 series sedan but the 3 coupe > C class

[aequitas330]

I went to test drive it yesterday afternoon, here are some more pics I took:

[Jay_328]

I don't like that interior

[Limegrntaln]

C 350 FTW...

I like the sport with the panoramic roof. the C350 is a second faster 0-60

[aequitas330]

Originally Posted by Limegrntaln

C 350 FTW...

I like the sport with the panoramic roof. the C350 is a second faster 0-60

It sucks that there's no 4matic version though... That'd be like BMW not making a 335xi.

[ac1208]

we have the c350 4matic in canada

i test drove the c300 4matic, and it felt slower than my e46 325i
and interior-wise, it didn't feel/look nice
but exterior is very nice

[Neema]

Originally Posted by takedown8

I think they need to make that MB symbol on the grill bigger.

+1, i was thinking more along the lines of a pizza... like a medium 16'' instead of their Denny's pancake looking one they have now

[Neema]

Originally Posted by ac1208

i test drove the c300 4matic, and it felt slower than my e46 325i

Damn haha, then thats slow as shit, because I had an E46 325ci and that thing was slow as hell too.

[Neema]

I guess with Mercedes, it just has to be an AMG, or nothing.

[aequitas330]

Originally Posted by Boost_Nation

+1, i was thinking more along the lines of a pizza... like a medium 16'' instead of their Denny's pancake looking one they have now

Yeah, it's a lil too flashy..

Originally Posted by Boost_Nation

I guess with Mercedes, it just has to be an AMG, or nothing.

If the MB star up front wasn't so big, if there wasn't so much plastic and if it accelerated just a little quicker it would be pretty sweet.

[just4kickz]

Originally Posted by Limegrntaln

C 350 FTW...

I like the sport with the panoramic roof. the C350 is a second faster 0-60

steering response is def not as good as the 3 series though... but it does feel as sporty as the 3 series besides that.