KmanianTSX

What's up, guys?

I've spent nearly a year of happy driving with my TSX, but with less than 10K miles, I'm about to sell her for a 2008 Mercedes C300 Sport. I bought a 2007 C230 in May and love the car, but the 2008 is amazing! So, I'm gonna send the C230 home and keep the C300 here. I'm really gonna miss the TSX, but I have wanted the C300 for as far back as I could remember. It is speced as follows:

Mars Red
Black MB-Tex
P2 Package
Multimedia Package
7G Auto
Panoramic Sunroof
18" AMG Wheels
Rear Lip Spoiler

The car should be ready by early October. I first test drove the C200K European Avantgarde AMG Sport Packet in June and fell in love with the car! The Kompressor engine has so much torque! Too bad we don't get those options here in the US. Well here are some pics ... I stopped by a dealer and they had a Mars Red C300 in and I took it for a spin and took some photos with my phone of it next to my TSX. Sorry for the crappy quality.

Also, I have a question. I have about 4 weeks to decide to either sell the TSX or trade it in. Anyone traded/sold an '06 lately? Mine is in pretty much brand new with Navi and 9,000 miles. What should I expect?

HONgDA

iTrader: (1)

The front end looks hideous! Not feeling the AMG rims either. Little more umph in the engine department but other that I would stick with the TSX.

LOL888

lol don't be a hater

OskarG

I looooooooooooooove the new Mercedes C-class!

xenonhid

Yeah, such a playahater!

Love the rims and the design!


I personally would have chosen a different color though.

mltk53

cool

SoCaliTrojan

rims are fine...rear-end looks good. The front end isn't attractive (to me). I'm sure it's filled with all sorts of goodies.

nj2pa2nc

wow you like to change cars alot. if you can afford it, why not? nice choices. i love my 06 tsx. did own 2 mercedes over the years. good luck and enjoy. since you have time, ask the dealer want they would give you as a trade-in and then try to sell it on your own. you still have time.

Newplay1

I like the new C300 but I hate when MB updates/changes C-class every other year and make you want to trade in and buy newer one.

HONgDA

iTrader: (1)

You guys are too funny with the player hater comments. I'm just stating my opinion about the design of MB. It seems like they made everything bigger than the previous design.

kaliraver69

I personnely don't like the look from the front end, it just looks too big. I think the rear end looks fine and the rims look good too but the front looks I also would've chose a different color.

dj Dozhe

^^ I second that. Everyone's got their own taste and it's not always about player hating, sometimes it's about design hating. Not to mention it's a C class...so..Player? Nah. I'm not a fan of the color or design, but enjoy your new car.

Ruserious

iTrader: (2)

I like it!! It looks real nice! Congrats and enjoy it!

Endless-Whitetsx

I think the front looks good.. AMG styles.. just need to put on some bigger rims and your good.. good choice.. my friend who owns a 2007 328i said he would have got that if he waited lol..

Meinbeast

What were you able to pick that up for?????

Amazing car. I would have picked the same exact car, red looks great when its cleaned up.

xchimp

Nice.....I think the color is throwing me off. Looks awfully like the Cadillac CTS to me.

KmanianTSX

Appreciate the comments, guys. I know that the red is a very touchy color - you either love it or hate it. For example, I hate the way it looked on the TSX when I bought mine, hence CGP. The car is really sexy, and with the full roof panorama sunroof, the red will be complemented nicely with the black roof.

As speced, the MSRP is $42k. This is very steep, but I am getting every option save TeleAid (think Onstar). I was thinking of getting the C350, but the fact that I am single, 23, live in Miami and will be driving a Red Benz, the insurance was almost $1.5k more every 6 months. Not worth the extra 40 horses...

aznt1217

It's a great car great color but 2 things bug me.

Depreciation is horrible on all Mercedes' so I would wait 1 year.
Also... as with all cars this is the first model for the redesign so you know the story.

tsX818

new mbz gets my two thumbs up.. mbz is really stepping it up.

club_euro2

Good Luck

fadinglionhart

dibs on the tsx flip key! jk... mostly

Maybe it's the cameraphone, but that red doesn't look too vibrant; it seems quite dull, almost magenta-like. I thought the tsx red looks brighter. just an opinion

hunterk1

Nice looking car, hope you get the same pleasure out of it that you got out of your TSX.

Hope you don't mind the extra depreciation & maintenance that is likely to come with the MB! Or perhaps things have improved over the last couple of years.

I think you're right. I'm not liking the MB's red either, but I prefer "fire engine red" to maroons. I would have been disappointed with the "red" TL too, it seems similar to the C300 color. It doesn't look bad, just not my taste.

offsight204

my fuc**ng god that mercedes is one sexy ass car.. thats one of the fee cars u could leave stock and it will look better than most cars on the sreet.. well man is not like u downgraded u surpass the tsx... crazy looking car..big upz and congrats

ninjamyst

Wow...you must be rich to throw away money like that. Enjoy the new car!

JKV808TSX

Congrats on the new ride! .. I dunno about that "AMG" look tho .. looks like a domestic front to me. =X Too close to lookin like a FORD.

chuson

The new C looks "dull" and "ugly" on paper especially the front, but it's a totally different car when you see it in person.

I saw a new White C350 on the street this weekend and it looks pretty hot. The only thing I dislike is they carry over the old engine, hence the 3.0V6 and 3.5V6.

KmanianTSX

The red is not as dull as the pics make it look (my cell camera is not that great and it was cloudy that day). Here is a link to a review done so that you can check the color and the interior. This car is virtually the same as the one that I am getting besides the Panorama Sunroof and the Rear Lip Spoiler.

http://www.autospies.com/news/Spies-...-photos-16453/

Nogard13

If you like it, more power to you. I happen to think that the back looks too much like the 08 Accord and the grill makes the car look, I don't know, "hungry?" I just think the grill should've been designed better but I'm sure some people love that look.

As for the interior, the pop-up screen is a definite no-no in my book but, again, some people might like it. Too me it just looks like 4pm Friday engineering (I can see it now, "Klaud, we forgot to put a screen in the automobile! Why don't we make a hole here and make a pop-up one come out?").

I know how it feels to want a new car. I had an 05 Scion tC that I traded in to get my 07 TSX. I've had her for about 5 months and I'm already looking at other cars (have a 3 year lease, tho, so I'm keeping her at least that long). Speaking from personal experience, the need to change cars so much indicates mental problems (nothing serious, just lack of focus, maybe ADHD?). I get bored too easily, as I'm sure you do, too, and need that "new car feeling" to make me feel good again. I'd fight it if I were you, especially at 23 (I'm 30 and I should be fighting it as well).

A Cake On

I haven't been this excited over a new Mercedes in a while. I stumbled on the new C-class a couple of weeks ago and was stunned. The interior of the car is really nice looking. I would bypass the amg wheels and get some aftermarket 19's possibly chrome with a staggered lip.

The new AMG CLK is another new mercedes that is ready to rape some roadway.

minkl81

iTrader: (2)

lotta guys started ditching tsx for a new ride

HONgDA

iTrader: (1)

C63 AMG


Now this is sick!!

S14 n Tsx

^^ that is fucking hot but how much that thing cost? arms and legs...

Benz_05_TSX

iTrader: (1)

Looks like a mini S class!!! I used to hate the C class, but the new C63 has gotten me a little interested....

hunterk1

NOW THAT'S A GOOD RED!!! People will be turning their heads so quick to see that you're going to cause whiplash! Yeah! Enjoy it!

KmanianTSX

As I said ... you either LOVE it or HATE it! The red sure is a beauty, though!

CarbonGray Earl

The real question is, do you love it.....doesn't matter what people say.

Congrats and good luck with it. My family had a number of benzes over 3 decades. Each has stayed beautiful after 10 years, have been driven well over 100k miles EACH, and have been great to drive. Maintenance costs were a bitch after awhile, but none of them had problems until after 100k miles.

Ikko

Honestly, I think the TSX looks classier, than the C in those pics!

Tsx6363

front looks like a caddy :bleh: