The Official Wagon/Avant Discussion Thread
#2601
The one I am looking at, has the Premium 1 package, and panoramic moonroof. Also the 18 inch AMG split 5 spoke wheels
Base price is 63K. With options 68xxx.
EDIT: Its not close to being fully loaded. If you fully loaded up, you can easily get to $82K or so, which is not something I am looking to spend for a daily grinder.
Last edited by 2012wagon; 09-14-2017 at 12:21 PM.
#2602
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I tossed together an E400 Estate. $86k
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#2605
Team Owner
^ as most of the so called 7 passenger cars.
Unless we are talking about Mini-van. Most of the 6 and 7 seats are good to have in case of emergency. They are all slightly better than useless.
Unless we are talking about Mini-van. Most of the 6 and 7 seats are good to have in case of emergency. They are all slightly better than useless.
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2012wagon (09-14-2017)
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Worst third row I've sat in was a 1G Cadillac SRX. They did very little to hide the fact you're sitting in the cargo space.
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#2610
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Those good ol days are long gone with BMWs.....
#2611
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I need that
#2612
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I like it. Old-skoo wagons had that, I recall.
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2012wagon (09-16-2017)
#2613
well the reason I drive a wagon and looking for wagon replacement are my kids
if it was adults only I would DD my two seaters
benz dealer came back $3450 off msrp take it or leave it
#2614
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So.......
#2615
Team Owner
I think you can do much better if you wait for a bit ... i believe the car is still too new to have the "normal" mbz discounts like 8-10k off msrp.
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2012wagon (09-18-2017)
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#2617
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Lunar Blue & Iridium Silver either with the AMG package, would get my vote.
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#2620
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^ I could live without the pano roof, rarely use it in my F150. The Cardinal is nice, but not sure on brown for me.
#2621
Also most dealer stock seem to have all ordered with pano anyways. Unless I can find time to order/do Euro delivery, I will have to take from dealer stock to get most discount, so I will likely be "stuck" with pano
#2622
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That's how I got it, wouldn't have ordered it, but it was the only F150 configured how I wanted it in the city of Houston.
#2623
Never owned a pano roof on a bigger/higher vehicle
our Tacomas weren't offered with any.
our Tacomas weren't offered with any.
#2624
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I like it when it's not the typical Houston 100*/100% humid, but the F150s have been plagued with rattle/creak/noise from the pano roofs. Mine's intermittent & I'm hesitant to take it in just to have the noise come back. Have seen a few fixes online that I may look into DIY over taking it in to be torn apart.
Shouldn't be a problem in the MB, no issues in my grandmother's S550.
Shouldn't be a problem in the MB, no issues in my grandmother's S550.
#2625
I know lexus has been doing pano on the ES for over 10 years
my mom has one no issues
then again at her age hardly doubt it's ever been used
your s550 anecdote definitely is helpful. At the mileage I drive my DD I expect to keep it 5-6 years and don't expect pano issues; now that I said it I bet I get a lemon
my mom has one no issues
then again at her age hardly doubt it's ever been used
your s550 anecdote definitely is helpful. At the mileage I drive my DD I expect to keep it 5-6 years and don't expect pano issues; now that I said it I bet I get a lemon
#2626
Team Owner
i would get the pano just because it makes the roof look black, provides a good contrast with rest of the car.
Other than that, i have not opened my sunroof in the past 5 years. But i know some ppl use their sunroof everyday.
Other than that, i have not opened my sunroof in the past 5 years. But i know some ppl use their sunroof everyday.
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2012wagon (09-18-2017)
#2627
I personally don't ever open the sunroof
back in the day I had a 1995 mr2 turbo t top
the greatest joys of driving, aside from the chassis, was looking up at night and seeing the beautiful sky through the glass
so having sunrooof and pano etc, for me it's the glass , the airiness of the cabin, which I love. Since it can be shared with passengers is an added bonus
back in the day I had a 1995 mr2 turbo t top
the greatest joys of driving, aside from the chassis, was looking up at night and seeing the beautiful sky through the glass
so having sunrooof and pano etc, for me it's the glass , the airiness of the cabin, which I love. Since it can be shared with passengers is an added bonus
#2628
Team Owner
I would have to have the pano roof when it rains and i can just sleep in the car looking at the rain drops. Unfortunately, I live in LA... so little to no chance of enjoying that.
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2012wagon (09-18-2017)
#2629
3 years ago we did a road trip that encompassed exactly that. La to red wood forest in November, when all the tourists went home
glass roof you can hear the see the rain drops (friends SL)
we would stop and hike in the forest
the low clouds coming off ocean and hanging up in the forest , thus as you hike in moist air of the November rain forest , as if you are waking on clouds
simply spectacular
glass roof you can hear the see the rain drops (friends SL)
we would stop and hike in the forest
the low clouds coming off ocean and hanging up in the forest , thus as you hike in moist air of the November rain forest , as if you are waking on clouds
simply spectacular
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#2630
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I agree that the pano gives a nice contrast on a lighter colored car. Iridium Silver with pano roof Cardinal Red should look great too.
I'd expect a higher degree of quality from even a C-class MB over the pano in my Ford.
I'd expect a higher degree of quality from even a C-class MB over the pano in my Ford.
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2012wagon (09-19-2017)
#2631
Returning my juvenile Cali wagon plate today
#2632
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Those are great plates. Don't get rid of them.
Does this mean though that you have picked up the new wagon? Love that interior.
Does this mean though that you have picked up the new wagon? Love that interior.
#2633
already got rid of them
too juvenile
havent picked up the benz yet. Still shopping. Going to also test drive a v90 dealer ordered locally that comes next week
#2634
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DO IT!!!
Although I will say you can likely get a W212 E63 Wagon pre-facelift for not much more than that
#2635
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^ Never was a big fan of the super angular pre-MMC W212.
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2012wagon (09-21-2017)
#2637
I used to love the e63 w212 wagon. But once the face lift happens the pre face lift wagons looks horrendously dated so I don't want that
I have considered a few 2014+ e63 wagon. Price is about 75-85k for lower mileage ones.
Ao so I am looking at about a 15k delta in real world prices
#2639
This will be 4th DD wagon, thus the replacement will need to be a wagon
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