I've trade my
2013 Malibu to get a NEW Mercedes C300 Sport. It has been 3 days since I got it and figured it would be nice to share my thoughts.
Some background: This is my first very own Mercedes since I've had my license. I have rented them, drove my friends but this is different. It is mine - well technically will be mine soon as I pay off the loan ;)
Exterior: Love it. Every line flows beautifully, a great combination of subtle and aggressive with a slight lean on aggressive with the Sport body style. The
Arctic White paint job shines brilliantly in the sun and the seemingly glows in the night with reflections from cars and street lamps. It basically blends in when I want it to and still manages to turn heads. And the fact that it matches with my
Bright White Jeep Wrangler is AWESOME!!
Interior:
This
thing is a vault. A comfortable vault filled with great materials from
the seats to the dash. The seats are made of a hand sewed leather.. pretty comfortable. The dashboard materials
are a matte soft touch plastic with rosewood grain trim, everything from the
stalks to the buttons feel top notch.
POWAHH:
Perhaps
this car is a dog to most but for me it is great, it puts out 248 hp
and 251 pound feet torque. It defaults to ECO mode on Start up which
includes Start/Stop engine tech and starts you off in second gear. For
all the traffic I've dealt with in the city this function has saved me a
lot of gas. At first I thought it was a gimmick and it would be
annoying (Start/Stop) but it's seamless. Switch over to Sport mode and
that's when the C300 comes alive, it puts down it's power quickly when I
need it and I can easily get up to speeds that are beyond what's
posted. The C300 is a 4Matic with a rear bias and it handles
exceptionally well especially around tight bends. Many people complain
that AWD isn't fun but I've been having a blast!
Ride:
Amazingly
comfortable even with these 3rd world country roads that Baltimore Dept of
Transportation haven't maintained in a decade. It absorbs bumps with
ease and never feels harsh.
My Closing Thoughts:
- When
you get a Mercedes Benz, people's whole perception of you changes.
Friends expect you to blow money fast when you are reluctant to spend
money on crap, no I don't want to spend $18 to see the Dracula Untold "But you gotta Benz yo!" they retort. To me this is just a car, a car
that hit all of the things that I wanted for a price that fit perfectly
in my budget.
- People
want to race, all the time. I'll be at a red light minding my own
business and a guy will pull up in his Acura TSX, stare at me, chirp his
wheels and speed up to the next stop light. I then casually drive to
the next light taking full advantage of the ECO Start/Stop. This also
takes place on highways with various BMW/Audi drivers attempting to
prove to me that their German car is best German car. I never entertain
it for a second.
- Men
grill me. I can be at a red light and look around and see a guy with
this angry look on his face staring right at me whether they are in
another car, standing on the corner or crossing the street with their
girlfriends. It's this look that says "I don't know who you are but I hate your stupid face and your stupid car".
I casually look away because that's lame and jealousy is a female trait.
- Girls
grill me. I can be at a red light and look around and see a girl with
this sultry look on her face staring right at me whether they are in
another car, standing on the corner or crossing the street with their
boyfriends. It's this look that says "I don't know who you are but I love your sexy face and your sexy car".
All in all I'm happy and I thank Mercedes Benz of Cataonsville for making all of this possible!
Here
she is in the morning after getting 30% tint all around:
