It Ain't Worth The Difference
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Le Mans Master
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From: Bonney Lake Washington
It Ain't Worth The Difference
I went with my wife to a jewelry/women's clothing sale(for charity) at a
Mercedes dealer about 20 minutes from home. While she browsed so did I.
And after an hour sitting in every M series from the 230 to an SLK I can tell you, until you get into the "more expensive" cars the differences in the interior are marginal at best...
The Vette really holds it's own in the area where it has come under some of it's greatest criticisms.....it's nothing against a Mercedes but it certainly can't be held against the Vette either......
Mercedes dealer about 20 minutes from home. While she browsed so did I.
And after an hour sitting in every M series from the 230 to an SLK I can tell you, until you get into the "more expensive" cars the differences in the interior are marginal at best...
The Vette really holds it's own in the area where it has come under some of it's greatest criticisms.....it's nothing against a Mercedes but it certainly can't be held against the Vette either......
Melting Slicks
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From: Belleville Illinois
I was a service writer at a MB dealer for a short time, unbeliveable amounts of dissatisfied customers. The car is not anywhere as good as it used to be, and I am talking about all class MB's.
Le Mans Master
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From: North Western Connecticut
Owned several high end BMW's and I gotta say the leather is fantastic. On the other hand ask me about the electronics and I'll tell you another story.... They were nightmares..... They changed so many electronic parts I lost track! The problems only cleared up when I sold the POS....... So I'm not to worried about vette quality.... 
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Originally Posted by dbirdhouse1
I went with my wife to a jewelry/women's clothing sale(for charity) at a
Mercedes dealer about 20 minutes from home. While she browsed so did I.
And after an hour sitting in every M series from the 230 to an SLK I can tell you, until you get into the "more expensive" cars the differences in the interior are marginal at best...
The Vette really holds it's own in the area where it has come under some of it's greatest criticisms.....it's nothing against a Mercedes but it certainly can't be held against the Vette either......
Mercedes dealer about 20 minutes from home. While she browsed so did I.
And after an hour sitting in every M series from the 230 to an SLK I can tell you, until you get into the "more expensive" cars the differences in the interior are marginal at best...
The Vette really holds it's own in the area where it has come under some of it's greatest criticisms.....it's nothing against a Mercedes but it certainly can't be held against the Vette either......
Team Owner
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From: Short Hills, NJ
Originally Posted by dbirdhouse1
I went with my wife to a jewelry/women's clothing sale(for charity) at a
Mercedes dealer about 20 minutes from home. While she browsed so did I.
And after an hour sitting in every M series from the 230 to an SLK I can tell you the differences in the interior are marginal at best...
The Vette really holds it's own in the area where it has come under some of it's greatest criticisms....
Mercedes dealer about 20 minutes from home. While she browsed so did I.
And after an hour sitting in every M series from the 230 to an SLK I can tell you the differences in the interior are marginal at best...
The Vette really holds it's own in the area where it has come under some of it's greatest criticisms....
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From: Toronto Ontario
I have traded my Sl 500 for an 06 vert which should be coming in two weeks. I can say this, the fit and finish in the 01 sl was much better than the fit and finish of my old 2000 C5. The 06 looks to be alot better than the 00 and in part that swayed me to go back to the vette together with the 400 ponies under the hood. And truth be told value for money. The 06 vert offers lots of bang for the buck, the mercedes does not!. My 2 canadian cents .
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From: Wayne Township WI
Originally Posted by dbirdhouse1
The Vette really holds it's own in the area where it has come under some of it's greatest criticisms...it's nothing against a Mercedes but it certainly can't be held against the Vette either...
I'll drink to that.
Le Mans Master
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From: Prepare yourself, for a pride obliterating bich smack. Fairfax, VA
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08
SEC > BCS 4 St. Judes '09
the benzos interiors have never been particularly impressive to me. honestly, who cares about gnarled oakwood dash and shiftknobs? 
i absolutely COVET the AMGs though. especially the E55 and SL65
edit: also saw a bentley coupe the other day and looked inside and that interior wasnt that impressive to me either. i would take an acura TL interior to the bentley's. IMHO.
i absolutely COVET the AMGs though. especially the E55 and SL65
edit: also saw a bentley coupe the other day and looked inside and that interior wasnt that impressive to me either. i would take an acura TL interior to the bentley's. IMHO.
Racer
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From: Boca Raton FL
German car quality ain't what it used to be. My neighbor's '04 SL500 had exactly 20 warranty repairs during a 36 months lease. My '04 Porsche required a replacement engine and so did my neighbor's '03. My C6 doesn't have to be all that good to be better than my Porsche. Compared to requiring a new engine and other mechanical failures, the appearance of the interior is trivial.
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Cayman
I had a 02 boxster s and didn't think much about the interior, positive or negative. A boxster owning buddy and I went by the Porsche dealer to look at the Cayman after we had been out thrashing my 06 a6 vert. I thought the interior in the Cayman was pretty bad. [the way it looks outside is another matter] 
The center stack was a mass of tiny buttons. The seat upholstery was plain jane, the instrumentation was the now old porsche standard, and I was thinking that lots of people critique the vett interior quite hard, WTFO. I'm not saying that the vett interior is fabulous, but at the price point I think it's very nice. I like the fact that the side bolsters on the seats are vinyl, cause all the cars that I've had with full leather seats show the wear there quite rapidly. If you want that euro-luxo look you can always get one of those fake wood overlay kits.
The center stack was a mass of tiny buttons. The seat upholstery was plain jane, the instrumentation was the now old porsche standard, and I was thinking that lots of people critique the vett interior quite hard, WTFO. I'm not saying that the vett interior is fabulous, but at the price point I think it's very nice. I like the fact that the side bolsters on the seats are vinyl, cause all the cars that I've had with full leather seats show the wear there quite rapidly. If you want that euro-luxo look you can always get one of those fake wood overlay kits.
Drifting
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From: CA
Originally Posted by dbirdhouse1
I went with my wife to a jewelry/women's clothing sale(for charity) at a
Mercedes dealer about 20 minutes from home. While she browsed so did I.
And after an hour sitting in every M series from the 230 to an SLK I can tell you, until you get into the "more expensive" cars the differences in the interior are marginal at best...
The Vette really holds it's own in the area where it has come under some of it's greatest criticisms.....it's nothing against a Mercedes but it certainly can't be held against the Vette either......
Mercedes dealer about 20 minutes from home. While she browsed so did I.
And after an hour sitting in every M series from the 230 to an SLK I can tell you, until you get into the "more expensive" cars the differences in the interior are marginal at best...
The Vette really holds it's own in the area where it has come under some of it's greatest criticisms.....it's nothing against a Mercedes but it certainly can't be held against the Vette either......
Drifting
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From: CA
Originally Posted by Velocity Steve
German car quality ain't what it used to be. My neighbor's '04 SL500 had exactly 20 warranty repairs during a 36 months lease. My '04 Porsche required a replacement engine and so did my neighbor's '03. My C6 doesn't have to be all that good to be better than my Porsche. Compared to requiring a new engine and other mechanical failures, the appearance of the interior is trivial.
Burning Brakes
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From: Grosse Pointe Shores Michigan
Originally Posted by Irv
You've got to be kidding. We've owned a C320 and a couple of BMWs and all of them had better interior materials and fit and finish than the C6. No comparison. The ergonomics were always worse, but that's a different issue. Only a "marginal" difference? You're dreaming.
They guys on here wear Corvette Colored Sunglasses.
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St. Jude Donor '21-'22-'23-'24
Originally Posted by Irv
We've owned a C320 and a couple of BMWs and all of them had better interior materials and fit and finish than the C6.
Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15
My wife has a 2005 SLK 350. It has the fancy hard top-convertible and all the bells & whistles...but it is a POS!!!
It has already been recalled for an air conditioner control issue.
A power steering hose blew and spewed PS fluid all over the engine compartment.
There is a "clunking" noise in the rear-end that they cannot figure out. The hood clear coat has spots.
MB wants to take another look to see if they can find the cause for the loud clunking in the rear. If they cannot fix it...they buy it back.
The interior is crappy and the controls are confusing and difficult. I have no idea why everyone loves MB. They suck.
It has already been recalled for an air conditioner control issue.
A power steering hose blew and spewed PS fluid all over the engine compartment.
There is a "clunking" noise in the rear-end that they cannot figure out. The hood clear coat has spots.
MB wants to take another look to see if they can find the cause for the loud clunking in the rear. If they cannot fix it...they buy it back.
The interior is crappy and the controls are confusing and difficult. I have no idea why everyone loves MB. They suck.
Drifting
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From: CA
Originally Posted by SilverCoupe
How long ago was that?
Team Owner
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St. Jude Donor '21-'22-'23-'24
Originally Posted by Irv
The C320 was a 2001, which is virtually indistinguishable from the current C350. One BMW was a 2000 Z3/M Coupe, the other is a 2005 X3, which we currently own. The X3 has the sport package, and the seats and leather are awesome. The carpet is higher quality. The dash pieces are more solid, though lots of people hate the rough vinyl dash covering BMW selected (not me).