02-20-2006, 01:27 PM
Mercedes 300TE station wagon
Plus ive test-driven myself clks, slks, s-classes. e-class, and c-class.
The C class is just plain junk in my book, Why did they even create it is my question.
My mom's 300TE has 130,000 miles, runs like a damn top, has original paint that looks new and has been in quite a few fender benders. It has saved my life twice in accidents that would have crushed less prepared cars. I will admit however, the quality of mercedes has gone down since my mother's 89 300TE, she wont give it up. We test cars every year thinking she will want another vehicle, but in the end her car she has now performs better than a lot of the newer ones. Her car has plenty more power or gearing on the highway to get it up to speed faster than the c-classes (She wants a small sedan for her next car)
I do not hate bmws, I said yuck, they are not very good vehicles and way overpriced in my opinion. I dislike them compared to real jags because they are nowhere near as refined and classy. Take the interiors for example. On an XJ you sit in the interior and you feel like you are in a classy and plush interior. Little details like wood shifter knob, and the way the dash flows. It just is classy. The interior of a 7 is nice, but it feels more business like, like its trying to be a sports car but its also trying to be a premier luxury car at the same time. It ruins the classiness of it.
Exterior of the xj is smooth, sculpted and reaks of luxuriousness. The 7 series has an agressive futuristic look of it, that I personally hate, and what the hell is with its back end too?
Compare the 6 series convertible to the XK and youll find a lot of the same differences. Look at the 6-series dash and compare it to an XK. The 6 series is all tuetonic interior, and just plain well....non-refined. The XKs panels flow together with the wood paneling and the leather has an artistic shape. Compare the steering wheels. Have you ever driven an XK steering wheel? The wood with leather combo makes me weak in the knees compared to the ugly steering wheel of the 6 series.
![[Image: bmw2.jpg]](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/D_Eclipse9916/bmw2.jpg)
![[Image: jag3.jpg]](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/D_Eclipse9916/jag3.jpg)
![[Image: bmw3.jpg]](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/D_Eclipse9916/bmw3.jpg)
![[Image: jag2.jpg]](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/D_Eclipse9916/jag2.jpg)
![[Image: jag1.jpg]](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/D_Eclipse9916/jag1.jpg)
Plus ive test-driven myself clks, slks, s-classes. e-class, and c-class.
The C class is just plain junk in my book, Why did they even create it is my question.
My mom's 300TE has 130,000 miles, runs like a damn top, has original paint that looks new and has been in quite a few fender benders. It has saved my life twice in accidents that would have crushed less prepared cars. I will admit however, the quality of mercedes has gone down since my mother's 89 300TE, she wont give it up. We test cars every year thinking she will want another vehicle, but in the end her car she has now performs better than a lot of the newer ones. Her car has plenty more power or gearing on the highway to get it up to speed faster than the c-classes (She wants a small sedan for her next car)
I do not hate bmws, I said yuck, they are not very good vehicles and way overpriced in my opinion. I dislike them compared to real jags because they are nowhere near as refined and classy. Take the interiors for example. On an XJ you sit in the interior and you feel like you are in a classy and plush interior. Little details like wood shifter knob, and the way the dash flows. It just is classy. The interior of a 7 is nice, but it feels more business like, like its trying to be a sports car but its also trying to be a premier luxury car at the same time. It ruins the classiness of it.
Exterior of the xj is smooth, sculpted and reaks of luxuriousness. The 7 series has an agressive futuristic look of it, that I personally hate, and what the hell is with its back end too?
Compare the 6 series convertible to the XK and youll find a lot of the same differences. Look at the 6-series dash and compare it to an XK. The 6 series is all tuetonic interior, and just plain well....non-refined. The XKs panels flow together with the wood paneling and the leather has an artistic shape. Compare the steering wheels. Have you ever driven an XK steering wheel? The wood with leather combo makes me weak in the knees compared to the ugly steering wheel of the 6 series.