New car but wrong spec arrived...
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My C250 CDI Sport arrived today on a transporter. Chuffed to bits of course, new car excitement etc.
Ordered through a leasing company, it's a company car.
When they dropped the car off I had a quick look around it and it looked fine; no paint scratches, the Becker Map Pilot and Media Cables all present. I was most interested in ensuring the latter two items were in the car.
I noticed that it had the AMG twin spoke wheels which was odd because I hadn't specified those as an option but remember seeing them on the online configurator. Ok, I thought, they are still 18s per the Sport specification on the car. The standard 18s look a bit like the 190 Evo wheels of the 1990s.
For some reason these AMG twin spoke wheels didn't look as good as the standard Sport wheels but I couldn't work out why initially. Drove a couple of miles to the petrol station and fill up with the devil's fuel and while there decided to first check the tyre pressures. While doing this I got a closer look and the wheels / tyres are in fact 17s!
I don't know what to do now.
Should MB change the wheels tomorrow? It's been driven 4 miles.
Should I avoid driving the car until I speak to lease company or MB dealer?
To be clear, I didn't specify 17s, although looking on the MB configurator they are a 'no cost' option.
The order confirmation (and my quote correspondence) did not specify the 17s 'no cost option'.
I am reluctant to drive the car until this is sorted out although eager to do so with a new car sat on the drive!
Anyone been in a similar situation?
Here's a quick snap of the car 'as is' on 17s
The alternative is the 18s in the picture above of the 11 plate car.
By the way, I know this is the worst pic ever, but hopefully you'll get an idea of the proportions of the 17s on the estate.
The alternative is the 18s in the picture above of the 11 plate car.
By the way, I know this is the worst pic ever, but hopefully you'll get an idea of the proportions of the 17s on the estate.
Edited by texasjohn on Friday 23 September 19:45
GroundEffect said:
The 17s look better...
I am really going to piss the dealer off if I phone up tomorrow and say I will keep the 17s after all and to cancel the swap on Monday.But, I have been off work this afternoon and the 17s seem to be growing on me fast.
Yes, I come across as a right idiot after my initial 'shock' at 17s and moaning to the dealer this morning. I accept that.
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