Speccing an E class coupe Sport
Discussion
Just about to order a new E class Coupe Sport and need to finalise the spec.
Currently looking at Command, Sunroof, Reversing Camera, Mettalic black paint, Dynamic handling pack.
Are there any other must have's?
Also can anyone comment about the Artico artificial leather that comes standard with the Sport (while the cheaper SE gets Leather). Is it OK?
Appreciate some advice / comments......
Currently looking at Command, Sunroof, Reversing Camera, Mettalic black paint, Dynamic handling pack.
Are there any other must have's?
Also can anyone comment about the Artico artificial leather that comes standard with the Sport (while the cheaper SE gets Leather). Is it OK?
Appreciate some advice / comments......
None of these is a "must have". Reversing camera FFS?
The only real "must have" is the M275 5,461cc engine. No doubt this is not on the agenda.
I also consider heated seats to be a "must have".
Personally I would want what used to be called "Elegance" trim specification. But you can't have it any more. You can only have "SE" (whatever that means) or the salesman's wet dream "Sport" (please: surely this is suitable only for Audi S-Line refugees and amateur vulgarians).
Nappa leather is worth having. The ordinary leather has not seen a cow for a long, long time. The Artico man made "leather" is hard wearing and preferrable to the ordinary leather.
There are no nice colours or wheels available. You can have metallic grey or metallic grey with big bling wheels or big blingy wheels.
I'm being a bit mean, sorry. If I were ordering one, I would have an E500 Sport (because the colours on the SE are rubbish) in 230 Indigo Blue paint over 254 Natural Beige or 257 Flamenco Red leather (nappa if possible) with 731 Burr Walnut trim. The colour choice really is poor.
Multi-contour seats are very worthwhile if you do long journeys (as I do: they make 1,000mile plus in a day possible). They're standard on the Sport, anyway. A CD changer and the Harmon Kardon 12 speaker system would be nice, in conjunction with the Audio 20 wireless set. The telephone installation is a good idea, too. I always have a fire extinguisher.
On the 500 you get luxury climate control and the memory package, which would be nice.
Heated seats are standard. Whoo hoo!
The only real "must have" is the M275 5,461cc engine. No doubt this is not on the agenda.
I also consider heated seats to be a "must have".
Personally I would want what used to be called "Elegance" trim specification. But you can't have it any more. You can only have "SE" (whatever that means) or the salesman's wet dream "Sport" (please: surely this is suitable only for Audi S-Line refugees and amateur vulgarians).
Nappa leather is worth having. The ordinary leather has not seen a cow for a long, long time. The Artico man made "leather" is hard wearing and preferrable to the ordinary leather.
There are no nice colours or wheels available. You can have metallic grey or metallic grey with big bling wheels or big blingy wheels.
I'm being a bit mean, sorry. If I were ordering one, I would have an E500 Sport (because the colours on the SE are rubbish) in 230 Indigo Blue paint over 254 Natural Beige or 257 Flamenco Red leather (nappa if possible) with 731 Burr Walnut trim. The colour choice really is poor.
Multi-contour seats are very worthwhile if you do long journeys (as I do: they make 1,000mile plus in a day possible). They're standard on the Sport, anyway. A CD changer and the Harmon Kardon 12 speaker system would be nice, in conjunction with the Audio 20 wireless set. The telephone installation is a good idea, too. I always have a fire extinguisher.
On the 500 you get luxury climate control and the memory package, which would be nice.
Heated seats are standard. Whoo hoo!
Edited by r129sl on Tuesday 10th November 10:56
I've had a couple of these now, a 350 petrol and 350 diesel. Your spec looks pretty much spot on, the reversing camera IMO is an essential option. I wouldn't bother with the Agility Package though, I've got it on my current 350 petrol and unless you have it on all the time the gearbox is in comfort mode; so you either put up with a harder ride and decent gearchanges or have an overly soft ride and slower gearchanges; you also have to turn it on everytime you get in the car PITA if you ask me!
Are you looking at having the Pano roof or just the normal roof? I know there are restrictions on the Pano roof at the moment, but for a couple of hundred extra over the cost of the normal one I think it's money worth spending.
I would also personally go for the leather, it looks lovely with the contrasting stitching. IIRC the standard interior is half Artico/half Alcantara, which if it's anything like it looks in the saloon it's nowhere near as nice as the leather looks.
The only other option I would consider would be Harman Kardon, it sounds awesome in the Coupe, a defininte must have for me.
What engine are you going for?
Are you looking at having the Pano roof or just the normal roof? I know there are restrictions on the Pano roof at the moment, but for a couple of hundred extra over the cost of the normal one I think it's money worth spending.
I would also personally go for the leather, it looks lovely with the contrasting stitching. IIRC the standard interior is half Artico/half Alcantara, which if it's anything like it looks in the saloon it's nowhere near as nice as the leather looks.
The only other option I would consider would be Harman Kardon, it sounds awesome in the Coupe, a defininte must have for me.
What engine are you going for?
Not sure what is standard on the coupe, but as a general rule of thumb, COMAND, Auto and Leather (or Artico) are the essentials on any E-Class.
Best colours to go for are always always metallic Black or Silver
PS - When I say 'essential' I mean from a resale point of view.
Best colours to go for are always always metallic Black or Silver
PS - When I say 'essential' I mean from a resale point of view.
Edited by va1o on Tuesday 10th November 23:11
Best colour is always the one you like the best. I think in 230 Indigo Blue paint over 254 Natural Beige or 257 Flamenco Red leather (nappa if possible) with 731 Burr Walnut trim would look horrid in my opinion. I love black but after owning a non matalic black W124 E320 estate would never own a black car again, it looked fantastic when cleaned and polished but was just a pain to keep nice. Even the mushroom colour leather showed every mark. Before that we had a W124 300 TD in dark metalic burgandy/red with beige leather and dark walnut trim and it looked lovely but dated.
I would go for command , pano roof, nappa leather (do they still do this ?)comfort seats and metalic paint. I would go silver over black nappa leather with black walnut trim (dont no what its called but the wood trim from the w211 amg rather than the black wood from the standard c class) but then I`ve always been a boring b
d that drives a E class estate rather than a E class coupe sport.
I would go for command , pano roof, nappa leather (do they still do this ?)comfort seats and metalic paint. I would go silver over black nappa leather with black walnut trim (dont no what its called but the wood trim from the w211 amg rather than the black wood from the standard c class) but then I`ve always been a boring b
d that drives a E class estate rather than a E class coupe sport.Thanks all for the comments above. Pretty much confirmed my thoughts.
I'd like the E500 but can't be arsed with filling it up with petrol every few days (done that for three years in my Cayman S).
So I'll slouch it in the 350CDI.
Panoramic sunroof a must on this and I may trade the Dynamic handling for the Harmon Kardon system.....
I'd like the E500 but can't be arsed with filling it up with petrol every few days (done that for three years in my Cayman S).
So I'll slouch it in the 350CDI.
Panoramic sunroof a must on this and I may trade the Dynamic handling for the Harmon Kardon system.....
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