Recent content by stu1021

2016 model year. 125,326 miles driven. Just had to replace front brakes this week. Before that cabin air filter and tires are all I have done.

The black 18" wheels are stock AMG rims that came from a C class with the "AMG Line" option. Red brake shields are from MGP. Carbon fiber mirrors with "edition 1" red stripes are stock mirror covers with the carbon fiber/epoxy coat done aftermarket. The "edition 1" red raised center caps are...

Jeff, I played with it quite a bit and couldn't get them to show in the post. I have posted images here before but...... Anyway, did you try right clicking and "open image in new tab" to view? Rick

Since I am turning in the lease and have purchased this time around I decided to "personalize" a bit. Curious what you all think........

I run 44 in the front and 40 in the rear. I seldom carry anything in the back and the wider tires have more contact area=lower PSI. I did the chalk contact patch test and that is what I came up with.

Glenn, We have staggered C-class wheels as shown in the first post...........

Yes, I have 30K miles on them now and will be thinking about replacing the front tires soon. The rear ones barely show any wear so one obvious disadvantage is not being able to rotate front to back but I am used to that from my E55. I worried that I would lose range due to the profile change...

From an article by Zach on EV Obsession...... The Mercedes V Class plug-in hybrid concept van (dubbed the Mercedes V-ision E Concept) reportedly has a 210 horsepower 4 cylinder gas engine and a 123 horsepower electric motor. This allows it to hit 100 kilometers on only 3 liters of dirty fuel...

As the manual states - the size you are looking for is: 7 J x 17 H2 ET 48.5 Bolt pattern is: 5 X 112 You can search by application on tire rack and others - the application charts on the larger sites generally seem to have our vehicle loaded now. Again, a millimeter higher or lower in offset...

The bolt pattern is 5X112. Keep in mind that a millimeter one way or another on the offset is not a big deal. You can easily find 17"after market wheels in that bolt pattern. I am curious why you would want to buy the factory standard wheels? How much are you looking to pay?

The best deal may be to pay as you go since the scheduled maintenance on this vehicle is so little. I reviewed it with my dealer and that was conclusion I came to.

I saw a white one a couple of weeks ago in Carroll County, MD. The only one I have seen outside of a dealership since buying mine in February.

BTW, Aren't these the actual 2015 face lift pics? Would make sense since the front bumper changes align with what I see and the dealership on the CLA, GLA, etc. I do like the changes to the side skirts - not sure about the larger openings in the lower bumper and moving the DRL's to the...

Fortunately, I had the exact opposite experience with the finance manager at my dealership. He actually called in the service manager and they looked at the maintenance schedule and concluded "there is no way you want to buy a maintenance plan for this vehicle". He told me i was required to...