As am driving this new Mercedes Benz C300 model since couple of weeks, thought of writing what I like and dislike in the car.

So far I did not regret for the purchase of this model as Car is really cool to drive along with I got a very good deal when compared to what was offered by Lexus, Toyota and Acura when I initially considered them.

What I like:

  • Exterior Body style and Look
  • Interior Design and seating and space in small size sedan
  • Blue-tooth enabled hands-free calling with easy calling
  • 3-way controls for Audio and 2-way control for rest.
  • Low highway noise
  • Good storage area for driver and good cargo area space
  • Pretty much very comfortable drive and ride
  • MP3 playback
  • Aux playback
  • Auto Folding mirrors
  • Night interior lights
  • 7-speed manual cum automatic gear shift
  • Reading lights for both driver and passenger is neatly positioned that the rear or side cars will not notice the light
  • Multi purpose Steering wheel control for the Audio, telephone and speedo meter.
  • Good that there is an option in the steering wheel control to stop day time running lights.

What I dislike or wanted in the car

  • Could have been better if it had better sound system which is part of multi-media package along with equalizer
  • May be optional built-in navigation system
  • Scrolling ID3 tags display when playing MP3
  • Artwork display when playing songs
  • iPod integration (may be I will add this support after a month or so)
  • Could have been nice if it had 5-spoke Alloy wheel as default (either 17″ or 18″) instead of optional AMG 18″ 5-spoke
  • The speedo meter setting from the steering wheel resets back to original state once the car is turned off. It should have kept its original state when the car starts.
  • It was bit confusing initially to use the left and right signal handle as its normal position is occupied by cruise control.
  • Cruise control should have been better if it was integrated with the steering wheel or positioned on the right side.