Mercedes

Well, we just got back from Stuttgart. Why, you might ask? Well to pick up Karen's new car, of course!

As the old Honda is starting to give up the ghost, we did a bit of car shopping, and finally decided on the new (2008) C-Class from Mercedes Benz. A black 300 Sport model, with all wheel drive, to be exact.

The dealer mentioned the European delivery option, and after we talked, we said why the heck not? As we haven't' been to the continent lately, we decided to take the trip. With our calendars, Thanksgiving Day found us at the Sindlefingen plant in Germany.

Karen takes a look at the racing model

And a few other Formula 1 Winning models

Right car, wrong color.

The first modern internal combustion engine car

The pick up area had a wide variety of models awaiting delivery

Our "baby" benz

Karen takes a look at it for the first time.

Detailed instructions from the Mercedes technician.

And more detailed explanations of the car's systems

In the end? With a smile on her face, and a watchful eye on the rearview mirror, Karen cracks 100mph on the Autobahn.

In the end of our short week the car performed very well

And so, we'll keep it

 

Comments:

Is it worth it? We say yes.