C Sport Coupe - General advice on purchase

[craig]

I'm considering purchasing my first Merc, a C Sport Coupe 200K Evolution. I'd appreciate some advice please:-

1) I have been after a picture of one in Tansanite Blue, but even MK UK were unable to supply me with one - you'd have thought they could have managed a polaroid! Anyone know where I can get a picture of a C Sport Coupe in Tansanite Blue as I am undecided between this and Silver?

2) Slightly put off the car by its not overly great fuel economy (av 29mpg) when compared to the new BMW Compact. I understand the C Sport Coupe will be having direct injection petrol engines soon - anyone know when and how much this is likely to improve economy and whether it is likely to affect performance?

Thank you.

 

[Guy]

C Sport Coupe

A link to a picture of tansanite blue C sport coupe is at

http://www.mbworld.org/forum/w203/board/messages/9685.html

I know you would probably never consider it, but on holiday in Spain in August I saw one in Helio...whatever green.
I would never, ever in a million years have considered it from the brochure, but with AMG & panorama etc, (and in bright sunshine and clean) it looked absolutely stunning.
Just a longwinded way of saying its good to see any colour in the metal before parting with your ££s
Sorry no idea about the answer to your second question.

 

[69Coupe]

C Sport Coupe

I own a new C200K 4 door for about 2 months now. I think that quoting 29MPG is fine for a 2.0 Supercharged car.
 However in reality my car has, since new, averaged 32/33MPG and on motorway trips I can cruise at 60-70 and get just over 40MPG.


For what it's worth !

 

[chris]

C Sport Coupe

I have owned a C230K Coupe/Sequetronic for about 3 months, this averages 29MPG. Incidentally the gearbox is great 99% of the time, hill starts are 'interesting' though!!