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Hi
I've been a member for several years so I could enjoy the benefits of this site but this is my first post so please bear with me if I'm not following the correct protocols or formats.
I'm looking to purchase an E Class Coupe E350 BHP 265 so from what I've researched I believe I need to be looking at at least late 2010 models.
I've spent ages looking on line and I can't find anything to answer a question I have about the interior. I've hopeful of finding cream or red leather in the car I buy and I have seen a full cream leather interior car for sale which was a 2009 model. However, all of the later models I've found which I need for the 265 BHP engine seem to have what I'd describe as a 'half leather' option. To try and explain further, the front of the driver and passenger seats are for example red, tan or cream leather and the rear of the seats is black. The rear seats have only the two passenger seats in colour (directly behind the driver and passenger seats) with the centre of the rear seat where the armrest is being in black. The door cards are mainly black too with only a small portion being the colour variant.
Does anyone know if this type of leather styling is a customer choice and simply I haven't found a 265 BHP model with full leather? I would find this strange as I've looked at loads! I'm more inclined to think what I call the 'half leather' came in with the 2010/11 facelift where the BHP of the E350 increased from 231 to 265 but I'm really not sure so I'm hoping someone will enlighten me.
Finally my second question is about the chrome looking strip towards the bottom of the doors which I guess is probably not chrome and instead plastic finished in a chrome/stainless steel look. Most cars I've looked at have this strip but I've seen some models without the strip so again, does anyone know if the strip is on certain models or model years or have some people just removed them.
Sorry for the long post and thanks in advance for any help I may receive.
I've been a member for several years so I could enjoy the benefits of this site but this is my first post so please bear with me if I'm not following the correct protocols or formats.
I'm looking to purchase an E Class Coupe E350 BHP 265 so from what I've researched I believe I need to be looking at at least late 2010 models.
I've spent ages looking on line and I can't find anything to answer a question I have about the interior. I've hopeful of finding cream or red leather in the car I buy and I have seen a full cream leather interior car for sale which was a 2009 model. However, all of the later models I've found which I need for the 265 BHP engine seem to have what I'd describe as a 'half leather' option. To try and explain further, the front of the driver and passenger seats are for example red, tan or cream leather and the rear of the seats is black. The rear seats have only the two passenger seats in colour (directly behind the driver and passenger seats) with the centre of the rear seat where the armrest is being in black. The door cards are mainly black too with only a small portion being the colour variant.
Does anyone know if this type of leather styling is a customer choice and simply I haven't found a 265 BHP model with full leather? I would find this strange as I've looked at loads! I'm more inclined to think what I call the 'half leather' came in with the 2010/11 facelift where the BHP of the E350 increased from 231 to 265 but I'm really not sure so I'm hoping someone will enlighten me.
Finally my second question is about the chrome looking strip towards the bottom of the doors which I guess is probably not chrome and instead plastic finished in a chrome/stainless steel look. Most cars I've looked at have this strip but I've seen some models without the strip so again, does anyone know if the strip is on certain models or model years or have some people just removed them.
Sorry for the long post and thanks in advance for any help I may receive.