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Old 03-19-2007, 01:02 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: TheCarConnection: 2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class

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Originally Posted by Rob View Post
Sure MM, it is most likely more refined and better built etc. etc.

...but the one problem it has is its image .....this is a geriatrics's shopping cart -- you see a lot of C classes on pension day.
I think the new avantgarde will S L O W L Y shift the image. The character difference between the avant. and elegance seems quite significant. That said with BMW and AUDI both targeting basically the same market, it wouldn't have made sense for Mercedes to have gone all out to match those two while alienating their traditional customer base.
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