300c rentals

Asking if anyone knows where I can rent a 300c for a few days in
the new york city area. Or even a short term lease for two weeks or so, but
at least for three days.
I recently purchased a few months ago an acura tl, an not happy
with the ride. Very choppy, bumpy, almost too tight of a suspension for me.
When I purchased this car, I test drove it, but didnt realize that
after driving for an hour, you start to feel beaten up.
I know the 300c has the tightest suspension of the 300 group, and I
have test driven it, but before I sell the tl, and buy a new 300c, I want
to make sure I give it a good test, to be sure I will be happy with it.
I know the 300c suspension, or at least the ride, is nowhere near
as taut as the tl. Otherwise the tl, is an awesome car.
So, anyone know, where I can rent one for a few days.
I tried new york exotic car rental, but the 300 they have is not
the c.

Thanks for any help and replies.

 

Have you tried the majors? Don't just rely on their websites. They may
have other cars on their books.

DAS

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y rent when u can get a hella of a deal on a flood car already hearing of
them coming up to detroit

 

I don't know where you can rent one ... but I will say this: My aunt
bought one recently. She is the most car critical person I know (this
one is too long, that one is too low, etc etc) and will not buy anything
until she knows someone who has one and likes it or she absolutely loves
the styling and has to have it.

Anyway ... she bought her 300C and cannot be pried out of it (except to
go to work and sleep). I still haven't driven it ... and she has been
to VA, FL, NC, SC and many other places in this car. Her problem is the
gas mileage (I told her to keep her foot out of the gas tank and she'd
be okay).

I am 100% sure you'll be happy with this car ... the C model anyway (who
wants a V6 powered car that big?). It's not the fastest thing on the
road, but it's nice ... real nice. It's basically a Mercedes with a
Chrysler badge on it.

 

What a silly comment. It's the power, not the # of cylinders.
To be specific IMO the 3.5L V6 is the better engine for most people.

Now that's even more silly and requires no more further comment.

 

Speaking of silly comments .. When I mentioned the V6, perhaps you
didn't know that there are 2 different V6 engines possible in that car
.... depending on if you get the base or touring/limited model. With the
Hemi V8 comes more power ... hence, my comments about not wanting a V6
powered car if one wants and can afford to buy a V8 powered car.

Perhaps you didn't know Chrysler bought Daimler Benz, forming Daimler
Chrysler. Perhaps you also didn't know many models are quite similar.
If you don't believe me, take a look under the hood of any Crossfire and
find the Mercedes 3.2L V6.

If you're going to flame, at least be right about what you say/think.

 

To be specific IMO the 3.5L V6 is the better engine for most people.Just to add a comment, and to thank all those who have
responded. With the 300 the engine size, is also directly related to the
trim style also. So if you want an electronic tilt and telescopic steering
wheel, you must go with the c. I am a tall fellow, and the scope of the
tilt and tele on the 300c , is a greater range then on the others. Only the
c, do I feel I have enough room in. In other cars, you can keep a trim
level, and option an engine, but the 300 engine, is directly related to
trim, and features.

 

Walter wrote:

Aint that the truth... and yet apparently it DOES need more comment...

And that makes the comment NOT stupid because? (By the way, Daimler-Benz
bought Chrysler, forming DaimlerChrysler. However, the Chrysler Group
continues to operate largely independently).

If you define "many" as "one" then I can't argue.

And that makes your comment NOT stupid because?

He was. Its NOT a "Mercedes with a Chrysler badge on it" anymore than a
Ram 3500 truck is a Mercedes with a Chrysler badge on it. The engines
(all 3 available- 2.7, 3.5, and 5.7) are Chrysler engines, not Mercedes.
The transmission behind the two v6 engines is a Chrysler transmission,
not Mercedes. The transmission behind the 5.7 is a modified Mercedes
design, built in Chrysler's Kokomo transmission plant. The bodywork is
Chrysler. The suspension is Chrysler-produced, the design generically
based on the Mercedes E-class geometry.

How on God's green earth does that qualify as a "Mercedes with a
Chrysler badge on it?"

 

Actually it's pretty close to the fastest thing on the road in the large
sedan class, there is certainly nothing under $60K that can touch it. I
have a 300C AWD, the acceleration is neck snapping, so are the gas bills.
The performance is exhilarating but the car does have some really weak
points, the biggest is the tiny windshield. I have to lean forward to see
traffic lights. The fuel economy is also awful, I'm averaging around
16MPG, I've gotten as high as 19MPG on long trips. When doing
short trips, i.e 15 miles or less, it gets 13MPG. The smaller engines
probably won't do any better, the problem is that the car weighs two tons.
If you are coming from the Acura TL you'll also be disappointed with the
Nav system, the TL has a much better user interface. I bought the 300C
instead of the TL, which was the runner up for me, because I hated the
seats in the TL, I found them painful and no amount of adjusting to could
fix it, the seats on the 300C are much better.

 

In the real world, it doesn't. In the world of slimy car salesmen who
don't know or care a whit about cars, but who'll say anything *at all* if
they think it'll prise a sale out of a potential customer, it does. I've
walked into several Chrysler dealers and, studying various Chrysler and
Dodge models while waiting my turn to pay for a purchase from the parts
department, had salesdroids with too much hair grease and too much cologne
sidle up to me and start yammering about "how good the cars are now that
Mercedes makes them".

 

Don't the Acura's require premium? How about the Hemi C?

I was looking at the Acura but when I heard about premium, I was and still
am, undecided.

The one thing I really like about the C over the Acura and my 300M is the
amount of headroom.

I did take one for a test drive and was impressed with interior room and
performance. Still debating on what to do.

Ken

--
"Now Phoebe Snow direct can go
from thirty-third to Buffalo.
From Broadway bright the tubes run right
Into the Road of Anthracite"
Erie - Lackawanna

 

The Hemi runs on regular not that it makes any difference at todays
prices, the delta is still 10cents/gallon which seems a whole lot less
significant when when its the difference between $3.29 and $3.39 then it
did when it as $2.09 vs $2.19.

 

I am coming from the tl, and while the acura has
a superb navi unit, if I had to buy again, solely on function, and not on
looks, the truth be told, I usually leave it off, as it is just a
distraction, is you have a good sense of direction, and a ten dollar
hagstrom map. Better to save the 2000 dollars for gas.
A lot of people I hear have complaints about the
tl seats, but no me. I have a lot more headroom in the 300c and I am a tall
guy, but when I went hunting for a 300c, I could not find one, without the
moon roof. I dont use moon roofs, and also, the moon roof, takes about three
or four inches of headroom out of the car. So I would up with the tl, at a
much lower price also, but like I said, the ride has become brutal to me,
and if you check threads on tl groups, you will see people who live in urban
areas, with unperfect roads, are complaining about this, if they are past 19
years old.
I have more leg room in the 300c also(I am long legged),
and would actually get the 300 a step below the c, with the cushior
suspension, but only the 300c, has the electronic, tilt and telescopic
wheel, which believe it or not, has further axis of movement then the
manual one, and only this makes the car comfortable for me. The electronic
one is not on option, on any other 300. It only comes standard on the 300c.
So this is my dilemna.

Thanks

 

I see your point but I was looking at how often I drive and for a period of
over several years.

Still not an easy decision should I remove the premium factor. Both cars are
nice.

 

Me too. And I gave him the same lecture I just gave the OP. Plus I told
him that I hoped like heck that these new Chryslers weren't going to
have to come with a live-in mechanic named Klaus like Mercedes should...

 

Now that Dieter Zetsche is taking over Merc cars and, later, the whole corp,
we hope Klaus will soon become redundant.

DAS

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Yes, a bit like calling a Jag an expensive Ford Mondeo, just because it
shares some parts. Not justified.

DAS

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