Got to drive a '05 Grand Cherokee and '05 300 C today.
Dude! If I could have afforded the 40k, I would have bought the Grand Cherokee on the spot. Awesome vehicle - more horses than my old one (this one was a 5.7 Hemi multi-displacement), the ride was just as smooth, the bells and whistles of my old one were upgraded to Mercedes quality bells and whistles, and the nvaigation/sound system was just too cool.
The 300 C was cool too. The styling was reminiscent of Bentley - although, I don't like the door/window styling on the side. The car itself was pretty much a Mercedes, teamed with the same engine in the Grand Cherokee. Phenomenal acceleration, smooth ride, whisper quite.
I was quite impressed with the Hemi engine. As stated, great acceleration, and I couldn't tell that it had switched to 4 cylinders, and back to 8 when needed. Finally, somebody has implemented the idea I had 20 years ago...
I was amused at the sales lady. For each car, I would point out exactly what changed (since I had a '98 Grand Cherokee Limited, and my P's have a '99 300 M) - what was for the better, what was for the worse - and little details throughout the car. She'd just give me this look and say things like, "Oh, I never noticed" or "Yeah, that's a new feature", etc - and finally she just said "You really notice things, don't you?"
Posted by haglund at October 22, 2004 2:08 PM