The Great Metris Photo Gallery

rahul_rvs said:

Pic of my Metris while I was taking the delivery

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You probably get a lot of looks in it, being in the city where there's a lot of cargo vans and passenger vans, and of course you're wearing a mercedes badge

I'm in SF, so the star is not something people look at unless its a SLS, so I am ignored for most part in that sense, but my friends and Neighbours who brought their highlanders or Suburban's do appreciate the Metris and would have brought one had they known about it.
I give credit to Greenmanedlion for educating us and making us aware of what a great value Metris is. I have taken in off-terrain and can appreciate the traction control system and how effective it is on steep muddy grade. No need for a 4x4, unless you are doing some serious articulations.
Overall a great Van with a smooth ride, even better than a E-class. Looking for some help in term of swivel front seat adaptors. Appreciate any feedback.

The design is so much better than the other options in the market. It doesn't look like a box with no design at all. That should take them a long way.

bmyth - those look great. are they Mercedes or another manufacturer? Any specifics you can share would be appreciated....

Brian,
I have the AMG sport wheels on my E350 and really liked the look. I couldn't find the same application available for the Metris yet, so I went with aftermarket wheels. The company is Rial, manufactured out of Germany, and the model is called M10. This is an inexpensive wheel and can be sourced very easily online. It's a 17x8 sized alloy wheel with 48mm offset. I did some research on tires and chose the Michelin Defender LTX M/S XL tires in a 225/55R-17 size (OEM sizing), based on ride quality, build, and reliability. I wanted to go to a 18" or 19" wheel/tire combo, but based on the curb weight of the Metris, needed to consider a tire with a C/D load weight rating to handle the weight.


Compared to the stock alloy wheels with my Hankook Ventus tires, I see a marked improvement in ride quality, quieter and smoother. I'm getting some compliments on the wheels, esp. since I have the OEM caps on them.


Good luck on your search ... hopefully, this has been helpful.


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BMYTH - thank you! great info...just placed my Metris order today and (right now) i'm going to have the dealer paint/powder coat the stock alloys a flat black. But...i'm going to research your option as well - they look great.

Parsi:

I had the same sentiments: Would never own a minivan or a Mercedes. I'm now a happy owner and call mine "The Beast"...

Congrats but do you all have passenger van?

meiris5 said:

Congrats but do you all have passenger van?

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No sir, two posts up, The Bismarck is a cargo van.

Just got in the middle of this post, is anyone getting a conversion to camper?

The Beast is a passenger van.

Parsi, that's a nice color. Is it one of the premium gray colors? I like the way the unpainted bumper area blends in.