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??? Your thread title confuses me...are you sepaking about the first car you owned??? I thought that maybe you finally test drove a W205 and were going to give a review...
??? Your thread title confuses me...are you sepaking about the first car you owned??? I thought that maybe you finally test drove a W205 and were going to give a review...
It's the former, not the latter. the Cocomats thread evolved into a chat about how old we and our first cars were, including ones with Cocomats, so this was suggested and I kicked it off. What was your first car?
P.S. It will be my wife who has to drive a W205 to decide....not me. If she likes it, the deal will be done, although she has been suggesting she doesn't want anything smaller than her current W211 and thinks the W222 looks nice
It's the former, not the latter. the Cocomats thread evolved into a chat about how old we and our first cars were, including ones with Cocomats, so this was suggested and I kicked it off. What was your first car?
P.S. It will be my wife who has to drive a W205 to decide....not me. If she likes it, the deal will be done, although she has been suggesting she doesn't want anything smaller than her current W211 and thinks the W222 looks nice
Cool, thanks for the clarification. That's where I got confused, I hadn't kept up with the Cocomats thread.
First car I owned? 1988 Pontiac Grand AM SE Turbo. I bought it used when I was in high school...1990 IIRC. It was the summer of '90 when I got the car and it had studded tires...imagine the joy on a teenagers face when the boost came on and the front tires began shooting sparks!
At the suggestion of a couple of others on another thread, the title [First Ride] speaks for itself......
Did all of you know that a sub-forum is available labeled "Off-Topic"? It is under "General Mercedes-Benz Forums". It is designated as, "Discussion on non-MB Related topics." There you can discuss any subject, American foreign policy, you name it. The lack of intelligence of certain opponents of climate change legislation has 46 PAGES of discussion in the "Partisan Intellect" thread! Some threads have hundreds of thousands of views! My first reaction was where are the moderators? On second thought, MBWorld may maintain "Off-Topic" as a way to siphon off writing about non-MB related topics.
late 2009 CLK 350 Coupe Elegance, '65 Jaguar S Type wires
Come guys. We are being a little sensitive here. Peoples progression to considering a W205 is of interest to car guys. The OT can be an ugly place for those that come here to talk cars.
My first car was a 1964 Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Super later modded to a 1750 with stage 3 cams & twin 46DCOE Weber sidedraft carbs. Man that was a long time ago!
My first car was a beat up, old 1958 Peugeot 403 sedan. It cost me $300, had a heater that never gave off
even a hint of warmth, and was built like a tank.
It later was made famous by Peter Falk in the Columbo TV series. The Peugeot 403 was his car.
Interesting stuff....while some of us started out with "boy-toys" like a Firebird or Grand Am, the Alfa and Peugeot are in some ways spiritual predecessors to the W205. For their time in history, great capability, European sensibleness with a premium feel, wrapped in a sedan body.....always enjoyed driving Alfas! When I compare what I got from my early (second, not first car) 1972 Audi 100LS and what the modern goals were in 2009 when I bought the W204, it really is a next-century version of the same objectives.
late 2009 CLK 350 Coupe Elegance, '65 Jaguar S Type wires
Originally Posted by Sportstick
Interesting stuff....while some of us started out with "boy-toys" like a Firebird or Grand Am, the Alfa and Peugeot are in some ways spiritual predecessors to the W205. For their time in history, great capability, European sensibleness with a premium feel, wrapped in a sedan body.....always enjoyed driving Alfas! When I compare what I got from my early (second, not first car) 1972 Audi 100LS and what the modern goals were in 2009 when I bought the W204, it really is a next-century version of the same objectives.
Yes ~ The little Alfa was a great fun drive in it's day. Comfortable with it's long travel suspension, the brilliant 5 speed gearbox & went like stink once modded, was not bad standard. Good for a timed 2 way run at 127mph. Had to upgrade the brakes to 1750 spec. Had 6 more Alfas after that ending up with a 2 litre Berlina Executive Automatic. Great cruiser, but the ZF Auto was not a particularly good match for the revvy engine that liked being kept on the boil.
late 2009 CLK 350 Coupe Elegance, '65 Jaguar S Type wires
Originally Posted by StanNH
My first car was a beat up, old 1958 Peugeot 403 sedan. It cost me $300, had a heater that never gave off even a hint of warmth, and was built like a tank.
It later was made famous by Peter Falk in the Columbo TV series. The Peugeot 403 was his car.
Hmm ~ feast or famine.
The Alfa had a rubber elbow hose inside the cabin that took hot water to the heater matrix. It had a habit of bursting & spraying hot water all over your clutch foot on RHD cars. In the US it would have burnt your passenger.
1974 Datsun B210. Hey, starting low makes the climb more fun.
You are absolutely correct and this is an important point you are making. While some of the late teen-age members feel great about having an MB this early in life and are "flying high" now, they don't know what a fantastic sense of accomplishment and reward they have given up far to soon by starting at the top, whether through their own work or generous parents.
The Alfa had a rubber elbow hose inside the cabin that took hot water to the heater matrix. It had a habit of bursting & spraying hot water all over your clutch foot on RHD cars. In the US it would have burnt your passenger.
You sure it wasn't just trying to make you a cup of tea?
You are absolutely correct and this is an important point you are making. While some of the late teen-age members feel great about having an MB this early in life and are "flying high" now, they don't know what a fantastic sense of accomplishment and reward they have given up far to soon by starting at the top, whether through their own work or generous parents.
Yes, the joy of suffering. I remember the battery dying in the cold and having to push start the car by myself (yes, it's a stick). What stories will the generation of today tell their kids? The grand tale of when the cookies at the MB dealer were stale?
When my grandfather returned from Spain in 1970, he brought back a Peugeot 4 series. It still had an "emergency" crank in the engine compartment to start the engine! Simply put it through a hole in the bumper and voilà no pushing necessary! Just like an ol tin Lizzie.
Started out with the best or nothing. '59 220SE. I traded my 350 honda for it. Just about had to push it home. Spent a college summer fixing it up. Drove it across the country from PA to CA where I went to school. It was a great car. I truly loved it
11-24-2014, 07:22 PM
Did all of you know that a sub-forum is available labeled "Off-Topic"? It is under "General Mercedes-Benz Forums". It is designated as, "Discussion on non-MB Related topics." There you can discuss any subject, American foreign policy, you name it. The lack of intelligence of certain opponents of climate change legislation has 46 PAGES of discussion in the "Partisan Intellect" thread! Some threads have hundreds of thousands of views! My first reaction was where are the moderators? On second thought, MBWorld may maintain "Off-Topic" as a way to siphon off writing about non-MB related topics.
