samaritrey

So i decided that i would make my own thread to give everyone a glimpse into my life. I have posted stuff randomly about myself into so many random threads that i decided that i would have one thread to have my random stuff in. So in the coming posts i will have some pics of my car history, current cars, cars that my family has owned that i miss a lot , and some other random stuff about my car or myself. I will hopefully document up to the 155k mile mark which is not that far away . So once a week or so i will update you all on my car and how many miles fuel economy and so on. Ok well have some stuff to do today so will finish this later.

samaritrey

My C320 Now with cracked Fog Light

samaritrey

Ok this car was bought by my moms grandfather (my great grandfather) for his daughter my grandmother. restored by my dads dad (my grandfather). she does not drive it anymore so it came to my moms house where it will be put back in to driving condition and i will get to drive it since my mom hates Small cars as you can see from the car in the back ground (QX56). it will be my car when i turn 21 from what i have heard.
will post more info later it is a MG TF can't remember year1953 or 4 i think will check

LILBENZ230

I'm confused. You have Bi-Xenons in your C320.. I get that. They weren't available in 2001, but it's a retrofit. How do you have the washers? Or are those just dummy covers?

samaritrey

washers came in a package with heated seats i think.

yeah
Option Package C4
Heated Headlamp Washers
Heated Seats

yeah bix were not available but xenons were.

OneOfaKindTrini

Bro. Your car is in good condition for a 2001.

samaritrey

lol yeah sure
i love my car because it pictures so well. you should see the salt and other crap on it from the roads being so nasty. today i am going to wash it because it is so bad. It has 139,959 miles on it right now and is in pretty good condition. needs new fog lights, hood respray, new armrest cover, tires, rims, rear door lock mechanism.
ok well it really doesn't need all that the tires, fog light and door lock will get fixed the rest i will probably do after the 155k mark as a gift for the car .
Thanks OneOfaKind

LILBENZ230

There are exceptions to every rule, and I guess your car is an exception to the "Don't you dare buy a 2001 W203 unless you want a real POS."

samaritrey

yeah i guess so lol


and my door lock is working perfectly again lol guess i will see how long that lasts.

francoisisp

+1

Glyn M Ruck

Correct for USA & if the car came with Xenons it had self leveling so the move to BiX was plug & play.

samaritrey

So time for an update tomorrow i will be driving 658 miles to Atlanta. I will update once my journey is over. Unless something fun happens. i am at about 141k so this will be fun.

LILBENZ230

What are you doing in my neck of the woods?

samaritrey

Very good friend lives in fayetteville. He helped my parents raise my sister and i from birth to 4 years old. He is getting older now and i took a week off work to come visit him. This is going to be fun because my front tires are not too hot right know. i am thinking about getting my new tires sent to his house so i don't have bad tires both ways lol.

LILBENZ230

Be careful and have a good trip!

samaritrey

so i just looked at the tires again i decided to not drive my car i will be driving a 2008 Pontiac g8 gt... at least it is fast. to bad i am not leaving on Monday my father is picking up his 2010 gti 2 door.

Also the continental tires are back ordered so i don't know what i will be buying.

edit: changed my mind again no wet weather till next Saturday so will be driving c320. we will see if i change my mind again in the morning

Glyn M Ruck

Fit new clear glass ones - looks better. I'll do my mirrors - you do your fogs

LILBENZ230

Just be safe regardless of what you drive. I had to read it three times before I realized it said G8. The first two times, my mind processed it as "G6". Oh dear, that's a pathetic excuse of a car if I ever saw one.

samaritrey

lol k i will be doing that in the next few months.

samaritrey

lol yeah the g8 was the only good Pontiac made in the last 30+ years i bet. The g8 gt is a fun car to drive but more of e class size which i don't like. i leave in 30 minutes and still have not decided which car to drive. the g8 has more power which can be fun but only gets like 23mpg my c320 will get at least 30. i am more comfortable in my car because well it is my car. i looked at the tires again they are not shot yet but they are not perfect either. lol i guess i will decided in 30 minutes which car i am taking.

LILBENZ230

If they're not shot, drive the 320. Even at 9 years old, I'd bet it is still the more comfortable high-speed cruiser. Benz solidity FTW.

jcnash

The background in that picture made me really miss SA.

Was there last in 2006....

samaritrey

So insted of creating a new thread i will post in this one and hope someone reads it. So for the last year or so the driver side bix seemes to be killing bulbs. the arc gap seemes to grow untill it starts causing flikering. this has happened atleast twice know and is getting expensive. i have always bought two bulbs at a time. the driversied always seems to start it first so i swich them. then the passanger side flikers some but not as much. then about 1 month later the driver side seems to have the same problem. anyone heard of this before? my next plan once i get a replacement bulb is to swich the ballasts to see if the problem happens next on the suspected bad ballast side or the good ballast side. otherwise i guess it is the igniter but that is just a guess. any help?

samaritrey

1,000 POST!!!!

so my poor car was stuck. i did get it uncovered but since we are supposed to get another foot i decided not to Finish the path to the road.

LILBENZ230

Another foot? Good grief. I couldn't even get the three inches called for last night.

Hrm, there's just not an un-perverted way to say that..