HELP
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W202 2000 C280
Congrats on getting the car, but I would suggest staying away from moding it to try and make it go fast. It will cost an insane amount of money and could easily be used for a down payment on another car. I would suggest just keeping it purely cosmetic (rims, springs, tint, grill, clear corners, stereo system, etc...). Unless of course you have your parentsare paying for it and they have deep pockets, then you can go ape **** and do whatever you want. It sounds like you are pretty young, so just save for maintenance costs for the car. Good luck and let us know what you decide to do. Of course other will have different opinions...this is just my 2 cents.
Last edited by Nitrous911; Aug 29, 2008 at 06:22 PM.
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From: Dallas, TX
1999 Mercedes C230, 1997 Lexus SC300 Twin Turbo
Haha, this is hardly what I'd consider a "HELP" post...
Anyway, like nitrous said, it's going to take a lot of money to make it faster. Just worry about making it look good and get a C36/C43 later on once you fall in love with the body style. That's my next step.
Anyway, like nitrous said, it's going to take a lot of money to make it faster. Just worry about making it look good and get a C36/C43 later on once you fall in love with the body style. That's my next step.
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300E 3.2
^Agreed, if you want more power you're better off selling it and picking up a c36/c43
There's a few things you can do to make it "faster" but gains are going to be minimal unless you get into a very involved project
There's a few things you can do to make it "faster" but gains are going to be minimal unless you get into a very involved project
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Aside from using top quality synthetic lubricants and a lot of service (changing filters, etc) high performance spark plugs may give you a little bit of power. I am very happy with the Bosch Ir+4 plugs, I use them in all the cars. Don't mod the car, it is a very well built machine and can actually be quite fast if you know how to drive it and care for it.
