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05-30-2005, 10:40 AM
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delbomber: congrats on the new ride bro! enjoy and good luck 
I didn't see one the whole trip up or back...are there lots of these up there? Doesn't seem like it. I haven't seen one in Philly since I got mine a few days ago....which is a nice little bonus.
05-30-2005, 03:35 PM
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Thanks! Was up on LI this weekend, saw some old friends...people are blown away by this car...those who aren't car enthusiasts think it must have cost a fortune...they're stunned when (if) I tell them how much it cost.
I didn't see one the whole trip up or back...are there lots of these up there? Doesn't seem like it. I haven't seen one in Philly since I got mine a few days ago....which is a nice little bonus.
I didn't see one the whole trip up or back...are there lots of these up there? Doesn't seem like it. I haven't seen one in Philly since I got mine a few days ago....which is a nice little bonus.
). People do think the car costs much more than what it actually is. great little car for the money Where in LI were you?
05-30-2005, 08:07 PM
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I actually don't see very many at all. but it's probably b/c they're still fairly new (w/ AMG body) and it's just a matter of time before they're rolling like cochroaches (especially in black or our silver ). People do think the car costs much more than what it actually is. great little car for the money
Where in LI were you?
). People do think the car costs much more than what it actually is. great little car for the money Where in LI were you?
I couldn;t believe it, the whole trip took two hours, on a Saturday of Memorial Day weekend...every year going home from school I would sit in 4 hours of Hamptons traffic backing all the way up to the Verrazzano.
05-30-2005, 09:42 PM
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Grew up in Massapequa...some family is still there...visited one of my best friends in Merrick.
I couldn;t believe it, the whole trip took two hours, on a Saturday of Memorial Day weekend...every year going home from school I would sit in 4 hours of Hamptons traffic backing all the way up to the Verrazzano.
I couldn;t believe it, the whole trip took two hours, on a Saturday of Memorial Day weekend...every year going home from school I would sit in 4 hours of Hamptons traffic backing all the way up to the Verrazzano.
you just named the two worst causes for traffic. the verazzano and the hamptons. I hang out in east hampton about twice a month during the summertime. but now i leave either thursday or friday night around 11pm and come back late sunday night. daytime traffic is ridiculous. actually just got back at about 2am from out there. so it only took you 2 hours from LI to Philly?
05-30-2005, 10:06 PM
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Congrats on your new car.
Post all the pics you want. Stock or not, you should be proud of your new ride.
Thats the problem with this forum...there are a few guys who have ridiculous attitudes. You would think that they were personally paying for bandwith on this site. This is a MB message board...if you cant post pics of your new car, why come here?
Post all the pics you want. Stock or not, you should be proud of your new ride.
Thats the problem with this forum...there are a few guys who have ridiculous attitudes. You would think that they were personally paying for bandwith on this site. This is a MB message board...if you cant post pics of your new car, why come here?
05-30-2005, 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by delbomber
Thanks! Was up on LI this weekend, saw some old friends...people are blown away by this car...those who aren't car enthusiasts think it must have cost a fortune...they're stunned when (if) I tell them how much it cost.
I didn't see one the whole trip up or back...are there lots of these up there? Doesn't seem like it. I haven't seen one in Philly since I got mine a few days ago....which is a nice little bonus.
I didn't see one the whole trip up or back...are there lots of these up there? Doesn't seem like it. I haven't seen one in Philly since I got mine a few days ago....which is a nice little bonus.
05-31-2005, 12:18 AM
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...people are blown away by this car...those who aren't car enthusiasts think it must have cost a fortune...they're stunned when (if) I tell them how much it cost...
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05-31-2005, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by mbny
I grew up in N. Massapequa. graduated from Plainedge HS in 96'. did u go to Massapequa or Plainedge?
you just named the two worst causes for traffic. the verazzano and the hamptons. I hang out in east hampton about twice a month during the summertime. but now i leave either thursday or friday night around 11pm and come back late sunday night. daytime traffic is ridiculous. actually just got back at about 2am from out there. so it only took you 2 hours from LI to Philly?
you just named the two worst causes for traffic. the verazzano and the hamptons. I hang out in east hampton about twice a month during the summertime. but now i leave either thursday or friday night around 11pm and come back late sunday night. daytime traffic is ridiculous. actually just got back at about 2am from out there. so it only took you 2 hours from LI to Philly?
Normal trip from Philly to LI with NO traffic is ~2:05. My record was 1:49. I was expecting a 4 hour trip on Saturday. I was loving being able to really keep her moving the whole trip...
06-03-2005, 01:49 PM
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I actually don't see very many at all. but it's probably b/c they're still fairly new (w/ AMG body) and it's just a matter of time before they're rolling like cochroaches (especially in black or our silver ).
).No wonder I haven't seen even ONE other C230 since buying mine.
06 & 07 should lower the exclusivity, epscially for Raiders colors, as you mentioned 
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I'd guess that out of those 30,000 - 60% were C240's, 20% C320's, 15% C230's, and 5% C55's.
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I actually don't see very many at all. but it's probably b/c they're still fairly new (w/ AMG body) and it's just a matter of time before they're rolling like cochroaches (especially in black or our silver ). QUOTE]
MBUSA sold ~ 30,000 C-Classes in 05...if every single one of them was a sport sedan, that's an average of only 625 per contiguous US state. Of course that doesn't mean anything....Here in PA, with 4.5% of the US population, there should have been about 1300 C-Classes sold last year. that would be only one in every 35 sq. miles. Not sure the exact split between the C240 and the C230/320, but the 240 spreads that out even more.
No wonder I haven't seen even ONE other C230 since buying mine. 06 & 07 should lower the exclusivity, epscially for Raiders colors, as you mentioned ...
). QUOTE]MBUSA sold ~ 30,000 C-Classes in 05...if every single one of them was a sport sedan, that's an average of only 625 per contiguous US state. Of course that doesn't mean anything....Here in PA, with 4.5% of the US population, there should have been about 1300 C-Classes sold last year. that would be only one in every 35 sq. miles. Not sure the exact split between the C240 and the C230/320, but the 240 spreads that out even more.
No wonder I haven't seen even ONE other C230 since buying mine.
06 & 07 should lower the exclusivity, epscially for Raiders colors, as you mentioned ...
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delbomber.....congrats on your new purchase. regardless where it's stock or modded out.....the bottom line is it's YOUR OWN car. Stand proud as an MB owner!
06-03-2005, 04:04 PM
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60% 240's? I haven't searched, but that seems a bit high. I'll google it...but if it is the case, then even better.
Originally Posted by delbomber
I'd guess that out of those 30,000 - 60% were C240's, 20% C320's, 15% C230's, and 5% C55's.
06-03-2005, 04:11 PM
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60% 240's? I haven't searched, but that seems a bit high. I'll google it...but if it is the case, then even better.
I was way off to begin with :o...C-Class sales in 2004 were 69,000 for MBUSA. The 30k number must have come from me improperly recalling the C-Class comprising 30% of sales.
Oh well. No split for car different badges...but if half were 230s, my sparsity statement holds up
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60% 240's? I haven't searched, but that seems a bit high. I'll google it...but if it is the case, then even better.
Oh well. No split for car different badges...but if half were 230s, my sparsity statement holds up
06-03-2005, 05:27 PM
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Of course I paid a visit to All-American!!
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well i'm talking about in connecticut, almost every single c class i see no matter what color or year is a c240, i see a few c320's and i've never seen a c55 on the road. of the w202's i see mostly c230's.
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Congratulations!
On the new ride. (Gee, what are the chances, I have one of those too )
I love to see pics whether stock or modified.
Disregard the other idiotic comments.
Cheers.
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)I love to see pics whether stock or modified.
Disregard the other idiotic comments.
Cheers.
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06-05-2005, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by delbomber
I haven't seen one in Philly since I got mine a few days ago....which is a nice little bonus.
