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From: The blue white rock, third out.
2002 C230 Coupe(M111)
Originally Posted by Humbucker87
Ya, I do love this car. In the town where I live there are really only like probably 7 of these things so it does get more attention than at our beach house which has a much higher per capita income.
At anyrate, the car does look good in the C32 Clothes.
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'05 SS Brillant Silver
Originally Posted by mbny
there are times when i wish i had more passing power
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08' BMW E92 Coupe
Originally Posted by jan ken po
Well in and of itself still doesn't make sense to me. I've never had any problem passing anyone whether on street or highway in this car. I say this in the terms of regular driving not "racing".
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2003 Citron Green C230KMT
Originally Posted by Imperial C320
Come to LA no one will care.
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Originally Posted by MB-BOB
The difference is quite evident when the key is turned to position 3.
Really fellas, let's not be so full of ourselves with this car.
Really fellas, let's not be so full of ourselves with this car.
goes right up there with a post i read once that someone thought mercedes should put AMG on the Sport Sedans from the factory.
AMG is more than a body kit people.
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In war of the worlds, did anyone notice that the silver c230 ss had a plane land on top of it and a house razed and fall on it and the passenger cabin was still intact?
WTG mercedes. Should market the car as jet proof. LOL
Jeff
WTG mercedes. Should market the car as jet proof. LOL
Jeff
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From: Augusta, GA
'05 SS Brillant Silver
Originally Posted by mbny
when you put your blinker on to change lanes,
But back to the original topic. The dealer here where I got mine from is/was a combo Merc/Mazda dealer, dont ask me why. Well today I'm rolling by, and I notice they have like at least 10 230SS line in the lot on the side where usually the Mazdas are. First, I was shocked to see that many because at most they have a total of 3 EVER on that lot. 2nd, I notice the whole Mazda side is full of Mercs. Evidently they gave up the Mazdas which was needed, because the lot was waay tiny for the both of them. BUt now I have a feeling I'll be seeing a lot more on the roads round here. Side Note: After finally seeing an Albaster white, I'll have to change my opinion on those as well.
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From: Long Island, NY
08' BMW E92 Coupe
Originally Posted by jan ken po
Well hell ***** fire son, thats the problem right there, not the speed on the car. lol. You would think NY would be the last place people would actually be courteous enough to use a blinker. Never happens down here in the dirty-dirty. Still, dont see where its a problem sub 90mph.
i'm surprised you don't feel the car to be sluggish at all especially in the crazy heat down there. we don't have too many 90+ days here, but today was about 92 degrees and along w/ having the A/C on 4, the car felt to be struggling abit. wasn't too bad when i picked her up in March.
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Originally Posted by mbny
i can see why you wouldn't understand where I'm coming from, but here in NY you gotta react fast in order to get around sometimes. drivers here are so aggressive that when you put your blinker on to change lanes, people either speed up or keep their same speed so you need to really take off to get over and prevent the driver behind you from getting pissed or having to brake. never a problem w/ the 330, but a huge difference with the C230. but like i've said previously, i'm still getting used to this car and just have to change my driving habits accordingly to what this car is capable of. i don't race or ever have been much of a "racer". i'm just slowly becoming used to the fact that i'm not able to drive this car like it's a bmw. still a great car, just more of a laid back cruiser
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08' BMW E92 Coupe
Originally Posted by ctC230K
i can't remember but your car must be an automatic, right? either that or you're not using the gears properly?
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From: Augusta, GA
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Originally Posted by mbny
i'm surprised you don't feel the car to be sluggish at all especially in the crazy heat down there. we don't have too many 90+ days here, but today was about 92 degrees and along w/ having the A/C on 4, the car felt to be struggling abit. wasn't too bad when i picked her up in March.
Also, I have SUV, truck, and old Ford contour I used back & forth to work. So hopping in the 230 from those skews me a bit. Unlike others, I'm not going to rag on someone I don't know ability to drive. I just don't feel this car is "slow" for every day driving; however, wouldn't call it "fast" either. Either way nice car, depending area of country it seems that also a good head turner. I think in the end the majority of us are happy with our purchase.
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Definately happy. I just seem to get more looks with this car. I had a 99 3000GT before this and got some looks from that, just the different kind of looks. The ones that seemed like they were thinking, "Look at that guy in the 3000 who thinks hes hot ****!" Was never even my goal. I had everybody trying to race me then. With this car I get what I want. More adult respect. I was leaving the parking lot from Home Expo a couple days ago and a middle aged guy was crossing the street. He stopped right in the middle and said, "Nice car, really classy." Now thats the look I want. Not trying to race anyone, not trying to burn someone off the line. I would of purchased something else if that was my goal. Just trying to drive something as classy as my pocket book will let me. And with the C230k, it works perfectly for me.
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Originally Posted by mbny
...however you guys still don't realize that i'm still getting used the change from the 330 which moved effortlessly. you can see why i feel the car is underpowered. still love the car, but it's pretty sluggish...
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08' BMW E92 Coupe
Originally Posted by mick1
i had a 328i which wasn't as fast as your 330i but it was noticeably faster than my C320. But the 328i didn't drive quite as nice as the C320 though because of the longer gear shift and heavier clutch
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I had a 328Ci. It was an auto, but it was cool the steptronic worked great and the car drove great with the sport pkg. The 328i/Ci sport had the best steering out of all e46.
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Everyone wants this car!
Yes... and that's why I am getting the new 3 series for the next 3 years, until the W204 becomes available. Back in Summer of 02 when I got my C240, you could barely see any C's at all, at least in the Northern VA area. Nowadays, as everyone has pointed out, they are everywhere. It's truly become the new E46. The E90 will eventually become that also, but I'll give it at least 1 or 2 years before that happens.
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Originally Posted by victor20170
Yes... and that's why I am getting the new 3 series for the next 3 years, until the W204 becomes available. Back in Summer of 02 when I got my C240, you could barely see any C's at all, at least in the Northern VA area. Nowadays, as everyone has pointed out, they are everywhere. It's truly become the new E46. The E90 will eventually become that also, but I'll give it at least 1 or 2 years before that happens.
