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I have a question about the weight of the C230 K weight. I noticed that compared to cars of the same size it ways a lot more. For example the Volkswagon Gold is aroun 2800 pound I think, I may be wrong. The C230 is almost 3400 pounds. Any reason why it weighs so much?
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I can chime in and say that they hold up very well in an accident. I know from personal experiance
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Re: Weight
Originally posted by QC1
I have a question about the weight of the C230 K weight. I noticed that compared to cars of the same size it ways a lot more. For example the Volkswagon Gold is aroun 2800 pound I think, I may be wrong. The C230 is almost 3400 pounds. Any reason why it weighs so much?
I have a question about the weight of the C230 K weight. I noticed that compared to cars of the same size it ways a lot more. For example the Volkswagon Gold is aroun 2800 pound I think, I may be wrong. The C230 is almost 3400 pounds. Any reason why it weighs so much?
Besides like others have said, these cars hold up better than most in crashes. I have a pic of the New E Class crashed at 40mph towards the front left. The passenger area suffered almost no deformation or damage other than that of deploying airbags. What does this mean for me you might ask?
Crash in an MB, and you will probably walk away unscathed.
Crash in another make and i hope you have lady luck on your side cause i sure wont be in there with ya
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Originally posted by Pweb
About the picture above... If that accident was in real life, the car would be totalled (not fixable).. right?
About the picture above... If that accident was in real life, the car would be totalled (not fixable).. right?
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Heh, that's why when I was choosing my first car I was telling my parents: "You don't have to spend a lot of money for me. Get me a Civic... hell, get me a USED Civic...", but my parents went ahead anyways and bought me an ML320 as my first car(!). And then I actually crashed it. Nailed a stalled car in the middle of the freeway onramp on the way to school one morning, and I walked away unscathed (except for minor whiplash). I was even able to get picked up by my dad from the accident site and head off to take my AP test that morning!
I always asked my mom why she always preferred Benzs over anything else, and she explained: "if my car and and a Civic got in a serious accident, who do you think would suffer less damage?" Good point...
I always asked my mom why she always preferred Benzs over anything else, and she explained: "if my car and and a Civic got in a serious accident, who do you think would suffer less damage?" Good point...
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Originally posted by preyx
........ but my parents went ahead anyways and bought me an ML320 as my first car(!). And then I actually crashed it. Nailed a stalled car in the middle of the freeway onramp on the way to school one morning, and I walked away unscathed (except for minor whiplash). I was even able to get picked up by my dad from the accident site and head off to take my AP test that morning!
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........ but my parents went ahead anyways and bought me an ML320 as my first car(!). And then I actually crashed it. Nailed a stalled car in the middle of the freeway onramp on the way to school one morning, and I walked away unscathed (except for minor whiplash). I was even able to get picked up by my dad from the accident site and head off to take my AP test that morning!
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I had a friend in dallas who worked for Ewing Autohaus who told me about a customer in a W210 E Class driving to work who got slammed against by another car from the back and then he hit the car infront of him. He walked away without a scratch actually pissed he was going to miss his appointment!
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Ever notice how stable a heavier car "Sounds" and "Feels" at high speeds. Try sitting in an Integra at 80mph. My car seems just as stable and quieter when going 140mph.
I hated the heavy feel on the first test drive because I was used to the tissue-paper-light Japanese feel. Now that I'm used to it, I hate to drive my wife's Honda.
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Originally posted by Pweb
Buy your wife a Benz...
Buy your wife a Benz...
I'm actually trying to convince her to keep the Accord for a few more years. We commute together so there's no point in having 2 lux. cars.
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Originally posted by Boo2
Tell her to get the Boxter!!!
Tell her to get the Boxter!!!
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Originally posted by preyx
I always asked my mom why she always preferred Benzs over anything else, and she explained: "if my car and and a Civic got in a serious accident, who do you think would suffer less damage?" Good point...
I always asked my mom why she always preferred Benzs over anything else, and she explained: "if my car and and a Civic got in a serious accident, who do you think would suffer less damage?" Good point...
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roll over Beethoven
Originally posted by Silver_Lana
In reality most crashes are usually roll overs which MB has one of the highest ratings in... esp C class.
In reality most crashes are usually roll overs which MB has one of the highest ratings in... esp C class.
