C 230 Vs 1980 500 SE....w tf?
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Originally Posted by egutie6970
Hey did you come the last meeting at D&B ? I havent seen your car since Nov! any new mods ? ! You should come to the next bay area meeting
I PMd Outland 2 days ago, i'm waiting for his reply...if not you and i can give give it a shot at the next BA meeting
cheers mate!
I PMd Outland 2 days ago, i'm waiting for his reply...if not you and i can give give it a shot at the next BA meeting
cheers mate!
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Originally Posted by egutie6970
I have, posted pics... here https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w126/141235-how-s-26-years-old.html
My car is not THAT Fast but its just funny how it was a class and i think it was GIRL ! -- I think stock my car was pushing something like 260- plus 2 mods i have done to it i have gain 10rwhp and 10 hp for the other--plus remember i dont have first gear start like the C class which sucks !
and Advans, my car has and will last longer then your CHRYSTLER ! haha ( i hope you dont go crazy- just busting your ***** )
My car is not THAT Fast but its just funny how it was a class and i think it was GIRL ! -- I think stock my car was pushing something like 260- plus 2 mods i have done to it i have gain 10rwhp and 10 hp for the other--plus remember i dont have first gear start like the C class which sucks !
and Advans, my car has and will last longer then your CHRYSTLER ! haha
( i hope you dont go crazy- just busting your ***** )yeap mines a chrystler, its a european delivery program chrystler, ur right grandpa
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Originally Posted by egutie6970
Wow wow sorry guys to burst your bubble i have a Euro 1980 500SE and it does 0 -60 in 7.4 secs look it up... and after 3rd gear kicks in- these cars fly...if anyone from the bay area want to give it a run let me know, ill be more then happy oh lets tape it too !
oh lets tape it too !What makes these Euro's faster? I've driven plenty of those, well actually mostly 560's (USA, not Euro), and they are anything but fast.
Also, as pointed out in plenty of other sections...if it ran 7.4 new, 20+ years later, even with the best of care, it's not going to run quite as fast. Wear and tare, etc (unless everything but the body is new).
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Originally Posted by mick1
How fast is a 1980 500 SE ??? I think the C230 can get to 60 mph in about 7.5 seconds. If your car is faster than that, i am very impressed because the 500 SE is a big car (since you wrote that the C "never had a chance").
Last edited by SEXSPHERE; Apr 19, 2006 at 06:08 PM.
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Originally Posted by egutie6970
Hey did you come the last meeting at D&B ? I havent seen your car since Nov! any new mods ? ! You should come to the next bay area meeting
I PMd Outland 2 days ago, i'm waiting for his reply...if not you and i can give give it a shot at the next BA meeting cheers mate!
I PMd Outland 2 days ago, i'm waiting for his reply...if not you and i can give give it a shot at the next BA meeting
cheers mate!Last edited by Outland; Apr 19, 2006 at 10:18 PM.
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Originally Posted by k_lundquist
No chance the C230 can do 0-60 in less than 8?
I'm pretty sure its more like closer to 7.
I'm pretty sure its more like closer to 7.
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I'm just wondering what makes your 500 SE "EURO"??...as far as I can tell your car is a US Spec car. The European spec has much shorter front bumper and rear bumper.
Here is an example of a European spec car. A 1986 300 SEL that I grew up in. My parents had it for 13 years with about 150k kilometer on it. Sold it in 98 two years after we moved to the US. Believe it or not, I went back to Taiwan in 2003 and saw the car with still the same old plate on the road. The second owner kept the car very clean. Picsture's taken from the trip around the Taiwan Island site seeing for a week that's why it's dirty.
and just for the record something that went from 0-60 in 7.4 second 26 yrs ago is most likely only able to do 10 plus second on the same run due to wear and tear on the engine, transmission, axels, etc. IF they are lucky that the car has no oil leak and other problems.
here's the spec for the 1980 "Euro" 500 SE www.einszweidrei.de/mercedes/500se1980-1.htm
Here is an example of a European spec car. A 1986 300 SEL that I grew up in. My parents had it for 13 years with about 150k kilometer on it. Sold it in 98 two years after we moved to the US. Believe it or not, I went back to Taiwan in 2003 and saw the car with still the same old plate on the road. The second owner kept the car very clean. Picsture's taken from the trip around the Taiwan Island site seeing for a week that's why it's dirty.
and just for the record something that went from 0-60 in 7.4 second 26 yrs ago is most likely only able to do 10 plus second on the same run due to wear and tear on the engine, transmission, axels, etc. IF they are lucky that the car has no oil leak and other problems.
here's the spec for the 1980 "Euro" 500 SE www.einszweidrei.de/mercedes/500se1980-1.htm
Last edited by FrankW; Apr 20, 2006 at 04:48 AM.
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Originally Posted by b3d_sage
that's the C320, my friend. 6.9 official MB spec.
But here's what I found on MB's site:
Acceleration1 0-60 mph in 7.2 seconds (manual), 7.5 seconds (automatic)
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Ha! Close to 7... well if you discount the auto and round down!!
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Originally Posted by b3d_sage
that's the C320, my friend. 6.9 official MB spec.
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Originally Posted by k_lundquist
Not sure about any other years, since I really only care about my 05
But here's what I found on MB's site:
Acceleration1 0-60 mph in 7.2 seconds (manual), 7.5 seconds (automatic)
Link
Ha! Close to 7... well if you discount the auto and round down!!
But here's what I found on MB's site:
Acceleration1 0-60 mph in 7.2 seconds (manual), 7.5 seconds (automatic)
Link
Ha! Close to 7... well if you discount the auto and round down!!
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Originally Posted by MoMocedes230
I still can't get over how he is bragging about a 1980 500sel or whatever it is. You'd be better of with a 2006 Kia Optima. 
BLASPHEMY!!!!
