C240 Perfomance
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Originally Posted by Narcissus
Read post #38 again
And no I did not buy a C240 over a C230. I bought the C230 first cuz it was less expensive, faster and sportier looking, but after being in the C240 loaner I quickly changed my mind
well maybe not quickly, took me a few months, but changed my mind.
CuZ It'S MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD FAST yo!
And no I did not buy a C240 over a C230. I bought the C230 first cuz it was less expensive, faster and sportier looking, but after being in the C240 loaner I quickly changed my mind
well maybe not quickly, took me a few months, but changed my mind.
CuZ It'S MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD FAST yo!
Originally Posted by Narcissus
I initially bought a C240 over a Rolls Royce Silver Seraph cuz its slow engine is smoother on my sensitive *** so the RR sucks .. whatever
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Originally Posted by Outland
Ive driven numerous C240's, and it does have the same attributes that make up that C-Class goodness we all enjoy.
would it be the sonorous nvh vibrations and errant sounds emanating from the cement mixer motor you have?
or the award winning curvaceous’ness of the CRX benz styling that simply cant be put into words?
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Originally Posted by ctC230K
but WHY did you buy a c240 over a c230??? that is what i would like to know...
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Originally Posted by ctC230K
I have to say I love all Merc's and BMWs. I treat other drivers as part of a big German family of cars, I love seeing other members and driving along side them on the highway. The only reason i love to hate the c240 is when their owners pay MORE $ than the C230 to buy the big great V6 Engine just because they're too good for a 4, then they try to say their V6 is better and faster when it is actually slower and less efficient and heavier. They think because they bought a car with a V6 it must be fantastic, or atleast much better than an I4. Those are the people that I'd love to race just to **** them off and show them the V6 is not all that and NOT as fast as they think.
sigh... I think I shouldnt have debadged my car...
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Ok enough with the speed. Just to finish it up, the C230 Sedan is quicker 0-65mph than the C240 Sedan. BUT, the C240 Sedan is faster from 75-120mph. It's been tested, and both were broken in with 5000+ miles on each. :p
Now that that's over, lets make this list of parts for the C230 Sedan/C240 Sedan/C320 Sedan. Pulleys, chips, ECU's, whataver! Any prices and site go here now.
Now that that's over, lets make this list of parts for the C230 Sedan/C240 Sedan/C320 Sedan. Pulleys, chips, ECU's, whataver! Any prices and site go here now.
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Originally Posted by ddrango
Ok enough with the speed. Just to finish it up, the C230 Sedan is quicker 0-65mph than the C240 Sedan. BUT, the C240 Sedan is faster from 75-120mph. It's been tested, and both were broken in with 5000+ miles on each. :p
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Originally Posted by schwarzwagen
and what attributes would that be, prey tell?
would it be the sonorous nvh vibrations and errant sounds emanating from the cement mixer motor you have?
or the award winning curvaceous’ness of the CRX benz styling that simply cant be put into words?
would it be the sonorous nvh vibrations and errant sounds emanating from the cement mixer motor you have?
or the award winning curvaceous’ness of the CRX benz styling that simply cant be put into words?
To all C240 owners, this is why the bashing starts. Its goats like this small ***** owner, who comes in and thinks he's going to start some ****. Now, I'm supposed to be all offended, and respond in kind. See?
Thanks for chiming in to represent the 'under 18yrs, over 250lbs and less than 3 inches' crowd.
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Originally Posted by LMing
Prove ? site ? video ? if not please don't lie
simple huh
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Originally Posted by Outland
Hey, its captain a$$hole.
To all C240 owners, this is why the bashing starts. Its goats like this small ***** owner, who comes in and thinks he's going to start some ****. Now, I'm supposed to be all offended, and respond in kind. See?
Thanks for chiming in to represent the 'under 18yrs, over 250lbs and less than 3 inches' crowd.
To all C240 owners, this is why the bashing starts. Its goats like this small ***** owner, who comes in and thinks he's going to start some ****. Now, I'm supposed to be all offended, and respond in kind. See?
Thanks for chiming in to represent the 'under 18yrs, over 250lbs and less than 3 inches' crowd.
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Originally Posted by CynCarvin32
finally a person smart enough to accept fact around here.. he is not making this stuff up.. ill waste my time finding my dumb vid and posting it later today. then we can end this junk for good... C240 is faster than C230k after 60
simple huh
simple huh
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Originally Posted by schwarzwagen
yes, let's make a point to get that vid formatted. outland's dribble is really irritating to read.
And even if it does...it doesn't prove anything. My Mike Tyson example...Buster Douglas beat his ***, how many times out of a hundred would that have happened again? It was 100:1 shot, and it happened. Everyone saw it. But 99 other times, Douglas would have gone down.
I'm sure there are instances of 240s zooming faster from 60-130, but they're abberations. It's just NOT in the specs. HEAVIER + LESS HP + LESS TORQUE + TERRIBLE TRANNY + UGLY + HIGHER DRAG= SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWEEEEERRRRRRR at EVERY speed. Ok, the ugliness has nothing to do with it...
And I'm not talking lame-*** 5-speed to 5-speed. Take the C230 at its best, the 6-speed, vs the C240 at its best (oh that's right, it already is) and THEN show me video after video of the street-sweeper 240 shredding the 230. Lol, never happen. Why did you guys buy the c240 if you're so insecure about its ice cream truck-like acceleration? :p You don't see 230 owners running around telling everyone how relatively fast their car is...and isn't the reason clear? We have nothing to prove.
When I had the 240 loaner waiting for my 230 to arrive from the dock, everyone who saw it asked hesitantly "THAT is the car you bought?"...when I told them no, it's a loaner, everyone responded with a "whew, good thing". Now with the 230 loaner, everyone says "wow, NICE car". SO you want speed? If that's what you need to like your car, you can have it.
Last edited by delbomber; May 21, 2005 at 02:07 PM.
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Some proof for you all...on page 5 or 6...
"Ok I have a C230k and it is a great car. I love driving it on a daily basis and in no way am I bashing the car. I just had an observation and I wanted to bounce it around this forum a little.
So last night an associate and I were driving home and I decided to see how much quicker my C230k was when compared to his 2004 C240 loaner vehicle. So on the freeway we did a pull from say 55 to 110 mph. Now given the performance specs, the C230k should slowly walk away but this night was not what I expected.
The C240 checked out and pulled 4-5 car lengths by the time we reached 110 mph. As I sat there in pure shock I asked to run it again and this time I lost again to with the same margin of victory for the C240.
So we got off the freeway and did a 0-60 run on an empty stretch of frontage road. The C230k jumped out of the hole faster and reved through first and second far more quickly but as we neared 80 mph (and ended the race) the C240 was door to door with a head of steam pulling itself away.
What is wrong with this C230k? The car is equal to a family members C230k in performace so clearly my car works fine. I think MB has made the C240's numbers look slower to increase the sales of the C230k. The 230k is a better car and its sport chassis and body kit make it a must have over the C240 but this performance gap was shocking."
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"Ok I have a C230k and it is a great car. I love driving it on a daily basis and in no way am I bashing the car. I just had an observation and I wanted to bounce it around this forum a little.
So last night an associate and I were driving home and I decided to see how much quicker my C230k was when compared to his 2004 C240 loaner vehicle. So on the freeway we did a pull from say 55 to 110 mph. Now given the performance specs, the C230k should slowly walk away but this night was not what I expected.
The C240 checked out and pulled 4-5 car lengths by the time we reached 110 mph. As I sat there in pure shock I asked to run it again and this time I lost again to with the same margin of victory for the C240.
So we got off the freeway and did a 0-60 run on an empty stretch of frontage road. The C230k jumped out of the hole faster and reved through first and second far more quickly but as we neared 80 mph (and ended the race) the C240 was door to door with a head of steam pulling itself away.
What is wrong with this C230k? The car is equal to a family members C230k in performace so clearly my car works fine. I think MB has made the C240's numbers look slower to increase the sales of the C230k. The 230k is a better car and its sport chassis and body kit make it a must have over the C240 but this performance gap was shocking."
:p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p
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Originally Posted by ddrango
Some proof for you all...on page 5 or 6...
The C240 checked out and pulled 4-5 car lengths by the time we reached 110 mph. As I sat there in pure shock I asked to run it again and this time I lost again to with the same margin of victory for the C240.
The C240 checked out and pulled 4-5 car lengths by the time we reached 110 mph. As I sat there in pure shock I asked to run it again and this time I lost again to with the same margin of victory for the C240.
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Originally Posted by delbomber
What this proves is that 240 defenders rely on anecdotal evidence and phantom videos, while 230 owners rest assured their car has much more potent specs and is far more beautiful.
It's like Philly and New York. Philadelphians despise New York, while New Yorkers don't even know Philadelphia exists. Now, to keep things in perspective, the C230 is NOT the New York of MB's lineup....It's more like Miami...a fun, happenin' little town. What's the 240? How about, hmm, Cleveland? Ha, you think people in Miami spend time worrying about Cleveland?
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Originally Posted by Narcissus
I love racing those big 6.3 liter trucks, they think just cuz they bought a heavier and less efficient 6.3l they're faster than my v6.
On a side note... I won my first race! It was against a Mack Truck (no trailer)! I kicked his ***! He didnt even know what hit him! Although that may be because he probably didnt know we were racing!
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Originally Posted by delbomber
Who's taking bets this "video" will never appear on this site? Mark me down for a hundred...
you mean posting this vid of my daily driver C230k getting spanked by a loaner C240 is going to make me rich? christ i better get to the gym, wash and wax my SL, get ready for my track day tomorrow, and get this video formatted asap! I have a lot to do! sounds fun though....
100 bucks? well that pays for part of the new tires for that C230k... come on lets get 9 people with 100 buck bets and I get free tires! sounds fairly good to me. Ill just be at the gym while you all get ready
