jay

You are sooooooo freaking insane! COOL! What scares me is that you probably went out and took that picture just for this thread!

benzy230

if you beat an A4...and it was quattro....then he could not drive

Freddy

Well, I think the coupe is still quite stable at those speeds. It is quite ok to drive with only one hand on the wheel, I do it all the time

GTIDAN

Some of you guys just kill me. I've been driving German cars for the past 10 years. Do you really think the manufacturers put 'sucky' suspensions on there cars in a land where even the old folks drive more than 80mph?. Not!!!!

I've learned the hard way that just because your car sits lower and looks 'cool' dosen't mean it REALLY handles better. There is no substitut for suspension travel. Just ask a rally driver.

The coup will cruise all day at 130+ with the stock suspension and your butt won't hurt at the end of the drive either. But...if you want to mess with it go ahead...just don't knock MB....I could be wrong but I think they have been tuning suspension longer then most of us

Enjoy the threads.

BTW: Whoever posted how to make the alarm chirp was right on although I had to show the dealer how to do it..

2002-C230K-Silver-Automatic Trans

Gtidan

TimmyC230boy

yup i've hit the limiter a few time. car is very stable at speed. I can't imagine driving a RSX at 130

Lynn

I hope you had both hands on the wheel and weren't fiddling with the knobs on the passenger......uh, I mean on the passenger side.:p

p010sp0rt8

I just hit 130 in the coupe the other night... Car seems capable of doing much more.. wasn't paying much attention to the RPM's...
but i easily hit 130.. damn mustang wanted a piece (it was an older stang V6) so i popped around him gunned it and bye bye.. the guy prolly ran his mustangs engine to the ground, cuz it seemed like he couldn't keep up worth $h!t... The coupe seems pretty stable at 130... when i had my 3series at 125 it was gaspin (but i wore that car to the bone too)...

Outland

The A4 is not that fast of a car in base 1.8L Turbo form. The 3.0 models are quick, but the quattro system isn't gonna help you corner on a freeway ramp. I test drove the A4 several times before eventually going with the MB...the C230 handles better, period. The A4 is a really nice car, but its also a softer sprung sedan, and a front drive one(Quattro versions obviously are AWD) that plows thru turns.

I loved the interior of the A4, and the styling, but in the end, I didn't want a Sedan.

RedC230K

Yep.. at 130 everything just kinda shuts down until you slow down a few MPH... the car feels good at that speed, but the scary part is thinking how long it takes to get slowed back down!
Do NOT try that at home based upon my experience, it's not the best idea I ever had.

Daniel 11

Ok, so I love to go fast!!! I took my stock 03 C230k up a 6% grade at 115mph tacked at 5g. I was smoking past a Ford truck that thought he was bad A**

C230 Sport Coup

Ha, resurrecting a 10 year old thread that I started. Time has passed.....
My suspension has been replaced...twice. I've done 130 3 times. Loved it.
I've put 182K miles on the vehicle.
But don't go 130 anymore. Too risky. I don't want to lose my license and have my car impounded.
I was only at around 4500 rpm at 130. And pulling hard.
Top speed on a C230 in Italy was listed as 153 no limiter. I'd like to see that. Anyone?

malahhaor

Back when i had mine i did a hair over 130, once or twice. Back when the c coupe website was up there were some members from europe saying they toped out at about 155.
Dont know what they were in europe at the time but 2002 model in states had a 2.4L with a smigit more power than 1.8 of 2003 and up while using less boost. Swaping a pully on 2002 model made it a tad faster that stock 320s.

tommy

Holy bringing threads back from the dead, Batman!

I think I've cracked 80 a couple of times. Don't really see much reason to do more on public roads, honestly - I don't need to compensate for deficiencies elsewhere.

malahhaor

Why would anyone think that people are trying to compensate just because it is something they themselves would not do?
Doing such speeds on public roads, is one thing. I've personally did it only on a 4 lane highway with no cars around. Others may not be as cautious, and thats their choice.
But with the compensate statement you just look like you are trying to make yourself feel better.

tommy

A bit too touchy, no? I was just joking about that part.

But I also don't think that those speeds are appropriate on our ever-worsening public roads here, either. If everyone could sign a waiver saying that, should they wreck their car at such high speeds, they would waive their rights to emergency care, to suing anyone or any body due to injuries/damages caused, and would guarantee that no innocent bystanders would be harmed, sure, that would be great. I don't find that realistic, though, which is why higher speeds should be limited to restricted areas, imho.

We just had a fatality up here last week where two guys were pushing their cars on a highway early in the morning above 100mph, both of which being M3s with owners who apparently have years of experience. One of them is now dead - one-car wreck (no reason listed). To me that's both a shame and poor decision-making.

malahhaor

NP, im touchy because many people here have a tendency of puting others down and i just cant stand it anymore. one of the reaosn i dont post much even though ive been here for a long time.

I do agree with you on time and place, but person is smart, people are stupid.
Unfortunately this will happen no matter what. unless cars are limited to 50mph.
On the other hand it is always fun to be able to know what the limits of your vehicle are. Maybe if there was a more accessable places for general publick to do these sort of things, people would keep it off the streets.

jtalbert

Wow, but what I am more surprised at, that no one commented on. Look at the RPM's. You can't see it fully, but it looks like he is redlining his engine...

malahhaor

The coupe with manual tranny had 6 close ratio gears, not sure about the auto tho.
so if its auto with 5 then maybe thats why. if it was manual then it probably had one more gear to go to after this.

MIKESV8

some people on here claimed 140mph+. i don't see how that's possible when you're red lining at 130mph. this picture is proof.

C230 Sport Coup

He must be in 4th gear or something.
Seriously the car is limited to 130 in the US, but in Europe, was not limited and was rated at over 150 mph. I saw it on the Italian mercedes website back in the day, and most definitely my car was not redlined at 130.
It's hit the limiter and just bangs on it, won't go any faster, so if you push the pedal to the floor, yeah it'll downshift, rev out, but just thats it.

BTW- I did it on a super smooth 4 lane road, with no one around.
People in Europe drive that fast all the time,
We're just pussies in the US. ooooo I went 130.
Big hairy f'in deal.
Watch the video of Captain slow going 260 in a Veyron.

Meyek66

Sadly I sold my Speed3 that will top out at 155MPH (Governed) and I had it to 135MPH and could still drive it with one finger! I just bought a used C230 a month ago and already have it for sale because it is cheaply made and an absolute dog! 4cyl Supercharged? Please I can barely make it up a hill without downshifting. I got it up to 100MPH but it was redlining and just had no more power.

C230 Sport Coup

Maybe there's something wrong with it. Or the problem is between the seat and the steering wheel sir troll. Definately not redlining at 100 mph.
You are full of bull. Go away!

Meyek66

Great comeback but you are going to have to try harder than that to get to me. The car takes the state of Montana to get up to any speed, let alone 130MPH. Even if this thing wasn't limited it wouldn't get any faster than 130MPH as an American built car. Just because I answer a guys question doesn't mean YOU, my friend, need to get your panties in a wad. Is that how this forum works? Don't offend the masses? Dude the Speed3 4cyl will run circles around ANY C230! Oh and WHY do I need to go that fast anyway unless driving through Wyoming on I-80.

tommy

If you sold your MS3 with the idea of replacing it with a C230 M271, what did you expect, apples to apples?

I'm not sure what you're expecting, either out of your new car, or in responses to your odd first post.

C230 Sport Coup

Why indeed. Why reply to a thread about how fast you can go, to tell us how fast you CAN'T go, how slow it is,
how you hate it, and miss your Mazda.
Uh, this is THE Mercedes forum eh? You fail to recognize that I was the guy in 2002 who's question you feel compelled to answer, that it does mean ME, and you don't answer anything.
You doubt others ability to reach 130, tell everyone how much you love your old car (so why sell it?) all in your 1st post?
And then say, 'why do I need to go that fast' Indeed. Why?
Why reply to this particular thread at all? It makes no sense.
We call that a TROLL. Someone who posts simply to inflame people,
or just posts nonsensical spewing, with no merit or value to the forum.

So, if you are not a troll, perhaps you have something of value to add elsewhere in the forum. But somehow, I doubt it, just based on your 1st post.
Yes, is it sad that you sold your Mazda. Sad for us.
When you say "that fast" do you mean,
100 mph in the Mercedes,
or the 155 you were driving your hot, Mercedes **** kicking Mazda?
Why indeed! Wow, are you confused. Is that why sold the fast Mazda,
because you were tired of driving 155 in Wyoming and running
circles around C230's, so you figured, you'd buy a C230 and complain how slow it
is, while at the same time asking the members of the forum,
why you need to drive that fast?
Why....indeed. Better you should ride a bicycle.

Step away from the Troll...slowly....
I can see where this is going.
Good luck with your slow car!! (Assuming you actually have one)

Perhaps you could start again, by posting an introduction
(outside this thread since you have nothing of value to add here)
about yourself, and your car and we can all start fresh.

Or get that Mazda back while you still can and join the Mazda forum.