Sick of your car?
09-09-2002, 11:24 AM
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Late to this one... I still love my C320, every day...
And about the Japanese car vs European car thing... This is just my opinion, but the only european car line that interests me is Mercedes-Benz. It's not a brand snobbery, just I have no interest in VWs/Audi's/BMWs (boring), Volvos and Saabs (ugly), or Porsche (out of my league). If it weren't for the appearance of the new C-Class in 2001, I would be driving a Japanese car right now. Acura 3.2TL/S, Infinity G35, Nissan 350Z, Altima 3.5, or some such.
Again, just my opinion, SoCal...
And about the Japanese car vs European car thing... This is just my opinion, but the only european car line that interests me is Mercedes-Benz. It's not a brand snobbery, just I have no interest in VWs/Audi's/BMWs (boring), Volvos and Saabs (ugly), or Porsche (out of my league). If it weren't for the appearance of the new C-Class in 2001, I would be driving a Japanese car right now. Acura 3.2TL/S, Infinity G35, Nissan 350Z, Altima 3.5, or some such.
Again, just my opinion, SoCal...
09-09-2002, 11:53 AM
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Originally posted by MB-BOB
..Volvos and Saabs (ugly)..
..Volvos and Saabs (ugly)..
http://www.scandinaviandes********/news/volvo/S80.htm
09-09-2002, 12:55 PM
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I'm late on this one too, but YES, I'm starting getting sick of my car (or not really the car, but the dealerships and mechanics of MB-Sweden).
I brought my car in with a strange behaving auto gear-box two weeks ago. Today the repair-shop called and told me that my car was fixed. The error was, according to them, in a bad ETS wich they told me they did change. Well - it lasted for approx 500 meters - then the tranny went into "limp-mode" again. Luckily I wasn't more than 500 meters away from the dealership... Well here I am without my car AGAIN!!! ...
I brought my car in with a strange behaving auto gear-box two weeks ago. Today the repair-shop called and told me that my car was fixed. The error was, according to them, in a bad ETS wich they told me they did change. Well - it lasted for approx 500 meters - then the tranny went into "limp-mode" again. Luckily I wasn't more than 500 meters away from the dealership... Well here I am without my car AGAIN!!! ...
09-09-2002, 02:38 PM
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don't forget the fur coat!!! (haha, i now have a mental image of trench! 
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trench says, "it's not a purse! it's european!"
)trench says, "it's not a purse! it's european!"
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09-09-2002, 03:41 PM
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Re: sick of your car ?
Originally posted by Ted
...Maybe you unhappy guys & girls would like your cars better if you didn't *******ize them with all of this cheap looking aftermarket junk. After a while, you don't even have a Benz anymore. It is just a rolling junkyard. It amazes me that people purchase MB products that are the most highly enginered cars in the world and then think they can rebuild the car up better than the designers. In the end they don't have quality they paid for, the resale value suffers and as bonus, they have a ride that looks like it belongs to a 16 year old ricer.
...Maybe you unhappy guys & girls would like your cars better if you didn't *******ize them with all of this cheap looking aftermarket junk. After a while, you don't even have a Benz anymore. It is just a rolling junkyard. It amazes me that people purchase MB products that are the most highly enginered cars in the world and then think they can rebuild the car up better than the designers. In the end they don't have quality they paid for, the resale value suffers and as bonus, they have a ride that looks like it belongs to a 16 year old ricer.
There is nothing wrong with keeping your car stock as well. It just irks me when people seem to get offended by something that isn't theirs. Sure, the more you pay for a car, the less you would probably do to upgrade it (although it makes more sense to spend $5k on wheels for a $80k car than for a $20k car).
So coolout. As long as YOUR car is the way you want it, be happy. Don't try to change other people's taste. If you've never experienced it, don't bash someone who is willing to spend money on an MKB, Kleemann, Renntech, etc. upgrade.
09-10-2002, 04:20 PM
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Originally posted by MatildaC230K
Sorry, I'm with Ted on this one. If you want to customize, buy a hooptie or a lowrider. It looks trashy on a classy car.
M.
Sorry, I'm with Ted on this one. If you want to customize, buy a hooptie or a lowrider. It looks trashy on a classy car.
M.
