Drop-a-Daimler

Leaving a toll booth today I had this guy next to me in a new 300C Hemi Chrysler and he's hitting the gas like it's a rolling start at Talladega. I figure the big 5.7 liter beast, 340 horses and 390 foot-pounds, is going to pull away from me. But he didn't (or maybe he couldn't). We were flogging it side-by-side in the toll-booth-no-man's-land from 20 mph up to maybe 100 before we got to the lane markers and backed off. We were dead even at first but after I got rolling I started to pull away from him. Not much, maybe one car length by the end. Now R&T says that beast will do 5.8 seconds 0-60 and MB says the C350 will do 6.1 to 6.4 depending on where you read it. But R&T also said their 6-speed C350 did 5.4 seconds 0-60. OK so I have the 7G-Tronic (and it works pretty well from a roll) but that's still a world of difference. So am I deluded and the dude wasn't trying or is the 3.5L in the W203s way underrated by Mercedes?

KIRA

that car is hella ugly... bentley wannabe..

BadAssC230k

mmm say power/weight ratio? but i dont think the guy in the 300c was trying. you actually see the hemi badges or just notice that it was a 300c?

shanetoast

Im sure he was trying if he was the one that started the race. Maybe he just got beat that time.

e1000

nice kill, sounds about right.

nlpamg

that sounds about right... the 300C is a BOAT. even though it has a massive engine, it's 0-60 time is 6.2s, the C350 is 5.6s right? the C350 should have no problems eating that up!

I've toasted a v6 300C in my lowly C230K... At first, I was shocked, but when I went online and did some research, I saw that that thing's 0-60 time was an astonishing 8.9s
the v6 versions of the 300C, Charger, and Magnum are jokes.

and ESPECIALLY take into account that most of the owners of those cars put on heavy *** bargain basement chrome 22's on them, thus making them a hell of a lot slower...

yeuchau

nice kill
yah, i think c350 goes from 0-60 in around 5.7 seconds and i believe that was auto

white_w203

are u sure it was a hemi? the c350 1/4 mile times are mid 14's.

Drop-a-Daimler

Yeah, saw this badge while next to him. Like I said, I'm not sure if he was WOT but if he sees me again I can almost guarantee he will be. He did not look too happy.

Cloudz

not surprising. the seconds from 0-60 varies depending on situation. C350 is definitely a beast as well

shahedC

Was this off the Dulles toll road?

I live and work in northern Virginia too!

yeuchau

i wonder if i install underdrive pulley, sprint booster and chip
will that be enough to put c320 close to c350 territory??

slammedcclass

thats why i got pulled over cuz of 300c tryin to race me. we were on the light he had some 26 or some sh*t with his windows down bumpin i look at him and he looks at me the light turns green he stepped on it got 3 cars infront of me n i was like wtf yeah right so i stepped on it too i cought up to him and then he turned right on the next light. I kept goin fast going around the cars and then i slowed down and i see a cop on a bike with his ugly lights he pulled me over not the 300C f**** B SH*T i made him follow me for 1 mile then i pulled over. i was like damn its over but i did not wear my seatbelt so he just gave me a seatbelt ticket i got lucky i was speeding like crazy and racin the 300C and he did not wanna give me a ticket for that.

outaurleague

race a SRT-8 300C- That would be fun.

Drop-a-Daimler

You know the place then. This was entering the Greenway from the end of the Dulles Toll Road. It is about 9 lanes wide and there are no lane markers for the first 1/4 mile. I saw him coming out of the next stall just as I was going through (speed pass). I usually tip it down to 2nd or 3rd and blast out the other side. When I was going under I saw him jump on it coming out. I was in 3rd so I stomped on it too. It kicked down to 2nd so i was in a sweet spot power-wise. We were side-by-side for a bit and then I got out in front a little as we came up on the lane markers in the far left lane. I think he thought he'd hit it coming out and just go around everyone and move left to the left lane. He ended up taking the middle lane. Here's a really old aerial shot on Google Map. It has doubled in size since then.

shahedC

Yep, I have worked for both Verizon Business (Ashburn) and AOL (Sterling) in the area... I work in Fairfax now, but I still pass through this area quite often.

Do you hang out in any of the car meets in the area?

I've been to East Coast Euro's northern VA meet once, and I will try to participate in BlackBenzz's MIR event in April.

Drop-a-Daimler

I live out in Ashburn and work up at Tysons so my commute is all Toll Road, Greenway and Route 7. Ug. I haven't hit any of the car meets but I'd love to do the MIR thing. I have raced a Ford there for a couple of season and dragged my bike there in the Fall. I love it out there, it's a blast.

shahedC

Cool.. I am actually looking to buy some property somewhere between Dulles and Tysons, so feel free to let me know if you or anyone you know is selling. Currently, I only have properties below the Beltway.

rlee02135

maybe he was a poser

nlpamg

really? NEVER! I would never think that someone that has a 300C would be any such! I mean how could you be if you're putting chrome 22's on it with the 22 badges and a Bentley grill...

shanetoast

If he had Chrome door handels and side view mirrors it was a real Hemi. Thats how you can tell if its real or not.

Drop-a-Daimler

Didn't think of that. Can't say what his door handles looked like, things were happening pretty fast. But from 20 to maybe 50 we were side-by-side and I was WOT in a good gear so whatever he had it could run at least 6 point low something 0 to 60. There was a point there that I thought he was gonna blow me away.

blkc230k

a C350 should be a pretty fast car, sadly not that many ppl talks about it, cuz its in the high price for a non-amg W203
ive never driven one, but i really like the 3.5L V6, my sisters ML350 uses the same engine, and i have to say her ML350 is faster than my 230, even tho its a big box... so imaging that engine in a W203...
nice kill

Drop-a-Daimler

Maybe it was poser vs. poser!!! Hemi wannabe vs. AMG envy. Now that's funny.

Outland

Wow...you beat a car that's twice your size. Take down any SUV's lately?