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Old 10-13-2010, 01:45 PM
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ya i just gotta figure out how to go about this w/o my car...maybe I could rent one for a few days but thats gonna be expensive
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ya i just gotta figure out how to go about this w/o my car...maybe I could rent one for a few days but thats gonna be expensive
Yeah... according to Enterprise, that would be $91.81 for 3 days of car rental.

Or... you know...
http://www.ci.annapolis.md.us/govern...portation.aspx
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lol bus isn't gonna happen I live 20 minutes from work...im gonna borrow my chics car for a week. She knows i take better car of stuff than she does so I just have to wash it for her, lol
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and it was $350 straight up. I'm just worried about overnite cost. How big is the ECU?

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When I called, someone named Mat picked up and knew exactly what I was talking about.

All I said was that I saw the group buy on the Mercedes Benz forum.
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and it was $350 straight up.
And return shipping. Since it's a group buy, they are making you pay the return. They said like $5 or so.

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How big is the ECU?
This big?

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$5 for overnight shipping? hmm
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lol i wonder where that is on a m271...
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i use 93 octane every day of my life!
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I bet if you sent them an email or something they could give you the instructions.
and who the hell rides a bus
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lol i wonder where that is on a m271...
This it?

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I bet if you sent them an email or something they could give you the instructions.
This happened. True story.
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did send them one...still haven't heard anything thanks though
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who's pic is that? I've always wanted to replace my nasty rubber hoses with steel braided ones...
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i have an 02 c230 and i saw the difference on the pc website what kind of warranty comes with this i am very interested but i want to make sure my ecu doesnt fry a few weeks later those are fairly expensive. i saw it does make a large difference though..

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if it does im sure powerchip would be replacing it lol
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lol i would hope! it says i would gain about 20~ hp
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is it possible to get it if i m in Vancouver BC Canda?
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dont see why not...
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sorry new to my MB, just got a 07 c230 a month ago, so this ECU will boost the HP by how much?
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each car is different...go to the website
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lol i would hope! it says i would gain about 20~ hp
i would be surprised it the gain is that high... i think more realistic is 12-15hp
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Originally Posted by maverik259
who's pic is that? I've always wanted to replace my nasty rubber hoses with steel braided ones...
I just Googled the images. I wouldn't be surprised if they were from mbw members.
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yes i know they're from the forum...
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im gonna have a car this weekend so I'll prolly give them a call tomorow to find out the dilio...my chick wont be up towards me until the evening so i i'll prolly over night saturday so it gets to them on monday so i can have it back tuesday...
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nice looks like alot of yall 203ers are down to... some of the 204 guys got it last weekend and loving every minute... gettin mine done after it comes out the shop (bent tie rod and bent sterring rack) definitely worth the 350 bux!!!
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