LA Times article on C-Coupe
04-24-2003, 05:56 PM
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Mercedes C200K Coupe
Originally posted by trench
which would remove some of the Coupe's "big-buttness" when viewed from the rear.
which would remove some of the Coupe's "big-buttness" when viewed from the rear.
04-24-2003, 06:57 PM
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Originally posted by darkfact
you want its big butt removed? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.... I love the c-coupe with the big butt! seriously I do!
you want its big butt removed? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.... I love the c-coupe with the big butt! seriously I do!
04-24-2003, 08:56 PM
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Some people call this a mid-life crisis - :p
Some people call this a mid-life crisis - :p
04-24-2003, 09:21 PM
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Originally posted by bzcat
I know by tomorow the article will be for subcription only so I copied and pasted it for late comers... overall good review... he just didn't like hatchback. typical american...
I know by tomorow the article will be for subcription only so I copied and pasted it for late comers... overall good review... he just didn't like hatchback. typical american...
04-27-2003, 01:40 PM
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I would bet the Times writer would have loved the car a lot more if he knew you could get the same car out the door for less that $25,000!!! That's less than a Nissan Altima or Toyota Camary. The article came out two days after I drove my car into work. Everyone had to test drive it.
I have for many years needed large cars for a large family (4 kids). I drive 30 miles to work, about 20K per year. Been driving a Lincoln Mark VIII LSC for the last 3 years. Basically the Mustang GT engine (300 HP), but there is two! feet in front of the radiator. Great gas milage on the road (27.5 mpg @ 75 mph to Vegas) but averages just under 18 all around. Now the kids are gone I don't need or want a four door car. Looked at the Mini, but too small. Drove a SRT4 Dodge, VERY fast at $20K, but noisy and cheap.
I also have a factory MB Hot Rod, the 1969 300 SEL 6.3. Collector car insurance $10 per month, can drive 5000 miles a year on the insurance. I have blown the doors off some hopped up Hondas, made one guy miss a shift when I blew him off.
I have for many years needed large cars for a large family (4 kids). I drive 30 miles to work, about 20K per year. Been driving a Lincoln Mark VIII LSC for the last 3 years. Basically the Mustang GT engine (300 HP), but there is two! feet in front of the radiator. Great gas milage on the road (27.5 mpg @ 75 mph to Vegas) but averages just under 18 all around. Now the kids are gone I don't need or want a four door car. Looked at the Mini, but too small. Drove a SRT4 Dodge, VERY fast at $20K, but noisy and cheap.
I also have a factory MB Hot Rod, the 1969 300 SEL 6.3. Collector car insurance $10 per month, can drive 5000 miles a year on the insurance. I have blown the doors off some hopped up Hondas, made one guy miss a shift when I blew him off.
04-28-2003, 05:27 AM
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My baby got back!
From the article:
"The car may be ugly, but it drives well, and that's good enough for me."
I'm confused....he loves the car...he hates the car...he loves the car....he hates the car.....
Many people I know have commented about the back end not being so attractive. But after a while they said it grew on them.
I like that it's different. And the #1 thing you can do is put new springs to lower it, to improve the look, without a doubt.
For me, without the high rear end, it wouldn't be nearly so useful.
I also, really don't care for the new MBZ tailight thing....IMHO they're ugly, not the back of the car.
I was imagining it with different tail lights and no spoiler thing, a smooth look rounded down, but maybe it would just end up looking like every other car. Then again, maybe not?.
I'd like to some photoshoppers out there come up with some improvements,. or at least variations....how about round ferrari style lights? How would that look?
My baby got back!
From the article:
"The car may be ugly, but it drives well, and that's good enough for me."
I'm confused....he loves the car...he hates the car...he loves the car....he hates the car.....
Many people I know have commented about the back end not being so attractive. But after a while they said it grew on them.
I like that it's different. And the #1 thing you can do is put new springs to lower it, to improve the look, without a doubt.
For me, without the high rear end, it wouldn't be nearly so useful.
I also, really don't care for the new MBZ tailight thing....IMHO they're ugly, not the back of the car.
I was imagining it with different tail lights and no spoiler thing, a smooth look rounded down, but maybe it would just end up looking like every other car. Then again, maybe not?.
I'd like to some photoshoppers out there come up with some improvements,. or at least variations....how about round ferrari style lights? How would that look?
05-03-2015, 12:21 PM
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I found this thread searching for something else.
After all of these years, and over 72,000 miles on the 2002 C230K we bought new in early 2003, I can say it has been an excellent car. The handling and ride are good, and the cloth seats (much better than leather in summer, even the ventilated leather in my Grand Cherokee) are good for long drives from southern California to northern California, Las Vegas, or Phoenix. It does get good fuel mileage. The hatchback makes it far, far more useful than a smaller car without that feature. I'm 6'1" and fit in the back seat behind my 5' 10" wife during the test drive - try that in a 2014 Mustang or many other cars.
Our car had the leak at the electrical connector to the transmission and some sort of stability control wiring fault repaired under warranty. The front suspension bushings needed to be replaced, the HVAC fan motor wore out, one sun roof motor wore out (partly my fault for not frequently lubricating the heck out of the sun roof mechanism)and the seat belt retractors wore out (very, very expensive). However, we only paid $25,500 for it (with the automatic, panoramic sun roof, rain-sensing windshield wipers, headlamp washers, and heated front seats, sticker $29,370), the same price as various front wheel drive junk also available in early 2003, so it has still been an excellent value.
Here is my favorite review of the car:
http://www.autos.ca/car-test-drives/...r-sport-coupe/
After all of these years, and over 72,000 miles on the 2002 C230K we bought new in early 2003, I can say it has been an excellent car. The handling and ride are good, and the cloth seats (much better than leather in summer, even the ventilated leather in my Grand Cherokee) are good for long drives from southern California to northern California, Las Vegas, or Phoenix. It does get good fuel mileage. The hatchback makes it far, far more useful than a smaller car without that feature. I'm 6'1" and fit in the back seat behind my 5' 10" wife during the test drive - try that in a 2014 Mustang or many other cars.
Our car had the leak at the electrical connector to the transmission and some sort of stability control wiring fault repaired under warranty. The front suspension bushings needed to be replaced, the HVAC fan motor wore out, one sun roof motor wore out (partly my fault for not frequently lubricating the heck out of the sun roof mechanism)and the seat belt retractors wore out (very, very expensive). However, we only paid $25,500 for it (with the automatic, panoramic sun roof, rain-sensing windshield wipers, headlamp washers, and heated front seats, sticker $29,370), the same price as various front wheel drive junk also available in early 2003, so it has still been an excellent value.
Here is my favorite review of the car:
http://www.autos.ca/car-test-drives/...r-sport-coupe/
