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04-07-2011, 10:45 PM
#126
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Has no one but me and Drew picked up on the general arrogance of C320 owners? There have been a handful of members on here with pre-facelift C320s who think their cars are just amazing. The C320 was extremely average when it was new and is well below average today. Not that I'm saying the C230s were ever great or anything. Hell, even the C350s are average today. I just always thought it was funny.
04-07-2011, 10:47 PM
#127
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Has no one but me and Drew picked up on the general arrogance of C320 owners? There have been a handful of members on here with pre-facelift C320s who think their cars are just amazing. The C320 was extremely average when it was new and is well below average today. Not that I'm saying the C230s were ever great or anything. Hell, even the C350s are average today. I just always thought it was funny.
I mean... I get thumbs ups and sometimes even double thumbs ups on the DAILY but I don't come in here and brag about it.
04-07-2011, 10:49 PM
#128
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No not you.. I'm also not saying there was anything wrong with a C320, I'm just saying a powerhouse it is not. Nor does it make you superior to the smaller engined cars like the 230K and 240.
04-07-2011, 10:52 PM
#129
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04-07-2011, 11:28 PM
#130
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Has no one but me and Drew picked up on the general arrogance of C320 owners? There have been a handful of members on here with pre-facelift C320s who think their cars are just amazing. The C320 was extremely average when it was new and is well below average today. Not that I'm saying the C230s were ever great or anything. Hell, even the C350s are average today. I just always thought it was funny.
04-08-2011, 02:05 AM
#133
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Don’t doubt his reliable firsthand account at all, but it probably took a while to get there.
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04-08-2011, 02:32 AM
#134
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C230K M111 - 192hp/200tq
C230K M271 - 189hp/192tq
C240 - 168hp/177tq
All of these cars are slow.
And Trey, if I were going to be jealous of a 3.2L V6 it would be one that had some decent power, not the M112. Maybe the J32A2 from the old TL-S with 260/233. Or the 3.2L I6 with 333hp from the E46 M3.
04-08-2011, 02:34 AM
#135
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C320 - 215hp/221tq
C230K M111 - 192hp/200tq
C230K M271 - 189hp/192tq
C240 - 168hp/177tq
All of these cars are slow.
And Trey, if I were going to be jealous of a 3.2L V6 it would be one that had some decent power, not the M112. Maybe the J32A2 from the old TL-S with 260/233. Or the 3.2L I6 with 333hp from the E46 M3.
C230K M111 - 192hp/200tq
C230K M271 - 189hp/192tq
C240 - 168hp/177tq
All of these cars are slow.
And Trey, if I were going to be jealous of a 3.2L V6 it would be one that had some decent power, not the M112. Maybe the J32A2 from the old TL-S with 260/233. Or the 3.2L I6 with 333hp from the E46 M3.
04-08-2011, 02:42 AM
#136
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C320 - 215hp/221tq
C230K M111 - 192hp/200tq
C230K M271 - 189hp/192tq
C240 - 168hp/177tq
All of these cars are slow.
And Trey, if I were going to be jealous of a 3.2L V6 it would be one that had some decent power, not the M112. Maybe the J32A2 from the old TL-S with 260/233. Or the 3.2L I6 with 333hp from the E46 M3.
C230K M111 - 192hp/200tq
C230K M271 - 189hp/192tq
C240 - 168hp/177tq
All of these cars are slow.
And Trey, if I were going to be jealous of a 3.2L V6 it would be one that had some decent power, not the M112. Maybe the J32A2 from the old TL-S with 260/233. Or the 3.2L I6 with 333hp from the E46 M3.
You hut my feelings 
04-08-2011, 07:02 AM
#137
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Driving through our Karoo one has plenty of time. I'll bet it won't get there any longer with 235 tyres fitted instead of 205's. I've screwed up that 0.27 CD.
04-08-2011, 09:19 AM
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1999 E320 4matic Wagon, 2005 C55 AMG - sold, 1998 VW Jetta TDI - sold, 2006 C230 Sport - Totaled :(
hey don't hurt my neighbors feelings! he's all i've got on the east coast 
lol, jk, the cars aren't necessarily slow, they just aren't fast, i mean they're faster than your average passenger sedan if you think about it, you have to compare it with what it is, it's not really fair to compare a 4 door sedan to a 2-dr sports coupe (aka m3). i don't mean this in a sarcastic way towards you, just saying that it's a great car for what it is
you also forgot the m272 c230(which is what i have) - 201hp/181tq
lol, jk, the cars aren't necessarily slow, they just aren't fast, i mean they're faster than your average passenger sedan if you think about it, you have to compare it with what it is, it's not really fair to compare a 4 door sedan to a 2-dr sports coupe (aka m3). i don't mean this in a sarcastic way towards you, just saying that it's a great car for what it is
you also forgot the m272 c230(which is what i have) - 201hp/181tq
04-08-2011, 09:20 AM
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1999 E320 4matic Wagon, 2005 C55 AMG - sold, 1998 VW Jetta TDI - sold, 2006 C230 Sport - Totaled :(
oh and you can't deny that the w203 sedan has amazing handling with the sport suspension on it
04-08-2011, 06:13 PM
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LOL... I haven't been on here in a couple of weeks and this happens! Great job, I was wondering why that guy was so obnoxious. I remember him bagging on a guy for not having fences around his nice *** neighborhood.... and smoking CLS500s....
04-10-2011, 03:17 AM
#146
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That's the level of IQ we're dealing with here. Someone who believes a tire can grip better on a wet surface than dry.
Don't forget about this one Phi.
Don't forget about this one Phi.
04-10-2011, 03:30 AM
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06 C230 SS 6spd
he was probably talking to some young kid thinking an intake and exhaust is "built". A built motor to me is completely ripping it apart and rebuilding it with high performance parts.
04-10-2011, 03:33 AM
#148
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A built GTI to me is exactly what you said. Ripping the engine apart, putting better internals and swapping the turbo to a bigger one and up the boost.
04-10-2011, 03:36 AM
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You also have to understand this is also coming from a person who cut the fins in his airbox and put K&N filters and calls it a modded car and thinks he gained soo much hp than he can hang with a CLS500
04-10-2011, 03:54 AM
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true... not like the bigger wheels added any weight to his car, it was just his gf that always was the weight issue... maybe he should've had the "NO FAT CHICKS" sticker on his car, but if he had that all the girls he kept hollering at wouldn't have been able to ride with him 
