MW_ATL

Walked into a parking lot tonight and was looking at my freshly cleaned Coupe and my wife said "That is still a good looking car."

Decided then it needs projectors, clear fogs, '05 tails, turn signals (one has a rock crack anyway) and grill. Guess I will start making a parts list.

Tri-Star

I agree with the projectors. My car came with the bi-xenon and that look alone keeps the car looking young. Frosty headlights got to go at least imo.

As far as the facelift ... I guess you got me. The amg kit does look a lot sportier and I've decided that this might be the summer.

tommy

I would have to agree on the headlights. The clears really helped change the look of the car.

jcnash

Tommy, you coming up to Toronto this summer dude? Bring your smurfy coupe this time!

C230 Sport Coup

I'm going who is this guy? Must be a BS'er.
Ah, apparently not! Just read your thread of wantiing, lust and finally acquisition FTW on the AMG forum. Nice

tommy

Yes, I am - but bringing a Coupe up to a CRX meet wouldn't make much sense.

Still, we should have a mini-meet when I'm up there. Don't forget to think about any parts you may want from south of the border that I could fit in the Honda.

alanchan

with the clear lense headlights, feel like a young man.
the frosty one make me look like a grandpa
sorry no offence, I just don't know why MB makes frosty at the first place.

tommy

Maybe to try to encourage people to buy the accessory clears?

A similar strategy certainly worked for sales of the cd changer.

LILBENZ230

It was common in the 1980s.

tommy

You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch.

LILBENZ230

I had originally started to post it was common in the late 90s and early 00s as a defense but then I realized no, no it wasn't.

MW_ATL

Matt -- Did you have to remind me? I was going to try to deny remembering the 80's!!! But you are so right.

LILBENZ230

I don't remember the 80s.. Then again, I was 4 in 1989.

C230 Sport Coup

The 80's sucked.
Thank your lucky stars you didn't have to hear
"Saved by Zero" 10,000,000,000 times on the radio.
or 'Girls just wanna have fun'.
You came just in time for Soundgarden and Nirvana.
How cool is that?
I heard Soundgarden is coming out with a new album.

samaritrey

But girls just want to have fun

tommy

I'd rather have Cyndi Lauper. Chris Cornell's voice is like nails on a chalkboard.

The 80s had Talk Talk, The Cars, XTC, Echo & the Bunnymen, etc. Much better than a bunch of smelly, unclean, overrated derilects from Seattle.

C230 Sport Coup

that was the 70's dude....

tommy

What are you smoking?

MW_ATL

And we were just talking about "Turning Japanese" at work this morning - speaking of bad 80's music.

I can't say the 80's completely sucked - Had an '85 Mustang GT that was fast and fun. Nah, over all it wasn't a bad time, few bills, lots of fun while I was there. Looking back....er....yeah, it sucked.

And boy did we ever get off topic with this thread!!!

tommy

What's wrong with that song? That's a good one! Especially for me, since I work at a Japanese firm - banzai!!

They play that song on 1st Wave on Sirius all the time. You kids today, with your new age rock and roll!

C230 Sport Coup

All except talk talk had albums out in the 70's. We are just making plans for Tommy. He must be smurfy, he must be smurfy in his world.

tommy

Echo & The Bunnymen - Crocodiles, first album, released 1980
The Cars - The Cars Album released late 1978 (Candy-O in 1979, but all others in the 80s)
XTC - 4th LP released in Sept. 1980 (best music post-80, imho)

So you're a little bit right, but I'll still say mostly wrong.

Thank you, Nigel.

C230 Sport Coup

Gawd that was 30 year ago.
Why is it that all the cool people I used to know when I was like in my 20's
who were just a tad older and had money status and power, and I just thought they were so cool, are just freakin' really, no I mean REALLY f'ing old now!
Most of 'em like being around me since I can still actually attract women.
Somehow, I always thought it only happened to those OTHER people.
I mean 10 years with the same car....it seems like yesterday.

I was at an outdoor bar this past weekend.
Rock and blues at the end of a pier by the pacific ocean
on perfect day, and this guy who must be pushin' 60
says 'hey man' we're like the youngest guys here.
He was hardly young. He was talking about his retirement.

He was right...but I look at him and think the same thing.
Everyone there needed an Oxygen tank.
I was joking that the bar provides
complimentary 02, geritol cocktails, and free defibulations.

I need to be around younger people.
Get me to the Choppah!!!

jcnash

LOL WOW...WTF?
Currently out in Medicine Hat, AB AKA the Canadian boonies on a work trip and log in after a few days and BOY! did this thread go off topic

C230 Sport Coup

Sorry
I bought the car 10 years when I was late 30's....funny I got older too.
That wasn't supposed to happen.