help, i had a car crash..
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If you're tired of people saying things, a message board is probably not where you should be. The point they are making is that a half-assed repair was cheap now, you'll pay later. Oh and you'll pay later without a doubt, you have an 01.
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I'm impressed.
Sorry if I went a little overboard, name calling and such.
I didn't mean to put you so much on the defensive as to
have to have you detail out your life.
But it was a cool read.
I helped raise a littler of American Bulldogs once. 13 puppies in one litter!
They all survived. In the end, you don't make that much money after the shots
(which we did ourselves, or rather I did my GF was too squeamish) food and time put in.
Some had hip problems and went for free or like $100.
They were direct descendants of the dog in that Disney movie, homeward bound, Chance.
So the pick of the litter went for like a grand.
Very impressive work and in record time!
And most importantly NEW brakes!!!
It's good to see more and more people on this forum who are willing to DIY.
I would've taken the opportunity of the broken to replace those wheels.
I hit something once, almost missed an exit, got in the ramp late, and it was dark and
they had put a curb on the v of the exit ramp, where it would normally just be paint.
Bent the front rims.
Bought a set of AMG's for $400 with Michelin PS's on them...
then found a whole set of stock C7 for $50(!), one was broken.sold one
for $85 on ebay.
Kept 2 so now I have a full set.
Sold the AMG's for 375 with bald tires... ha.
Back to stock so I can rotate the tires.
Sorry if I went a little overboard, name calling and such.
I didn't mean to put you so much on the defensive as to
have to have you detail out your life.
But it was a cool read.
I helped raise a littler of American Bulldogs once. 13 puppies in one litter!
They all survived. In the end, you don't make that much money after the shots
(which we did ourselves, or rather I did my GF was too squeamish) food and time put in.
Some had hip problems and went for free or like $100.
They were direct descendants of the dog in that Disney movie, homeward bound, Chance.
So the pick of the litter went for like a grand.
Very impressive work and in record time!
And most importantly NEW brakes!!!
It's good to see more and more people on this forum who are willing to DIY.
I would've taken the opportunity of the broken to replace those wheels.
I hit something once, almost missed an exit, got in the ramp late, and it was dark and
they had put a curb on the v of the exit ramp, where it would normally just be paint.
Bent the front rims.
Bought a set of AMG's for $400 with Michelin PS's on them...
then found a whole set of stock C7 for $50(!), one was broken.sold one
for $85 on ebay.
Kept 2 so now I have a full set.
Sold the AMG's for 375 with bald tires... ha.
Back to stock so I can rotate the tires.
Last edited by C230 Sport Coup; May 3, 2012 at 05:04 PM.
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From: San Antonio , Texas
2001 C320
I'm impressed.
Sorry if I went a little overboard, name calling and such.
I didn't mean to put you so much on the defensive as to
have to have you detail out your life.
But it was a cool read.
I helped raise a littler of American Bulldogs once. 13 puppies in one litter!
They all survived. In the end, you don't make that much money after the shots
(which we did ourselves, or rather I did my GF was too squeamish) food and time put in.
Some had hip problems and went for free or like $100.
They were direct descendants of the dog in that Disney movie, homeward bound, Chance.
So the pick of the litter went for like a grand.
Very impressive work and in record time!
And most importantly NEW brakes!!!
It's good to see more and more people on this forum who are willing to DIY.
I would've taken the opportunity of the broken to replace those wheels.
I hit something once, almost missed an exit, got in the ramp late, and it was dark and
they had put a curb on the v of the exit ramp, where it would normally just be paint.
Bent the front rims.
Bought a set of AMG's for $400 with Michelin PS's on them...
then found a whole set of stock C7 for $50(!), one was broken.sold one
for $85 on ebay.
Kept 2 so now I have a full set.
Sold the AMG's for 375 with bald tires... ha.
Back to stock so I can rotate the tires.
Sorry if I went a little overboard, name calling and such.
I didn't mean to put you so much on the defensive as to
have to have you detail out your life.
But it was a cool read.
I helped raise a littler of American Bulldogs once. 13 puppies in one litter!
They all survived. In the end, you don't make that much money after the shots
(which we did ourselves, or rather I did my GF was too squeamish) food and time put in.
Some had hip problems and went for free or like $100.
They were direct descendants of the dog in that Disney movie, homeward bound, Chance.
So the pick of the litter went for like a grand.
Very impressive work and in record time!
And most importantly NEW brakes!!!
It's good to see more and more people on this forum who are willing to DIY.
I would've taken the opportunity of the broken to replace those wheels.
I hit something once, almost missed an exit, got in the ramp late, and it was dark and
they had put a curb on the v of the exit ramp, where it would normally just be paint.
Bent the front rims.
Bought a set of AMG's for $400 with Michelin PS's on them...
then found a whole set of stock C7 for $50(!), one was broken.sold one
for $85 on ebay.
Kept 2 so now I have a full set.
Sold the AMG's for 375 with bald tires... ha.
Back to stock so I can rotate the tires.
The breaks feel good . And ur right about the rim . That will come at some point . But at the moment it seemed right . Altough I would love tho 18" rims that have their on thread on here. I actually thing the grey Amg reps or whatever they are in 18" would actually go perfect with my green car :0
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BTW you 'break' your leg because the 'brakes' did not work.
Know one nos how two spel theese daies
Know one nos how two spel theese daies
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From: Pasadena, CA
2002 C230K, 2013 BMW 328, 2015 BMW X5
You couldn't find a chromed rim in the West Side of San Antonio?
You were going too fast and learned a valuable lesson about vehicle dynamics and speed. I hope you remember the lesson.
Something about you tells me you are too stupid to remember.
You were going too fast and learned a valuable lesson about vehicle dynamics and speed. I hope you remember the lesson.
Something about you tells me you are too stupid to remember.
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personally, If your gf's dad/your mechanic didn't even warn you about the brakes (as you claimed it was the brakes' fault) as well suggest that any coolant is fine when MB specifically recommend their own (which is cheap as hell $26/gallon). I would be worried about having him fix anything, but if you are willing to risk your life and have him do the repair/replacement on a crucial part of the front suspension like the subframe all the power to you and good luck.
Last edited by FrankW; May 4, 2012 at 05:11 PM.
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Its not that bad as for totaling the car.
Get this subframe
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2000-2004-ME...r#ht_500wt_922
Get a nice mechanic, you'll have to suspend engine and release the tranny from the engine, disassemble the whole front end and install the new subframe and attach everything again.
I did this to my honda accord 2006 a couple years ago after hitting a Sidewalk, two days work and got my car riding like new again.
Get this subframe
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2000-2004-ME...r#ht_500wt_922
Get a nice mechanic, you'll have to suspend engine and release the tranny from the engine, disassemble the whole front end and install the new subframe and attach everything again.
I did this to my honda accord 2006 a couple years ago after hitting a Sidewalk, two days work and got my car riding like new again.
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