new C Coupe check it out It's still alive!!!!
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Carlos, do you have pics up of your EVO II anywhere? I loved these cars as a kid. I find myself often searching for one for sale....although, my wife would likely kill me if I bought another car. My sig is out of date.
And frankly, what would you rather talk about, that ugly *** W204, and the abomination they are going to make from our glorious CL203, or a cool 20 year old 190 with a crazy *** wing?
And frankly, what would you rather talk about, that ugly *** W204, and the abomination they are going to make from our glorious CL203, or a cool 20 year old 190 with a crazy *** wing?
but anyway, the EVO II project is still in the wings.
Meaning, I have to get to Europe to do some real searching.
And it's not going to be cheap. The car will not be titled or registered in any US state. It's going to have to be a "show" car of sorts. We'll see how I get around some of the import restrictions.
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Much rather talk about 190 EVOs than W204s...
but anyway, the EVO II project is still in the wings.
Meaning, I have to get to Europe to do some real searching.
And it's not going to be cheap. The car will not be titled or registered in any US state. It's going to have to be a "show" car of sorts. We'll see how I get around some of the import restrictions.
but anyway, the EVO II project is still in the wings.
Meaning, I have to get to Europe to do some real searching.
And it's not going to be cheap. The car will not be titled or registered in any US state. It's going to have to be a "show" car of sorts. We'll see how I get around some of the import restrictions.
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Maybe they'll do a better job!!
I've had loaner C class sedans built in Brazil...
I've had loaner C class sedans built in Brazil...
here's another reason I would not buy the new ?204? C-Coupé...
in the September 2006 issue of Mercedes-Benz Enthusiast (UK),
there was a short article titled: "BRAZIL BOUND"
"The C-Class Sports Coupe's production is to move from the DaimlerChrysler plant in Sindelfingen to Juiz de Fora in Brazil. Production will begin in the first quarter of 2007 and Sindelfingen will focus on the production of new generation C-Class saloons (sedans)."
As Advans once posted... gotta love the CL203 !
Carlos
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in the September 2006 issue of Mercedes-Benz Enthusiast (UK),
there was a short article titled: "BRAZIL BOUND"
"The C-Class Sports Coupe's production is to move from the DaimlerChrysler plant in Sindelfingen to Juiz de Fora in Brazil. Production will begin in the first quarter of 2007 and Sindelfingen will focus on the production of new generation C-Class saloons (sedans)."
As Advans once posted... gotta love the CL203 !
Carlos
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www.mbca.org/sandiego
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He's done up a new version...this one clearly has CL203 DNA in the mix...I like it, but not as much as the previous version.
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/4...rtcoupe5kk.jpg
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/4...rtcoupe5kk.jpg
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He's done up a new version...this one clearly has CL203 DNA in the mix...I like it, but not as much as the previous version.
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/4...rtcoupe5kk.jpg
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/4...rtcoupe5kk.jpg
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Holy crap! Damn, MB, hire this guy now! If this is how a W204 version of the Coupe really will look, I'm in!!!
http://www.cwwcardesign.com/cars/mer...portcoupe.html
http://www.cwwcardesign.com/cars/mer...portcoupe.html
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2002 C230 coupe , NOt THE AVATAR!!
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Go to the second link...it suddenly makes all those awkward looking W204 design cues look stunning!!!
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c230 Kompressor Coupe
Now if the coupe looked like this, I would TOTALLY consider trading in for this baby. This looks hot.
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the last Coupe in the USA was the 2005.
2006 / 2007 were sold in Canada and ROW...
no Coupes for the USA ! Just like A-Class & B-Class
thanks MBUSA ! you guys suck !
2006 / 2007 were sold in Canada and ROW...
no Coupes for the USA ! Just like A-Class & B-Class
thanks MBUSA ! you guys suck !
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My Parents-06s500-just sold,06CLS55-K4,2006 R350
thats just a CLS with a diff *** end
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c230 Kompressor Coupe
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2013 650i Coupe, 2010 IS250 AWD, 1999 S500
If only things worked that way. Mercedes will wait and see how BMW does with the 1-Series first before even thinking about bringing a C-Class hatchback...er Coupe back to the U.S. market.
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The 1 series coupe will be a runaway success for BMW. Its the size the 3 series should still be, and better styled, and now that the 3 series is over priced, this will slot right in.
MB USA won't admit it, but MB was right about the C Coupe, its something they needed, badly. Too bad they are such snobs as MBUSA. Maybe on the next version, they'll get the details right first time around.
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Oh, here we go with the hatchback slams again. Get over it. Plenty of coupes have a liftback or hatch.
The 1 series coupe will be a runaway success for BMW. Its the size the 3 series should still be, and better styled, and now that the 3 series is over priced, this will slot right in.
MB USA won't admit it, but MB was right about the C Coupe, its something they needed, badly. Too bad they are such snobs as MBUSA. Maybe on the next version, they'll get the details right first time around.
The 1 series coupe will be a runaway success for BMW. Its the size the 3 series should still be, and better styled, and now that the 3 series is over priced, this will slot right in.
MB USA won't admit it, but MB was right about the C Coupe, its something they needed, badly. Too bad they are such snobs as MBUSA. Maybe on the next version, they'll get the details right first time around.
A Coupe isn't the same thing as a hatchback. There is a difference and if Mercedes would have made the car an actual coupe and not a hatchback it might have done better. True many coupes have a liftback, but they don't look like a hatchback with a black glass panel that screams "hatchback".
If the car was so badly needed then why didn't it sell better, at least up to expectations? The car wasn't sporty enough and in general people don't turn to Mercedes in that segment of the market for a sporty small car, they think A4 or now A3 and of course BMW 3 Series.
The BMW 1-Series that is coming here is an actual coupe with a trunk not a hatchback, which will make a huge difference because the truth of the matter is that MBUSA aren't the snobs, the American consumer is. They simply don't want anything remotely hatchbackish. MBUSA tried, Americans didn't want it.
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