kompressor sports are everywhere
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i really feel bad for you c32 owners.. i mean i know your car is way better than a kompressor but i must see at least 5 kompressor sports with the amg package going to and from school every day...and not only that most of them are chicks.. i wish they just waited 1 more year and just left the kompressor as is so this wouldnt be happening... i was all about gettin a c32 but there are just too many kompressors around here that look exactly like them. this is starting to have a huge effect on my decision.. i saw a white one today and i could of sworn it was a c32 with a new clk grill and when it drove by it was some fat blond chick with a kompressor.. i know mercedes is def. sellin them and makin alot of money from them cuz i see them everywhere but they should have been more dedicated to keepin thier top mercedes benz enthusiast's happy (amg owners)... anyway..just venting after observing this for a few weeks now...i believe they could have waited another year to make money with thier new c class and kept everyone happy..
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Originally Posted by d wig
i was all about gettin a c32 but there are just too many kompressors around here that look exactly like them. this is starting to have a huge effect on my decision.
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Originally Posted by JamE55
So the effect of your decision wanting to own an AMG car is because there are too many of them out there?
I agree it takes away from the exclusivity of the C32 but the C32 is so much better (i have a daily driver C230k and had a C32) that the pleasure of ownership should make up for the lack of bling bling. If you want the style get an M3 maybe.
My C230k has C32 brakes and amg wheels... i should put the twim tip exh on it just to tick C32 owners off. Fear not I will never put C230k on the back...
I took E55k off the back of my car but I will always leave the C230k on the back because im not trying to be a poser.
C32 is a great car. dont let the 2005 sprots change ur mind.
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Originally Posted by CynCarvin32
he is refering to the C230k 2005 sprot sedans that have teh AMG kit.
I agree it takes away from the exclusivity of the C32 but the C32 is so much better (i have a daily driver C230k and had a C32) that the pleasure of ownership should make up for the lack of bling bling. If you want the style get an M3 maybe.
My C230k has C32 brakes and amg wheels... i should put the twim tip exh on it just to tick C32 owners off. Fear not I will never put C230k on the back...
I took E55k off the back of my car but I will always leave the C230k on the back because im not trying to be a poser.
C32 is a great car. dont let the 2005 sprots change ur mind.
I agree it takes away from the exclusivity of the C32 but the C32 is so much better (i have a daily driver C230k and had a C32) that the pleasure of ownership should make up for the lack of bling bling. If you want the style get an M3 maybe.
My C230k has C32 brakes and amg wheels... i should put the twim tip exh on it just to tick C32 owners off. Fear not I will never put C230k on the back...
I took E55k off the back of my car but I will always leave the C230k on the back because im not trying to be a poser.
C32 is a great car. dont let the 2005 sprots change ur mind.
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Originally Posted by d wig
i know mercedes is def. sellin them and makin alot of money from them cuz i see them everywhere but they should have been more dedicated to keepin thier top mercedes benz enthusiast's happy (amg owners)...
and - why exactly is it that the amg owners are to be comsidered the top mercedes enthusiast? and - why exactly should they be kept happy and not the bigger majority of non amg MB owners?
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i acutally prefer to have a sleeper car than have a attention grabber like a m3
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Originally Posted by MBenzNL
why exactly is it that the amg owners are to be comsidered the top mercedes enthusiast?
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because people that own amg are much more educated about mercedes benz than an average joe that decides he needs a new car andjust buys the first benz he sees on the show room...not only that... that same person that just goes and buys a benz off the show room might pick a bmw or audi for his next car while the amg owners seem loyal... i mean i worked at a benz dealership for 4 years and noticed who was coming back for a new car and amg owners were the most familiar faces..
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The compressors aren't the same, either. AMG uses a Lysholm unit, 230's get an Eaton. There's a thread in the S-class forum about Eaton superchargers :0) But it sounds as if you're more interested in looks than performance so I suppose that doesn't make a difference. If you don't want to look like all the other C-classes then either mod your car or buy a different one :0)
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of course i would get a amg for performance.. if i didnt care about that then i wouldnt even be thinkin about a amg...but im sure everyone in the market for amg have the looks on thier mind as well as performance..
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Originally Posted by d wig
because people that own amg are much more educated about mercedes benz than an average joe that decides he needs a new car andjust buys the first benz he sees on the show room...not only that... that same person that just goes and buys a benz off the show room might pick a bmw or audi for his next car while the amg owners seem loyal... i mean i worked at a benz dealership for 4 years and noticed who was coming back for a new car and amg owners were the most familiar faces..
If any kind of driver is to be taken loyal to the brand mercedes, it is the average european taxi driver in his mercedes diesel!
US AMG owners are not that different from US non AMG owners...AMG owners swap from Ms to AMGs and back no other then that non AMG owners swap from BMW to MB and back.
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listen.. im not trying to argue with you... as you can see i was basing my post on my area where i live in new jersey in the US... if i was talkin about mercedes ownership arouind the whole world i would have stated so.... but if you scroll up to my original post u can see i was talkin about my area.. as far as what goes on over there... i really have no clue and it honestly doesnt concern me because i am basing my observation on what i see around here.. and i see an abundance of kompressors with the sport package now that they have amg kits and it just turned me off a little being that i was considering a c32 soon...i didn;t want to turn this into a big argument thread so im sorry if i offended you...i was just a little frustrated with what i have been seeing lately..
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Originally Posted by d wig
listen.. im not trying to argue with you... as you can see i was basing my post on my area where i live in new jersey in the US... if i was talkin about mercedes ownership arouind the whole world i would have stated so.... but if you scroll up to my original post u can see i was talkin about my area.. as far as what goes on over there... i really have no clue and it honestly doesnt concern me because i am basing my observation on what i see around here.. and i see an abundance of kompressors with the sport package now that they have amg kits and it just turned me off a little being that i was considering a c32 soon...i didn;t want to turn this into a big argument thread so im sorry if i offended you...i was just a little frustrated with what i have been seeing lately..
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I actually don't mind. My C32 is debadged so it looks even more like a C230. I passed a guy the other day on the highway driving a C230 Kompressor that was the same color as mine. He immediately pulls in behind me and starts riding my a$$. I was like you've got to be kidding me. He quickly realized I wasn't driving a C230. I just love to see the expression on peoples faces when I smoke passed them. I was toying with a vette today and the guys face was priceless. I love this car!! 
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I actually don't mind. My C32 is debadged so it looks even more like a C230. I passed a guy the other day on the highway driving a C230 Kompressor that was the same color as mine. He immediately pulls in behind me and starts riding my a$$. I was like you've got to be kidding me. He quickly realized I wasn't driving a C230. I just love to see the expression on peoples faces when I smoke passed them. I was toying with a vette today and the guys face was priceless. I love this car!!
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Originally Posted by d wig
because people that own amg are much more educated about mercedes benz than an average joe that decides he needs a new car andjust buys the first benz he sees on the show room.....
I think your generalizing with that comment you made above.... just because someone doesn't own an AMG doesn't mean they are any less educated that one that does own an AMG. I think perfect examples are Sunil and Steve. They both don't own AMG's but know SOOOO much more about MB's than most of us. I dont own an AMG because I cannot afford one.... Buy the C32 and be happy that it will blow the doors off of most of the cars on the road......
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Originally Posted by d wig
i really feel bad for you c32 owners.. i mean i know your car is way better than a kompressor but i must see at least 5 kompressor sports with the amg package going to and from school every day...and not only that most of them are chicks.. i wish they just waited 1 more year and just left the kompressor as is so this wouldnt be happening... i was all about gettin a c32 but there are just too many kompressors around here that look exactly like them. this is starting to have a huge effect on my decision.. i saw a white one today and i could of sworn it was a c32 with a new clk grill and when it drove by it was some fat blond chick with a kompressor.. i know mercedes is def. sellin them and makin alot of money from them cuz i see them everywhere but they should have been more dedicated to keepin thier top mercedes benz enthusiast's happy (amg owners)... anyway..just venting after observing this for a few weeks now...i believe they could have waited another year to make money with thier new c class and kept everyone happy..
How about I let you in on a little secret: The majority of the public, probably 90%, has no idea what an AMG is. Even better, they have no idea what a C, E, or S class is, or what the difference is. The fact is that we MBZ enthusiasts are in delusion land about the exclusivity/curb appeal of our cars. The Benz sedans are stealth beasts. If you want people to gawk, buy a 50s Vette or a Ferrari. If you want to haul **** without much recognition, the AMG is your baby.
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I don't feel bad. 
I toy with the 230k all the time. Not all, but some of the people that bought the car really thought they own the world and drive like asses. I usually just slowly drive by them and they usually slow down right away after I passed them, and some of them are stupid enough to want to race me.
speaking of looking the same. I saw this maroon SLK320 or 230 with AMG sport pkg on the way back from Santa Barbara and guess what the guy has badged it on the trunk? yup, SLK 32 AMG. There weren't a lot of traffic, so I probably circled around him like twice trying to egg him to go, but no bite. His passenger was a female...and probably was thinking about not embrassing himself. I knew he had saw me cuz I saw him took couple glimps over. I wonder if the guy is on mbworld.
I toy with the 230k all the time. Not all, but some of the people that bought the car really thought they own the world and drive like asses. I usually just slowly drive by them and they usually slow down right away after I passed them, and some of them are stupid enough to want to race me.
speaking of looking the same. I saw this maroon SLK320 or 230 with AMG sport pkg on the way back from Santa Barbara and guess what the guy has badged it on the trunk? yup, SLK 32 AMG. There weren't a lot of traffic, so I probably circled around him like twice trying to egg him to go, but no bite. His passenger was a female...and probably was thinking about not embrassing himself. I knew he had saw me cuz I saw him took couple glimps over. I wonder if the guy is on mbworld.
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D WIG..... get the C55
I got my C32 brand new in 2003. I understand where your coming from in terms of the AMG, and how it should be a little more exclusive than the "normal" MB. ****, we pay for it. Performance and looks! All show and All go. Before the 05 Kompressor came out, I knew my "c class" was just different from everyone else. But in the end, Mercedes WILL ALWAYS share their AMG enhancements with the normal models with the exception of the motor and tranny. Nothing we say will change that. So enjoy the performance value that a C32 can give you.
If the C class is what you really want with a little more differentiation, then get a preowned C55. At least that has the different front end, rear end with dual exhaust, THE V8, The fingertip shift steering wheel. Sure you cant get the bang for the buck upgrades like the C32 in terms of pulley kits, but that V8 sound and torque is intoxicating. By all means I would of gotten the c55 if it was available in 03.
If the C class is what you really want with a little more differentiation, then get a preowned C55. At least that has the different front end, rear end with dual exhaust, THE V8, The fingertip shift steering wheel. Sure you cant get the bang for the buck upgrades like the C32 in terms of pulley kits, but that V8 sound and torque is intoxicating. By all means I would of gotten the c55 if it was available in 03.
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If the C class is what you really want with a little more differentiation, then get a preowned C55. At least that has the different front end, rear end with dual exhaust, THE V8, The fingertip shift steering wheel. Sure you cant get the bang for the buck upgrades like the C32 in terms of pulley kits, but that V8 sound and torque is intoxicating. By all means I would of gotten the c55 if it was available in 03.
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Originally Posted by d wig
listen.. im not trying to argue with you... as you can see i was basing my post on my area where i live in new jersey in the US... if i was talkin about mercedes ownership arouind the whole world i would have stated so.... but if you scroll up to my original post u can see i was talkin about my area.. as far as what goes on over there... i really have no clue and it honestly doesnt concern me because i am basing my observation on what i see around here.. and i see an abundance of kompressors with the sport package now that they have amg kits and it just turned me off a little being that i was considering a c32 soon...i didn;t want to turn this into a big argument thread so im sorry if i offended you...i was just a little frustrated with what i have been seeing lately..
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