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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 05:07 AM
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Pics of my new C32 & my M3

I picked up my 02 C32 from the Mercedes dealership in Brisbane yesterday, and me and my wife drove it 1200klms home to Canberra. The car was fantastic, the only problem I guess we had was the dreaded "jerk". It does not happen at lower gears( so we didn't find it on the test drive), well not that you would notice it as out of the ordinary.....but we found out on the way home that it does it when you are going up an hill at around 115km/h, and it falls back a gear with an abrupt jerk.

Does this mean the same thing as the low speed jerk ?

Also I want to go in and get the 03 update to the TCU.... can someone please give me the specific details of what to ask them to do, so they don't look at me like I am from talking gibberish ?

Below are a few pics of it with the M3......











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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 06:08 AM
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 06:22 AM
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Very Clean.

Your M3 is also very nice as well!
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 09:51 AM
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 10:39 AM
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Congrats on the new car !!! How do u like the C32 .vs. E36 M3 ?
...Im also looking for a C32 ....
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 11:22 AM
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Thanks for posting Steve. Beautiful cars and surroundings. Is that Canberra?
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 01:21 PM
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 01:56 PM
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by coolcarlskiC43
Both cars are beauties! Here is a pic of my three girls:and no they don't stay on the street!

damn talk about bumper to bumper...
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 04:32 PM
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 07:37 PM
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Thanks guys, the C32 is completely stock, so I am keen to get stuck into personalising it.

The C32 could not possibly be any different to the M3, the M3 is revvy, manual, and feels like it wants to play all the time...... I guess the suspension makes it feel that way being so nimble and precise. Whereas the C32 so far feels very cruisy/not as highly strung... but muscles its way along when it needs to with all the low end torque.... again, the standard suspension/wheels setup may add to the more relaxed feeling of the C32, so it may change when I start modding.

I really like the grill on the c55.... like the pic below ( I am also going to get these exact wheels )... is there anyhere I can get a grill similar to this for the C32, with only 3 horizontal lines total.

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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 07:51 PM
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Old Jan 29, 2007 | 12:31 PM
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That c55 or c32 is sick!
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Old Jan 29, 2007 | 12:55 PM
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Nice pick up. I love that E36, had a black one with the same wheels as yours. Mine was blacked out of course. LOL
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Old Jan 29, 2007 | 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by steve_bris
Thanks guys, the C32 is completely stock, so I am keen to get stuck into personalising it.

The C32 could not possibly be any different to the M3, the M3 is revvy, manual, and feels like it wants to play all the time...... I guess the suspension makes it feel that way being so nimble and precise. Whereas the C32 so far feels very cruisy/not as highly strung... but muscles its way along when it needs to with all the low end torque.... again, the standard suspension/wheels setup may add to the more relaxed feeling of the C32, so it may change when I start modding.

I really like the grill on the c55.... like the pic below ( I am also going to get these exact wheels )... is there anyhere I can get a grill similar to this for the C32, with only 3 horizontal lines total.
Congrats! I say you should keep the E36 M3 and dedicate it for track only . I had an E36 M3, it had the complete Dinan package including SC... that thing was a blast at the track.

Regarding grilles for the C32... unfortunately the C55 grille doesn't fit on our cars. The closest thing would be the CL style grille. You can buy em at formymercedes.com.
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Originally Posted by steve_bris
Thanks guys, the C32 is completely stock, so I am keen to get stuck into personalising it.

The C32 could not possibly be any different to the M3, the M3 is revvy, manual, and feels like it wants to play all the time...... I guess the suspension makes it feel that way being so nimble and precise. Whereas the C32 so far feels very cruisy/not as highly strung... but muscles its way along when it needs to with all the low end torque.... again, the standard suspension/wheels setup may add to the more relaxed feeling of the C32, so it may change when I start modding.

I really like the grill on the c55.... like the pic below ( I am also going to get these exact wheels )... is there anyhere I can get a grill similar to this for the C32, with only 3 horizontal lines total.

Go on e-bay and search for "mercedes c32 grille", there is a variety there. Do not forget the flat hood emblem.
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Old Jan 29, 2007 | 11:14 PM
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 05:12 AM
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Congrats on the car.

I did almost the same thing as you.....just in reverse Bought an 04 C32 in Melb, drove around Melb to see the Aus open, drove to Adelaide and waiting for the truck to drop it off in Brisbane this week. My first mod was debadge of the rear badges lol I think my next mod is the rear cats and resonator.

The car is so nice to drive interstate. Has plenty of juice for overtaking and aldready had the intercooler water pump replaced at 29k km. Interestingly I could not get it to go 0-100 any faster than 5.9sec on the drift box with eps off. I get a bit of wheel spin with the rear 245 continental tyres.

Does anyone know what I should check/fix to make the car go faster?
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