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New Winter Beater, Post Yours..

Old Dec 20, 2013 | 05:04 PM
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C36 AMG
New Winter Beater, Post Yours..




Cheap comfy and can be raised for floods and snow
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Old Dec 20, 2013 | 08:30 PM
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My beater is a 94 C280
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Old Dec 21, 2013 | 11:01 AM
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Mine is an all year beater and absolutely nothing cool about it except for gas mileage, 99 Accord with 255k miles on it.
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Old Dec 21, 2013 | 02:19 PM
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Old Dec 21, 2013 | 11:58 PM
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You guys should come to where I live for 'real' winter, LOL.

Here's my A4 purchased two summers ago, but just lowered this past summer, and now sporting a nice skid plate for the underbody protection.

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Old Dec 23, 2013 | 01:45 PM
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My daily and mostly for winter C240 steed carrying some road camouflage...
15" OE wheels with winter tyres and staggered 17" Monos for the summer
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Old Dec 23, 2013 | 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by DRBC43AMG
My daily and mostly for winter C240 steed carrying some road camouflage...
15" OE wheels with winter tyres and staggered 17" Monos for the summer
u feel kinda slow in your winter beater?
in the other devilcar you feel younger and more cool

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Old Dec 31, 2013 | 09:56 PM
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I think I'm in the real winter. 2 feet of snow outside, tomorrow is not even getting above 0 degrees F air temp.

winter beater and snowmobile tow rig. ml55 with snow tires

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