What else do you drive
05-22-2011, 04:59 PM
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Thanks, I'll definitely give you a heads up when I'll be visiting Warsaw.
05-22-2011, 08:13 PM
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C63 AMG, BMW 135i
These Aussie Utes are not designed for carrying weight in the back, they are basically a 2 door version of the sedan and handle as such. I use mine to take my Golden Retriever to and from the beach. It saves my other cars from being full of dog hair.
It will turn in very well and get around a track reasonably quickly. Still like any rear wheel drive with a little bit of power, if you switch off the Traction Control and the Stability Control the rear will step out without much effort. Like the C63, spinning the rear wheels and power slides are easy, it just depends on how you drive it.
My SS is also just the entry level version, if you want more from a stock Ute you can buy the Holden Special Vehicle variant that comes with the 6.2 litre LS3, bigger brakes and more luxury. Plus they all have the beauty of being very easy to mod, a fun addition to any garage in my opinion.
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05-22-2011, 09:41 PM
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These Aussie Utes are not designed for carrying weight in the back, they are basically a 2 door version of the sedan and handle as such. I use mine to take my Golden Retriever to and from the beach. It saves my other cars from being full of dog hair.
It will turn in very well and get around a track reasonably quickly. Still like any rear wheel drive with a little bit of power, if you switch off the Traction Control and the Stability Control the rear will step out without much effort. Like the C63, spinning the rear wheels and power slides are easy, it just depends on how you drive it.
My SS is also just the entry level version, if you want more from a stock Ute you can buy the Holden Special Vehicle variant that comes with the 6.2 litre LS3, bigger brakes and more luxury. Plus they all have the beauty of being very easy to mod, a fun addition to any garage in my opinion.
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It will turn in very well and get around a track reasonably quickly. Still like any rear wheel drive with a little bit of power, if you switch off the Traction Control and the Stability Control the rear will step out without much effort. Like the C63, spinning the rear wheels and power slides are easy, it just depends on how you drive it.
My SS is also just the entry level version, if you want more from a stock Ute you can buy the Holden Special Vehicle variant that comes with the 6.2 litre LS3, bigger brakes and more luxury. Plus they all have the beauty of being very easy to mod, a fun addition to any garage in my opinion.
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05-25-2011, 08:51 AM
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C63, Rs4, Lotus, DKW, Volvo +
I drive the C63
Wife has the Rs4
we fight over driving the Lotus on the weekends at the track...
1953 DKW 3-6 and 1979 Volvo 262c Bertone Coupe' are projects
and the 1969 Chevy C10 is a work truck....
That is all for today
S
Wife has the Rs4
we fight over driving the Lotus on the weekends at the track...
1953 DKW 3-6 and 1979 Volvo 262c Bertone Coupe' are projects
and the 1969 Chevy C10 is a work truck....
That is all for today
S
05-26-2011, 04:36 AM
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05-26-2011, 05:18 AM
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Came in really useful these past couple of days especially when I needed to take heavy loads.
I have 48K miles on the truck and it has never given me one problem.
05-26-2011, 10:58 PM
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1997 Ferrari F355 Berlinetta, 2014 Mercedes Benz ML 350, 2008 MB C63 AMG (deceased), 2009 MB C63 AMG
My "new" 2009 C63 is my DD. I used to have a 2008 C63 as a DD, but it was totalled in a head-on-collision a month or so ago. My weekend/track/fun car is a 1997 Ferrari F355 Berlinetta. The AMG and the F355 both have identical Nurburgring times: 8:13, but do it in such different ways. The C63 as you all know is a "throatty" muscle car roar, while the Ferrari F355 has very little low end torque and not so impressive sound at low RPM's, but past 8000 RPM's (8500 RPM redline) the engine lets out a real "banshee F1 type wail!" It is unlike any other engine sound out there. Ferrari's are traditionaly known for their wonderful sounding engines, and this is by far the best sounding GT Ferrari out there (better than 360, 430, 458 IMHO.) This sound and the visceral feel of the gated manual shifter is all you would ever need to be in car heaven. Sure my C63 will blow it away in a 0-60, 0-100 dragrace. Sure the 7G paddle shift transmission will likely make the novice driver (for which I claim to be) faster in and out of fast turns, than the traditional 6 speed manual 3 pedal "heel toe shift. But something is "so right" when you do that perfect Heel Toe downshift in the rosso bella from Maranello.
05-26-2011, 11:12 PM
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1997 Ferrari F355 Berlinetta, 2014 Mercedes Benz ML 350, 2008 MB C63 AMG (deceased), 2009 MB C63 AMG
Here are some pics:
My "new" 2009 C63 is my DD. I used to have a 2008 C63 as a DD, but it was totalled in a head-on-collision a month or so ago. My weekend/track/fun car is a 1997 Ferrari F355 Berlinetta. The AMG and the F355 both have identical Nurburgring times: 8:13, but do it in such different ways. The C63 as you all know is a "throatty" muscle car roar, while the Ferrari F355 has very little low end torque and not so impressive sound at low RPM's, but past 8000 RPM's (8500 RPM redline) the engine lets out a real "banshee F1 type wail!" It is unlike any other engine sound out there. Ferrari's are traditionaly known for their wonderful sounding engines, and this is by far the best sounding GT Ferrari out there (better than 360, 430, 458 IMHO.) This sound and the visceral feel of the gated manual shifter is all you would ever need to be in car heaven. Sure my C63 will blow it away in a 0-60, 0-100 dragrace. Sure the 7G paddle shift transmission will likely make the novice driver (for which I claim to be) faster in and out of fast turns, than the traditional 6 speed manual 3 pedal "heel toe shift. But something is "so right" when you do that perfect Heel Toe downshift in the rosso bella from Maranello.
08-30-2011, 02:28 AM
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c63, 11 e350 (DD)
I believe this is in honkkong, is it yours?? lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuwX2...layer_embedded
btw, awesome cars, I'm jealous!
08-30-2011, 06:08 AM
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16 C63S
Wow, the better question would have been "what do you do for a living?"
C63 daily driver
GMC Yukon
Hyundei Elantra (spousal unit)
US Navy P-3 Orion
C63 daily driver
GMC Yukon
Hyundei Elantra (spousal unit)
US Navy P-3 Orion
08-31-2011, 10:46 AM
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Hi from Jakarta Indonesia.....
Here are my other cars..... nothing fancy but OK for daily driving
My DD is Holden Captiva
2.0 Diesel Turbo with 22" Lenso rims, custom exhaust and dastek unichip for diesel
Our family car (mostly my wife and my daughter use it) is Toyota Alphard Sport
3.5L with 20" Lenso rims and throttle controller (cant remember the name)
My weekend car is C63 AMG
Stock for now, waiting for BBS CHR, thinking about Akrapovic exhaust
Thank you.......
Arie
Here are my other cars..... nothing fancy but OK for daily driving
My DD is Holden Captiva
2.0 Diesel Turbo with 22" Lenso rims, custom exhaust and dastek unichip for diesel
Our family car (mostly my wife and my daughter use it) is Toyota Alphard Sport
3.5L with 20" Lenso rims and throttle controller (cant remember the name)
My weekend car is C63 AMG
Stock for now, waiting for BBS CHR, thinking about Akrapovic exhaust
Thank you.......
Arie
08-31-2011, 12:23 PM
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My two cars are an 07 E63 Designo
And a 10 C63
And a 10 C63
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