C43 coupe!
02-24-2016, 06:43 PM
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C63 AMG, P30
Comments like, "do you want to be stuck in a C Class all your lives" is so dumb on so many levels I don't know where to begin.
In 2007, with the release of the C63 AMG W204, you could get a V8 with over 450 hsp that would blow the doors off of any Maserati ($160K), Ferrari 360 or f430 ($100K), Jag XJ ($110+), Porsche 911, boxster, etc ($100K+) for $60K in power and performance. It still is a beast of a contender.
The only other car that is worth every penny is the GTR.
If you think you need to spend over $100K to try and show off that you have money and power, and that your car is an out performer, you are an idiot.
In 2007, with the release of the C63 AMG W204, you could get a V8 with over 450 hsp that would blow the doors off of any Maserati ($160K), Ferrari 360 or f430 ($100K), Jag XJ ($110+), Porsche 911, boxster, etc ($100K+) for $60K in power and performance. It still is a beast of a contender.
The only other car that is worth every penny is the GTR.
If you think you need to spend over $100K to try and show off that you have money and power, and that your car is an out performer, you are an idiot.
A C-AMG is a nice car to be in regardless of what age.
02-24-2016, 07:35 PM
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I just learned that my car is "entry level" and that I have no aspirations in life because I really just straight up love it and don't want to trade up at all.
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02-24-2016, 09:44 PM
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im not saying right now it's a bad car, but are you guys seriously going to be DDing a c63 with 300k+ miles? probably not and by then i'd hope you've moved onto something a bit more mature ..i wasnt trying to come off snobby
that's Mercedes/every car companies end goal for you is anyways, they'll eventually send a salesman out and pitch you an offer in hopes to move you up the line
besides the c63 forum is the only forum where guys get all bent and trash talk c450's ..so if you want to talk about snobby then you're in the right section of the forum at least
that's Mercedes/every car companies end goal for you is anyways, they'll eventually send a salesman out and pitch you an offer in hopes to move you up the line
besides the c63 forum is the only forum where guys get all bent and trash talk c450's ..so if you want to talk about snobby then you're in the right section of the forum at least
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02-24-2016, 11:12 PM
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The stupidity on display in this thread is astonishing
02-24-2016, 11:50 PM
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im not saying right now it's a bad car, but are you guys seriously going to be DDing a c63 with 300k+ miles? probably not and by then i'd hope you've moved onto something a bit more mature ..i wasnt trying to come off snobby
that's Mercedes/every car companies end goal for you is anyways, they'll eventually send a salesman out and pitch you an offer in hopes to move you up the line
besides the c63 forum is the only forum where guys get all bent and trash talk c450's ..so if you want to talk about snobby then you're in the right section of the forum at least
that's Mercedes/every car companies end goal for you is anyways, they'll eventually send a salesman out and pitch you an offer in hopes to move you up the line
besides the c63 forum is the only forum where guys get all bent and trash talk c450's ..so if you want to talk about snobby then you're in the right section of the forum at least
02-25-2016, 02:25 AM
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W204 C63 Coupe, W166 ML350 BlueTEC, 928GT, C5 Z06 & IS300 race cars, EQE 4Matic+ on order
The C43 is a renamed C450 AMG Sport 4Matic for the European market. It's exactly the same car, built on the same production lines. The engines are not hand-assembled like the rest of the AMG lineup.
I have to say - MB is now diluting the AMG brand the same way Porsche diluted theirs, which will undoubtely result in more vehicle sales in the short term but at the expense of sacrificing long-term brand recognition and loyalty. And, the new generation of AMGs certainly seem to be less about actual performance and more about show and bling.
If I was looking for a new $100K CAD car today, there's only one that for me fits the bill perfectly... an Alfa Giulia Quadrifoglio. It was made to be 110% about actual perfromance and pure driving - so those looking for a big glass sunroof, an exhaust that burps and farts so much that it's almost vulgar and an air freshener option need to look elsewhere. If on the other hand you want 6 on the floor with a third pedal, proper and functional active aero, light CF body from the hood to the trunk and aluminum fenders and doors, massive carbon ceramic brakes at all four corners and the best Sparco CF seats this side of a GT3RS, then the Alfa is the car for you. Unlike a CTS-V it is not unrefined and crude - it's actually pure sex on wheels but without the obligatory AMG or ///M car "look at me" crap. I am afraid the Germans may have dropped the ball here.
I have to say - MB is now diluting the AMG brand the same way Porsche diluted theirs, which will undoubtely result in more vehicle sales in the short term but at the expense of sacrificing long-term brand recognition and loyalty. And, the new generation of AMGs certainly seem to be less about actual performance and more about show and bling.
If I was looking for a new $100K CAD car today, there's only one that for me fits the bill perfectly... an Alfa Giulia Quadrifoglio. It was made to be 110% about actual perfromance and pure driving - so those looking for a big glass sunroof, an exhaust that burps and farts so much that it's almost vulgar and an air freshener option need to look elsewhere. If on the other hand you want 6 on the floor with a third pedal, proper and functional active aero, light CF body from the hood to the trunk and aluminum fenders and doors, massive carbon ceramic brakes at all four corners and the best Sparco CF seats this side of a GT3RS, then the Alfa is the car for you. Unlike a CTS-V it is not unrefined and crude - it's actually pure sex on wheels but without the obligatory AMG or ///M car "look at me" crap. I am afraid the Germans may have dropped the ball here.
02-25-2016, 12:38 PM
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im not saying right now it's a bad car, but are you guys seriously going to be DDing a c63 with 300k+ miles? probably not and by then i'd hope you've moved onto something a bit more mature ..i wasnt trying to come off snobby
that's Mercedes/every car companies end goal for you is anyways, they'll eventually send a salesman out and pitch you an offer in hopes to move you up the line
besides the c63 forum is the only forum where guys get all bent and trash talk c450's ..so if you want to talk about snobby then you're in the right section of the forum at least
that's Mercedes/every car companies end goal for you is anyways, they'll eventually send a salesman out and pitch you an offer in hopes to move you up the line
besides the c63 forum is the only forum where guys get all bent and trash talk c450's ..so if you want to talk about snobby then you're in the right section of the forum at least
and no, the C63 forum is not the only forum. Maybe you dont have experience with other brands, but same kind of ***** goes down in the Audi and BMW forums. heck, on audizine, "S5 vs RS5" comes up almost everyday.
02-25-2016, 12:49 PM
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I think you guys are forgetting the world economy is under going a change and transfer of wealth etc ...it's just business, Do you guys forget MB probably has share holders and a board of directors? Not much a CEO can do when he has a board of directors telling him to do something else otherwise they'll just fire him. Their doing what any corporation does to thrive and survive, they adapt and change to the market place.
This new generation of kids can't afford all these big V12 AMGs etc, cause they're broke and in debt upto their ears but still want a MB so MB has to offer these idiots some low end MB otherwise they'll just go trash talk MB as a brand which isn't good. It's life, it's survival in the corporate world.
If you guys want to blame anyone, blame society, everyone's in debt up to an amount they'll never pay off and everyone's obsessed with keeping up with the joneses.
Now enough of these dumb threads on a c63 forum lol, majority of C class owners are women to begin with so your SOL already if you think owning a c-class is "alpha"
Maybe instead of focusing on these low end MBs, you guys should be putting your efforts towards buying a few classes above a C-class so then you don't have to deal with people who own C43s, I mean do you guys seriously want to be stuck in a c-class your entire lives? Lol...The end goal should be like a pagani huayra or something of that caliber
This new generation of kids can't afford all these big V12 AMGs etc, cause they're broke and in debt upto their ears but still want a MB so MB has to offer these idiots some low end MB otherwise they'll just go trash talk MB as a brand which isn't good. It's life, it's survival in the corporate world.
If you guys want to blame anyone, blame society, everyone's in debt up to an amount they'll never pay off and everyone's obsessed with keeping up with the joneses.
Now enough of these dumb threads on a c63 forum lol, majority of C class owners are women to begin with so your SOL already if you think owning a c-class is "alpha"
Maybe instead of focusing on these low end MBs, you guys should be putting your efforts towards buying a few classes above a C-class so then you don't have to deal with people who own C43s, I mean do you guys seriously want to be stuck in a c-class your entire lives? Lol...The end goal should be like a pagani huayra or something of that caliber
Lol.
02-25-2016, 03:19 PM
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The only thing that mildly upsets me is the recycling of the C43 name, being a former W202 C43 owner. But hey, it's not my company.
