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Bloody gig this week and guess what I'm driving....

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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 03:28 PM
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Bloody gig this week and guess what I'm driving....

Well yes I have a nice CL500 - but guess what - the car is in with MB having warrenty work done - theyve had it a week so far and want it at least another week . Guess what theyve given as a courtesy car though! A stupid B class.

SO - I have to go to a gig pulling up in a bloody ****e B class - typical. Im gonna get laughed at. Last gig we did I was driving a C32 AMG which has cred - but a bloody B class. Its a womans car. IM NOT HAPPY.
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 08:44 PM
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Well yes I have a nice CL500 - but guess what - the car is in with MB having warrenty work done - theyve had it a week so far and want it at least another week . Guess what theyve given as a courtesy car though! A stupid B class.

SO - I have to go to a gig pulling up in a bloody ****e B class - typical. Im gonna get laughed at. Last gig we did I was driving a C32 AMG which has cred - but a bloody B class. Its a womans car. IM NOT HAPPY.
lol i made SURE they gave me the E class this time, driving it for the weekend.

cause a fuss next time



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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 11:30 PM
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lol i made SURE they gave me the E class this time, driving it for the weekend.

cause a fuss next time



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I have to call in advance to reserve a Mercedes when I take mine in for service...and then they charge $20 on top of it...for a C class!!! I think not. I always get stuck with the purple Hyundai. I don't complain too much cuz my daily driver is a 99 Saturn...it keeps me grounded. This ego is in check. The sad thing is...when I pull up to a light next to a hottie I usually forget which car I'm in...very awkward. Although, they must think I'm hung like a bull or something to try and hit on them in a POS like mine. Still doesn't help...
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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 09:25 AM
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I have to call in advance to reserve a Mercedes when I take mine in for service...and then they charge $20 on top of it...for a C class!!! I think not. I always get stuck with the purple Hyundai. I don't complain too much cuz my daily driver is a 99 Saturn...it keeps me grounded. This ego is in check. The sad thing is...when I pull up to a light next to a hottie I usually forget which car I'm in...very awkward. Although, they must think I'm hung like a bull or something to try and hit on them in a POS like mine. Still doesn't help...
Too funny! Shoot at least you guys get one. My Mercedes dealer uses Enterprise and I usually get some kind if car like a Kia.
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Old Feb 21, 2008 | 09:04 PM
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Look at the bright side... gas mileage. Sorry guys, had to do it.
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 12:10 AM
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My dealer (downtown LA) gives us C classes, but if we call in advance we can get Dodge Durangos (with a Hemi). Its kinds cool to drive it for a few days.
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 12:43 AM
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Well yes I have a nice CL500 - but guess what - the car is in with MB having warrenty work done - theyve had it a week so far and want it at least another week . Guess what theyve given as a courtesy car though! A stupid B class.

SO - I have to go to a gig pulling up in a bloody ****e B class - typical. Im gonna get laughed at. Last gig we did I was driving a C32 AMG which has cred - but a bloody B class. Its a womans car. IM NOT HAPPY.

What kind of gig is this? What do you play?

When did the B class come to America?

It doesn't look that bad, in the movies the band members always drove a VW vanagon or an American Station wagon. So you aren't doing too bad.
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 06:43 AM
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What kind of gig is this? What do you play?

When did the B class come to America?

It doesn't look that bad, in the movies the band members always drove a VW vanagon or an American Station wagon. So you aren't doing too bad.
Im the singer - we do foo fighters, radiohead, nirvana etc. weddings etc. Good fun.

Im in the UK - so maybe you still dont have the B class?!?!?
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 06:45 AM
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annoyingly I've had to be in the B class for 3 weeks now! and to top it all a bloody lorry decided to rear end me - £250 excess to pay the dealer when I finally get to pick up me Cl
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 07:32 AM
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annoyingly I've had to be in the B class for 3 weeks now! and to top it all a bloody lorry decided to rear end me - £250 excess to pay the dealer when I finally get to pick up me Cl
That's terrible. Can't you get the guy that hit you pay?
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That's terrible. Can't you get the guy that hit you pay?

well thats the idea but our insurance companys in the UK ALWAYS file it as if you were to blame until you get the 3rd party agreeing that they caused the accident - so you nearly always have to fork out teh cash up front

Its crap I know
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Too funny! Shoot at least you guys get one. My Mercedes dealer uses Enterprise and I usually get some kind if car like a Kia.
Heh, my Benz dealership gives me a Suzuki Forenza...man, they good on gas, and they're great for E-Brake excursions It's been pretty slick with the ice-storms as of late, and boy, I do things in that car that I never would do in my Benz. But then again, I couldn't do it because the ESP wouldn't let me. That, and the fact that my Benz is a 4Matic
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My dealer in Palm Beach, Fl, gives rental cars as loaners. They actually have a major rental co. on the premises. One of the serv. reps. told me they used to give customers (warranty work generally) MB's until they got one back where a cust. had apparently taken the back seat out and hauled fill.
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