HIRABI

soommmmmab.itch thts hilarious!!

mike vee

gaazmon that story was cool and all but if a girl is fine I don't care if she's got s65 badged on her 01 c230! I'm trying to put my OWN badge on HER back!

gaazmon

LOL well... ... it's not like i didn't try to get with her first so... ya, maybe she should have played "nice" and i would've let the whole AMG badge thingy slide

lorryfan

Brilliant analogy....

Fact is the 350 is very slow from getting off the mark at stoplights, though I've never driven any BMW series at all, I read from an auto magazine how fast the 550i is compared to the 350. With the 350 you have to rev up to the middle of the tachometer just to get a burst of speed (I try not to do that), while the 550i needs just a tad revving to get going. I get scorched sometimes by aggressive Honda, pickup truck, and even minivans drivers when the lights turn green, but you know I say to myself, am the one with the Mercedes Benz (not them). Off course I dust all of them off on the freeway, even just last weekend on I-10 coming back home from IKEA, I dusted a V8 Nissan Titan, as he was trying to race me. I just gave him a little bit of room and passed him doing 100mph (shhhhhh, don’t tell anyone), he tried desperately to catch up to me...eventually he did (after we run out of freeway). He kept looking down at my car, not sure what he was thinking, but was amazed (hopefully he knew the 350 is only a V6, but he’s driving a V8)

Am planning on keeping my 350 for the long haul, but will consider a 550 if the price, mileage and years old is right. (not more than 3yrs).

fortlaudsummer

I would think the 535 more comparable to the E350 whereas the 550 and E500 are comparable.

K-A

What I don't get is why you are street racing in a 4K pound, 268 HP grocer getter with even more power getting sapped due to 4Matic.... Not to mention, against Pickup Trucks and Minivans.

lorryfan

I stand corrected!

lorryfan

Am with you....sometimes I just can't help it.

Am still adjusting to driving the E350 after my ML320 became the family safety car and had to settle for an 05 Accord.

BkE5Kid

220S

With those license plates it's wonder somebody hasn't keyed your car....

p.s., did Dale Earnhardt drive a Mercedes? I thought he was a Budweiser GM kinda guy

djrabbi

Got my wheels freshly coated! Woot woots!

BkE5Kid

Nahh no key marks....n heyy benz made a W211 "Sport"....n its a "Sports" plate....To Each Its own

fortlaudsummer

Black/grey is a winning combo IMO. I like how your wheels compliment the tail lights. It looks nice.

djrabbi

Thanks....

skiahh

So, Hirabi - are you a Laker? Do you have a championship ring? If not, why would you us that as an avatar or picture in your signature?

How many of you guys bashing he "posers" have NBA, NFL or NBA jerseys of your favorite players? Do you wear them? Why would you do that? Poser?

C'mon people, it's a friggin' car. People do what they want with their car. If putting a different badge on it makes them feel good about it, who the hell cares? Let the 550i driver get his cheap thrills.

Someone having an AMG badge on their car doesn't have any impact on yours in any way. If you think it does, you're as deluded as you claim the posers to be, don't you think?

This whole line of the thread sounds like a bunch of 15 year olds arguing over some stupid high school crap.

220S

You're clueless. And/or not a performance car enthusiast.

p.s., reference this: https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...ng-thread.html

eddieo45

I'm a debadger but this is a thread I came to for pics, not drama! Put a fake badge on your car, then take a pic of it, post it, and get mad when you get flamed??? and you wanna fight guys?? C'mon...we're Benz drivers! Take a chill pill. And all you pic posters: stop deleting your photobucket pics! I've been here for years and haven't deleted pics of my W202 from 2003! I wanna be able to show my wife pics of a 211 before I go buy her one and all I see is "pic deleted" messages!!

skiahh

No, I am far from clueless. If your world ends at the thought of people putting badges on their car... you're the one who needs to catch a clue or three.

Just think of it this way... those peoples' cars are wearing their favorite NFL players jerseys. Nothing more.

In what possible way can they be offending you?? If something that simple and insignificant offends you... well, never mind. The story about wrestling with pigs comes to mind.

Say, here's a question for you. If I took 220S, for example, and modified it with an AMG 63 engine, tuned suspension etc etc etc (suspend reality for a minute and assume you can make it all fit and work) but DON'T badge it... am I equally as much a poser as those who put a badge on that doesn't belong there? I mean, c'mon... I'm mis-portraying what my car is, so holy crap, the friggin' world is going to end, right?

And don't get me wrong, I understand being an enthusiast and admire what some folks do to their cars. And scratch my head at others. But in the end, not a single one of those folks has any impact whatsoever on my car, my self esteem or the fact that I like my car the way I have it. Applies here, to my truck and to my Jeep (and Jeepers make you guys look tame!).

[edit: maybe just to tick people off, I'll go get myself an AMG badge and stick it on right next to the Bluetec letters. Imagine that... the first diesel AMG! ]

220S

No, you've simply done what Aufrecht and Melcher used to do. That's called tuning a car. Duh.

Bad analogy, bad logic. Clueless once again.

Just forget it and let it go, because you'll never figure it out. Go out and buy yourself a fake Rolex and give yourself a warm and cuddly feeling.

220S

Um, yeah okay. Just to tick people off. Wow, that sounds mature.

btw, I really don't care what you or other people do. But in the car world, pretending to be something you are not (because you hope people notice and think you're driving something better) is a no-no. Enthusiasts can spot subtle differences and it ends up as egg on the face of the person who does the phony badging.

So go ahead and badge your diesel with an AMG badge. You won't tick anybody off, but they'll get a good laugh at your expense. And hey, maybe you'll make the gallery of rogues here on MBWorld.

btw, there's a forum run by MBUSA/AMG for AMG owners only. And the AMG editor of the site started a thread on posers. So for MBUSA there is even an official "no engine, no badge" mantra.

Here you go, my E63. As real an AMG as it gets. And no badges.

QuadBenz

Beautiful car and an even more beautiful color. Is that flint grey?

sunny_j

220S your car looks so sick in that picture

K-A

Wow, talk about a REACH.

In that case, someone should notify guys in Honda Civics to put Ferrari badges on their cars, they'll just be doing the brand a good deed.

LaicepsYdobon

I...LOVE...YOUR...CAR !!! That is a beautiful color and thankfully you don't have any gaudy wheels, decals, body kits and any other idiocies on the car. I personally would have kept the silver arrows hood ornament on the front but your flat badge looks nice too. Everyone take note; this is how a proper AMG should look for a grown man. Well done !

220S

Thanks, it's Flint Gray metallic. The flat badge is enameled and I like it but I do go back and forth with the upright star sometimes (easy to change out.)

All is stock. I think AMG/Daimler did a good job themselves, no reason to change it. I'm not concerned about "individualization" since I didn't build the thing in the first place. I suppose the amber reflectors could be switched out.

btw, the AMG wheels are made by Fuchs in Germany. A very reputable and established company. I once went to a popular wheel expert, who sold me wheels for my Porsche, and shopped around for something different. But he told me these wheels are super strong and well-made. He purposely talked me out of it.

Again, thanks for the compliments. But the real applause goes to AMG/Daimler. I have nothing to do with it, except to pay for it. I wish I was the designer, engineer, and builder. Then I'd be proud for a reason!