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Old Jul 28, 2003 | 01:14 PM
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can somebody translate this for me. *german*

Here is a quote from Hans Werner Aufrecht

"Man kann einen Mercedes
nicht wirklich verbessern...
man kann ihn nur ANDERS machen."

Hans Werner Aufrecht
Grunder, AMG.



Thanks in advance.
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Old Jul 28, 2003 | 01:45 PM
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http://babelfish.altavista.com/
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Old Jul 28, 2003 | 02:58 PM
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I also recommend the above site by altavista. It's great to translate entire websites...
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Old Jul 28, 2003 | 09:51 PM
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"Man kann einen Mercedes
nicht wirklich verbessern...
man kann ihn nur ANDERS machen."

Hans Werner Aufrecht
Grunder, AMG.


One can really not improve on the Mercedes... one can only change it.

H W A, Founder of AMG


PS - My opinion:
Utterance with a diplomatic cloak by a mechanic

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Old Jul 28, 2003 | 09:54 PM
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Originally posted by karl k
"Man kann einen Mercedes
nicht wirklich verbessern...
man kann ihn nur ANDERS machen."

Hans Werner Aufrecht
Grunder, AMG.


One can really not improve on the Mercedes... one can only change it.

H W A, Founder of AMG


thanks Guys!.. i was hoping it's a good quote to put in the sig.. but it doesn't help much.
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Old Jul 29, 2003 | 07:43 AM
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Here is one:

AMG//// = Mercedes +++++++


Footnote:

+ changed engine
++ changed transmission
+++ changed suspension
++++ changed exhaust system
+++++ changed exterior
++++++ changed interior
+++++++ FULL MB WARRANTY on ALL Original AMG Performance Parts
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