FrankW

I took my car in for service yesterday, so I spent the entire day driving around in the loaner C240 they gave me. I was just thinking the whole time for what type of person/buyer this car is really for and I finally figure out it's for those that don't care for a lot of performance, but loves the smooth ride and some luxury features.

anywayz, around 11-ish pm, I was on my way home and at a stop light there was this new S40 w/ two guys in it and they looks over and started inching forward. The light turns green I gave it some gas and see if he wants to play and he did. This was going up hill btw, pretty steep one too. I floors it and so did he. At this point I'm wondering if I'm going anywhere because I'm so used to my own car. At about 45-50mph the C240 had a nose lead on the S40 and it just stayed there. So I told myself this isn't going anywere and let off the gas. The S40 kept going and flashed his hazard lights when he passed me.

I started laughing and drove pass him when I made the next right turn while he's waiting for the light to go straight. When I looked over, they looked like they just made a great kill or something. I laughed all the way home thinking what was this rice-boy thinking.

I can't wait to meet them again in my own car.

Stiggs

I hate those old C class loaners my dealership gives me. I once had a 1995 C280 (I believe).....man did I beat the heck out of that POS. Why did you let off the throttle...you should've kept going and killed him.
Shame on you!!!

FrankW

haha...didn't want to pay more gas for the thing. I rather waste gas on my own car.

zoink

Hey dudes..... wouldn't you insult our own brothers who own C240? I got a loaner C240 (I even got the wagon!!!).... somehow my wife loved it.... she even liked the seat better than my E55.... One of few things I did not like was the mpg.... damn.... w/ my driving style, I only got 20-22mpg..... my E55 w/ a lot more power still gives me 16-19mpg....

Powerwise.... well, don't compare it w/ AMGs..... but I think it's quite comparable to Accord, S40 (see, you even got a nose ahead of S40), Altima, A4, Passat, 325i, etc.

Yeah.... you shouldn't have let off the gas... didn't you want to see their look? :p

349 BHP

LOL

Jon200

NA Volvos aren't hard to kill

their high pressure turbo cars are quite tricky though

FrankW

wasn't insulting anyone. I let off because I felt I had proved the C240 was gonna pull all the way against the S40, but he then does the ricer hazard light crap.

vimzin

haha ive always wondered how the C240 loaner can do against a lot of cars like say any of them 4 beater accords..

Stiggs

Hey, I just call them like I see them. Those loaner cars I get are true pieces of crap. What more do you want. Its a C class after all. (Oh snap...that'll cost me a few flames)!

Sauceboy01

FrankW

MB AMG

psamson

Well Stiggs, I'm sure you know that you CLK is derived from a C-Class platform... Dont you?? :-)

FrankW

LOL...OWNED

vimzin

LOL sounds like he didnt know

Stiggs

Thats fine...at least I will always have those extra letters after my C. So Ha!!! Nice try.

Oh yeah...I will always have one less NUMBER also!!

DeeGuy

nice
Frank W:
I saw your car the other day, you were buying burger king, I was behind you with yellow cooper. nice tint you have on your tail lights. how do you do that?

FrankW

i was looking at the nice cooper...

I did the tail light DIY. take off the light, masking tape it, and spray it w/ the transparent tint paint, and then clear coat it.

Yang1815

You should've got a BMW cause you sure sound like one of'em.

Stiggs

just proud of my AMG!