Santa was good to me

sprins · 2005-12-30 17:40:54

I just traded in my Black S430: https://mbworld.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=66915&stc=1 For an almost identical S55. Almost is the key word :zoom:

Dec 30, 2005 | 12:40 PM

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Santa was good to me

I just traded in my Black S430:

For an almost identical S55. Almost is the key word

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Dec 30, 2005 | 01:08 PM

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Something about a supercharger...

Dec 30, 2005 | 01:14 PM

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Nice trade....let the fun begin!

Dec 30, 2005 | 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ricky.agrawal

Something about a supercharger...

yea and 1.2 liters more......something bout it being an AMG also... weird what 3 letters and 1.2 liters can do....

Dec 30, 2005 | 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by NdnMbLova

yea and 1.2 liters more......something bout it being an AMG also... weird what 3 letters and 1.2 liters can do....

That's marketing for ya.

But it drives so much better!

Dec 30, 2005 | 05:37 PM

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congrats on the find!!

Dec 30, 2005 | 11:05 PM

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Looks nice, and de-badged, too, huh?

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Dec 31, 2005 | 05:43 AM

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Yeah, I had it debadged completely. I like it so much better this way. And ricers & friends find out soon enough what they are dealing with.

First thing to do with good weather is clean the exhaust tips. That's the only thing they forgot when polishing it before sale. They are covered in 40K miles worth of goo.

Dec 31, 2005 | 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by NdnMbLova

yea and 1.2 liters more......something bout it being an AMG also... weird what 3 letters and 1.2 liters can do....

1.1 liters
unless the 430 is really a 420

Dec 31, 2005 | 01:21 PM

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Hey sprins, are you in Canada. Just wondering with both KM's and miles and snow to boot.

Dec 31, 2005 | 03:52 PM

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Hey sprins, are you in Canada. Just wondering with both KM's and miles and snow to boot.

No, Europe. I used the miles for your reading convenience

The snow is gone BTW. Here's an image from last night

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Dec 31, 2005 | 04:38 PM

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Very nice car. Congrats!

Dec 31, 2005 | 05:39 PM

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Nice Christmas lights and the snow looks so peaceful. Actually I was thrown off when you mentioned ricers. I just didn't think there were many of them in Europe. I guess they are everywhere.

Dec 31, 2005 | 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by AMG_55

1.1 liters
unless the 430 is really a 420

yea yea my bad, forgot its 5.4l thanks for catching the mistake!

Dec 31, 2005 | 08:24 PM

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You guys dont know the first thing about snow, i live in canada and we get it hard man i hate it

dont wish u had snow u guys are lucky not to have it.

Dec 31, 2005 | 11:05 PM

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That's a gorgeous car. Enjoy!!

Jan 1, 2006 | 02:40 AM

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awesome car! Clean those exhaust pipes and it'll look even better lol. I've noticed that all supercharged MB engines leave so much carbon buildup on their exhaust pipes, why is this?

Jan 1, 2006 | 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by can drive 55

Actually I was thrown off when you mentioned ricers. I just didn't think there were many of them in Europe. I guess they are everywhere.

Well, actually we call them 'caps' for the perpetual baseball caps they wear, and they drive what we call 'pastries' for the way their cars are 'tarted up'. But the effect is the same.