mbenzman

Thanks, you have to wonder about the newbie's motivations when they leave a trail like that.

I wish I had picked mine up that cheap, what a deal that would have been.
Maybe CLS's won't depreciate.
Ditto and as long as you do drive onto that track, you won't have to worry about that bike, because he never has it on the street. Maybe AMG should start building bikes.

mbenzman

At first glance you would say it's a real 500E. What's wrong with this poser, it has more than the price of a 500E emblem. Bring on your knowledge.

ProjectC55

Rich since you put on the AMG monoblock's you have bought that beautiful 500E down to poser staus.

And since you've increased the hp to be higher that that of a stck CLK55 partially due to the nice intake mani mod,that is another clue of bringing the 500E to poser status. Anymore increases in HP to that 500E and it will be at Super AMG poser status!

I wonder what they would call an AMG C43 with a 5.5l motor if I debaged it a C55? C55 poser status!

O.T. Are you coming to MIR with Patrick? PM me!

mbenzman

Carl,
Those aren't pics of my or any other 500E, It is a 400E poser with the fenders, bumpers,Sacco boards and wheels, but can you tell? It may be the best and most expensive poser out there, but I can tell.
These pics were were provided by the owner who was asking advice on a price to sell it for, so I didn't edit the tags. Go ahead and test your skills, .

I have debadged my 500E, I never had anything else on it, ever, so it's not posing at all!! The engine mods are not amg, Those would be MY power additions.
Labeling your a c55 would not be posing, cause you can back it up if someone calls you on it!

I wish I could come to MIR, I'm grounded right now with our newborn daughter. Hence the weird hours I'm posting at, no sleep yet!!!

Someone better get video, Patricks car should be a monster, especially with his shoehorned rear tires.You better bring the mitsu to have a chance to beat him.

Chappy

No 500E headlights? Plus, the reat flares don't look large enough. Sits too high also.

ProjectC55

LOL! Nah you got me on this one Rich! Other than the flred fenders and the V8 I would be hardpressed to tell the difference.

I'm only bustin your chops about your personnal mods because my head is hurting that you would not have the time to do mines!

I know Patty is building a monster but it's 50-50 whether I'll have the mitsu ready to run. She needs a 1k dollar clutch,I wanna put my built(rod and piston motor) in and I don't know if she'll be ready on time for me to do all this unless YOU come up and help me out!
The W202 is running very well and surprisingly the cams have certainly helped. I am interested in finding out what Vics cams would give me.
So far and I hope the "Chapster "won't kill me on this,I've had two new RS4's and a W209 CLK55 for lunch from a slow roll on the ??(won't mention) Trnpke!

How's that for a wanna be C55!

I'd love to see the 500E,hope to see you and the Chapster very soon one of these wknds. I'm flying down of course.

I'm glad the newborn and the family is doing well also. Are we modding the W211 beast?

PS I have a friend selling his 94 500E for 13k. Is this alot of$$?

mbenzman

You learn well grasshopper, more

mbenzman

Carl,
you need this dual exhaust, I believe it's made by GE.Check out the gauges. I think it will fly!








Chappy has been to school, it's a great poser, just not quite right!

Just send the manifold and money. It's not that hard to make me perform, ask Chappy, I'm easy, just not cheap.

I'm anchored well, You could send it down here, except it's the wrong flavor for my shop.
A faster car is a faster car, Chappy's CLK55 is stock powered, down to the filter. Only mods are the ss brake hoses, fluid, 18's and poly c/a bushings..
He already conceded victory to my E55K without me even taking it to tha track. He's no dummy, You been busy modding and he knows it. would be embarassing if he still got you or me at the track. He's good.

I guess your actually a poser if you still have the C43 badge on the rear. Do you?Carl is a poser. Is it true? Alright post the pics.

Advance notice may allow us to hide from you, when you coming down?
Would love to meet you, and would try my best to make it happen.
Almost pulled the blower last night. Porting, polishing, and have a large intercooler heat exchanger sitting there. Appt. for tinting window on Sat. A.M.

If it's nice it could be a deal. Drive it and see if you likey.

ProjectC55

LOL!Yuk! Too much stuff here! I'll call you guys in advance b4 coming down!

PM me the price on the mani,please ASAP!!


PS Yes that would be bad if Chappy gets me but he told me he still wants to run! He wins I give him the pink! I win I'm taking his wagon and putting E55 on the back and V12 Compressor on the side!

transferred

Fast55

I've got one you won't believe. What makes it so funny is the guy was at least 60 years old. T.O. Blvd. in Thousand Oaks this morning, I see a '07+ E sitting at the light to my right. I don't pay much attention at first 'cause it's obviously just a E350/500. As he gets the green and passes in front of me I see some type of fender badging and what looked to be "AMG" on the rear. I have to know, so when I get the left turn green, I haul down the street to catch up but don't see him. 3 blocks later I'm waiting to get another left to the 101 North and a "E650 AMG" pulls up to me with V12 Bi-Turbo fender badging! I actually blew my coffee on the dash and missed the opportunity for a camera phone pic although the Motorola Q has a POS camera and you probably wouldn't have seen much anyway. Locals, keep an eye out for the one and only E650 in existence. Still has the "Keyes European" paper plates.

mbenzman

I was just coming back from dinner tonight with 6 of us in the ML55 on hwy 400s. As I merge, there is a sweet looking W208 CLK, aftermarket wheels and tinted windows, just passing in the fast lane. Then as the rear quarter is clear I notice the AMG emblem and say to myself, "cool a CLK55". then notice the CLK430 on the left and the single exhaust tip, ahhh poser! I follow while and point out to the differences to the inlaws, and we all laugh at him. Maybe he saw us pointing or wanted to see a "real AMG", but he pulled over to the right lane and slowed til I decided to pass. Then he pulls behind me and I get another laugh, He's got the AMG front plate! This car had a Delaware rear tag, with silver wheels.

Damn camera was at the rear behind the third row seats due to the company in the car.

JRAMGV8

What is up with that car with duals exhaust of the size of a 18 wheeler tire.... LOL

mbenzman

This one, here's some video. It just looks like a poser. He only took the car up to 186 mph. He was selling it in 2005 for $18,500. Good deal for two GE turbines, gauges and the controls!

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS-oAyH2dGw

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p2poFW_Lck

Some more pics.

JRAMGV8

Thanks for the videos...... Looks funny but only 186mph.

Sold it for $18K... wow... Why didn't he keep it...

ProjectC55

Probably because the fuel to run that thing costs alot of $$$$$$ and what other purpose than blasting it thru the desert or a desolate road would it serve. That car seems like alot of fun though!

DFW01E55

Dang bltsrv don't be so harsh. You and Sooner might have a lot in common.
The name Sooner probably means he's an OU fan ... generally not a fan of Texas.

Of course, maybe he'd prefer the Massachusetts genius like you do! Or maybe you prefer the joke d'jour Algore?

Bush leaves a lot to be desired but the alternatives were truly pathetic.

Okay, back to your previously scheduled thread.

Improviz

One need not be a fan of Kerry or Gore in order to dislike Bush. Most of the (non-neo) Conservatives I know are quite frankly livid at what he's done. In fact, if you want to see some traditional Conservatives' critiques of him, visit http://www.amconmag.com/ , which is Pat Buchanon's magazine The American Conservative.

Bruce Fein, a Conservative Constitutional scholar who was in the Reagan administration and who drew up the first article of impeachment for Clinton, has openly called for Bush and Cheney to be impeached.

Newt Gingrich has been quite critical of Bush, as has Bob Barr, and these guys are dyed in the wool Republicans. I could cite many more, but my point is that just because one criticizes Bush hardly means one is a lover of Gore or Kerry.

Ferri

+1

Ferri

+++1

Some of these people have too much time in their hand, and a seriously twisted set of priorities. I could come accross an E270 CDI with V12 biturbo E65 monikers and I would not give a rat's a$$ or flinch a nerve. It is a free world, how one spends his or her money and how they come up with ways to embarras themselves, is their own business.

And. and... God forbid I come accross my license plate that one of you put of my Benz, on the net, simply because I decided to have an AMG badge in the trunklid, becuase if you are anywhere in North America, I will find you!

Ferri

I am in no way a pro-Bushie, but I have a feeling that his administration will be viewed through a more open-minded and objective historical lens a couple of decades from now. I do not think all that is wrong with America is becuase of Bush. What a president does takes many years to have a true impact. For all I am concerned, we may still be feeling some Clinton-era (not Clinton-caused, notice!) shockwaves economically and otherwise. And, as a transplanted American, I think America is far from having something seriously wrong with it yet. There are two many checks and balances for just one administration, or two, to mess this blessed country up for good. You born'n'bred Americans must have a bit more faith into this haven you have been born into.

Improviz

....this thread is about POSEURS!! To wit, I bring you an "S4 1.8T", a "CLK430 AMG", and two "5 Series M5s":

AsianML

Are Sanjaya's sister's you-know-whats posers too?

mbenzman

Too bouncy to be store bought.

mbenzman

Is that one days "catch"?