The local MB dealer has this (already sold) on display today . . .
06-15-2017, 04:30 PM
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2010 C300 4MATIC........ 2011 C63 AMG.............. 2015 CLS400 4MATIC.....
I like the strawberry interior though.
If you sit and look at it, it isn't as obnoxious as it seems, only minor bits on the exterior are red but it makes a big change.
Black mirrors and black spoiler probably would make it better.
If you sit and look at it, it isn't as obnoxious as it seems, only minor bits on the exterior are red but it makes a big change.
Black mirrors and black spoiler probably would make it better.
06-15-2017, 04:48 PM
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Well, if we are talking wild MB factory color schemes, how about this 1970s blast from the past, that the local MB dealer has been restoring somewhat for its owner:
I don't think the wide whitewalls were "stock" (at least I hope not . . . ) and those tires also look kinda large for the time and the car . . .
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I don't think the wide whitewalls were "stock" (at least I hope not . . . ) and those tires also look kinda large for the time and the car . . .
Jim G
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06-15-2017, 09:18 PM
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I saw that car 3 weeks ago at MBN getting a new roof liner amongt other stuff.
Not only are the WW not stock the alloy wheel was an option.
Not only are the WW not stock the alloy wheel was an option.
06-15-2017, 10:47 PM
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06-15-2017, 11:19 PM
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I tend to agree it could be that old but I remember talking to the tech working on when I saw it and my recall is '78 but who knows. It might have been a European model too. I just cannot recall.
This is an 84 with stock wheels and covers with WW tires: https://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j...97670658569711
If you want to know Jim call Jon and ask him.
This is an 84 with stock wheels and covers with WW tires: https://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j...97670658569711
If you want to know Jim call Jon and ask him.
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06-15-2017, 11:46 PM
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In The U,S. it came with only one transmission choice: a 3-speed auto with no overdrive. The mechanically injected V8 made 160 to 200 hp depending upon model year, with the higher power ones being the EARLY ones. The power declined as emissions specs tightened. the gas mileage was apparently pretty awful with engine rpm at 60 mpg being about 2500.
Weight was over 3400 lb and 0 to 60 was 8 seconds with the strongest versions of the V8.
Apparently, these cars were built like a tank. One writer noted that he and his wife were in the convertible version when they had an accident that both rolled AND flipped the car. This was well before airbags. they both walked away from the crash with only minor injuries! Impressive.
A 2009 review I saw calculated that in 2009 U.S. dollars, these cars sold for the equivalent of just over $100k in the 1970s, so I guess C63s are a bargain in comparison.
The coupe version was longer than the convertible version to allow true 4-seater use, and the hardtop for the convertible looked similar to the coupe roof.
Jim G
06-16-2017, 12:08 AM
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I did some superficial googling on this 450SL model, and it turns out that the exact year wouldn't make much difference except for ugliness of the bumpers. The car was changed very little between 1973 when it came out and the late 1980s when they stopped production.
In The U,S. it came with only one transmission choice: a 3-speed auto with no overdrive. The mechanically injected V8 made 160 to 200 hp depending upon model year, with the higher power ones being the EARLY ones. The power declined as emissions specs tightened. the gas mileage was apparently pretty awful with engine rpm at 60 mpg being about 2500.
Weight was over 3400 lb and 0 to 60 was 8 seconds with the strongest versions of the V8.
Apparently, these cars were built like a tank. One writer noted that he and his wife were in the convertible version when they had an accident that both rolled AND flipped the car. This was well before airbags. they both walked away from the crash with only minor injuries! Impressive.
A 2009 review I saw calculated that in 2009 U.S. dollars, these cars sold for the equivalent of just over $100k in the 1970s, so I guess C63s are a bargain in comparison.
The coupe version was longer than the convertible version to allow true 4-seater use, and the hardtop for the convertible looked similar to the coupe roof.
Jim G
In The U,S. it came with only one transmission choice: a 3-speed auto with no overdrive. The mechanically injected V8 made 160 to 200 hp depending upon model year, with the higher power ones being the EARLY ones. The power declined as emissions specs tightened. the gas mileage was apparently pretty awful with engine rpm at 60 mpg being about 2500.
Weight was over 3400 lb and 0 to 60 was 8 seconds with the strongest versions of the V8.
Apparently, these cars were built like a tank. One writer noted that he and his wife were in the convertible version when they had an accident that both rolled AND flipped the car. This was well before airbags. they both walked away from the crash with only minor injuries! Impressive.
A 2009 review I saw calculated that in 2009 U.S. dollars, these cars sold for the equivalent of just over $100k in the 1970s, so I guess C63s are a bargain in comparison.
The coupe version was longer than the convertible version to allow true 4-seater use, and the hardtop for the convertible looked similar to the coupe roof.
Jim G
Strong V8 but the car was hugely nose heavy and not all that nimble. Fast enough for the times but my 1987 300E with just 177 hp would beat it any day and of course the 1993 E300 with the 3.2 L DOHC I6 would just laugh at it.
They were rust buckets in this country where salt was used. Rocker, bumper reinforcement particularly in the rear bumper, bottoms of fenders and subframe part got pretty ugly after 10 yr or so. Ride as nice as I recall. Detactable top was much heavier than the W113 Pagoda it replace.
06-16-2017, 12:37 AM
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06-16-2017, 10:16 AM
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06-16-2017, 10:17 AM
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I think we all feel (hear) you. Seriously the new C63's are better in every way except for sound. Shame driving experence has a lot to do with sound itself.
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06-16-2017, 11:05 AM
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