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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 10:26 PM
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i drive them all, fast and hard
Drove a 65 - first time

went to dealer, (orland park in Illinois) wanted to drive a cls55, they didnt have one, buth had 2 s65, 1 sl, 1 cl 65 just sitting there, took out an S


I jizzed my pants, oh my gawd that car is unreal, its so fast u cant even concentrate on whats going on. its toooo fast. its unreal for the real world, but i guess for u guys with the money, its a buy, i dont understand those guys who kleemanize it, that makes no sense, u aint gona feel a difference, but i guess if u are doing quartermiles it makes a diff, or if u got money

anyways, amazing car, 604 hp, lol, twice my s500,
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Old Nov 10, 2005 | 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by vdubpower
went to dealer, (orland park in Illinois) wanted to drive a cls55, they didnt have one, buth had 2 s65, 1 sl, 1 cl 65 just sitting there, took out an S


I jizzed my pants, oh my gawd that car is unreal, its so fast u cant even concentrate on whats going on. its toooo fast. its unreal for the real world, but i guess for u guys with the money, its a buy, i dont understand those guys who kleemanize it, that makes no sense, u aint gona feel a difference, but i guess if u are doing quartermiles it makes a diff, or if u got money

anyways, amazing car, 604 hp, lol, twice my s500,
there is no such thing as a car thats too fast.
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Old Nov 11, 2005 | 01:06 AM
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there is no such thing as a car thats too fast.
I second that commotion.

~ Ian
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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 03:02 AM
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It depends.....

The first time I drove an E55K I thought to myself "holys**t!! This car is too fast!!" By my 3rd drive I had gotten accustomed to its power and found it a bit slow (relatively) when accelerating from certain speeds. I thought it could do with more power for the 80Km/h to 160km/h dash. After that experience I understood that you could never have enough power and I understood why some guys add more hp to their already potent 55Ks, 65s, etc! I guess no one will be happy untill their car is SO POWERFUL that they literaly black out under the sheer force of its acceleration...of course that would also mean a certain death as no one will be awake to hit the brakes,....or steer for that matter
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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 09:07 AM
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Ha ha! There are three rules about horsepower.
1. You can never have enough horsepower.
2. You can sometimes apply too much horsepower.
3. See rule #1
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