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06-07-2006, 05:06 AM
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Next time...Me and your MOM in 1/4
G55K should be much faster then 320 GDI...
Why do you need G55K in Paris ??? you go offroading or when your go for sking ???
G55K should be much faster then 320 GDI...
Why do you need G55K in Paris ??? you go offroading or when your go for sking ???
06-07-2006, 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by 1985MB380SE
No personal offence meant to anyone, but those two comments are embarrassing. Those must rank as two of the poorest and most defensive comments made in support of a car.
I hope the latter was joking, but the first comment seems to have been made in all seriousness. Next time I want to feel like I'm floating on air at 100MPH, I'll hand a fiver to the Lincoln Town Car driver whose cars are a glorified taxi service here. And of course I'll worry about the baby sleeping in the backseat next time I'm shopping for a performance car easily capable of 100MPH+ speeds.
Sir, how often do you do 100MPH when you have a baby sleeping in the backseat?
Stop worrying about tenths of a second on competitors' reported 1/4 times, trap speeds, etc. Be a man, an E55 is nothing to be defensive about. Enjoy it. And leave the babies and 17-year old girls out of it.
I hope the latter was joking, but the first comment seems to have been made in all seriousness. Next time I want to feel like I'm floating on air at 100MPH, I'll hand a fiver to the Lincoln Town Car driver whose cars are a glorified taxi service here. And of course I'll worry about the baby sleeping in the backseat next time I'm shopping for a performance car easily capable of 100MPH+ speeds.
Sir, how often do you do 100MPH when you have a baby sleeping in the backseat?
Stop worrying about tenths of a second on competitors' reported 1/4 times, trap speeds, etc. Be a man, an E55 is nothing to be defensive about. Enjoy it. And leave the babies and 17-year old girls out of it.
06-07-2006, 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by M5 RUS
Next time...Me and your MOM in 1/4
G55K should be much faster then 320 GDI...
Why do you need G55K in Paris ??? you go offroading or when your go for sking ???
G55K should be much faster then 320 GDI...
Why do you need G55K in Paris ??? you go offroading or when your go for sking ???
the cls is went throught the brabus...
06-07-2006, 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Fikse
121MPH? I'll belive that when I see it at the track.... don't forget, magazines always do some "correcting", and they sometimes get "ringers".... you won't see stock M6's pulling 121MPH at your local dragstrip.....
On a thousand mile trip it just seems to make less difference. Unless you factor comfort ... then the Benz has the goods.
06-07-2006, 09:18 AM
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G55k is daddy's car
the cls is went throught the brabus...
the cls is went throught the brabus...
06-07-2006, 10:37 AM
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Glad I could clear that one up for yah.
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But I do it funny that, generally speaking at MBworld, there is an interesting double-standard with regard to journalists and publications. On a different thread someone referred to C&D and other bonafide journalists as "hacks" while dismissing a non-MB-favorable comparison with "Of course they will always favor the M cars over AMG cars..." Separately, it's also OK to cite something as useless as the NY Times Auto section to criticize Lexus. Leaving aside whether you agree with any of the comments or not, it's funny how the credibility of the journalist/publication and the validity of the said journalist's opinion seem to fluctuate based on whether an MB or MB competitor is being praised/criticized... any thoughts?
06-07-2006, 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by clsamg
G55k is daddy's car
the cls is went throught the brabus...
the cls is went throught the brabus...
06-07-2006, 04:16 PM
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I noticed that as well...maybe one of the covers is not sitting flush? Or the passenger side motor mount is squished down for some reason? Could also just be the angle/lighting of the pic.
06-08-2006, 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by 1985MB380SE
No personal offence meant to anyone, but those two comments are embarrassing. Those must rank as two of the poorest and most defensive comments made in support of a car.
I hope the latter was joking, but the first comment seems to have been made in all seriousness. Next time I want to feel like I'm floating on air at 100MPH, I'll hand a fiver to the Lincoln Town Car driver whose cars are a glorified taxi service here. And of course I'll worry about the baby sleeping in the backseat next time I'm shopping for a performance car easily capable of 100MPH+ speeds.
Sir, how often do you do 100MPH when you have a baby sleeping in the backseat?
Stop worrying about tenths of a second on competitors' reported 1/4 times, trap speeds, etc. Be a man, an E55 is nothing to be defensive about. Enjoy it. And leave the babies and 17-year old girls out of it.
I hope the latter was joking, but the first comment seems to have been made in all seriousness. Next time I want to feel like I'm floating on air at 100MPH, I'll hand a fiver to the Lincoln Town Car driver whose cars are a glorified taxi service here. And of course I'll worry about the baby sleeping in the backseat next time I'm shopping for a performance car easily capable of 100MPH+ speeds.
Sir, how often do you do 100MPH when you have a baby sleeping in the backseat?
Stop worrying about tenths of a second on competitors' reported 1/4 times, trap speeds, etc. Be a man, an E55 is nothing to be defensive about. Enjoy it. And leave the babies and 17-year old girls out of it.
For starters, you were taking me way to literally..Not only do I not have a baby, but if I did I sure wouldn't drive at 100mph. As for floating on air, once again you are taking me way to literally. All I am saying is that it is a smooth ride at 100mph. Wow! For you to even comment on my statement of what it feels like to drive a 100mph in a modern E class I should hope you own one.
06-08-2006, 12:28 AM
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Steve, I guess you missed this earlier post:
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I'm not the author of either post but i think you're taking this way too literally.
you're right, maybe i am
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I'm not the author of either post but i think you're taking this way too literally.
you're right, maybe i am
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06-08-2006, 02:13 AM
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Originally Posted by 1985MB380SE
Fair enough,
But I do it funny that, generally speaking at MBworld, there is an interesting double-standard with regard to journalists and publications. On a different thread someone referred to C&D and other bonafide journalists as "hacks" while dismissing a non-MB-favorable comparison with "Of course they will always favor the M cars over AMG cars..." Separately, it's also OK to cite something as useless as the NY Times Auto section to criticize Lexus. Leaving aside whether you agree with any of the comments or not, it's funny how the credibility of the journalist/publication and the validity of the said journalist's opinion seem to fluctuate based on whether an MB or MB competitor is being praised/criticized... any thoughts?
But I do it funny that, generally speaking at MBworld, there is an interesting double-standard with regard to journalists and publications. On a different thread someone referred to C&D and other bonafide journalists as "hacks" while dismissing a non-MB-favorable comparison with "Of course they will always favor the M cars over AMG cars..." Separately, it's also OK to cite something as useless as the NY Times Auto section to criticize Lexus. Leaving aside whether you agree with any of the comments or not, it's funny how the credibility of the journalist/publication and the validity of the said journalist's opinion seem to fluctuate based on whether an MB or MB competitor is being praised/criticized... any thoughts?
Same here.
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06-08-2006, 04:54 PM
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Do you really drive a 1985 Mercedes Benz?
Originally Posted by MB_Steve
For starters, you were taking me way to literally..Not only do I not have a baby, but if I did I sure wouldn't drive at 100mph. As for floating on air, once again you are taking me way to literally. All I am saying is that it is a smooth ride at 100mph.
Originally Posted by MB_Steve
Wow! For you to even comment on my statement of what it feels like to drive a 100mph in a modern E class I should hope you own one.
And to claim that one has to own a car to know what it is like to drive is absurd. I do not wish to begin any bragging contest about what I have owned or driven; I see plenty of that on MBW and prefer to watch from the sidelines. There are already plenty and enough people bragging online about W211's, E55's, or any car you care to name...
06-08-2006, 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Loren
Yes, I think you'll find that same scenario on every board, for every car, everywhere. It was no different on the BMW "bored" while I as there, and its right up there with calling your newborn the most beautiful baby in the world. It probably isn't, but YOU love it, so opinions fly back and forth.
Same here.
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Same here.
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06-11-2006, 03:19 PM
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first M6 real world 1/4 submission:
http://www.dragtimes.com/BMW-M6-Timeslip-9001.html
114.54 trap speed.... not even close to 121!
http://www.dragtimes.com/BMW-M6-Timeslip-9001.html
114.54 trap speed.... not even close to 121!
06-11-2006, 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Fikse
first M6 real world 1/4 submission:
http://www.dragtimes.com/BMW-M6-Timeslip-9001.html
114.54 trap speed.... not even close to 121!
http://www.dragtimes.com/BMW-M6-Timeslip-9001.html
114.54 trap speed.... not even close to 121!
I like em' all though... girls in fast cars rock!
Loren
