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[Duke]

All these numbers in German are giving me a headache.

They also sell/sold a 520d with 150hp (down from 163/177)here in Europe, specifically aimed at the leaseparket. Pretty lame, actually, but a smart business move, heh.


Btw, the "driver included weight" is EU standard. It's mandatory for every car company to include a driver set at 75kg. So you can always subtract the 75k's. No confusion.

 

[DeeezNuuuts83]

^ There's confusion when you're from another continent, don't know that it's standard, and can't read that particular non-English European language, haha

 

[dillaxx]

You don't like the look of the Z4/MZ4?

 

[DeeezNuuuts83]

Me? Not really. It's not ugly, but the curves and lines of it look so random and don't really flow that well.

 

[dillaxx]

Well for the price of the 135, you wouldn't rather have an A4 or C-class? The practicality of a four door sedan for the same price? I'm just asking, I'd take the 135 anyway, but it seems that everyone's all about "practicality" these days, and it baffles me.

 

[Duke]

Compared to a 135i, I think the driving experience of a run-of-the-mill A4 or C'er are boring enough to lull you asleep. A C is soft and an A4 is an understeer dog, whereas a 135i will be, well, brilliant probably. Despite the fact it's competing for ugliest car ever.

 

[DeeezNuuuts83]

I don't really like the A4 or C-Class all that much. Granted a two-door coupe doesn't necessarily scream "practical," I would still have my other car, plus it's practical enough to get most tasks done. Plus I would still want a fun car.

 

[Duke]

I don't really like the A4 or C-Class all that much. Granted a two-door coupe doesn't necessarily scream "practical," I would still have my other car, plus it's practical enough to get most tasks done. Plus I would still want a fun car.

That, and your Evo IS a 4 door as well

 

[DeeezNuuuts83]

^ I know, that's why I said "I would still have my other car," being my Evo.

 

[Duke]

I know you know it's a 4-door, it'd be ridicilous to suggest you wouldn't know, I was just saying it was a way to illustrate that an A4/C is worthless advice.

 

[DeeezNuuuts83]

^ Ah, okay. Thanks for clarifying, haha. If I were to get a four-door, then I might as well only have one car.

 

[Duke]

Did you see the new Carlsson kit for the C63? A C63 isn't a bad looking car on it's own, but damn:

 

[DeeezNuuuts83]

^ That's a little over-the-top. All it is though is the stock C63 bodywork with a front lip and bigger side skirts.

 

[dillaxx]

The C-class still looks feminine to me. Even if you slap an AMG sticker on it, I'd have to think about it.

 

[DeeezNuuuts83]

^ I agree... but while the C-Class is more masculine than the CLK-Class, the CLK63 AMG Black Series is far more masculine than the C63 AMG.

 

[dillaxx]

^ I agree... but while the C-Class is more masculine than the CLK-Class, the CLK63 AMG Black Series is far more masculine than the C63 AMG.

And then there's the Brabus C-Class. The CLK is horrible, they should just axe it. The CL, on the other hand..... :nuts:

 

[Duke]

They can do much much more to the car than that, Deeez. Slight body modifications all round, different rims, interior accents, new LSD, new springs, and a HP increase to 550. Also reset the limiter to 300.

The CL is still a modern incarnation of the Tirpitz. Looks good, though, but so did the Tirpitz

And I can definitely NOT see any femininity in the C, with all those sharp lines and that agressive stance.

 

[DeeezNuuuts83]

^ Well, you didn't talk about those upgrades earlier, you just said "kit" so I assumed it was just exterior stuff only.

But honestly, I hate Carlsson kits for Benzes (but this one is decent but still over-the-top), plus the C63 doesn't really need that much extra juice. I'm not sure what the cost is, but I don't think it's worth it at all, like how Brabus fixed up a C-Class with the twin-turbo V-12.

 

[dillaxx]

Well, the Brabus C class is about 96k Euros....so...

 

[DeeezNuuuts83]

^ What does its price have to do with anything? It's still a useless effort. Yay, we stuffed an engine from a $180k car into the entry-level Mercedes, haha funny. But to actually offer the service? While I'm sure that there are a few idiots who had nothing better to do probably tried it, no one in their right mind would buy this conversion.