You did what......................!!! Ha Ha Ha
20 August 2003, 04:08 PM
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Check it out on the Mercedes Benz Owners Club :-
http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2471
http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2471
20 August 2003, 04:50 PM
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T*ssers utter t*ssers.Some people prefer the corporate Bavarian armchair, most are company car’s, and the majority have about as much idea of a quality car as stevie wonder (sorry!) has, if it fit’s in to the corporate middle management image they will buy one (sorry lease) and anyway they look like a pikeys car after 18 month’s.
Yes I could have had one but opted out of the car scheme and bought my own …. Yes I do approx 30k miles a year…… yes I do more motorway miles than you can shake a stick at…. Why did I buy the Scooby?, because I wanted to, because I wanted one, the handling, the speed and yes it is different and occasionally attracts the wrong sort of attention (what ever that is !!) who care’s not I, its more than owning “just a car”.
Yes I could have had one but opted out of the car scheme and bought my own …. Yes I do approx 30k miles a year…… yes I do more motorway miles than you can shake a stick at…. Why did I buy the Scooby?, because I wanted to, because I wanted one, the handling, the speed and yes it is different and occasionally attracts the wrong sort of attention (what ever that is !!) who care’s not I, its more than owning “just a car”.
20 August 2003, 04:56 PM
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a list of one of the fellas mods is even funnier than the 'TT chrome cup holder'
muahahahahahahahaha
Belgian style number plates? Dark tints. Chrome heater vents and gear surround.
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20 August 2003, 04:57 PM
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Hmmmm, now this is a funny lot. The mentality of an XR3i driver in the car of a doctor (no offence John!) or bank manager?
What's with the aftermarket rear lights and tints, BTW? I is wondering if they is black...
What's with the aftermarket rear lights and tints, BTW? I is wondering if they is black...
20 August 2003, 05:06 PM
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One thing I have noticed is that on almost all other forums they always seem to use the Scoob as a benchmark of performance to try and beat and indeed boast about if they do seem to beat......What does that tell you?
20 August 2003, 05:31 PM
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that tells us, scoob rules!
sold scoob and got a clk230 Komp, first day and my brains were telling me "get another scoob". compared to my old typeR, the merc was moving at snail pace but very good for daily M way cruising.
any merc with 500 or above would be quicker for top end but hey, scoobs are not for top end anyway. got absolutely crushed by a new e55 amg before i sold the scoob, all i saw was the quad exhaust getting smaller and smaller after 100mph which i duly slowed down.
with cars within the same price range, dont think scoobs will be last.....
sold scoob and got a clk230 Komp, first day and my brains were telling me "get another scoob". compared to my old typeR, the merc was moving at snail pace but very good for daily M way cruising.
any merc with 500 or above would be quicker for top end but hey, scoobs are not for top end anyway. got absolutely crushed by a new e55 amg before i sold the scoob, all i saw was the quad exhaust getting smaller and smaller after 100mph which i duly slowed down.
with cars within the same price range, dont think scoobs will be last.....
20 August 2003, 05:36 PM
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Priceless!
If you look on any car specific forum you'll find posts about how they murdered this-that-and-the-other in their thingy-ma-jig, its quite funny really.
Somebody somewhere must be telling porkies
In my experience most things of any note are quite well put together these days, and can shufty along at a fair rate of knots regardless! Get caught in the wrong gear or miss a change and you can be on the wrong end of a big "can of whoop ***"
I lost out to a mini-mayfair in my Escort Cossie when I first bought it after badly bogging down at some lights, and the woman driving that had a blue rinse
I wonder if she told everyone at the W.I. about that
If you look on any car specific forum you'll find posts about how they murdered this-that-and-the-other in their thingy-ma-jig, its quite funny really.
Somebody somewhere must be telling porkies
In my experience most things of any note are quite well put together these days, and can shufty along at a fair rate of knots regardless! Get caught in the wrong gear or miss a change and you can be on the wrong end of a big "can of whoop ***"
I lost out to a mini-mayfair in my Escort Cossie when I first bought it after badly bogging down at some lights, and the woman driving that had a blue rinse
I wonder if she told everyone at the W.I. about that
20 August 2003, 06:12 PM
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They forget to mention that their so called super fast mercs are all tuned etc and probably "only just" done a standard sport!! how do they know if it's a turbo if they blew it away so fast?? also i have put my scoob back to standard for a driving holiday and my god it feels slow!! best keep an eye out in my rear view for some hot mercs, not
also i have put my scoob back to standard for a driving holiday and my god it feels slow!! best keep an eye out in my rear view for some hot mercs, not
20 August 2003, 06:15 PM
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Hi Guys,
I also browse this forum as well as MBCLUB and that was me that killed the Scooby in Windsor.
Yes I drive daily a CL500 (5.0 litre V8) even so it wasn't a easy kill, I overtook, but not quickly. The only reason for doing this is because of the youngsters in the back laughing and holding up the outside lane when it was empty, basically asking for it. Unfortunately for them it was a dual carriageway and empty.
Straight lines are fine for a Merc, but if this event involved any corners then you know the outcome as much as I do! (That’s what I got a 300ZX for!)
PS. I'm 23 not 60!
Cheers,
Matt.
I also browse this forum as well as MBCLUB and that was me that killed the Scooby in Windsor.
Yes I drive daily a CL500 (5.0 litre V8) even so it wasn't a easy kill, I overtook, but not quickly. The only reason for doing this is because of the youngsters in the back laughing and holding up the outside lane when it was empty, basically asking for it. Unfortunately for them it was a dual carriageway and empty.
Straight lines are fine for a Merc, but if this event involved any corners then you know the outcome as much as I do! (That’s what I got a 300ZX for!)
PS. I'm 23 not 60!
Cheers,
Matt.
20 August 2003, 06:49 PM
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Hello,
I am from the www.mbclub.co.uk forum that Maff belongs to.
I have been to Germany with him and he and that CL500 know how to motor!
I see you got all defensive early in this thread (arn't forums great?) but you seem like good guys.
I have a manual C230 Kompressor, only 203BHP, 207ft/lb torque from 2500rpm up (numbers from a real life dyno) so less than all you guys, but again in a straight line whilst moving it has pretty good acceleration.
Yeah, take it as a compliment people benchmark by scoobies. They are drivers cars, so 1. the driver is often up for a little bit of full throttle action and 2. you know it's a challenge.
Plus I find personally, I enjoy nothing better than winning a race than getting destroyed by a awesomely fast vehicle showing what it can do.
The car is just a preferance at the moment, something different for my sterotype (24 years old).
Take a beeter look at out forum those of you that have registered - we have some nice cars and our recent meet up (Events section) was pretty impressive.
Ride in a 520BHP Brabus still has smile implanted on my face.
Cheers
Graham
[Edited by GrahamC230K - 8/20/2003 6:50:13 PM]
[Edited by GrahamC230K - 8/20/2003 6:50:53 PM]
I am from the www.mbclub.co.uk forum that Maff belongs to.
I have been to Germany with him and he and that CL500 know how to motor!
I see you got all defensive early in this thread (arn't forums great?) but you seem like good guys.
I have a manual C230 Kompressor, only 203BHP, 207ft/lb torque from 2500rpm up (numbers from a real life dyno) so less than all you guys, but again in a straight line whilst moving it has pretty good acceleration.
Yeah, take it as a compliment people benchmark by scoobies. They are drivers cars, so 1. the driver is often up for a little bit of full throttle action and 2. you know it's a challenge.
Plus I find personally, I enjoy nothing better than winning a race than getting destroyed by a awesomely fast vehicle showing what it can do.
The car is just a preferance at the moment, something different for my sterotype (24 years old).
Take a beeter look at out forum those of you that have registered - we have some nice cars and our recent meet up (Events section) was pretty impressive.
Ride in a 520BHP Brabus still has smile implanted on my face.
Cheers
Graham
[Edited by GrahamC230K - 8/20/2003 6:50:13 PM]
[Edited by GrahamC230K - 8/20/2003 6:50:53 PM]
20 August 2003, 07:30 PM
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PS. Still in Mr. Nice guy mode ..........
It was at G-Force in Aylesbury, Bucks I had my car rolling roaded.
http://www.g-force-motorsport.co.uk/menu/menu.htm
They are really proffessional and I totally recommend them. They have a way funky rolling road "cell" and the specialise in Porsche and Subaru, check them out.
I had 166.8BHP at my rear wheels (don't think I'm gonna impress anyone here!!).
It was at G-Force in Aylesbury, Bucks I had my car rolling roaded.
http://www.g-force-motorsport.co.uk/menu/menu.htm
They are really proffessional and I totally recommend them. They have a way funky rolling road "cell" and the specialise in Porsche and Subaru, check them out.
I had 166.8BHP at my rear wheels (don't think I'm gonna impress anyone here!!).
20 August 2003, 09:11 PM
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What am I doing wrong? All these 20 somethings driving round in 70k cars
I'd be happy with an Impreza WRX or a 500SL
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(VW Passat and currently wetting his pants at the thought of a vRS Octavia as a replacement
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I'd be happy with an Impreza WRX or a 500SL
Kevin Mc
(VW Passat and currently wetting his pants at the thought of a vRS Octavia as a replacement
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21 August 2003, 03:42 AM
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Nice to see some friendly chaps from another forum. Most of the people on here are friendly too. Some just get a bit uptight when someone driving another brand car manages to beat them.
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21 August 2003, 08:49 AM
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LOL - I sold my CLK430 and got a scoob 'cos I was bored with its "armchair slush" performance. I love these mine v yours threads.. when will people learn not to be so defensive about a lump of metal they own...
You have what you have - just enjoy the *******.. you'll always get wind-up merchants bragging about their "victories" - live with it
You have what you have - just enjoy the *******.. you'll always get wind-up merchants bragging about their "victories" - live with it
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True, it scared the **** out of me the other night going round an S-bend thought I was going to end up in the ditch the other side!
Still, it's better at going round them than the Merc!!
Still, it's better at going round them than the Merc!!
