Goodbye Holden, sold my Holden...

[Reaper]

Nice choice. I'll be looking at a benz next time around myself.

yet so slow

same chassis with a 6.3 and you will have my attention :dance:

Reaper

 

[Bravotwozero]

Looks like a pensioner's car. Probably goes like one too. Sorry man!

 

[VKCOMMO]

It's not a beemer or falcon. No admin for you! :banstick:

Reaper

Apart from breaking down and overheating, will I also get admin if I stick a blue oval on my bimmer?

 

[Verynice]

i would have kept the caprice =(

 

[anonymousmoose]

Looks like a pensioner's car. Probably goes like one too. Sorry man!

If your into fast driving, it's not the car for you certainly. However my Merc does have the sports upgrades which includes the suspension. It went allright around corners and the Kompressor gives it a bit more of a kick the a none supercharged 4 cyl.

People do say my driving style is that of an old man :-D

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[anonymousmoose]

i would have kept the caprice =(

I know where you are coming from. Personally, I've always wanted a car with a German make. I was going to buy a BMW but I got such a good deal on this Merc, I couldnt pass it up. I'm originally from the home of Benz, Stuttgart, so I've always had a soft spot for Mercedes-Benz.


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[anonymousmoose]

yet so slow

same chassis with a 6.3 and you will have my attention :dance:

Reaper

That's always the problem with German cars in Australia. So many 4 cyl. Audi/Merc/BMWs that the fast 6 cyl models cost a fortune. However I did drive the 4 cly BMW petrol and the Merc Kompressor has better acceleration. The BMW diesel was a quick car, quicker then my Merc but the price was also higher.

In the US there are only 6 cyl petrol BMWs and the Merc engines are bigger too I think. Germany has the 4 cyl yet they are a lot cheaper of course. Lots of Merc/BMW taxi cabs over there.

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[ari666]

meh, dont listen to the haters. i had a kompressor for a week a couple of years back and friggin loved it, clocked up around 500miles in it. sure it wasnt all that fast around town, but man could you get that thing to move on the motorway handling, cornering, braking all supurb. even little things like opening and closing of the glovebox/center console was a sensual experience.

so a choice: 1. a car that is designed by germans, built by russians or spanish, or 2. a car that is a mongrel english/american/australian and built by aussies? no thanks, ill take the german car.

 

[anonymousmoose]

meh, dont listen to the haters. i had a kompressor for a week a couple of years back and friggin loved it, clocked up around 500miles in it. sure it wasnt all that fast around town, but man could you get that thing to move on the motorway handling, cornering, braking all supurb. even little things like opening and closing of the glovebox/center console was a sensual experience.

so a choice: 1. a car that is designed by germans, built by russians or spanish, or 2. a car that is a mongrel english/american/australian and built by aussies? no thanks, ill take the german car.

Thanks for the kind words.

And the W203 C Class was assembled in South Africa of all places, BMW does the same with E90 3 Series. The current C-Class is direct from Germany, and the quality is improved.

If anyones looking for a w203 C class (like mine), I strongly recommend purchasing after the face-lift. 2005-2007. May quality control issues with earlier models. I also recommend getting a warranty, I got a 3 year manufactures extension through Allianz.

I also don't expect S or E class refinement in the C class, but happy to be able to drive a StarMark car at my age. For the price I paid the dealer/warranty support I will be getting, I'm laughing . Its good to know people in the car dealership industry.

 

[MPRSSV]

Speaking of origins and South Africa, WOOT!!!

Back OT - Very nice car man, my uncle has the exactly the same one which I had the opportunity to go in when I went back to SA a while ago - Enjoy it! Also keep the pictures coming