The "new" Mercedes...?

[WoodChuck'r]

WTF...?!

I'm watching the Ravens / Pats game right now and they've shown this commercial 3 times already. They keep advertising (with "Sympathy for the Devil" in the background) that "something new is coming on February 3rd".

The WTF part here is the fact that I thought the shot of the headlight indicated that it's a BMW. At the end of the commercial they show the Mercedes sign and logo. At first I was all like "Wow. Great. Another BMW. Yay."

Then you see that it's Merc! WTF - why in gods holy name does the headlight look like the exact same shape of the ones on the new school Bimmers....!? :eek3: :notsure:

 

[TK]

They're all becoming more and more alike. Car styling today sucks IMO. it's starting to get better, but for a long time it's been horrible as a whole.

I haven't paid close enough to the ads to see the headlights. Playin wif muh fone

 

[WoodChuck'r]

Certainly ate my words here.

The new CLA. This thing is frikkin' nuts!


:bananapirate: :rock2:

 

[WoodChuck'r]

Soopabowl commercial.


[video=youtube;oPNr0_6MnDo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPNr0_6MnDo[/video]

 

[TK]

You buyin one? :evilgrin:

 

[Troy G]

You thinking of getting one, Jason? When I was in high school I used to read Car and Driver, Cycle World, and look at PB and PH, and H, and think the world was my oyster. 20 years later reality has set in :sadshake:

 

[WoodChuck'r]

Pretty sure one of these won't make a very good work truck. :bananastop:

 

[TK]

What's yer point?

 

[WoodChuck'r]

That I prefer my vehicle to be a work truck, lol.

 

[TK]

That I prefer my vehicle to be a work truck, lol.

You can put wood and saws in it. And stuff. You should try it out and see how she goes. Bet you can even get a trailer hitch.

 

[BloodOnTheIce]

Hell a CRX will fit 5 saws and a half cord of wood.
Just look at that fella in Kentuky

 

[TK]

Hell a CRX will fit 5 saws and a half cord of wood.
Just look at that fella in Kentuky

The drunk guy?

 

[bplust]

Yeah... I'll pass on that. These haven't failed me yet:

 

[Walt]

I drove all the BMW/BENZ/Porsche mini SUV models and ended up getting Jen a Denali, I just didn't see where they had any extra value and the sales people are arrogant turds, just because I show up in a carhart and dirty jeans does not me me an arse( ok, I am an arsehole but that is not the point)

 

[bplust]

I drove all the BMW/BENZ/Porsche mini SUV models and ended up getting Jen a Denali, I just didn't see where they had any extra value and the sales people are arrogant turds, just because I show up in a carhart and dirty jeans does not me me an arse( ok, I am an arsehole but that is not the point)

Ya, I know nothing about the new ones, but the oldie diesels w114-w123 (late 60's to 1985) chassis (if they're not falling apart and you don't care about speed) are excellent. Bombproof and simple. Mechanical diesels, you gotta love it...

Regarding speed, in the pictures I posted, the silver wagon is a turbo diesel, so it actually can make it up hills, but the blue sedan epitomizes a car being a "pig". If I remember correctly, the factory 0-60 is, no joke, 27 seconds. 2.2L 4 speed (I think) around 5000GVW with a top speed of 86mph. There is an easy mod to get it to do 0-60 in three seconds flat... you push it off of a cliff...

 

[Chity_Avatar]

Yeah... I'll pass on that. These haven't failed me yet:

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VT plates. Where you at?

 

[bplust]

VT plates. Where you at?

Wheelock. If you're not familiar, it's Northwest of St. Johnsbury by 20 minutes. If you're not familiar with St. J, Wheelock is two hours East of Burlington.

 

[Chity_Avatar]

Sorry fellas but for me it would be all about the CTS-V coupe

 

[rocketnorton]

ferrari

had a f40 about 15 yrs ago. then I woke up... used to admire bmw's, etc. seems like they're just status symbols now... the "ultimate driving machine" certainly doesn't attract the ultimate drivers... 'round here anyway...

 

[Walt]

I have owned a few cool cars and always wanted a Viper, opportunity came knocking in 2004 when a very well off guy I knew came home one day to find his wife riding another man...in his desperation to sell off his assets he sold me his 1994 viper with 9,966 miles on it for cheap. It was blinding fast but...you cannot park it anywhere and the ride was really not all that great, it did 105mph before hitting the rev limiter in second gear...but it had six gears and cops get really friendly when you are doing 155 on the highway. I traded the car with just under 11,000 miles on it in 2008. Give me an old truck anyday