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does it feel weird driving from the passenger side?
Very. I still find myself walking to the wrong side of the car to get in, and having some things switch sides (e.g. mirror/window controls moved to left, indicator stalk is on the left which is opposite to normal Corollas, etc)... and there are some weird 'standard' features here- e.g. when putting gear into Park, doors unlock, and when shifting to Drive the doors lock.

ps. Sound system is horrible. Really horrible.
 

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How much do you miss your Benz?
 

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Very. I still find myself walking to the wrong side of the car to get in, and having some things switch sides (e.g. mirror/window controls moved to left, indicator stalk is on the left which is opposite to normal Corollas, etc)... and there are some weird 'standard' features here- e.g. when putting gear into Park, doors unlock, and when shifting to Drive the doors lock.

ps. Sound system is horrible. Really horrible.
Pre emptive strike against car jackings.
 

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A lot. I struggle to come up with reason why is choose this car over my own. Only thing I can think of is at least noone will notice me or point at me when driving. But man I wish it had headlight which did something or windscreen wipers which actually wiped rain away!

Edit: I see a lot of the new S550 on the street so I thought I'd look up the price. $90k USD which at current rates is low to mid 80's. Makes me wanna cry that my midrange C class cost that much :( I know there are other factors to consider but it's still ridiculously cheap.


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I drive a Honda Accord Euro 2010,

However on rare occasions I drive:

bmw 330d 2010 (dad)

cayenne GTS 2008 (mum)
 

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I drive a Honda Accord Euro 2010,

However on rare occasions I drive:

bmw 330d 2010 (dad)

cayenne GTS 2008 (mum)
I like the 330D. After driving my mate's 330D Convertible I have to admit it actually drives really well. Made my C250's 2.1L tt diesel feel a bit lacking but 500Nm of torque still isn't bad.
 

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Seremify, what'd you think about the C-Class in red? Do you rate it?

Seen a few pics and it looks good on the coupe (maybe not the sedan), but haven't had a chance to properly examine one IRL.

Ie:
 

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Seremify, what'd you think about the C-Class in red? Do you rate it?

Seen a few pics and it looks good on the coupe (maybe not the sedan), but haven't had a chance to properly examine one IRL.

Ie:
Looks good IRL but red is one of those colours which tends not to age well I find. But it does suit the coupe well.

TBH the best colour on the C Class I'd say is white- I've seen quite a few over here in the US and it does look good especially with the full black roof.
 

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Not sure about the coupe but my mate drives a red E-class. Was never a big fan of Red on cars (apart from ferrari, obviously) but it really suited!
 

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White looks awesome. I'm also digging that dark grey colour too.
 

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New Ride: 2007 BMW 320i


Just got it a few days ago!
 

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my daily... yes metro trains + werribee line = always getting gee'd with the junk trains...



my whip...

MAKE: Nissan
MODEL: Pulsar GTiR
YEAR: 1992
LIKES: Fun little car
DISLIKES: Reliability (Its not good at it), Its also a prick to work on... :(
MODLIST:

Garrett GT2871r .86 rear s15 comp cover
Earls braided line kit
Xtreme 6 Puck Clutch
Hybrid fmic kit
AM performance split front dump pipe front pipe- custom 3 inch cat back
Walbro 255ltr 500hp intank fuel pump
Crane Cams fireball LX91 ignition coil
8.8mm spitfire leads
HDI-SBC-D-EVOLUTION boost controller and guage
z32 afm
560cc injectors
radio I got from a wreckers for cheap... does the job and has a place where I can plug in my iPod so not fussed
d2 coilovers
Axis OG Oldskool's 15x8 +25 tyre size: 195/50/15
Nistune Piggyback

Makes 188.4kw on 16 psi with 98RON

PLANS FOR FUTURE: Go absolutely nuts on it when I get out of uni and try and push for 250kw and spend a tonne of money on it...

PHOTOS:

 
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188kW at the wheel presumably? Not bad!
sure is... its not too bad... it is starting to get a bit boring... wouldn't mind getting a bit more power out of it but can't... cars are expensive :(
 

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