december nominations!!
 

It is 5.26pm on November 10th, and december nominations are now open!!

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Guess I better look at the cars to place a nomination.

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Here is my ol' faithful, nothing fancy. She takes me to places reliably. She is not about status, show, or brag. She is just a dutiful car. She would be honored if someone nominates her.

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/46527139-L.jpg

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thats an awesome picture fly...if you want to PM me a shoert write up about why you chose that car, i will put you up as rotm...it pays to take initiative..:)

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I might as well make public on why I chose to own this wonderful 280, and why I chose this particular picture.

Though all men love cars, there are two kinds of men nowadays when it comes to cars. First kind has talent and time to repair a car. The second kind has neither and I fall under this second class. (The new cars have one or two hunk of metal blocks and a million transistors...and this kills the ego of most men anyway.)

Also...I wasn't interested in pimping the car in anyway. I even threw away a visor CD holder given to me by a friend. Not interested in accessorizing the car either.

So in a sense...I wanted a reliable car that works wonderfully "out-of-the-box".

For $11,000 in Dec2004, the following was the list of requirements when I was shopping:
[ul][*] Reliability[*] Comfort[*] Features
[/ul]

The first one -- Reliability -- created the domain that includes Accord, TL, C230, C280, ES300.

The second one -- Comfort -- removed Accord because it is noisy and it seats gave me backache. And I killed ES300 for carrying Camry's stigma "boring".

The third one -- Features -- looked for heated seats and HID.

TL and C280 made it to the final list because no Kompreesor was on the market at the time. Though C280 is less reliable than TL, I finally picked C280 because I WAS BIAS OR PARTIAL TOWARDS A REAR-WHEEL DRIVE.

I have the mentality, "A real car is a rear-wheel drive". I am happy with my C280 now.

I like the picture with the horse, and here are the reasons. Many people buy and drive their cars for status, the Chinese and the rich are good examples. My idea of owning a car is to give me reliable transportation.

[ul][*] I may go to Wal-Mart with it, [*] I may go to the gym,[*] I may drive it to work,[*] I may attend weddings, and[*] heck....I may go to the farm and feed the horses if I want.
[/ul]

The picture depicts my C280 as an everyday car, not a race car, not a show piece. It was built to serve the function of transportation. It has served me well, and I love it.

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nice horse.

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I think a Benz is a status symbol for alot of people, not just CHINESE or rich. But what do I know about them crazy Chinese.

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Check out the SF Bay Area and Sacramento/Elk Grove area. They all drive a Benz or a Lexus. Anything less is illegal.

The uglier the person is....the better the car.

The chinese from Hong Kong, mostly, come here with boat-loads of $$$, which I will never have in my lifetime EVEN IF I have a money printer that prints $20-bill every hour.

It gives me headache to think why the chinese have so much money (and so ugly).

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can you get me a full body shot of your car?

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My Dear C280 - Nothing Added Nothing Taken Out

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/47567362-L-0.jpg

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I'll second the nomination as a good example of an unmolested C-280 in particular and a M-B in general.

Does it have the original air in the tires?

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I like the word "unmolested". Hehe....it almost sounds illegal.

The air in the tires came from Stuttgart, Germany. I changed the rims once. Then the tires. So part of the Stuttgart air is still in my tires? It's like the Napolean's sword I guess.

One time a guy was auctioning off Napolean's sword. When asked about the authenticity, he said that he changed the handle once, and the previous owner changed the blade; other than that it was original.

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I learned to use the term from the classic car guys I know. They prefer "unmolested" cars because there's an added value when they're classics.

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i went ahead and added you as the december rotm, major.

so, who is interested in january?

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Delete this mod.

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Does a turkey beat a horse?



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You would need as least two turkeys. More would be better. Just one turkey is nothing compared to a horse.

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i like that black Merc, very nice car indeed. My dad has a gold 86 230E, very beautiful car aswell.

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Nice car man. And I agree with you on the whole status thing. I wished it wasn't like that. I just bought a '06 C230 Sport. I got the basic model. I mean its basic. I chose it because of the way it looks, its sportiness, the options that came with it(stock), and it was more bang for the buck than the other cars i looked at. But its a double edged sword. I'm fairly young, (a fresh college graduate) so when people see me driving around the car i get too much attention. People ask me about my pay, why did i buy such a car, am i trying to show off, am i a spoiled brat, blah blah blah.

ANd its annoying because i bought the car on the pure reason of because I liked it and i found value in it. Its a great car and its fun to drive. (boy is it fun, short shifter, sport peddles, sport tuned suspension, 220 watts of power in the stereo with speed sensitive volume, perforated disk brakes, beautiful pur, 17 inch rims, 200+ hp, and i could go on and on) And I hear its very rare to see a manual benz now a days too.

Sorry for griping but I need someone to relate to.

-b

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I agree. In a way, its the same as if you're dating a really hot chick. People assume you're dating her for her looks alone when it might really be 'cause she's a cool person.

In fact I'm much more of a practical person and I appreciate my Benz for all the "car things" it does so well.

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I agree they are one of the best cars made. My friends say you spend all that "money" on old Benzes y dont u buy something newer? My response age is just a number and i like the cars but then again i like any car lol. Also the looks you get cant hurt either;)

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Wheres January?

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I get that alot. And I've driven a lot of new cars and newer car but once you go Mercedes, you can never go back. To me the W126 ride is perfect, enough electronics but not so much to the point where it feels like a computer on wheels, it's safe solid, a design that will never go out of style, and the options that some new cars don't even have. Love my 560SEL.

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I also agree with you. The W126s are practical in virtually every situation. They are simply wonderful cars.:)