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I am not saying that Mercedes can't make a great race car. But there production cars are not great for the track at all. I mean how close is production CLK 55 to this



Don't get me wrong I love the cars I own an SLK and a ML myself. But when it came time to buy a fun car that would be able to perform on the track my choices were the S2000, M3, or M coupe.

And as for the pace car part. I built a pace car for GM that was a Trail Blazer and Toyota uses a Solar as a Pace Car. Just because A car is used as a Pace Car does not make it A good road race car. I am not trying to start an arguement I am just stating what is so.

 

Yeah, the medivac part was definitely embelishment, I know because I'm the poor guy that had to be extracted from the woods. Not a scratch on me, but the S2K is pretty banged up, it's still in the body shop (almost a month later!).

I did get a chance to watch this Benz coming down the straight all morning long, and as much as I hate Mercedes cars, I have to admit this thing sounded like a beast! And it was flying down the straightaway, noticeable faster than most other cars. I couldn't see it during the turns, so I can't say anything about its handling.

 

To "medevac" (which got my attention since we hadn't heard of it on this board) from the true story of "not a scratch" is quite an embellishment!

 

Ven za giant wacuum sucks zat kind of money out of ze bank account, ze car VILL be ze fastest. It VILL be ze qwickest. It VILL turn better zan any ozzer car on ze track. It VILL look ze best of all ozzer cars present. It VILL have ze most prestige. No ozzer car vill be able to compete. It can do no wrong. It VILL be perfect mitout a doubt. If I pay big money for a cow pie on a silver platter vit MC engraved on za polished cover, it VILL be VONDERBAR, ya? And za flies, zey are a bonus, ya?

 

ROTFLMAO

 

Xviper,

YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.

For the price of that car I could have a road S2k and a track S2k!

 

"BTW, AMG has a very impressive and successful racing background, esp in the German DTM series, where AMG has dominated (6 of the top 7 cars in the 2001 season): "

Well, MB should win since there are only 2 other competitors in this series of races. I think Audi & Opel are the only ones besides MB to compete. The race that most GT cars compete in is the Le Mans Europe/America. Every time someone brings up MB in racing, it brings me back to the infamous Le Mans CLK GTR going airborne. Talking about flipping. LOL

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by M3PWR
Every time someone brings up MB in racing, it brings me back to the infamous Le Mans CLK GTR going airborne.

 

I've not driven a C32, but reviews of it did not have super optimistic things to say about its handling when pushed to the limit.

They did say the honkin supercharged motor was fast, though... I wouldn't drag race one for pink slips, but I wouldn't hesitate to run just about any technical road course for money... As long as the straights aren't too long

Of course for the price of a decently equiped C32, you could buy an S2000 and a WRX

 

Of course if you decide you really can't live without one, here you go:

[QUOTE]Hello,
I'm not selling a spot for $ here, but offering $500 to the new buyer from me to take my buyers order's place from a Mercedes Benz dealer, so I can get my non-refundable deposit back from the dealer as per their rules. This a GUARANTY/DESIGNATED BUYER position to buy this DESIGNATED CAR with a Vin# WDBRF65J02F204189 already assigned as of 10/29/01 and it should be on the water by now, ETA:11/31/01 (Delivery date)