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Re: you guys make me laughThere is nothing wrong with the S280, how can you diss it without ..
No, I am in no way dissing the S280! (In fact, we have the 300SE, the smallest available W140 to the US). I just thought that royalty would ride in the most expensive model, regardless of whether it is better or not. . . (just because it costs more
Re: performance
We just decided to go with the 300SE or three reasons:
1.) The crazy insurance rates in Ontario, Canada []
2.) Fuel efficiency
3.) Initial Cost of the car
Of course, if the S600 had the same insurance rates, used the same amount of fuel, and cost the same, we would have certainly bought one of them instead [:I]
Yeah, everybody would always like more power . . .
We just decided to go with the 300SE or three reasons:
1.) The crazy insurance rates in Ontario, Canada [
]2.) Fuel efficiency
3.) Initial Cost of the car
Of course, if the S600 had the same insurance rates, used the same amount of fuel, and cost the same, we would have certainly bought one of them instead [:I]
Re: w140Gill
I think you misunderstood my point. I am by no means personally attacking my buddies in the USA.I understand your point about mountainous country and about pulling power, BHP etc etc. Everyone, myself included, find a larger engined vehicle desirable. The point I was trying to make is that how can those whom have never driven a S280 state that its underpowered?. Indeed, there are those who have never driven an S320 and those same people will say that the S320 is underpowered. As you and I both know this isnt the case. All I am trying to say is that 'dont dismiss that of which you (not you personally of course[]) have no experience'.
The S280 is a formidable vehicle that is only available in SWB so has an immediate weight advantage over a S320 LWB. It uses the same M104 straight six twin cam 24valve benz engine that's in the S320 with a slightly smaller bore on each of the cylinders. Like my buddy ///S320 was saying, it extreme engineering. The fuel consumption is less than that on a M104 S320, it doesnt suffer the notorious gasket oil leaks that S320 does, insurance and service is cheaper and the performance difference is negligable.
One only needs to look at the Audi S3 (small 3dr hatchback) which has a small 1.8 engine, six speed transmission, 4WD yet can hurtle to 60 in less than 7 seconds and is electronically limited to 155mph.
This kind of car wouldnt sell in N.America.
You are right about the UK, Its a small country - Central London like any major city in the world is congested to the point that we sometimes can't travel faster than 5mph during the rush hours or if there are road works. Its acceptable to cruise at less than 100mph on our motorway network which I do on a daily basis to get to the south coast where I work. We can cross the 7 mile stretch of the English Channel and be in mainland Europe in less than an hour and head to the German autobahns where there is no speed limit. I have driven my car at well over 130mph legally.
Regards
Gill
Hi Barry,
I think you misunderstood my point. I am by no means personally attacking my buddies in the USA.I understand your point about mountainous country and about pulling power, BHP etc etc. Everyone, myself included, find a larger engined vehicle desirable. The point I was trying to make is that how can those whom have never driven a S280 state that its underpowered?. Indeed, there are those who have never driven an S320 and those same people will say that the S320 is underpowered. As you and I both know this isnt the case. All I am trying to say is that 'dont dismiss that of which you (not you personally of course[
]) have no experience'.The S280 is a formidable vehicle that is only available in SWB so has an immediate weight advantage over a S320 LWB. It uses the same M104 straight six twin cam 24valve benz engine that's in the S320 with a slightly smaller bore on each of the cylinders. Like my buddy ///S320 was saying, it extreme engineering. The fuel consumption is less than that on a M104 S320, it doesnt suffer the notorious gasket oil leaks that S320 does, insurance and service is cheaper and the performance difference is negligable.
One only needs to look at the Audi S3 (small 3dr hatchback) which has a small 1.8 engine, six speed transmission, 4WD yet can hurtle to 60 in less than 7 seconds and is electronically limited to 155mph.
This kind of car wouldnt sell in N.America.
You are right about the UK, Its a small country - Central London like any major city in the world is congested to the point that we sometimes can't travel faster than 5mph during the rush hours or if there are road works. Its acceptable to cruise at less than 100mph on our motorway network which I do on a daily basis to get to the south coast where I work. We can cross the 7 mile stretch of the English Channel and be in mainland Europe in less than an hour and head to the German autobahns where there is no speed limit. I have driven my car at well over 130mph legally.
Regards
Gill
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