Got Spanked by an MB SLK Roadster
#1
Last night around 2am I was going to a friends place from a TEP(Fraternity) party. There was one heavy person in the back along with 2 light people. In the front, there were two skanks(*****) sitting on top of each other. So the car was loaded. I was traveling on Mass. Ave near Boston when I pulled up to a Mercedes SLK Kompressor on a light. The guy looked at me and I looked at him. All my friends were a big drunk and started yelling me to race...well...with the radio up and all the windows down...peer pressure caught up with me. I turned off the overdrive and gunned it. The Roadster knew what was up so he chirped his tires and took off...I didn't have a chance, luckily the road I was on is a two lane, going over hills and had quiet a few lights. We come up to the next light and he lets me get a head start of a few car lenghts, in a few seconds I saw his rear end. We encountered some traffic up a head and I managed to get ahead of him. After clearing the traffic we lined up and he once again showed off his rear end. At the next traffic light we again line up and start talking. The guy looked like he was in his 30's, had a pony tail and a middle eastern accent. He asked us where we went to school and what the top speed of my car was...I answered 125mph. He smiled and said his was 180 at which point I complimented his car and asked him where he was going to which he answered "to pick up this girl." As the light turned green we again went at it, he was going easy on me so we were lined up, he showed he was going to turn right up a head...he glanced over at my car and one of the girls flashed him and it was over. Overall the speeds of the race were around 60mph and I was scared ****less of getting pulled over because I am sure I wouldn't really pass that breathalizer(sp?) test either.
So that's my first racing story. I know I didn't stand a chance but still it was cool.
So that's my first racing story. I know I didn't stand a chance but still it was cool.
#3
Originally posted by dmontzmax
All I have to say is what were you thinking.A MB will kill you.
All I have to say is what were you thinking.A MB will kill you.
I know that...but the peer pressure...the peer pressure...just....too much.
It was still fun, a little too dangerous to ever repeat though.
#6
Re: 180 mph?
Originally posted by Shugarhi
did he have a jet engine built into his trunk or something? because SLKs do not hit 180mph.... i woulda laughed at him
did he have a jet engine built into his trunk or something? because SLKs do not hit 180mph.... i woulda laughed at him
Hummmmmm...now that I think about it..you're right. No way the little convertible can go that fast. I think that it says 180mph on the speedometer...but doesn't actually perform.
I think many new cars have high speedometer top end readings but they can't actually go that fast.
I know that Max SE reads 145 top speed but would anyone actually be stupid enough to try going that fast in stock form? I don't even think the car can go that fast, then again maybe it could.
On my GXE the top speed is 125mph but that's realistic, just not with my old suspension bouncy.
#7
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Originally posted by roman
I know that Max SE reads 145 top speed but would anyone actually be stupid enough to try going that fast in stock form? I don't even think the car can go that fast, then again maybe it could.
I know that Max SE reads 145 top speed but would anyone actually be stupid enough to try going that fast in stock form? I don't even think the car can go that fast, then again maybe it could.
#8
The SLK Kompressor came with a 2.3 185 hp supercharged 4 banger or 3.2 194 hp V6. There are 2 guys here at work who own Kompressor's. One has the 4 banger, the other the V6. I seriously doubt that either one can hit 180 mph. It's a sweet looking car but too rich for my blood.
#9
Originally posted by 92ZexMaximaSE
The SLK Kompressor came with a 2.3 185 hp supercharged 4 banger or 3.2 194 hp V6. There are 2 guys here at work who own Kompressor's. One has the 4 banger, the other the V6. I seriously doubt that either one can hit 180 mph. It's a sweet looking car but too rich for my blood.
The SLK Kompressor came with a 2.3 185 hp supercharged 4 banger or 3.2 194 hp V6. There are 2 guys here at work who own Kompressor's. One has the 4 banger, the other the V6. I seriously doubt that either one can hit 180 mph. It's a sweet looking car but too rich for my blood.
#11
Re: Re: 180 mph?
Originally posted by roman
Hummmmmm...now that I think about it..you're right. No way the little convertible can go that fast. I think that it says 180mph on the speedometer...but doesn't actually perform.
I think many new cars have high speedometer top end readings but they can't actually go that fast.
I know that Max SE reads 145 top speed but would anyone actually be stupid enough to try going that fast in stock form? I don't even think the car can go that fast, then again maybe it could.
On my GXE the top speed is 125mph but that's realistic, just not with my old suspension bouncy.
Hummmmmm...now that I think about it..you're right. No way the little convertible can go that fast. I think that it says 180mph on the speedometer...but doesn't actually perform.
I think many new cars have high speedometer top end readings but they can't actually go that fast.
I know that Max SE reads 145 top speed but would anyone actually be stupid enough to try going that fast in stock form? I don't even think the car can go that fast, then again maybe it could.
On my GXE the top speed is 125mph but that's realistic, just not with my old suspension bouncy.
#12
i didn't think those little merc's were all that fast. They're all auto's right? the one i raced didn't do all that well. it was a yellow "kompressor" which i think they call all theirs now i'm not a big mercedes guy, but dude, i wasn't all that impressed. although, he didn't seem to have to try as hard to get the performance out of it. also, thanks for clearing up that skank/**** remark. later
#13
Originally posted by flyry110
i didn't think those little merc's were all that fast. They're all auto's right? the one i raced didn't do all that well. it was a yellow "kompressor" which i think they call all theirs now i'm not a big mercedes guy, but dude, i wasn't all that impressed. although, he didn't seem to have to try as hard to get the performance out of it. also, thanks for clearing up that skank/**** remark. later
i didn't think those little merc's were all that fast. They're all auto's right? the one i raced didn't do all that well. it was a yellow "kompressor" which i think they call all theirs now i'm not a big mercedes guy, but dude, i wasn't all that impressed. although, he didn't seem to have to try as hard to get the performance out of it. also, thanks for clearing up that skank/**** remark. later
#14
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Originally posted by roman
No problem...I am always happy to help out with vocabulary...you never know....it might be on the next SAT test(thank god I dont' ever have to take that again).
No problem...I am always happy to help out with vocabulary...you never know....it might be on the next SAT test(thank god I dont' ever have to take that again).
#16
I will not mess with any MB's. My dad has two 560's (top speed 160 mph) and they can wipe Max's (close to 5 spds) anyday. I pretty much don't race anyone with my VG......that is until I get some more power mods.
Nice story though...shouldn't really drive drunk, but at least no one got hurt. Blah blah.
Nice story though...shouldn't really drive drunk, but at least no one got hurt. Blah blah.
#17
Originally posted by ghostmax
I will not mess with any MB's. My dad has two 560's (top speed 160 mph) and they can wipe Max's (close to 5 spds) anyday. I pretty much don't race anyone with my VG......that is until I get some more power mods.
Nice story though...shouldn't really drive drunk, but at least no one got hurt. Blah blah.
I will not mess with any MB's. My dad has two 560's (top speed 160 mph) and they can wipe Max's (close to 5 spds) anyday. I pretty much don't race anyone with my VG......that is until I get some more power mods.
Nice story though...shouldn't really drive drunk, but at least no one got hurt. Blah blah.
#18
Yeah that's true with the huge price difference. Still, I think that most MB's can spank most VG's. The 5spd VE's are probably close though. I think that most Benz's have around 7 sec to 8 sec 0-60 if not faster.
VG auto 0-60 --> about 9 sec (pretty slow)
VG auto 0-60 --> about 9 sec (pretty slow)
#19
Originally posted by ghostmax
Yeah that's true with the huge price difference. Still, I think that most MB's can spank most VG's. The 5spd VE's are probably close though. I think that most Benz's have around 7 sec to 8 sec 0-60 if not faster.
VG auto 0-60 --> about 9 sec (pretty slow)
Yeah that's true with the huge price difference. Still, I think that most MB's can spank most VG's. The 5spd VE's are probably close though. I think that most Benz's have around 7 sec to 8 sec 0-60 if not faster.
VG auto 0-60 --> about 9 sec (pretty slow)
now she has a 2000 MB E320, v6 220hp w/ tiptronic(sportshift or whatever the **** ppl call it), and that is closer to like 7-7.5 sec
#21
Originally posted by ghostmax
Nice story though...shouldn't really drive drunk, but at least no one got hurt. Blah blah.
Nice story though...shouldn't really drive drunk, but at least no one got hurt. Blah blah.
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