An old Marine buddy of mine drove up to KC to see me this weekend...

He drives a 1999 C230 Kompressor...

I was not impressed.

the steering felt pretty good.

but the engine was not at all smooth, and it has plenty of rattles in the interior. I think he has like 70,000 miles on it. (of course its alot smaller than a Maxima....but thats beside the point)

the auto door locks did not work. The controls were not easy to get used to. I wasn't impressed.

when I started up the engine, it sounded like crap, maybe he doesn't take good care of it.

anyone else have any thoughts on these?

-vq

 

It sounds like a hairdryer.... I actually know a guy who went from a 2k2 6 speed Max to that.....

 

is he happy with his purchase?

-vq

 

No he is not. He just sold it and traded it in for a Volvo ..

 

A Volvo? Ahahaahahahahahahahahahaha He Funny.

 

he not funny if it's an S60-R

 

Regardless When U Hear Volvo U Think Mom

 

The C230 Kompressor sedans are not that great performance-wise. Fit and finish is typical Benz, which is quite good. I almost bought one before I got my Max, but lack of back seat room was my major issue. The engine is buzzy, but the car handles well. Not their best product. Now if I can just scrape up 80 grand for that E55.....

 

Really depends on which volvo, my friend has a 5spd s70 T5 and it would totally demolish me in any situation. I'm not a big fan of the c230, besides.. I probably wouldn't even be able to fit into the drivers seat.

 

The "C" class means cheap to me. I think those cars are stoves. As far as Volvo goes I like those S60Rs and S70Rs.

 

What's an S70R? I had a 850 Turbo when they first came out, but it was the first year and I had a lot of problems with it, but the car was fast and comfortable... I know of S70 T5s, but never heard of a R.

 

S60R just came out.

I-5 Twin turbo 300hp 295 tq
295tq range from 1,900-5,400 rpms.
0-60 5.4 3 electronic push button chassis settings
Very Nice!

 

V70R is out or will be soon....same thing but its a wagon! Just watched 1/2 hour TV show on these cars...very nice. They just showed S60R and V70R on the road and on the track.

 

Right, i know that. But what is a S70R?

 

how did this become a volvo thread???








i saw how it came about, so no need to reply to that question...but really?

-vq

 

My Mom drives an SLK 230K (same motor) and we raced at the light and got her by 3 car lengths to the next light. My roommate drives a SLK 320 (215hp V6) with manumatic trans. Not a bad car but still slower than the Max...

 

I have pretty good experience with the SLK230. My brother and I combined our resources for a RENNTech version. It's fast, needless to say. Bored/stroked, new S/C unit, 15 PSi boost, new tranny, new rear end (LSD unit), and it looks like the AMG (sport package).

 

Mmm....RENNTech Boy, do they know how to do a car.....

One of my favorite high-end dream cars is a '98 SLR 7.4 which is the SL600 with the V-12 bored out to 7.4 liters...can't remember the exact figures but it was like insane......cost like $200k including the donor SL.....

 

I'd be quite content with a "cheap"32 AMG or "cheap"320 4-MATIC

 

my buddy just got a 2k3 C230 Kompressor- and I must say that its alot of car for $30K
Zero road noise, Excellent fit/finish/ "17 rims/lo-pro's
leather/ May not be that fast but it feels fast and
has an excellent Auto tranny (tap sideways shifts)
and better yet the three pointed star- may have to get one for the wifey!

 

maximadave, you raced your mom?

as for benzez, if it isn't the S class, it isn't worth it
Well, actually, why go lower than E class? I think MB should be ashamed to make those cars.

 

I definitely think "mom" because that's what my mom drives, and has always driven. LOL

 

oh yeah, the latest generation C class is a much nicer than the 1999 I drove last week...

-vq