Just happened about 20 minutes ago. He kept toying with me, he would go slow, when I was about to pass, he would speed up. Luckily we came to a light that was red and just about to turn green. I had come to a complete stop, he didn't, he might have been going 5 mph or so when it turned green. I pulled out normally not wanting to look like a jerk if he did not want to race, but then I heard him floor the car. I did the same, but was going 10 or so mph when I did. I did not slip the clutch at all. I quikly pulled even with him and passed him when I shifted to 2nd (GXE 5spd only k&n). By the time I shifted to third, I could just start to see him in my rearview mirror.

I just looked in Motor Trend, and a 99 did the 0-60 in 7.6 and 1/4 in 15.7 @ 89 (automatic).

I thought he had a manual, but not sure if they make one.

 

you showed that bastard..hehe...nice kill man

 

you showed that bastard ..hehe...nice kill man

 

My Dad hates people that do that...when people do that to him he does what you do . Good kill seems a lot of people are getting into races recently

 

I find somthing wrong with your story...There is no clk 230 kompresser...Theres a clk 320 and 430 and a clk 55 amg...but no clk kompresser. There is a slk 230 kompresser...is that what it was?

 

probably so, if it was a clk, i dont think he would have seen it in his rearview mirror.

 

I am sure you are right, I only saw the 230 and Kompressor, I guessed at the letters...

 

Actually, I saw a clk 230 Kompressor at my work like two weeks ago. I was pretty impressed...

Which I'd been running it!

 

The type of body will tell you the letters. Was it a 2 door convertible/roadster, like a Mazda Miata and Honda S2000?? Or was it a 2 door coupe, like a Camry Solara??


If it was the convertible, then it was an SLK. If it was a coupe, then it was a CLK.

It probably was an SLK, because they have the 230 compressor engine standard.

DW

 

The one I raced had 4 doors.

 

4 doors? E class??

 

Isn't this car an underpowered 4 cyclinder? I could have probably given him a good run in my 89 160 hp Max SE, 5 speed!

 

Then you raced the C230 KOMPRESSOR, the baby benz. Smaller than the E class, not nearly as respectfull as the venerable S class.

Did you notice how those kompressor engines sound so weird?? They've got power, but the engine sounds don't compliment them at all.

DW

 

That supercharged 4 banger puts out 185 hp and 200 ft lbs of torque. Almost indentical to the mighty VQ. Sorry bud, but he would have taken your VG. Not to worry tho, I would have given him a good battle, and would win

DW

 

actually, it would be hard to tells ince the SLK is a hardtop convertable thing(looks like a coupe) and the clk also come in convertables. the body size would be the only way to tell. but i guess he figured it was a C230 K. good race. i was thinkin about getting one of those before the max.. but way too underpowered...