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Misfit
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| B Class mini site
Flash 8 required - for those of you the US of A, here is a micro site that will introduce you to the B Classs from MB
http://www.theanswerisb.ca/ |
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1996_S500
Date registered: Dec 1899
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Nice  Cool Website. I like the B Class. It looks cool. |
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Misfit
Date registered: Dec 1899
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It ain't bad - not as luxurious as the car I replaced - but it is huge inside, handles quite well - and in 5 $$$ gas prices a I am getting 27 MPG on average. (vs about 19 on the old 3.0 Litre 6 Cyl I had before) |
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1996_S500
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Misfit - 4/25/2006 8:16 AM
It ain't bad - not as luxurious as the car I replaced - but it is huge inside, handles quite well - and in 5 $$$ gas prices a I am getting 27 MPG on average. (vs about 19 on the old 3.0 Litre 6 Cyl I had before)
wow. It sounds really nice. Too bad they don't sell them in the US.  |
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Misfit
Date registered: Dec 1899
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Right now I really don't think it would sell well in the US
While a "smaller" car - it is huge inside and can compete with vehicles like the Subaru Wagons, RAV4, CRV etc but for that North Eastern US area, there is no AWD, so it would be at a disadvantage.
For other parts of the US (ie CA) the 2.0 litre 4 cyl would not have enough "raw HP" that is so popular in the US of A - the engine accelerates really well for the "Passing Maneuver" that 50 to 80 MPH burst - but it is definately not a road burner off of the line.
So if you factor in the 2 largest US markets, CA & the North East it is at a disadvantage in the "Value Equation" |
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1996_S500
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yea. you are definately right, but still... It would be nice to see around. |
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Syracuse315
Date registered: Dec 1899
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1996_S500 - 4/26/2006 2:58 PM
yea. you are definately right, but still... It would be nice to see around. :(
Seems like the US is missing many good cars that Europe has...I heard that Smart is coming over? |
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1996_S500
Date registered: Dec 1899
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Syracuse315 - 5/5/2006 3:56 AM
1996_S500 - 4/26/2006 2:58 PM
yea. you are definately right, but still... It would be nice to see around. :(
Seems like the US is missing many good cars that Europe has...I heard that Smart is coming over?
I dunno about the smart, but it is true that the US misses many good cars. O well.  |
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Misfit
Date registered: Dec 1899
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Syracuse315 - 5/5/2006 6:56 AM
Seems like the US is missing many good cars that Europe has...I heard that Smart is coming over?
ZAP has some US DOT compatible cars available - but they are apparently pretty expensive because of the aftermarket mods required -
Last I heard the next Gen car will meet DOT standards - although I don't know if the decision has been made to try selling them |
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Syracuse315
Date registered: Dec 1899
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WHOO HOOOO! There was a B-Class that drove right in front of me in syracuse. It had Canadia's license plate, so I guess I wont see it again. Wierd to see a car I didnt recognize w/ the P3 on it. |
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AsianML
Date registered: Dec 1899
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If they come here, and they're cheap(er), I expect to see a lot of them around. Especially with gas prices soaring. |
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Misfit
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AsianML - 5/26/2006 4:15 PM
If they come here, and they're cheap(er), I expect to see a lot of them around. Especially with gas prices soaring.
I really don't know if they would sell well in the states :-)
Americans like their horsepower !!!!!
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Misfit
Date registered: Dec 1899
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Syracuse315 - 5/26/2006 3:41 PM
WHOO HOOOO! There was a B-Class that drove right in front of me in syracuse. It had Canadia's license plate, so I guess I wont see it again. Wierd to see a car I didnt recognize w/ the P3 on it.
Wasn't me :-)
What colour ????
was it normally aspirated or the Turbo ??? |
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AsianML
Date registered: Dec 1899
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The tree huggers would love them! They get the luxury, the safety, and the low emissions and high gas mileage! |
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Syracuse315
Date registered: Dec 1899
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Misfit - 5/29/2006 2:14 PM Syracuse315 - 5/26/2006 3:41 PM WHOO HOOOO! There was a B-Class that drove right in front of me in syracuse. It had Canadia's license plate, so I guess I wont see it again. Wierd to see a car I didnt recognize w/ the P3 on it. Wasn't me :- ) What colour ???? was it normally aspirated or the Turbo ??? Silver, and Turbo, that made me smile. |
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Misfit
Date registered: Dec 1899
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The turbo accelerates really nice :-)
It was a 2500.00 option here though - so I made do without !!!!
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girlracer07
Date registered: Dec 1899
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wow!!
Great site and cars!
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Motoren
Expert
Date registered: Jul 2006
Location: Northern American United Canadian Provinces
Vehicle(s): Porsche Sonata SL
Posts: 3210
| Re: B Class mini site
What's this about a Dodge Caliber? |
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Marsden
Classic MB
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Capital City USA
Vehicle(s): Mercedes-Benz
| RE: B Class mini site
"It had Canadia's license plate"  you know... that country where Canadians live... |
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Misfit
Date registered: Dec 1899
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Marsden - 10/21/2007 10:09 PM
"It had Canadia's license plate" you know... that country where Canadians live...
Actually it is almost winter - the majority of Canadians actually live in Miami until March ...... |
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