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Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by weyreypey: 8:15pm On Sep 05, 2020
radautoworks:


He said he had an MDX that's how it came about if not it wouldn't even have caught my attention
Let's forget about it and move forward...
Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by radautoworks: 8:21pm On Sep 05, 2020
weyreypey:

Let's forget about it and move forward...

But Saturday is wahala day na grin grin

Nah, it's all good. He wanted comprehensive so there it is. That's why I hate car comparisons. Too much energy when there are tons on videos online plus a lot of the stuff on paper means nothing when you start to drive the car. Also, people get way too personal. That's why you hardly see me on the vehicle specific threads. Na life and death matter lol

I haf leaf eet.

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Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by kingreign(m): 8:25pm On Sep 05, 2020
HeavenlyBang:
She came with the big guns. cheesy
She didn't resist the urge to shalaye... embarassed
Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by radautoworks: 8:26pm On Sep 05, 2020
kingreign:

She didn't resist the urge to shalaye... embarassed

grin take. I'm going grin

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Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by bizzle2: 9:57pm On Sep 06, 2020
radautoworks:


FYI, this is what I was talking about. The ONLY thing that keeps it from being completely autonomous is it doesn't change lanes. When I get a nice curve I'll round it at 90mph on self driving so you see.


Sigh, what you're excitedly showing off on your "loaded" MDX is available on a 2013 ML550 but cannot be gotten on an MDX of equivalent year!!
Lol , you're constantly contradicting yourself.

And for the umpteenth time , lane keeping assist and collison mitigation are not the same as real autonomous driving , . . .those are safety features.
A Driverless / autonomous car "navigates" from point A to B with little human input

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Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by bizzle2: 10:04pm On Sep 06, 2020
About the screen, Lol seriously? . . . this LCD screen is what you're hyping ? what exactly are you going to enjoy on that? very impractical aspect ratio, it's 2020! LCDs are mundane. even the screen on the ML550 is barely tolerable IMO,
you can enjoy HD interface with "capacitive" (not resistive as is on the MDX) touch for less than $1000.

This is a Kenwood DDX9905s .
I have it in a 2008 MDX and its better value than any stock MDX head unit.
A 21inch screen Is not a "real world gain"

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Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by bizzle2: 10:13pm On Sep 06, 2020
radautoworks:



Now that I have more time on my hands I'll address fully why I said the Acura is a better car.

About performance -
So let me understand this. . . . An ML550 is heavier than an MDX, but still manges to have way better 0-60 and quarter mile times. Yet in your opinion, the 402hp and 607Nm from a twin turbo V8 are just figures on paper and do not translate to real world gain. ( Lol na wa )

Better Safety Ratings ?
Better Safety is not just about saying My car has better safety features . . . . there are standardized safety tests, there are figures. there are " RATINGS" . . . .
IIHS tests evaluate crashworthiness and crash avoidance/mitigation, and the 2013 ML has higher ratings

Styling
I see you're posting the interior and exterior of your car, are you attempting to "suggest" that interior looks better or is more comfortable than a 2013-15 ML550 ??.
Now I'm sure your haven't owned an ML550.

Most of what you typed which honestly I couldn't completely read is centred around I, Me and My . . . they're personal opinion.
For someone who supposedly knows cars you give very little facts


The Merc offers heated seats, heated steering, KeylessGO ( push to start) , adjustable ride height, so so many things I don't even care to mention.

So Again, . . .what " REAL WORLD " features does an MDX have that an ML550 of equivalent year lacks,
As you said earlier, you "lose features" If you move from an MDX to an ML550.

I already forgot this conversation even happened

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Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by radautoworks: 11:56pm On Sep 06, 2020
bizzle2:


Sigh, what you're excitedly showing off on your "loaded" MDX is available on a 2013 ML550 but cannot be gotten on an MDX of equivalent year? Lol , you're constantly contradicting yourself.

And for the umpteenth time , lane keeping assist and collison mitigation are not the same as real autonomous driving , . . .those are safety features.
A Driverless / autonomous car "navigates" from point A to B with little human input

You seem to selectively read. Isorite.
Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by radautoworks: 11:57pm On Sep 06, 2020
bizzle2:
About the screen, Lol seriously? . . . this LCD screen is what you're hyping ? what exactly are you going to enjoy on that? very impractical aspect ratio, it's 2020! LCDs are mundane. even the screen on the ML550 is barely tolerable IMO,
you can enjoy HD interface with "capacitive" (not resistive as is on the MDX) touch for less than $1000.

This is a Kenwood DDX9905s .
I have it in a 2008 MDX and its better value than any stock MDX head unit.
A 21inch screen Is not a "real world gain"

So we've moved the bar from what's actually on the cars to aftermarket additions smiley
Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by radautoworks: 12:15am On Sep 07, 2020
bizzle2:

About performance -
So let me understand this. . . . An ML550 is heavier than an MDX, but still manges to have way better 0-60 and quarter mile times. Yet in your opinion, the 402hp and 607Nm from a twin turbo V8 are just figures on paper and do not translate to real world gain. ( Lol na wa ) YOU ASKED IF YOU CAN ACTUALLY USE THEM AND THE ANSWER WAS NO. LIKE PREVIOUS WRITTEN, I AM ABLE TO DO WAY MORE IN MY CURRENT ACURA THAN I WAS ABLE TO IN THE MERCEDES. THE FACT THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE SHOULD TELL YOU SOMETHING IF YOU'RE OBSERVANT. I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO EVEN BOTHERED TO ANSWER YOU.

Better Safety Ratings ?
Better Safety is not just about saying My car has better safety features . . . . there are standardized safety tests, there are figures. there are " RATINGS" . . . .
IIHS tests evaluate crashworthiness and crash avoidance/mitigation, and the 2013 ML has higher ratings
AGAIN, IF THERE ARE RATINGS YOU KNOW, WHY DO YOU NEED SOMEONE TO GIVE THEM TO YOU AND WHY DID YOU ASK AT ALL? grin


Styling
I see you're posting the interior and exterior of your car, are you attempting to "suggest" that interior looks better or is more comfortable than a 2013-15 ML550 ??.
Now I'm sure your haven't owned an ML550. AGAIN, STOP SELECTIVELY READING. THAT'S HOW YOU FAIL IN SCHOOL AND LIFE. I SAID I prefer it as I find the Mercedes boring now and too much woodgrain grin ALSO, HAVING SAT IN BOTH MANY TIMES, I CAN TELL YOU (AND I HAVE ONCE ALREADY) THAT THE MDX SEAT IS MORE COMFORTABLE. WHILE YOU ARE DOUBTING IF I'VE EVER OWNED ONE I'M LAUGHING AS YOU ARE JUST TRYING TO GET YOUR FIRST AND ACTING LIKE IT'S THE KING OF ALL ACHIEVEMENTS. HOW ABOUT THIS.. GO TEST DRIVE BOTH THEN YOU WON'T NEED TO COME ASK PEOPLE LIKE ME OUR OPINIONS.

Most of what you typed which honestly I couldn't completely read is centred around I, Me and My . . . they're personal opinion.
For someone who supposedly knows cars you give very little facts WHOSE OPINION AM I SUPPOSED TO GIVE YOU ROFL?? AS FAR AS NOT KNOWING ABOUT CARS, I LAUGH IN ESPERANTO BECAUSE I'VE BEEN IN THE WRONG BUSINESS FOR ABOUT TWELVE YEARS THEN grin


The Merc offers heated seats, heated steering, KeylessGO ( push to start) , adjustable ride height, so so many things I don't even care to mention.
MR. SELECTIVE READER, PRETTY SURE I MENTIONED ALL THOSE AND THAT THEY WERE OPTIONAL AND COST WAY MORE ON THE MERCEDES


So Again, . . .what " REAL WORLD " features does an MDX have that an ML550 of equivalent year lacks,
As you said earlier, you "lose features" If you move from an MDX to an ML550. IF YOU ARE STILL ASKING THIS, GO READ AGAIN. THIS TIME FOR COMPREHENSION wink


I already forgot this conversation even happened THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT BECAUSE YOU'RE HAVING IT RIGHT NOW grin

LASTLY, I'M INCREDIBLY CONFUSED HOW SOMEONE WHO HAS NOT OWNED OR DRIVEN BOTH IS SO CAVALIER IN HIS RESPONSES smiley

All the above being said, once you've had a few, it being a "Mercedes" stops shacking you. Ask people like Eddee and HeavenlyBang, they know smiley

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Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by weyreypey: 4:21am On Sep 07, 2020
radautoworks:


All the above being said, once you've had a few, it being a "Mercedes" stops shacking you. Ask people like Edd.ee and Heavenly.Bang, they know smiley
Stop dropping names. Not especially those driving cars from a company in distress....

Like I said earlier YOU CANNOT COME TO THE BENZ THREAD TO BADMOUTH THE BRAND... IT IS VERY UNCHARITABLE COMING FROM A SUPPOSED CAR MAINTENANCE PERSON... LEARN SOME DECORUM.

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Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by christopher123(m): 6:38am On Sep 07, 2020
weyreypey:

Stop dropping names. Not especially those driving cars from a company in distress....

Like I said earlier YOU CANNOT COME TO THE BENZ THREAD TO BADMOUTH THE BRAND... IT IS VERY UNCHARITABLE COMING FROM A SUPPOSED CAR MAINTENANCE PERSON... LEARN SOME DECORUM.
...you sound matured ...reading comments are cool
Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by HeavenlyBang(m): 7:52am On Sep 07, 2020
weyreypey:

Stop dropping names. Not especially those driving cars from a company in distress....

Like I said earlier YOU CANNOT COME TO THE BENZ THREAD TO BADMOUTH THE BRAND... IT IS VERY UNCHARITABLE COMING FROM A SUPPOSED CAR MAINTENANCE PERSON... LEARN SOME DECORUM.

She's not badmouthing the brand, though.

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Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by bizzle2: 9:38am On Sep 07, 2020
Lol, Talk about failing exams , and reading without comprehension

The only place the Mercedes ekes it out because it has more horses and torque out of the gate HOWEVER, it is heavier and it doesn't really translate to gain in the real world .

That was your comment on performance which I refuted. It Had nothing to do with the question about enjoying all 400 hp. Stop juxtaposing statements



AGAIN, IF THERE ARE RATINGS YOU KNOW, WHY DO YOU NEED SOMEONE TO GIVE THEM TO YOU AND WHY DID YOU ASK AT ALL?

Lol but I never asked, you make up your own question as usual. I stated a fact that the Merc is rated higher in that dept, and you gave another My Car response . . . .as usual

12 years in the business and you cannot do a "FACT" based comparison , or articulate autonomous driving ?

Owning a barbershop doesn't make you a barber, you can own one for 50 years and not know how to hold a clipper. Calm down with the expertise talk.

Acting like it's the King of all Achievement?
Lol, Sorry o Madam that has owned all the Mercedes Models, I forgot. I have test driven thanks and God Bless

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Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by bizzle2: 9:42am On Sep 07, 2020
radautoworks:


All the above being said, once you've had a few, it being a "Mercedes" stops shacking you. Ask people like Eddee and HeavenlyBang, they know smiley
Lol, @ heavenlybang Oya o, they say you have owned a few too.
Lol @ Bolded. lipsrsealed I comment my reserve

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Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by weyreypey: 11:30am On Sep 07, 2020
HeavenlyBang:


She's not badmouthing the brand, though.
She doesn't need to throw acquisitions around like that... unless she's prepared for the scrutiny. This is a Mercedes Benz thread! Not where you talk down on the brand.... Anyways it's a new week... enjoy your day.

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Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by HeavenlyBang(m): 11:34am On Sep 07, 2020
weyreypey:

She doesn't need to throw acquisitions around like that... unless she's prepared for the scrutiny. This is a Mercedes Benz thread! Not where you talk down on the brand.... Anyways it's a new week... enjoy your day.

Someone asked in the first place, though?

Enjoy your week, sir.

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Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by BamBamK: 11:50am On Sep 07, 2020
that's some chastening grin

weyreypey:

Stop dropping names. Not especially those driving cars from a company in distress....

Like I said earlier YOU CANNOT COME TO THE BENZ THREAD TO BADMOUTH THE BRAND... IT IS VERY UNCHARITABLE COMING FROM A SUPPOSED CAR MAINTENANCE PERSON... LEARN SOME DECORUM.

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Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by radautoworks: 2:14pm On Sep 07, 2020
weyreypey:

Stop dropping names. Not especially those driving cars from a company in distress....

Like I said earlier YOU CANNOT COME TO THE BENZ THREAD TO BADMOUTH THE BRAND... IT IS VERY UNCHARITABLE COMING FROM A SUPPOSED CAR MAINTENANCE PERSON... LEARN SOME DECORUM.

grin I did not

Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by radautoworks: 2:22pm On Sep 07, 2020
bizzle2:
Lol, Talk about failing exams , and reading without comprehension

The only place the Mercedes ekes it out because it has more horses and torque out of the gate HOWEVER, it is heavier and it doesn't really translate to gain in the real world .

That was your comment on performance which I refuted. It Had nothing to do with the question about enjoying all 400 hp. Stop juxtaposing statements



AGAIN, IF THERE ARE RATINGS YOU KNOW, WHY DO YOU NEED SOMEONE TO GIVE THEM TO YOU AND WHY DID YOU ASK AT ALL?

Lol but I never asked, you make up your own question as usual. I stated a fact that the Merc is rated higher in that dept, and you gave another My Car response . . . .as usual

12 years in the business and you cannot do a "FACT" based comparison , or articulate autonomous driving ?

Owning a barbershop doesn't make you a barber, you can own one for 50 years and not know how to hold a clipper. Calm down with the expertise talk.

Acting like it's the King of all Achievement?
Lol, Sorry o Madam that has owned all the Mercedes Models, I forgot. I have test driven thanks and God Bless

And reading numbers online does not make you a car expert. From what I see you're not even an expert reader grin
Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by weyreypey: 2:26pm On Sep 07, 2020
radautoworks:


grin I did not
I still don't hate you...but leave bizzle2 alone. Let him enjoy his ML550 in Peace.

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Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by radautoworks: 2:48pm On Sep 07, 2020
weyreypey:

I still don't hate you...but leave bizzle2 alone. Let him enjoy his ML550 in Peace.

Okay. I'm still a Mercedes baby at heart but only the sedans and coupes

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Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by HeavenlyBang(m): 2:49pm On Sep 07, 2020
radautoworks:


Okay. I'm still a Mercedes baby at heart but only the sedans and coupes

As it should be. wink

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Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by bizzle2: 6:15am On Sep 08, 2020
radautoworks:


And reading numbers online does not make you a car expert. From what I see you're not even an expert reader grin
LmAO, you'll be Suprised. 6 years of Automotive Engineering Tech is just added bonus.
But I'm willing to bet your expertise is inherited.

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Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by TransAtlanticEx(m): 11:34am On Sep 08, 2020
radautoworks:


All the above being said, once you've had a few, it being a "Mercedes" stops shacking you. Ask people like Eddee and HeavenlyBang, they know smiley
heavenlybang have had a few Mercedes? For dream abi wetin?
Or is it because the boy talks down on the brand is what make you think he's had a few?
Mercedes is a very premium brand,only those that cant afford them argue facts please.

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Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by DreCharles(m): 12:15pm On Sep 08, 2020
How much does a complete engine of 2003 w203 c180 cost please?

Who has an idea?

Complete engine with AC compressor most especially
Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by TransAtlanticEx(m): 12:22pm On Sep 08, 2020
DreCharles:
How much does a complete engine of 2003 w203 c180 cost please?

Who has an idea?

Complete engine with AC compressor most especially

m111 should range between 150-180k complete
Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by HeavenlyBang(m): 12:26pm On Sep 08, 2020
TransAtlanticEx:
heavenlybang have had a few Mercedes? For dream abi wetin?
Or is it because the boy talks down on the brand is what make you think he's had a few?
Mercedes is a very premium brand,only those that cant afford them argue facts please.

When I want to buy a Benz, I'll buy a proper Benz. wink

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Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by TransAtlanticEx(m): 12:29pm On Sep 08, 2020
HeavenlyBang:


When I want to buy a Benz, I'll buy a proper Benz. wink
No one argued that wink
For now,you ain't got one so you cant be an authority on it.

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Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by HeavenlyBang(m): 12:32pm On Sep 08, 2020
TransAtlanticEx:
No one argued that wink
For now,you ain't got one so you cant be an authority on it.

Noted. tongue
Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by bizzle2: 2:54pm On Sep 08, 2020
TransAtlanticEx:
heavenlybang have had a few Mercedes? For dream abi wetin?
Or is it because the boy talks down on the brand is what make you think he's had a few?
Mercedes is a very premium brand,only those that cant afford them argue facts please.
Lol @ first paragraph. Me sef weak
the same way she's driven all the models and classes, she knows those who belong to the Benz Club.

Acura makes some of the best value for money cars, hands down. And the MDX is one of her best models. Infact I was looking at moving to a 2016 MDX, before an encounter steered me towards the 550. I did some research and found it to better suit what I needed.

To blindly argue that you "lose features" when you move from an MDX to a 550 That's just plain ridiculous.

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Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by nakoks(m): 3:32pm On Sep 08, 2020
DreCharles:
How much does a complete engine of 2003 w203 c180 cost please?

Who has an idea?

Complete engine with AC compressor most especially

Johnny is this you?

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