I know you guys haven't seen me in a bit..but here's what I've been up to..

Dblock2151 · #1 06-12-2008, 06:38 PM

What’s up fellas,

So I purchased a new car!

This car is a work in progress, I plan to go "balls to the wall" with this car, and it should hopefully be complete by the end of next year. For those who remember my X5; I still have it, well, my older brother does. It is still modded, and will continue to be modded (KWv3 coilovers coming soon

), but on my brother's dime.

I bought the car last July as I wanted a car for my daily beater instead of the X5. The X barely got 14mpg with the wheels and all, and I knew gas prices would soon soar. I went out hoping to purchase a 335i, but the APR rates were in the high 8’s and the MSRP was near 50k. So I went down the street to check out the new C-class. It looked pretty awesome, very aggressive and classy at the same time, but there was a 3 month wait and all the cars on the lot were already spoken for. Then as I was walking out of the Benz dealership, I noticed four or five 2007 C230’s on the lot. I immediately noticed the 07’s looked slightly different than the older C230’s. Some of the changes included dual tip AMG muffler, different wheels (concave 6 spokers), and the C55 rear spoiler. They had a low APR rate (2.9%) and they gave me their ding and curb rash warranty for free. I believe I got the car for 33k out the door with taxes and everything.

And hopefully after college, I'll be in a Porsche 911 C4S.

Some info on the car..

2007 Mercedes-Benz C230 (V6 not the 4cyl kompressor)
-Arctic White with Ash interior

Mods:
- 6000k HID lowbeams
- 6000k HID fogs
- Hoen xenon-look license plate bulbs
- Tein Basic coilovers
- (20x8"F, 20x9.5"R) DPE GT7 in brushed aluminum with stepped lip and rivetless.
- Nitto Neogen tires (225/30/20F, 245/30/20R)
- Temporary system..(2) JL Audio 12W6v2's powered by a JL Audio 1000/1 amp

Special thanks to Kirill Mogulskiy for the pics

And onto the pics..

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SilverBullet · #2 06-12-2008, 06:51 PM

Nice looking car. Any other pics of it? What mods are you planning for the future?

Dblock2151 · #3 06-12-2008, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by driverX5

Nice looking car. Any other pics of it? What mods are you planning for the future?

As of right now, those are the only "worth while" pics. All the others I have are from my cell phone.

As for future plans..

June:
-Calipers painted black with a brembo logo
-Get the amber painted white or get euro impact strips
-Lightly tint the tailights and brake light
-SI ECU Upgrade

July:
-Two-tone the interior; white perforated leather in the middle, white stitching on the seats and doors, and black suede headliner
-If money allows, re-do the system. The whole wiring in the car is fiber optics, so I'll have to re-wire everything which is big $$.

August:
-Exhaust
-Get Bi-Xenons or do a projector retro-fit.

Then I'll focus on my dad's old whip, a '96 S-320. Pretty much make it look sporty yet classy...kind of like the X5. Then in January, the focus will be back on he C230.