Girls of SEMA 2008 - Page 2

brian5 · #11 11-06-2008, 11:59 PM

Wow, what an amazing group

I could have stopped with the first one (like StatenX5)...

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FSETH · #12 11-07-2008, 12:49 AM

Nice pics esp. the 1st girl and the customized hot dog cooker, Krunk.

At the risk of sounding gay (not that there is anything wrong with that) for noticing anything other than the girls, WTF is up with the Lambo doors on the Smart? Everytime I see Lambo doors on a car other than a Lambo, I think of this, courtesy of Wagner

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Weasel · #13 11-07-2008, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by LeMansX5

A Smart batmobile

Here at Vertical Doors INC. we make Lambo door kits for EVERYTHING... except Lambos...

and for the "can I put my face in there" catagory... or "where's the gearshift going!??"

ZsX5o3 · #14 11-07-2008, 01:52 AM

what the heck is this, did MB merge with Chrysler?

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Originally Posted by LeMansX5

FSETH · #15 11-07-2008, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by ZsX5o3

what the heck is this, did MB merge with Chrysler?

Um...yeah a few years back

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Weasel · #16 11-07-2008, 02:11 AM

And yes, MB did merge with chrysler... back somewhere between 99 - 2000... and to my surprise the chryslers had the better wiring/electrical systems? Which doesn't say much about the benz's imo.

here's a snipit from another forum via google...

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Originally Posted by the googles provideth via weasel

So many misguided steps in this whole fiasco it's tough to judge. Schremp's arrogance and less than truthfullness in the merger didn't help matters.

The thought was they could share technology. Well, that was a one sided ordeal so far.

Chrysler sent some of their 4WD technology to Benz. Benz sent some aged platforms for Chrysler to work with for the tepid Crossfire and the much more successful 300 (based very loosely on the previous generation E class chasis).

Mercedes reliability and build quality has tanked (probably on its way down before the merger). I know of at least two people who were Mercedes loyalists. Based on their most recent cars (one E class, one S class), they said they'd never buy another Mercedes.

I know that Chrysler didn't have the best reputation for build quality and reliability in the past. Don't know if that's improved, but cars like the PT Cruiser have proven to be reliable and built well.

I looked briefly at a Mercedes C and E class before I bought my BMW. MB really had nothing that excited me. Plus, I still felt they were overpriced. Slap a Chrysler emblem on a Mercedes R class, and it could be a Pacifica.

Product sells. Nothing about Mercedes is very exciting right now. Chrysler, aside from the 300 and the supposed popularity of the Caliber, has nothing that excites me, either. Gas prices have tanked Dodge truck sales. I was never enamored with the Charger, either. The rest of their line-up makes me yawn. Jeep is suffering the same fate. I guess the new Wranglers are supposed to be good, but I've never been in the market for one of those.

Until Chrysler and Mercedes can start trusting each other and sharing technology, parts, etc freely, this thing won't work.