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Old 09-02-15, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by RNM GS3
Not feeling the Styling of this C63 or any new Merc for that matter.
They need to get a new styling direction esp with those headlights.....have you guys seen the the current SL?
I liked the facelifted R230 better than the current R231
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Old 09-03-15, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by RNM GS3
Not feeling the Styling of this C63 or any new Merc for that matter.
They need to get a new styling direction esp with those headlights.....have you guys seen the the current SL?
The current SL is a monstrosity compared to the last gen.
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I should have waited for this before purchasing an RC-F
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Old 09-04-15, 08:03 PM
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I should have waited for this before purchasing an RC-F
Hey, no buyer's remorse! It will probably take them a good year to work the bugs out so you may be ready to trade at that time.
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Looks like a winner to me. I'd buy it.

And the AMG adds just the right amount of aggression, making it look fierce.

Nice job, MB. Wayyyyyyyyy better than the last C-class coupe.
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Old 09-05-15, 01:26 PM
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Subjective, of course, but judging strictly from the pictures (I never pass final judgement on a car till I see and/or test-drive it in person), the Peek-a-Boo windows are too small and the humpback roofline is too low and raked too much. IMO, looking OUT of a car is more important as looking AT it.
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Subjective, of course, but judging strictly from the pictures (I never pass final judgement on a car till I see and/or test-drive it in person), the Peek-a-Boo windows are too small and the humpback roofline is too low and raked too much. IMO, looking OUT of a car is more important as looking AT it.
There are many on this forum that would disagree with you. Sometimes it is "form over function".
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Originally Posted by dseag2
There are many on this forum that would disagree with you. Sometimes it is "form over function".
with a coupe, it often is...
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Old 09-06-15, 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by dseag2
Hey, no buyer's remorse! It will probably take them a good year to work the bugs out so you may be ready to trade at that time.
Haha! Sometimes I wish time machine exist in this world
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Old 09-06-15, 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Subjective, of course, but judging strictly from the pictures (I never pass final judgement on a car till I see and/or test-drive it in person), the Peek-a-Boo windows are too small and the humpback roofline is too low and raked too much. IMO, looking OUT of a car is more important as looking AT it.
Hahahaha! You completely miss the point of why someone buys a coupe lol. Its not a practical purchase, its an emotional purchase.

Anybody who says "I would have bought that coupe but the windows are too small and the roofline is too raked" isn't a coupe purchaser in the first place.

Its all about style. "Looking out a car is more important than looking at it" is a statement made by someone who drives this:



Not this:


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Originally Posted by dseag2
There are many on this forum that would disagree with you. Sometimes it is "form over function".
Originally Posted by RXSF
with a coupe, it often is...
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Hahahaha! You completely miss the point of why someone buys a coupe lol. Its not a practical purchase, its an emotional purchase.

Anybody who says "I would have bought that coupe but the windows are too small and the roofline is too raked" isn't a coupe purchaser in the first place.

Its all about style. "Looking out a car is more important than looking at it" is a statement made by someone who drives this:
You all summed up my feelings quite nicely.
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I remember watching some kind of presentation one time by Mercedes, and a woman was talking about the mission of a Mercedes coupe, and she mentioned that they were designed to be a very personal emotional purchase that someone makes just for themselves without concern to utility or the needs of others in their lives. Its the purchase that someone truly makes for themselves.
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Originally Posted by dseag2
There are many on this forum that would disagree with you. Sometimes it is "form over function".
For sure....always was, probably always will be. But I think for myself.......I'm not necessarily one to follow the crowd.

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Old 09-09-15, 06:38 AM
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Originally Posted by SW15LS
Hahahaha! You completely miss the point of why someone buys a coupe lol. Its not a practical purchase, its an emotional purchase.
Nope. Don't miss the point at all. I'm well aware of that. I just feel that looking out of a car is as important as looking at it, especially if you are gong to drive in dense traffic.

Anybody who says "I would have bought that coupe but the windows are too small and the roofline is too raked" isn't a coupe purchaser in the first place.
Actually, I've owned a few coupes in my life. I'm not necessarily opposed to them. But I could see out of the ones I owned.
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Old 09-09-15, 09:38 AM
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I just happened to like the fact Mercedes seems to have covered a lot of bases in their entire lineup. I mean the bench is DEEP depending on the buyers need. You want an suv that seats five and packs 550+HP? Done. Same suv maybe a little less HP? Done. 7 seat suv. Done. Then there is the endless choices of coupes. Good goobley. A lot. Thennthe enginr choices...V12,8,6,4tt...a buyer will find the right combination that fits their lifestyle.
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