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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #3976 on: March 24, 2026, 08:55:47 AM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on March 24, 2026, 07:38:05 AM
Does Benz make the engines for those things? If so they could probably be tuned to get more out of the high output power plant.
The Airstream Atlas is powered by a Mercedes-Benz® 3.0L V6 Turbo Diesel engine, featuring 188 horsepower and 325 lbs-ft of torque. This engine is built on the Mercedes-Benz® Sprinter 3500 chassis and is paired with a 7-speed automatic transmission.
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« Reply #3977 on: March 24, 2026, 09:04:30 AM »
Or you could always go full @burnteyes zombie apocalypse bugout vehicle and get yourself one of these...

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« Reply #3978 on: March 24, 2026, 09:39:18 AM »
I test drove a Mercedes 220 D in 1982, I was interested in the mpgs, but the thing was slow and interest rates were bizarre.
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #3979 on: March 24, 2026, 06:01:13 PM »
Sporty?

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« Reply #3980 on: March 24, 2026, 07:15:40 PM »
Meh. Underpowered. Did it handle especially well?
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« Reply #3981 on: March 24, 2026, 07:30:25 PM »
I'd call it sporty but,.... not something I'd want to own
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« Reply #3982 on: March 24, 2026, 07:38:00 PM »
Quote from: SFBadger96 on March 24, 2026, 07:15:40 PM
Meh. Underpowered. Did it handle especially well?
I have no idea.  But I don't believe they're highly regarded amongst Porsche owners. 

Growing up, a neighbor had one, and when my friend whose dad had a 911 came by once and saw it out front, he said "that's not a real Porsche."

Kinda like the way Mustang owners view the Mustang II, I guess.

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« Reply #3983 on: Today at 07:03:58 AM »
This Porsche guy says no to that thing and also the 928.
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« Reply #3984 on: Today at 08:55:48 AM »
Quote from: SFBadger96 on March 24, 2026, 07:15:40 PM
Meh. Underpowered. Did it handle especially well?
For it's day, yes it did.  They were "fun to drive" for that period, which really not much else was.

Interestingly, the notion back then was basically 911 or nothing, anything else was a VW, or Audi, or worse.  Today I don't sense many feel that way as much when they see a Panamera or Macan or 718 "Boxster".  I suspect the 718 is more fun than a 911 these days.  

Porsche NA is located here near the airport and one can rent one to drive on their track, my step son did this.  I haven't done it yet.  It looked like a lot of fun.  I have driven a Scuderia in Vegas, it was a present, and that experience was pretty lame.  Driving the CTS-V at COTA was awesome though, it lasted all day.
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« Reply #3985 on: Today at 12:12:42 PM »
The 912 and 914 were closely tied to VW, which made their engines, and some of their bodies, too. Porsche and VW have long had joint projects, but I think the 912/914 is one of the most derided as a dressed up VW.
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« Reply #3986 on: Today at 12:13:33 PM »
All that said, I always liked this guy, but it wasn't pretending to be a Porsche:
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« Reply #3987 on: Today at 12:46:38 PM »
A lot of those small sporty vehicles were a lot of fun to drive even if not very fast.  
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« Reply #3988 on: Today at 01:52:07 PM »
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« Reply #3989 on: Today at 03:10:16 PM »
Mercedes-Benz E450 All-Terrain Yearlong Test: Are Mercedes Cars Expensive to Repair?

On first inspection, the damage to the Mercedes appeared limited to some minor scuffs that would need to be addressed. But the repairs ended up being far more involved than I originally hoped, knocking our car out of commission for a couple of weeks. They included subtle rippling and denting of the hatch and bumper, the latter of which was ever so slightly pushed forward. It took almost $5,000 to repair the Maverick, a mainstream vehicle; what would a similar accident cost to fix when the vehicle is a Mercedes?

The repairs involved removing the ripples from the hatch, replacing the rear wheel cladding on both sides, and replacing and repainting the major elements of the bumper, including the cover, lower valance, and step panel. The hatch repairs also involved removing and replacing all badging, and removing and reinstalling the rear glass, wiper, and taillights. Then there was the painting, the recalibration of the car’s sensors and cameras, and full reassembly. In the end, the repairs cost $7,127.35, just under half of which was for parts. Turns out bumper bits for a Mercedes are expensive—almost $1,700 in this case. Here’s a detailed breakdown of all the costs:

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