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[Lups]

Originally Posted by minn19

How are you feeling lately, heeling up at all?

A good day to ask, this is the first full day I've done! I'm working on Robin's room and you probably don't know this, but the best feeling in the world is not seeing your child being born, or watching them sleep, or a fatty burger with extra bacon when you're super hungry. It isn't a cold beer after a day of digging up trenches around your stupid house, or getting a huge raise at work.

I'm telling you, I know a thing that's even better than any of those. It's when you're trying to put wall paper to a stupid wall, all goes to shit and finally, finally you have enough of a voice to scream and shout and cuss and you can even kick the glue bucket!



I fucking hate wall paper. I fucking hate this stupid too high room!

[Captain Blood]

Originally Posted by Lups

A good day to ask, this is the first full day I've done! I'm working on Robin's room and you probably don't know this, but the best feeling in the world is not seeing your child being born, or watching them sleep, or a fatty burger with extra bacon when you're super hungry. It isn't a cold beer after a day of digging up trenches around your stupid house, or getting a huge raise at work.

I'm telling you, I know a thing that's even better than any of those. It's when you're trying to put wall paper to a stupid wall, all goes to shit and finally, finally you have enough of a voice to scream and shout and cuss and you can even kick the glue bucket!



I fucking hate wall paper. I fucking hate this stupid too high room!

It could be worse. Our first house, we had to try to remove a carpet type wallpaper from our walls. It got extraordinarily ugly. Who the hell puts a carpet type wallpaper on the wall? Of course that house also had shag orange carpet with gold flecks in it.

That house was on a great street. Yes, my street was named Snow White.

[MrPrena]

Replacing water heater wasn't fun at all.

[Lups]

Originally Posted by MrPrena

Replacing water heater wasn't fun at all.

That's easy, now teach me how to put on wallpaper without losing the tiny bits of sanity I had left.

[Captain Blood]

Originally Posted by Lups

That's easy, now teach me how to put on wallpaper without losing the tiny bits of sanity I had left.

Fake news! You have no sanity left

[Lups]

Originally Posted by Real Dodger

Fake news! You have no sanity left

Yeah but if I had, that would've happened.

You know what's worse than putting up wallpaper? Putting up wp while your beloved husband sings with his stupid dog.

I swear to coffee. If my weekend, which he made the songs about, hadn't been such a fuck up, I would've drowned them both to the glue thing.

[myzmak]

So Lups you really getting a car again or is this just more dreaming?

[Joekerr]

Originally Posted by (((myzmak)))

So Lups you really getting a car again or is this just more dreaming?

Rumour has she's been looking pretty seriously at one of these. While the red is a pretty sharp colour, the biggest selling point as I understand it for her was the milk storage capacity at the back which would hold several bags of milk.








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[Lups]

Originally Posted by (((myzmak)))

So Lups you really getting a car again or is this just more dreaming?

Oh it's only been three years. Let's not rush this!

[Joekerr]

Originally Posted by Lups

Oh it's only been three years. Let's not rush this!

I'm telling you - a car like the one above should be high on your list. And you could even have two drinks and then go for a drive without worrying about other people on the road.

And think of all the bags of milk that could be transported in the back section.

That car has a lot of things going for it!

[MrPrena]

Originally Posted by Lups

That's easy, now teach me how to put on wallpaper without losing the tiny bits of sanity I had left.

State of CO has water heater inside the basement.

[Lups]

Originally Posted by Joekerr

I'm telling you - a car like the one above should be high on your list. And you could even have two drinks and then go for a drive without worrying about other people on the road.

And think of all the bags of milk that could be transported in the back section.

That car has a lot of things going for it!

Nah, I'm pretty fucking hopeless when it comes attachments. Our dog hauler can't be burried/ sold since that's the last car I had my dad in. Nobody drives it but there it sits. Peter on the other hand was a nightmare tomboy, always needed maintenance and I'm scared that the next car I'll buy will be worse and I won't ever sell it either.

[Arcades]

Just got an extended look/ride/drive into a 2019 C300 Coupe. A few thoughts!

- The W205 LCI interior wise, is... most definitely way ahead than the 3er or the Audi A4. It's definitely better, there is absolutely no doubt on that. All German car companies use more or less the same material, it's the design and how they are used that are different.
- C300 Coupe rear trunk has no button on the trunk itself. The trunk release is only under the rear diffuser or your key aka you have to use your foot or your key to unlock.
- Very comfortable, almost at a BMW 5er level of comfort. Interior is pretty muted. It is definitely a comfort first car.
- Burmester sound system is way better than the H&K in the 3er and even the B&O in the A4.
- Steering wheel on the C300 Coupe is WAY too busy. There are buttons all over the damn place along with a scroll wheel on both sides of the steering wheel which is also annoying af.
- Benz's infotainment is good but not as good as the BMW iDrive. It isn't bad by any means but iDrive is more intuitive. Although the C300 does have the digital dash so that is kind of nifty.
- Benz's center console is a bit busy for my taste. The large stock in the middle to use for writing and other stuff isn't necessary (in my opinion). Not a big fan of that.
- I don't like the stock shifter crap still. I never will, no matter if I get used to it.
- Transmission is very... ho-hum? Its... ehhh. Not ZF. I believe it is an Benz in house tranny like the wet-clutch in the C63. Don't quote me I'm too lazy to look it up. Again, I didn't really feel any lag during the normal drive and what not but it also lacked any sort of feel or feedback. Like feedback is almost nonexistent.

It is a good daily driver car. Apple Carplay like always completely takes over the infotainment which.. ehh lol. But it is definitely a good daily, I would prefer the LCI C-class over the Audi A4. Maybe this would change when the G20 3er comes and we get a good idea on the car but right now... Benz C-Class > Audi A4. The interior for me is the main reason, aside from the fact that I cannot really get over the Audi looks like a Lexus problem.

[myzmak]

Originally Posted by Lups

Oh it's only been three years. Let's not rush this!

Fair enough.

And you are busy. Apart from the do-it-yourself renovation, I heard from a very reputable source that you finns spend all your spare time raking the forest floor (which is why you don't have forest fires like in California)

A Canadian economist calculated that this means you each have about 65,000 square meters of forest for which you are responsible.

That, my friend, is a LOT of forest to rake.

Side question: what do you with all the leaves and brush you rake up?

[Lups]

Originally Posted by (((myzmak)))

Fair enough.

And you are busy. Apart from the do-it-yourself renovation, I heard from a very reputable source that you finns spend all your spare time raking the forest floor (which is why you don't have forest fires like in California)

A Canadian economist calculated that this means you each have about 65,000 square meters of forest for which you are responsible.

That, my friend, is a LOT of forest to rake.

Side question: what do you with all the leaves and brush you rake up?

My liver hates me so much in two hours that I'll get back to you on this then.

[minn19]

Originally Posted by Arcades

Just got an extended look/ride/drive into a 2019 C300 Coupe. A few thoughts!

- The W205 LCI interior wise, is... most definitely way ahead than the 3er or the Audi A4. It's definitely better, there is absolutely no doubt on that. All German car companies use more or less the same material, it's the design and how they are used that are different.
- C300 Coupe rear trunk has no button on the trunk itself. The trunk release is only under the rear diffuser or your key aka you have to use your foot or your key to unlock.
- Very comfortable, almost at a BMW 5er level of comfort. Interior is pretty muted. It is definitely a comfort first car.
- Burmester sound system is way better than the H&K in the 3er and even the B&O in the A4.
- Steering wheel on the C300 Coupe is WAY too busy. There are buttons all over the damn place along with a scroll wheel on both sides of the steering wheel which is also annoying af.
- Benz's infotainment is good but not as good as the BMW iDrive. It isn't bad by any means but iDrive is more intuitive. Although the C300 does have the digital dash so that is kind of nifty.
- Benz's center console is a bit busy for my taste. The large stock in the middle to use for writing and other stuff isn't necessary (in my opinion). Not a big fan of that.
- I don't like the stock shifter crap still. I never will, no matter if I get used to it.
- Transmission is very... ho-hum? Its... ehhh. Not ZF. I believe it is an Benz in house tranny like the wet-clutch in the C63. Don't quote me I'm too lazy to look it up. Again, I didn't really feel any lag during the normal drive and what not but it also lacked any sort of feel or feedback. Like feedback is almost nonexistent.

It is a good daily driver car. Apple Carplay like always completely takes over the infotainment which.. ehh lol. But it is definitely a good daily, I would prefer the LCI C-class over the Audi A4. Maybe this would change when the G20 3er comes and we get a good idea on the car but right now... Benz C-Class > Audi A4. The interior for me is the main reason, aside from the fact that I cannot really get over the Audi looks like a Lexus problem.

We test drove a loaded C300 a few years ago and both the wife and I hated it for the most part. The transmission needed to be in sport to feel even close to decent. I thought the upgraded Burmester stereo was just average like BMWs HK then and I was definitely hoping for more from it. The interior is definitely nicer looking, but even at that there are a lot of plastic pieces around. The infotainment system at the time was ok, but iDrive was much better. I've heard they came out with a new system I believe, but we haven't tried it yet. I was surprised how course the MBs 4 cylinder turbo sounded and felt. I'm not a fan of the N20 or the B48, but BMW had/has both of those aspects down better. Maybe they've updated that as well, but based on that test drive we were not rushing back to look at a C300 anytime soon.

[myzmak]

Originally Posted by minn19

We test drove a loaded C300 a few years ago and both the wife and I hated it for the most part. The transmission needed to be in sport to feel even close to decent. I thought the upgraded Burmester stereo was just average like BMWs HK then and I was definitely hoping for more from it. The interior is definitely nicer looking, but even at that there are a lot of plastic pieces around. The infotainment system at the time was ok, but iDrive was much better. I've heard they came out with a new system I believe, but we haven't tried it yet. I was surprised how course the MBs 4 cylinder turbo sounded and felt. I'm not a fan of the N20 or the B48, but BMW had/has both of those aspects down better. Maybe they've updated that as well, but based on that test drive we were not rushing back to look at a C300 anytime soon.

We had a 2016 or 17 C300 as a rental when my wife's MB wagon was in the shop a couple of years back.

Second Minnie's comments - the car 'looked' nice, but was just gutless and no fun to drive. At all. I dunno, ours was likely not 'loaded' but assuming it was the usual C300 engine....it it no way appealed to me.

Car2Go uses C300s here now as part of their fleet (an improvement, I guess, on the Smart cars - though I prefer the smart cars)

[Wah]

Originally Posted by Arcades

Just got an extended look/ride/drive into a 2019 C300 Coupe. A few thoughts!

- The W205 LCI interior wise, is... most definitely way ahead than the 3er or the Audi A4. It's definitely better, there is absolutely no doubt on that. All German car companies use more or less the same material, it's the design and how they are used that are different.
- C300 Coupe rear trunk has no button on the trunk itself. The trunk release is only under the rear diffuser or your key aka you have to use your foot or your key to unlock.
- Very comfortable, almost at a BMW 5er level of comfort. Interior is pretty muted. It is definitely a comfort first car.
- Burmester sound system is way better than the H&K in the 3er and even the B&O in the A4.
- Steering wheel on the C300 Coupe is WAY too busy. There are buttons all over the damn place along with a scroll wheel on both sides of the steering wheel which is also annoying af.
- Benz's infotainment is good but not as good as the BMW iDrive. It isn't bad by any means but iDrive is more intuitive. Although the C300 does have the digital dash so that is kind of nifty.
- Benz's center console is a bit busy for my taste. The large stock in the middle to use for writing and other stuff isn't necessary (in my opinion). Not a big fan of that.
- I don't like the stock shifter crap still. I never will, no matter if I get used to it.
- Transmission is very... ho-hum? Its... ehhh. Not ZF. I believe it is an Benz in house tranny like the wet-clutch in the C63. Don't quote me I'm too lazy to look it up. Again, I didn't really feel any lag during the normal drive and what not but it also lacked any sort of feel or feedback. Like feedback is almost nonexistent.

It is a good daily driver car. Apple Carplay like always completely takes over the infotainment which.. ehh lol. But it is definitely a good daily, I would prefer the LCI C-class over the Audi A4. Maybe this would change when the G20 3er comes and we get a good idea on the car but right now... Benz C-Class > Audi A4. The interior for me is the main reason, aside from the fact that I cannot really get over the Audi looks like a Lexus problem.

I'll say it again...

YOU DO NOT NEED A DD WHEN YOU LIVE IN CALI AND YOU DRIVE AN M3!!!

The first step is admitting you have a problem. Car buying addiction is a real thing. C'mon man, we're here for you.

[Arcades]

Originally Posted by Wah

I'll say it again...

YOU DO NOT NEED A DD WHEN YOU LIVE IN CALI AND YOU DRIVE AN M3!!!

The first step is admitting you have a problem. Car buying addiction is a real thing. C'mon man, we're here for you.

Actually it wasn't really even a test drive. It was my friend's car that was just recently leased a few days ago and I got to play with the car a bit.

Being in LA is exactly why I need a daily eventually. The amount of idiotic Asian drivers around here (among others) are insane. I'm just learning about the other brands. It's far easier for me to learn hands on than reading. It is also harder to tell between Burmister vs H&K vs B&O between the C-Class, 3er and A4 if I do not have them side by side.

[MrPrena]

Damn you guys have lots of time to test drive vehicle and negotiate prices.
I really do not have time to look or even purchase a vehicle rightnow. I will probably end up buying one if I had to.

BTW, I am extremely unhappy about paying $70 for a water heater permit. A permit for a new water heater?????

[Lups]

Originally Posted by Wah

I'll say it again...

YOU DO NOT NEED A DD WHEN YOU LIVE IN CALI AND YOU DRIVE AN M3!!!

The first step is admitting you have a problem. Car buying addiction is a real thing. C'mon man, we're here for you.

I think we should give this the title The Post Of The Week.

[Wah]

Originally Posted by Lups

I think we should give this the title The Post Of The Week.

must have been a slow week.