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Here's what I saw today - Part II (Please read the rules before posting)

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  • #9362
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,575 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    mb1725 wrote: »
    I too tend to subscribe to 'anything but red' for a Mercedes. Perhaps the old R107 SL (a la Bobby Ewing) was the last Merc to look good in red. The last saloon was probably the W123.

    Actually the W123 is the very reason I susbscribe to the "anything but red" argument for Mercs.
    They look good in blue, silver and even white, except the coupé. Again, red is a color of passion and excitement. The W123's were excellent cars and I love them to bits, but passion and excitement are not two things I would associate with them and that's why they always looked wrong in red. Or can anyone imagine a gullwing or fintail in red?


  • #9363
    AMGer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,331 ✭✭✭AMGer


    Cardinal Red on the current C63/C63S looks great, but as mentioned previously, it's not that Ferrari type red...


  • #9364
    Sh1tbag OToole
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,971 ✭✭✭Sh1tbag OToole


    dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »
    Nice car, but still think red on Mercs is wrong, even though this is not the worst example and it's a nicer, subdued red. I was thinking more of a Ferrari style red. I can't quite explain it, maybe it's because it's a color of passion, it that should be on something that spits and pops flames out of the exhaust. Mercedes are a bit more sedate than that to my mind...

    You'd think its sedate but youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu'd be wrong! Clarkson's review of that yoke back in the day was one of his finer moments I think


  • #9365
    Marcinek_55
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,436 ✭✭✭Marcinek_55


    When i said I like some eyecatching colour on Mercedes i was thinking more about supercars than normal C or E class. Would never buy red or yellow S-class unless it's tuned by Carlsson and have their wine colour. But the other way I wouldn't buy silver or black AMG GTS or SLS. That's in my opinion cars which should be visible between other boring black/silver cars and yes i'm driving by silver Mercedes. Here is some red/yellow Mercedes I have seen and I like all of them. The nicest AMG GTS I saw was in blue but didn't upload a photo yet.
    12204201053_8729af0403_b.jpgPrior Design Black Edition V2 Mercedes-Benz CL
    10402000384_0d6cb3051e_b.jpgMercedes SL63 AMG
    10137776554_a702ef5018_b.jpgHamann Mercedes SLS Roadster
    11451835763_c1eca55b2a_b.jpgMercedes CLK63 AMG Black Series
    12987178813_8614173ae0_b.jpgMercedes SLS
    15880411983_96ed1e6a29_b.jpgMercedes SLS AMG

    And here is some different than everything colour:
    17287285475_4842d3115c_b.jpgMercedes Hamann Hawk SLS AMG Roadster


  • #9366
    Marcinek_55
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,436 ✭✭✭Marcinek_55


    When i said I like some eyecatching colour on Mercedes i was thinking more about supercars than normal C or E class. Would never buy red or yellow S-class unless it's tuned by Carlsson and have their wine colour. But the other way I wouldn't buy silver or black AMG GTS or SLS. That's in my opinion cars which should be visible between other boring black/silver cars and yes i'm driving by silver Mercedes. Here is some red/yellow Mercedes I have seen and I like all of them. The nicest AMG GTS I saw was in blue but didn't upload a photo yet.
    12204201053_8729af0403_b.jpgPrior Design Black Edition V2 Mercedes-Benz CL
    10402000384_0d6cb3051e_b.jpgMercedes SL63 AMG
    10137776554_a702ef5018_b.jpgHamann Mercedes SLS Roadster
    11451835763_c1eca55b2a_b.jpgMercedes CLK63 AMG Black Series
    12987178813_8614173ae0_b.jpgMercedes SLS
    15880411983_96ed1e6a29_b.jpgMercedes SLS AMG

    And here is some different than everything colour:
    17287285475_4842d3115c_b.jpgMercedes Hamann Hawk SLS AMG Roadster


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  • #9367
    Dero
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 748 ✭✭✭Dero


    Haven't posted here before, but I couldn't resist posting this...

    M4.jpg


  • #9368
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,808 ✭✭✭✭smash


    OSI wrote: »
    I know they're an animal of a car, and something to dream of owning. But there's something unwittingly dull about the M4 in the flesh.
    The latest round of BMWs all have a very sporty look. This leaves the M models in a position where they don't look too special compared to their lesser counterparts.


  • #9369
    Dero
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 748 ✭✭✭Dero


    I have to say, this one looked really well in person, despite being a bit grubby on a dreary November day. I should have got a side profile really. The wheels work really well, especially with the ventilated discs (and I wouldn't be a fan of dark wheels generally).


  • #9370
    SuperS54
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,196 ✭✭✭SuperS54


    Greedy boards for my car transporter....

    20151124_131628%201024x576.jpg


  • #9371
    jozi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,391 ✭✭✭jozi


    Only a Rolls Royce hearse here in Donnybrook earlier today.

    The m3/4 need to be certain colours for them to stand out a bit over the normal non m cars


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  • #9372
    ofcork
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,480 ✭✭✭ofcork


    There is a mustard type colour M4 in cork that stands out alright.


  • #9373
    GvidoR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    Not the greatest photo, nor is that anything spectacular, but they're not very common, are they?

    23254862296_541eb4ecda_b.jpg


  • #9374
    h3000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,466 ✭✭✭h3000


    GvidoR wrote: »
    Not the greatest photo, nor is that anything spectacular, but they're not very common, are they?

    [ig]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/711/23254862296_541eb4ecda_b.jpg[/img]

    Hopefully not

    0118 999 881 999 119 725 3



  • #9375
    Hal1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,718 ✭✭✭Hal1


    Citroen cactus and a nissan juke's b'stard child.


  • #9376
    Toyotafanboi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,903 ✭✭✭✭Toyotafanboi


    Spotted one the other day too. Weird wheels on them, they looked like R18 but only maybe 4-5 inches wide, like bike wheels.

    IMG_20151120_142518.jpg


  • #9377
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,808 ✭✭✭✭smash


    I see 2 or 3 i3s a week. They're really not worth taking a photo of.


  • #9378
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,086 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


    I like seeing this i8s here. Find them very interesting, would love to be able to get up close with one and see how that rear door works because it looks fecking tiny


  • #9379
    pippip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,246 ✭✭✭pippip


    Toyotafanboi wrote: »
    Spotted one the other day too. Weird wheels on them, they looked like R18 but only maybe 4-5 inches wide, like bike wheels.

    Think their designed for economy.


  • #9380
    GvidoR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    smash wrote: »
    I see 2 or 3 i3s a week. They're really not worth taking a photo of.

    I've seen about 3 in total. They're more of a city car, and I live in the middle of nowhere. Then again I do about ~2000+ KM a month and still have only seen around 3 till this day.


  • #9381
    Toyotafanboi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,903 ✭✭✭✭Toyotafanboi


    smash wrote: »
    I see 2 or 3 i3s a week. They're really not worth taking a photo of.

    First one i'd ever seen :)
    pippip wrote: »
    Think their designed for economy.

    Yeah, figured it was to do with reducing the contact patch to reduce resistance and the large radius would fill the arch and reduce drag.


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  • #9382
    ba_barabus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,585 ✭✭✭ba_barabus


    GvidoR wrote: »
    but they're not very common, are they?
    I pass at least 4 daily around Donnybrook. This morning I also passed a 152 i8.
    Toyotafanboi wrote: »
    Spotted one the other day too. Weird wheels on them, they looked like R18 but only maybe 4-5 inches wide, like bike wheels.
    They always remind me of the wheels/tyres on an old Citroen 2CV.


  • #9383
    Odyssey 2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,051 ✭✭✭✭Odyssey 2005


    I'm not trying to derail this but what would be the outcome if a child or an old person or a visually impaired person tripped over one of those charging cables. The one on the i3 is all over the gaff.


  • #9384
    ba_barabus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,585 ✭✭✭ba_barabus


    Odyssey 2005 wrote: »
    I'm not trying to derail this but what would be the outcome if a child or an old person or a visually impaired person tripped over one of those charging cables. The one on the i3 is all over the gaff.
    It's like asking if there would be any outcome if they tripped over a petrol pump pipe.

    They're generally located away from normal pathways and are clearly marked for all people to see or locate.

    EDIT: Ignore I didn't realise it was in reference to the image of the white one charging.


  • #9385
    Quazzie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 29,872 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    ba_barabus wrote: »
    It's like asking if there would be any outcome if they tripped over a petrol pump pipe.

    They're generally located away from normal pathways and are clearly marked for all people to see or locate.
    If I'm walking around a forecourt, I'd expect to meet the odd petrol pump line or two, but if I'm walking down the footpath I'd be fairly pissed off if I tripped over a power lead some lazy so and so left lying about.

    It's without a doubt more of a trip hazard than a petrol pump line.


  • #9386
    ba_barabus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,585 ✭✭✭ba_barabus


    Quazzie wrote: »
    It's without a doubt more of a trip hazard than a petrol pump line.
    Opps I didn't realise the white one was hook up in the image, and yet that's a pretty bad cable to be left around. Sorry I had imagined something like you'd see in a garage like a Mayfield in Kildare.

    Possible the question is worthy of a thread?

    Thread here

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=97849267#post97849267


  • #9387
    AMGer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,331 ✭✭✭AMGer


    smash wrote: »
    The latest round of BMWs all have a very sporty look. This leaves the M models in a position where they don't look too special compared to their lesser counterparts.

    I would disagree, in the flesh there's a big difference, the flared arches especially, they look nothing like a 320/325/420etc IMO even if they do have a M sport pack.

    Colour helps, I do see a Yas Marina Blue M3 around my way regularly & it definitely sticks out. However I also see a black M4 regularly and there is no way it can be/could be confused with a debadged 420


  • #9388
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,066 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    Looks pretty good to me!

    BMW-F82-M4-Yas-Marina-Blue-On-VMR-Wheels-1_zpsmamsbwdp.jpg


  • #9389
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Whatever way it may or may not look, the M3 and M4 are the best versions of those cars you can get :D


  • #9390
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,575 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    Odyssey 2005 wrote: »
    I'm not trying to derail this but what would be the outcome if a child or an old person or a visually impaired person tripped over one of those charging cables. The one on the i3 is all over the gaff.

    And we have just invented a whole new income stream for injury shysters... :p


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  • #9391
    166man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,569 ✭✭✭166man


    The i3's never really took off or at least they didn't last year anyway. They're pricey for what they are and are nearly a fashion statement if that makes sense.

    Got to drive a few of them and they're very very good. Very quick upto 60mph so great around town, big spacious cabin which has a very airy feeling to it, and they're surprisingly stable even at higher speeds.

    There's two models, a fully electric one and an electric one with a small petrol engine for longer range.

    If you're not used to electric drive you can end up feeling sometimes nauseous after a few drives, with the acceleration and regen braking.


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