So what is this ad saying exactly? Mercedes-Benz have replaced car suspension with chicken necks?

Mercedes-Benz has issued a wide-ranging recall on some of its most popular models due to a faulty fuel filter flange, which the automaker says may crack and cause fuel to leak, which could then cause a fire.

The recall was for 2011-2012 models. One of which was the model that Hastings owned.

What are you talking about, both the penis' behind the wheels of these vehicles are probably American. Someone just fucking hates America(n).
Outmatched vehicles:
553 ft.-lbs. of torque at 2000 rpm and 310 HP (18:1 comp ratio w/dual-turbo chargers) with the Toureg

520 lb-ft @ 1,800 RPM- 6.6 liter w/300 hp @ 3100 rpm with bouncy there-

While both seem matched, the VW's the real piece of work.
Engineering be damned, the Germans pretty much extended their penises farther than any country with their fucking master -race shit.
Got to hand it to the insect-like attention to details, though....after WW2, a shitload of their engineers came to the U.S.

So, buy a Mercedes Benz and enjoy it....great car, until you need repairs...Ka-Chiniig!!

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Ahh. Here we go:



>> ^dag:

I think it's a case of people not realising the benefit until it's an actual working product. If you asked people in 1900 what they wanted in a vehicle they would probably say a faster horse that eats less.
I'd love to see a video of that Golf in Hannover - does it exist?
>> ^radx:
Audi and VW could have started selling driverless cars as early as '09. Don't know about Mercedes Benz, my city is VW territory. The primary reason you can't buy one is the lack of a market for these cars. People are reluctant to hand over control to a machine, and safety regulations on their home market demand extensive testing under even the most unlikely conditions -- and rightfully so, if you don't mind me saying.
That said, when they let loose a driverless VW Golf convertible in the city of Hannover, it scared the living shit out of quite a few pedestrians and bikers.

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I think it's a case of people not realising the benefit until it's an actual working product. If you asked people in 1900 what they wanted in a vehicle they would probably say a faster horse that eats less.

I'd love to see a video of that Golf in Hannover - does it exist?

>> ^radx:

Audi and VW could have started selling driverless cars as early as '09. Don't know about Mercedes Benz, my city is VW territory. The primary reason you can't buy one is the lack of a market for these cars. People are reluctant to hand over control to a machine, and safety regulations on their home market demand extensive testing under even the most unlikely conditions -- and rightfully so, if you don't mind me saying.
That said, when they let loose a driverless VW Golf convertible in the city of Hannover, it scared the living shit out of quite a few pedestrians and bikers.

Audi and VW could have started selling driverless cars as early as '09. Don't know about Mercedes Benz, my city is VW territory. The primary reason you can't buy one is the lack of a market for these cars. People are reluctant to hand over control to a machine, and safety regulations on their home market demand extensive testing under even the most unlikely conditions -- and rightfully so, if you don't mind me saying.

That said, when they let loose a driverless VW Golf convertible in the city of Hannover, it scared the living shit out of quite a few pedestrians and bikers.

What the fuck, seriously. So what if some people have had it worse? I looked up the video being talked about and skipped to the middle to see what it was about; I was unable to watch more than five seconds of it, and this is coming from someone who was abused in practically every possible way during childhood. What's shown in the video is not "tough love", it's child abuse, plain and simple.

>> ^Diogenes:

i find it difficult to trust her...
i'm glad she's happy and all now, but... the whole thing went viral and we still don't know very much of the details
i watched the original and didn't think it was that bad, imho... i routinely got far worse and for less as a kid - i'd get a hiding like this for just throwing the cat in the koi pond... or a miserable report card, etc
there are some disturbing aspects as the possible motivations for the original upload:
-her dad had recently cut off her (adult) financial support after she dropped out of college
-he'd also recently denied/restricted her use of the mercedes-benz he'd provided for her
-the mother is in an ongoing court battle re. alimony/benefits and assessing her share of the value of his pension
-the timing of the upload was suspiciously close to the end of of the statute of limitations in their home state
let's keep in mind that growing up in the '70s and '80s was pretty different from growing up today... and that there are myriad shenanigans you can now pull with audio/video to build/strengthen a civil case
granted, i don't lay a hand in anger on my own kids, but that's me... and now -- still too early to say if my parents' tough love made me a better person, but it certainly didn't damage me

i find it difficult to trust her...

i'm glad she's happy and all now, but... the whole thing went viral and we still don't know very much of the details

i watched the original and didn't think it was that bad, imho... i routinely got far worse and for less as a kid - i'd get a hiding like this for just throwing the cat in the koi pond... or a miserable report card, etc

there are some disturbing aspects as the possible motivations for the original upload:

-her dad had recently cut off her (adult) financial support after she dropped out of college
-he'd also recently denied/restricted her use of the mercedes-benz he'd provided for her
-the mother is in an ongoing court battle re. alimony/benefits and assessing her share of the value of his pension
-the timing of the upload was suspiciously close to the end of of the statute of limitations in their home state

let's keep in mind that growing up in the '70s and '80s was pretty different from growing up today... and that there are myriad shenanigans you can now pull with audio/video to build/strengthen a civil case

granted, i don't lay a hand in anger on my own kids, but that's me... and now -- still too early to say if my parents' tough love made me a better person, but it certainly didn't damage me

"uh, sir? I've just been informed by Mercedes-Benz that we're not getting paid for the product placement."
"What?!"
"We are, after all, blowing up their car."
"Yes, but we have DAVID CARUSO blowing up their car. That's gotta count for something."
"Tried that one, sir. It didn't fly."
"Oh well. Call the sunglasses company, ask them how much they'll pay for a shot of Caruso putting on his glasses with a car exploding in the background."
"But sir, we just had him take them off..."
"...aaaaaand you're fired."

If they were going to describe a car based on racial stereotypes, wouldn't a Mexican car be able to drive across rivers, jump 30ft. fences and work farm land?

To be fair, Mexicans practically build all the cars now anyway, why not build one of your own. Here's a list of car manufacturers who have cars that are currently built in Mexico: Acura, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, FAW, Ferrari, Fiat, Ford, GMC, Honda, Hummer, Isuzu, Jaguar, Jeep, Lamborghini, Land Rover, Lincoln, Maserati, Mastretta, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mercury, MINI, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Peugeot, Pontiac, Porsche, Radical, Renault, Saab, SEAT, Smart, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo. [Wikipedia]

http://soundcloud.com/bootleg-mash-ups/mercedes-benz-auf-der-autobahn-janis-joplin-vs-kraftwerk-1

Kraftwerk VS.Janis Joplin

So Mercedes Benz solution to parking in a really tight space is to hire a CGI team to digitally put your car in the space?

Am I missing something here?

>> ^Raaagh:
There is a quote from the region that goes something like:
Our grandfathers rode on camels.
Our fathers rode on bicycles.
We ride in Mercedes Benz's
Our children will ride in camels.
I tend to agree with that.


wow ;-/

i guess this is the downside of "living the dream", eventually you wake up.

There is a quote from the region that goes something like:

Our grandfathers rode on camels.
Our fathers rode on bicycles.
We ride in Mercedes Benz's
Our children will ride in camels.

I tend to agree with that.

It would seem it's more than 'evidence to suggest'. Also from the wiki

Comments from Lelouch prove that the vehicle that carried the camera was his Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9.[1] A picture was released of Lelouch working with the gyro stabilized camera on his Mercedes. This model, which could reach a top speed of 235 km/h (146 mph), was only available with a 3-speed automatic transmission. Yet, one can hear gear changes up into 5th, as well as heel-and-toe down-shifting with a high-revving engine indicating speeds of well over 200 km/h. Calculations made by several independent groups showed that the car never exceeded 140 km/h (85 mph)[1], while another[2] estimated that the car had peaked at 220 km/h (136.7 mph). Lelouch himself claimed that the top speed achieved was over 200 km/h, somewhere between 230 km/h and 240 km/h.[3]It is suggested that the sound was dubbed with the noise of Lelouch's 275GTB, which has a corresponding number of gears and a similar engine note.

A May 2006 making-of-the-rendezvous documentary[4] indicates that Lelouch himself was the driver, that the car driven was the Mercedes, although the sound track is from a Ferrari. One observer was posted close to the Louvre palace at a blind junction (archway) to assist the driver.