BLITZWAGEN, that guy thinks a C-class is cheap? Ouch! He must be a bloody rich fella. I was thinking of getting a new car. But now since the petrol has risen up, seems like I’m gonna stuck with my Kelisa and my beat up Starlet for another year or two. Sigh! Maybe you could ask that friend of yours donate a car for me lah. Hehehe. Is his daughter(s) single? Hehehe….

All I’m saying is, there’s a lot of rich kids around. Only that sometimes some of them did show off and kinda snobbish. While some others are more low profiled or down to earth persons. And some really knows their rides while some….didn’t even know what a spark plug is.

By the way, are you a student there, now?

Heck, you guys go to UIA or UNITEN and see how many kids driving a Porsche or a Skyline.

are u sure? i ve never seen any there…

Don’t misintepret the story. Kids with rich parents are fine. What we’re rambling about is rich kids with expensive cars that show off. Those are the kind that we despise. Don’t take it the wrong way.

A: accept it la.. no harm done wat… it’s a gift!
B: decline it.. would rather to take the bus/ride motorcycle/kancil instead (konon2 nak berdikari la)

A bit of jealousy, yeah, but lucky for them they got rich parents. If only they knew how hard it is for the parents to be where they are so that they could give them a proper education, and an easy life too….If only….

afhstingray, if I’m not mistaken, they used to give free insurance to certain type/models of cars to certain age group in UK. Is it true?

As for kids driving Mercs, the C-class is fine to me. Put bigger nicer wheels, pimped it a bit, you won’t look old driving it. I know one fella who park his pimped C240K next to his faculty’s Dean at the school when he was in final year. And mind you, he bought it with his own money! Eh? How can a 24yr old final year student can afford a RM300k+ car?

its a bit like buying a Smartphone rather than a Nokia……most ah bengs would go for the nokia because its “high class”, and a “stylish brand” but people who actually use most of the functions for business etc would go with a Smartphone or a PDA phone
*by saying smartphone im referring to the microsoft smartphone platform like the o2 xphone..

mercedes are trying to get rid of the “uncle” image, that is why the 2003-present e class looks much sportier than its “bulky” “old looking” predecessors.

how come everyone here is forgetting about volvo (haha) i mean the XC90 is a damn good piece of engineering

In an article i’ve come across before, a car represents the personality of the owner. Mercs are meant for taukes and uncles above 45 y.o.. Beemer are meant for young, aggressive execs who has ‘out-of-the-box’ revolutionary thinking/mindset. Audis are also meant for such execs, who either can’t afford or hate Beemer. Proton are meant for average malaysians who goes for affordable cars

“oh thank u papa, but can i have a Ferrari Modena F50 instead? coz I dont like Merc..”

“Anything for u son”

“I love u Papa”

for all we know in a few years the sonata can fight with those japanese luxury cars but at lower price…..that will put it in range for a lot of malaysians who want a luxury car.

how much is the current sonata going for? i think its about 150k right?

the way these comments are going it sounds like only rich kids in merc’s and beemers cause trouble on the road.

for college/uni students, they usually opt for a vw golf, polo, smartcar, vauxhall astra, ford KA, and the current favourites the renault clio and 206. Clio’s and 206 selling like hot cakes cos stylish and cheap, cfor as low as 11k for the 1.4 models with cd player bla bla. Ford KA is 8k, smartcar 6k.

All those are new prices. Most students here usually ask their parents for those two, or they buy it themselves…second hand prices are great.

you can pick up a 1989 190E merc for 100 pounds, in quite good condition, and a porche 928 will cost around 9-15k

initial D: nowadays with all the gadgetry, a lot of the problems cant be identified even by experienced auto enthusiasts. you have no choice but to take it for a diagnostic. Plus, even though they are rich kids when they get a car it usually becomes their prized posession and they tend to obsess over it lol….so they end up learning lots about it.(believe me i know a lot of them, one of the mayor of shanghai’s kids was in my college, and lots of russian oil kids etc) (ok one exception is the kid whose dad owns lithuanian airlines….that guy used to purposely smash 5 series)

Younger people from late 20s n 30s should take BMW, VW or Audi.

Those around 40s, should opt for Volvo or Merc C Class.

And those above 50s, can opt for Merc E or S Class.

The super rich (and young around late 20s) can opt for Merc CLK / SLK / CLS or any performance-tuned Merc cars from AMG, Kleemann or Brabus. Alternatively, they always go for Alpina (those who prefer BMWs).

However, I find that the current models from BMWs are Bangle UGLY! I rather take the engine from the latest M5 n dump into an older E34 or E39.

Then again, u need loads of cash reserves to play Continentals.

afhstingray, i heard owning a car in london cost a bomb.
(so i heard?!)

i agree with the statement that its bullcrap and he’s trying to start a trend to a certain degree, but the number of wealthy people in kuala lumpur especially is rising fast, so there may be a grain of truth in it.

when i have kids, i would not “give” them a merc, or other continental car, but i would let them use one of mine, basically giving la, but still considered mine lol…..why? Whether or not they are responsible drivers (which im sure they will be), the matter of fact is you still get drunkards idiots etc on the roads, and i would rather them be safe in one of those european cars rather than a kancil or iswara that dosent even meet basic modern safety standards.

personally i live in london and have no use for a car….hehe public transport here rocks. but when i do get a car, i want to buy it with my own money, and i want it to be a great car cos i dont intend on ever selling my first car!

then, those parents will buy, ho ho ho………one of the contributions to the rise of petrol coz so many fuel guzzlers nowadays.

but when the car has a problem, they can’t even tell u what might it be caused from.

Get a BEnz as a present… I only afford for the RIMS & tyres…when i graduated….haha…