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It seems that my dad prefer to drive the Mercs (as mentioned in this post), so he gave me the BMW E32 730i to drive instead. I took it out for a 200km drive on Sunday, all the way to Yong Peng and back.. it is a nice car to drive, and is really not bad :)
Btw, to clarify some rumors.. for those born before after 1990, they can obtain their driving license at age 18. There are some really crap rumors out there saying that people born after 1990 can only get their license at age 21 lol.
My dad just got me a car in JB (: A 1995 Mercedes-Benz W140 S320 (: Technically it is my car, registered under my name and all, but he would be driving it anyway when he does not feel like driving his BMW E32 730i.. Update: The BMW became mine instead, my dad drove the Merc.
Anyway, pics!
Yup, it is a very big car.. with a 3.2 litres engine.. Some more it is the long wheelbase version.. Even though it is a old car, it has this luxurious feel to it.. and it is very technologically advanced (: All seats, including the backseats, are motorised, you push buttons to adjust your seat (: You do not need to slam the door to make sure the door is closed, as the door will close by itself even if it is not fully closed (: There are a lot of cool features, but heck, i’m lazy to type them out lol (:
The W140 introduced innovations such as double-pane window glazing, power-assisted closing for doors and boot lid, electric windows which lowered back down upon encountering an obstruction, rear-parking markers which rose from the rear wings (discontinued on later vehicles, and replaced with sonar-assisted parking) and a heating system which, if desired, continued to emit warm air after the engine was turned off. For details like this, the W140 is often known as the last Mercedes to be “overengineered,” a Mercedes trait that was costing the company in product delays and overbudgeting. According to Motor Trend, this action reportedly caused project cost overruns and resulted in the departure of Wolfgang Peter, Daimler-Benz’s chief engineer.[2] The vehicle is believed to have cost Mercedes-Benz over $1 billion to develop. For the consumer, the W140 cost a considerable 25 percent more than its predecessor, the W126.
- From Wikipedia
Oh man, i have actually fallen in love with a korean car… When i used to hate and look down on Korean cars like Kia, Hyundai and Chevrolet.. Oh yes, the Chevrolet cars you see in Singapore are Korean, manufactured by General Motor’s Korean arm, Daewoo. But this car, damn. Makes me forget about the Honda, Toyota and Mitsubishi cars. An exceptional car, with a Korean price tag (: That’s called practical and realistic (:
Chevrolet Cruze 2009 Microsite
Chevrolet Cruze 2009 on SgCarMart
