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Old 09-06-2009, 03:25 PM
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Oh WOW!!!! The "Wall of Death"

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I've never actually been in a 190 but this picture does illustrate just how small they are....


Heyah,


Some car magazine oversaw testing of the then-new 1975 Cadillac "International Sized" Seville on the Wall of Death.


Damn thing almost got put on its head, and the firm conclusion was that the "International Sized" Cadillac had better stay at home in the United States....

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Old 09-06-2009, 03:59 PM
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Heyah,


Some car magazine oversaw testing of the then-new 1975 Cadillac "International Sized" Seville on the Wall of Death.


Damn thing almost got put on its head, and the firm conclusion was that the "International Sized" Cadillac had better stay at home in the United States....

Stupid Cadillac can't even build a car to do that....look what Mercedes can do with a bus

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Old 09-06-2009, 04:03 PM
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Stupid Cadillac can't even build a car to do that....look what Mercedes can do with a bus

whoaaaaa
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Old 09-06-2009, 05:13 PM
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They also take visitors onto the banked test track in Sprinters as well.
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Old 09-07-2009, 01:33 AM
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I still cannot get over how small my car looks compared to other vehicles that are considered 'compacts'. A Mazda 3 is larger than my car as well as numerous other 'small' cars.

I see mine parked in a lot and it looks like a play toy. Cars have become to bloated and over sized.
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Old 09-07-2009, 10:33 PM
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Old 09-07-2009, 10:35 PM
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Ah thats the picture that I was looking for. Thanks.
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Old 09-07-2009, 10:38 PM
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I want to ride in a car on the wall of death
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Old 09-08-2009, 04:51 PM
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I have no idea what your statement is referring to..
The wheelbase distance between the front and rear axles on the SDL is something like 120 inches or more; while on the W201's it's 104.9 . . . that extra 16 or so inches of cabin space created a lot of leg room.
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Old 09-08-2009, 08:34 PM
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The wheelbase distance between the front and rear axles on the SDL is something like 120 inches or more; while on the W201's it's 104.9 . . . that extra 16 or so inches of cabin space created a lot of leg room.
yeah, I see. I knew that but I was just blown away going from the 201 to the LWB SDL....it was like.. hello legroom

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