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Old 06-20-2002, 12:27 AM
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This is very ignorant!!

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Old 06-20-2002, 02:04 AM
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If you replaced Mercedes with "Utah Drivers" it would hit the nail right on the head!
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Old 06-20-2002, 04:54 AM
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Angry

grrrr

Sad thing is, I can think of a few vehicle types that this stereotype could fit...although I wouldn't have linked a Benz into this.

Whatever...he's the one missing out, eh?
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Old 06-20-2002, 08:52 AM
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Originally posted by The Warden
grrrr

Sad thing is, I can think of a few vehicle types that this stereotype could fit...although I wouldn't have linked a Benz into this.

Whatever...he's the one missing out, eh?
Oh well it's meant to be a joke anyway.
No offence I guess (was pretty pissed too)

I could relate this to a few Jeep Cherokee drivers too that I've encountered in the past few days...
(cutting people off, doing 60 in a 30!, etc.)

BMW's..
to be honest though I have yet to see an MB driven recklessly here. Though I have in the past (not in the US)

it's a joke
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Old 06-20-2002, 09:12 AM
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When are you jelous of Mercedes Benz
A) WHen You put up a site making fun of them
B) When You stereotype people in every way possible
C)When You think your funny and your not
D)All of the above

I have seen Mercedes drivers do this matter of fact I was cut off the other day by a lady in a 350sdl no blinkers. Put I have noticed every time it ever happens to me it is always an older person 70+ Same thing with BMW drivers. I do get cut off a lot for some reason
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Old 06-20-2002, 10:12 AM
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It was funny, although I find those questions more accurately describe a lot of the SUV drivers around here, not the Mercedes crowd.
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Old 06-20-2002, 10:25 AM
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It was funny, although I find those questions more accurately describe a lot of the SUV drivers around here, not the Mercedes crowd.
I was thinking of SUV drivers too (No offence to those of you who own one)
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Old 06-20-2002, 12:29 PM
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I think that implies accruately more to the Bimmer crowd than the MB people.
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Old 06-20-2002, 04:05 PM
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Yeah I think there was a typing error. It was supposed to say BMW driving test.
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Old 06-21-2002, 09:09 AM
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Who they really meant was......

Little old blue hair ladies in Cadillacs that can barely see over the dash. Ya'll have 'em there too, or did they all move here?
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Old 06-21-2002, 12:03 PM
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I tought they were all here in Florida
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Old 06-22-2002, 01:15 AM
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I can't remember the last time I saw a MB being driven unsafely, at least by anyone else! To me, a Benz going down the road just looks like it's doing what it's supposed to.
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Old 06-23-2002, 05:55 PM
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hehehe... I think that the site is pretty factual. Let me tell you guys, so far in my year of driving, I have seen more Mercedes run a red than any other car... and I mean, this is Texas, people can't drive, but those who own shiny new Mercedes just forget about driving and talk on their cell phones... when there is an accident its always some shiny S-class driving on the shoulder at 80mph to avoid traffic. Oh, and the best, when a nice new s500 pulls out in front of you while you are going 60, stops, then decides its better not to accelrate, and when I slam my brakes to avoid a collision, the driver just flicks me off and continues going 10mph... Its really wonderful. I mean, when people drive with me, they are surprised that I let people change into my lane, they are like... wait, you drive a mercedes, what are you doing? I used to think that BMW drivers were the pitts, but after driving for some time, I know its people who drive new Mercedes, maybe the cars comes with some kinda tuetonic mental complex that was excluded from earlier models...
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Old 06-24-2002, 02:47 PM
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Thumbs down Morons come in all colors and drive all sorts of vehicles!

MBs are prolific in Texas...as are lousy drivers with no driving etiquette whatsoever...

...put the two together and voila! Lousy-driving Benz owners!

Perhaps as MB owners ourselves, we would be more apt to notice them more?

As far as the tactics discussed on that site, I can include a fair share of SUV drivers, owners of large utility vans, cab drivers, ricers, F-body owners, etc. etc...

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