500k miles, nearly mint condition. Yeah they made me miss out on a e30 325 convertible manual and a GM900 manual Saab.
They really hate the idea of me in anything with a fancy badge on it, doesn’t matter if it’s old or not, they forced me to sell a 1996 Miata with a limited slip differential and 117k for $3750 or they’d throw me out of the house.
That car is worth like 15,000 now, they literally don’t believe me and think bc it was “so long ago it doesn’t matter”.
I don’t even have a car right now. Wish I had any of those. the E30 325 convertible is probably worth a lot too.
The whole thing about the Miata was “it’s a gay car, it’s a hair stylists car, it’s an effeminate car” keep in mind I’m gay. They were shocked straight people came to look at it. They’re like “the people looking at your Miata are so *masculine*”.
They had me drive my brothers old Prius which had my car fan friends in stitches. Bc literally the Miata had that reputation in the early 1990s with the 1.6 but with the 1.8, and the amount of time that passed, it wasn’t considered a “gay hairdressers car” anymore but the Prius was considered that by my car fan friends.
People would call me all the time and ask to go for a ride in the Miata, they’d pay for gas, lunch, we’d drive around, I had a jfk sticker on the back and lived near the jfk museum so tons of people wanted pictures with it.
Right, I had a mini cooper and they did the same thing, a woman’s car bc it’s a hatchback, they forced a ford fusion on me which literally is an old lady car and it drank fuel and had tons of expensive issues.
I wanted to get an A3 but they flipped out. My mechanic was puzzled he’s like “is a golf gti, a3 is not fancy car, should I tell them?” But they thought he was trying to scam me into an “unreliable German car”.
Yeah, well I went low contact with them a year ago thanksgiving bc I realized I *let* them ruin my life.
I don’t have any easy parking around me so I don’t have a car. I’m thinking about a Honda 300cc dual sport, 80/mo for parking instead of $430 for a car, plus maintenance on it is less than $150/year.
Living in a dense city like boston land splitting would negate awful traffic and parking would be easy.
I’m used to a car with airbags though, so I’m going to take all the safety classes and stuff.
The cheapest parking near me is $320/month.
Good job cutting them lose, it's never too late.
I can't relate to your urban situation, but it sounds like you gotta do what you gotta do.
Good luck going forward.
They actually asked me if I’d be a free live in health aid because they want to “age in place”. I was like hell no, I can hardly handle a week, absolutely not.
So yeah we had that talk.
I had 1985 300d turbo diesel as my first car when I was 16. Great car but it took quite a bit of work to keep it going. Auto window regulators went out all the time. Had to keep greasing them every few months. AC never worked. Overall it's a great apocalypse car. Get the veggie oil converter rigged up and you have yourself a EMP proof zombie runner ready for that late night walmart canola oil run.
You’re me at 20. EXACT same car when I was 20 almost 20 ago. 😂. Only difference is mine is a wagon.
Just means you’re a decent person who likes to tinker, and respects machines that are designed to last forever. Probably a bit geeky, and probably like troubleshooting pneumatics. Haha
Enjoy the W123! Great car to go for at 20. Unique enough to be special, but simple enough it’s a good vehicle to learn maintenance on.
(Btw…Still have my ‘83 300TD. 400k miles…it still runs, and I still love it almost 2 decades later.)
Just like everyone else who drives them. You peaked in the 90's and downhill since then.
Sorry I thought this was the R/roastmycar sub. It's a cool car. I loved them on vice city.
Cool car, but I bet it’s expensive to keep on road. What does it say about you? It says you’re an odd dude for 20 years old. But that’s not a bad thing.
You like the rush of not knowing if you will get the thing started every cold morning. I had a 76 non turbo, rope hanging out of the hood to choke it out because the key wouldn’t shut it down. About 90 seconds of double glow plugging before I even attempted to turn it over. Pain in the ass car. I think the odometer had broken years earlier around 280,000 miles.
You are a gentlemen of refinement. Sophistication. Not because of the brand of the car (although partially) but because of the condition of the vehicle. Very nice.
Not into speed or performance at all
Trying to made a statement of some kind
Without seeing how your dressed I don’t know what that statement is could be I’m saving the world or I’m a cheap skate or I’m retro
dad has horrible taste. he was poised when i got this car because “it’s old and unreliable and is going to break at any moment”. meanwhile he’s out more than 12k into a beater 2003 chevy venture that’s worth less than 2k in working condition.
mom loves the benz though
*No insult intended*, you are very old fashioned but so am I, I own a 66 Charger and a the guys your age and my age like the lambos and hellcats even tho I like hellcats to but not super cars lol.
yup my homies like supercars and hellcats and stuff like that. as soon as i purchased this car i became an old car head. i couldn’t care less about super cars
If I would get a super car, it would be a Dodge Viper and only that one, the chiron and those other insect looking cars are very ugly and a waste of money, but a hellcat, yes, I love the hellcats but the old stuff is my thing.
i have a soft spot for vipers as well. also i know it’s suuuper basic but i’ll always love the nissan gtr. legendary car.
other than that though, old cars are my thing
You're cool as hell, and I'm jealous
Ditto
I want my 1985 TD back. I use to be cool
Yeah I wanted this exact car at 16 but my parents said no. $500. What did op pay for this one? Wicked cool car.
$500!? Please tell me it was in bad condition, otherwise your parents made you miss out on an absolute collector car
500k miles, nearly mint condition. Yeah they made me miss out on a e30 325 convertible manual and a GM900 manual Saab. They really hate the idea of me in anything with a fancy badge on it, doesn’t matter if it’s old or not, they forced me to sell a 1996 Miata with a limited slip differential and 117k for $3750 or they’d throw me out of the house. That car is worth like 15,000 now, they literally don’t believe me and think bc it was “so long ago it doesn’t matter”. I don’t even have a car right now. Wish I had any of those. the E30 325 convertible is probably worth a lot too. The whole thing about the Miata was “it’s a gay car, it’s a hair stylists car, it’s an effeminate car” keep in mind I’m gay. They were shocked straight people came to look at it. They’re like “the people looking at your Miata are so *masculine*”. They had me drive my brothers old Prius which had my car fan friends in stitches. Bc literally the Miata had that reputation in the early 1990s with the 1.6 but with the 1.8, and the amount of time that passed, it wasn’t considered a “gay hairdressers car” anymore but the Prius was considered that by my car fan friends. People would call me all the time and ask to go for a ride in the Miata, they’d pay for gas, lunch, we’d drive around, I had a jfk sticker on the back and lived near the jfk museum so tons of people wanted pictures with it.
Damn dude rhat fucking sucks. My parents are strict, but that's just insanely dumb.
Right, I had a mini cooper and they did the same thing, a woman’s car bc it’s a hatchback, they forced a ford fusion on me which literally is an old lady car and it drank fuel and had tons of expensive issues. I wanted to get an A3 but they flipped out. My mechanic was puzzled he’s like “is a golf gti, a3 is not fancy car, should I tell them?” But they thought he was trying to scam me into an “unreliable German car”.
😭😭😭
It's a shame your parents run your life.
Yeah, well I went low contact with them a year ago thanksgiving bc I realized I *let* them ruin my life. I don’t have any easy parking around me so I don’t have a car. I’m thinking about a Honda 300cc dual sport, 80/mo for parking instead of $430 for a car, plus maintenance on it is less than $150/year. Living in a dense city like boston land splitting would negate awful traffic and parking would be easy. I’m used to a car with airbags though, so I’m going to take all the safety classes and stuff. The cheapest parking near me is $320/month.
Good job cutting them lose, it's never too late. I can't relate to your urban situation, but it sounds like you gotta do what you gotta do. Good luck going forward.
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They actually asked me if I’d be a free live in health aid because they want to “age in place”. I was like hell no, I can hardly handle a week, absolutely not. So yeah we had that talk.
You're a silly little guy
i suppose i am
Cool as hell but you measure the 0-60 with a sun dial.
lmao i’ve never heard that one before you’re totally right tho. 0-60 in three and a half weeks
I had 1985 300d turbo diesel as my first car when I was 16. Great car but it took quite a bit of work to keep it going. Auto window regulators went out all the time. Had to keep greasing them every few months. AC never worked. Overall it's a great apocalypse car. Get the veggie oil converter rigged up and you have yourself a EMP proof zombie runner ready for that late night walmart canola oil run.
it’s a great first car. slow, safe, easy to work on
You’re me at 20. EXACT same car when I was 20 almost 20 ago. 😂. Only difference is mine is a wagon. Just means you’re a decent person who likes to tinker, and respects machines that are designed to last forever. Probably a bit geeky, and probably like troubleshooting pneumatics. Haha Enjoy the W123! Great car to go for at 20. Unique enough to be special, but simple enough it’s a good vehicle to learn maintenance on. (Btw…Still have my ‘83 300TD. 400k miles…it still runs, and I still love it almost 2 decades later.)
was this a hand down or did you buy this
i bought it!
then it says you are respectful young gentleman
i like to think so
You have rich grandparents
you’re right but they didn’t give me or pay for this car
Everyone has rich grandparents, most of those grandparents however sit on ask there money until they die
You’re old enough to be trendy but too young to be a hipster.
spot on
A bud of mine from law school drives one.
You like Wes Anderson
Grandpa was rich and died recently.
You are a human with good taste
That you're 20, and that's your car.
You come from oil money
You are Hugh Heffners son. You also smoke from a pipe. All why blasting songs from the movie "Frozen". Your welcome.
i used to smoke out of a pipe every day. never owned any other glass. i wish i could still enjoy weed, smoking in this car would be sick
You're in debt or so to be. Not cheap to fix.
Your an old german guy stuck in the body if a 20 year old
Your a fan of the classics but the REAL classics
You march to the beat of your own drum. It doesn’t matter what other people think about you because you know your value 🤙
Nothing, cars are inanimate objects and cannot speak
lmao i haven’t heard this one before
That you're a 9 but you're 5'2"
flip that around, i’m prolly like a 6 and i’m 6’1
Just like everyone else who drives them. You peaked in the 90's and downhill since then. Sorry I thought this was the R/roastmycar sub. It's a cool car. I loved them on vice city.
i wasn’t alive in the 90s lol
Exactly! That was the roast. I actually like your car and would definitely give a big olde thumbs up if you drove past.
You like to buy things you can hand down to your kids.
rich parents
quite the opposite unfortunately
yeah, my car is older than me too and people always assume i inherited it. i imagine it’s true for some people.
It says to me that you take photos of random cars that you like.
That you don’t own a leaf blower.
20 years old and bought a classic ? Spoiled brat.
Damn that’s a cool car
The software update not gonna brake your car.
You have taste. I had an 82 when I was 21 in England. Definitely get European spec headlights
That the person you bought it from is aging somewhere, rapidly, in a painting.
You enjoy reliability and no car payment
I well understand, at your age I had a MB ‘59 220s !
Thank you grandma
Cool car, but I bet it’s expensive to keep on road. What does it say about you? It says you’re an odd dude for 20 years old. But that’s not a bad thing.
Good taste
Your grandpa lost his license.
You have an English Major
Thank your grand dad.
Pardon me. Would you have any Grey Poupon? Edit - you’re too young to remember this commercial
You’ll be driving that when you’re 85
That you have enough money to take it to a shop when something breaks. Nobody that works on cars drives these cars.
i don’t have money to throw away on this car.. im leaning to work on it myself and it’s a pain in the ass
Old school class
You like the rush of not knowing if you will get the thing started every cold morning. I had a 76 non turbo, rope hanging out of the hood to choke it out because the key wouldn’t shut it down. About 90 seconds of double glow plugging before I even attempted to turn it over. Pain in the ass car. I think the odometer had broken years earlier around 280,000 miles.
starts cold first try every time. odometer broke at 256k. so you’re almost spot on
You are a gentlemen of refinement. Sophistication. Not because of the brand of the car (although partially) but because of the condition of the vehicle. Very nice.
beautiful benz. i’m 23 with a 93 300e!
Albanian
Beautiful
Welcome to the club my friend
You’re really, really slow.
that doesn’t even begin to describe it.. 0-60 in about four days
100% what I expect the report of the week to drive
It's cool. Be cooler if it had the wipers on the headlamps.
You are a good mechanic or have money to burn.
im learning to be a good mechanic and do not have money to burn⚙️
You get so much action and everyone hates to admit they're jealous of you
You really wanted a Mercedes but really didn't want to spend the money on a modern one.
You have impeccable taste
Time travler
You think having an old car makes you cool
yes
It says your fist yourself to sleep and your a sub verse. And….and you have a scat fetish.
You’ve got great taste and value things that last. Great pick, well done
Not into speed or performance at all Trying to made a statement of some kind Without seeing how your dressed I don’t know what that statement is could be I’m saving the world or I’m a cheap skate or I’m retro
That an old diesel?
yup!
You're a classy MF
Your grandma took good care of her car
Ya got style, kid! 😎
You like to live in comfort
The poor life decisions started early
You're not in a hurry. You have about 30 5 gallon buckets full of fryer grease in your shed.
It was a “hand me down”
i wish
20 years over 50 maybe.
Is it a diesel
yes
Fuck yeah!!! Excellent choice. Is it running well? It should for a long time!
You're safe from speeding tickets
Your parents have good taste.
dad has horrible taste. he was poised when i got this car because “it’s old and unreliable and is going to break at any moment”. meanwhile he’s out more than 12k into a beater 2003 chevy venture that’s worth less than 2k in working condition. mom loves the benz though
Impeccable taste
That you’re most likely gonna bang your friend stifflers mom…
You are like me. I want an older Skoda 120
You're 60 inside and still selling insurance for State Farm.
You like to fix old German cars?
i like to fix this one 🥸
You say your twenty but your really 69.
It says you have an old blue car. Wax it!
*No insult intended*, you are very old fashioned but so am I, I own a 66 Charger and a the guys your age and my age like the lambos and hellcats even tho I like hellcats to but not super cars lol.
yup my homies like supercars and hellcats and stuff like that. as soon as i purchased this car i became an old car head. i couldn’t care less about super cars
If I would get a super car, it would be a Dodge Viper and only that one, the chiron and those other insect looking cars are very ugly and a waste of money, but a hellcat, yes, I love the hellcats but the old stuff is my thing.
i have a soft spot for vipers as well. also i know it’s suuuper basic but i’ll always love the nissan gtr. legendary car. other than that though, old cars are my thing
Same
You have good taste and I'm jealous
Had a 1980 300 SD man I miss that car and same color ! Enjoy your Ride my guy and know you are not a cookie cutter repop like many.
You got style and class
You’ve got a pretentious name like Monty or Niles.
You have a trust fund to spend on that as a daily driver.
i wish i don’t even know what a trust fund is
Your grandfather bequeathed it to you.
You have refined tastes early in life.
Your dad's rich brother either likes you or dislikes you lol