Coddle Rocket: Get The Original AMG For $3,200

"PhiLOL" (philol) 06/26/2015 at 13:50 • Filed to: The Daily Turismo, Daily Turismo, Blog, Blogs, NPOCP, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes, AMG, C36 AMG, W202, German

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The earliest Mercedes-Benz AMG model is also one of the rarest. And somehow, one of the cheapest.

The first AMG Americans could buy from a Mercedes-Benz dealership was a joint project between both companies, although production was completed before Mercedes took 51-percent ownership. With a bored and stroked 3.6-liter DOHC 24-valve inline six, a Bose surround sound system, brakes from a V12 SL600, and a tight suspension, it set the standard for MB performance in a reserved, sophisticated package. It also set the standard for depreciating AMG products; costing $50,000 in 1995 dollars, most examples can be cross-shopped today with 100k-mile Hyundais. Find this !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! for sale in Farmingville, NY for $3,500 via craigslist.

Today’s AMG shopper can opt for multiple drive train and layout options. Not so in 1995. The C36 AMG came as a 268-horsepower 3.6-liter, four-speed automatic (which gained another gear in 1997), rear-drive sedan. You want a V8? You have to wait. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Top speed was limited to 155-mph, but 170 is supposedly attainable with the governator impeached removed.

Zero to 60 comes and goes in about 6.4 seconds. Skidpad and slalom numbers are equally impressive, at 0.87 and 68.3, respectively, according to Motor Trend. The steering rack gives better feel than any recirculating-ball unit should, and is quicker and stronger than the base C-class unit’s.

Apparently Monoblocks are supposed to speak for themselves, and additional copy isn’t a requisite for a 20-year-old German performance sedan. At least the pictures show a clean body with a well-kept interior. But maintenance costs and an underdeveloped listing aren’t keeping you from this car: !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! No overworked engine with DTM-inspired forged pistons and variable valve timing should be shackled by the control of a computer. And yet, this is the legacy Mercedes started with the C36. Without the option of shifting for yourself, this early AMG is less of a canyon-carving E36 M3 competitor, and more of a point-and-shoot coddle rocket.

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Nymphicus Hollandicus > PhiLOL 06/26/2015 at 13:53

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Fuck it, my college loans will go towards this, and subsequent repairs. And this is only an hour away from me! Total NP

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > PhiLOL 06/26/2015 at 14:00

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Mine ?

PhiLOL > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 06/26/2015 at 14:52

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This answer is a good answer.

904 GTS > Nymphicus Hollandicus 06/26/2015 at 15:21

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A __GREAT__ driver, indeed!

Dunnik > PhiLOL 06/26/2015 at 15:44

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There’s nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes-Benz.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > PhiLOL 06/26/2015 at 22:07

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Want. Can be turbo-ed. Much more per can be had. LSD’s can be installed. Insane sleeper can be made. Unfortunately the few where I live are all rats.