Daddy has a race car!

[Intheknow]

I have twin 6 year old girls (besides several other kids . . .) and when I first brought my clk55 home they ran outside to look at daddy's new car. they both exclaimed that daddy had a RACE CAR! I thought: Wow, these kids are really sharp. Six years old and already knowing the performance characteristics of an AMG and all . . . Right. So I asked them: Why do you think daddy's new car is a race car? they pointed at the spoiler and said: Because it has one of these! wow. I've seen spoilers on Neons.

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[Chappy]

Is yours fitted with child seats?

[Intheknow]

Originally Posted by Chappy

Is yours fitted with child seats?

No. It's daddy's car.

[neilbo75]

What are you packing, a CLK DTM? Most 208 and 209 CLKs don't come with much of a spoiler.

[Zal]

Originally Posted by Chappy

Is yours fitted with child seats?

Well my kids want to drive with Daddy - so mine does have child seats in it sometimes...two of them. And the kids do complain to their mommy that daddy does drive fast. Specially after paying toll ....then they enjoy the feeling of 347 horses being let loose as we merge at 110+...of course daddy has a big grin on his face the whole time...(and a trusty valentine 1!!)

[W211 BEAST]

How old is daddy?

[Jons95c36amg]

Bad daddy!

[da_guitarist]

I wanna see daddy's spoiler!

[Intheknow]

Originally Posted by neilbo75

What are you packing, a CLK DTM? Most 208 and 209 CLKs don't come with much of a spoiler.

This is the spoiler.

I drop off the twin 6 year olds at school every morning. I have booster seats for them, but usually they don't use them. Seat belts OF COURSE. I think they actually prefer riding in the Suburban because they see out better and it has DVD. Mom drives a Ford Windstar complete with 3 car seats (we have a 4 year old also, as well as 7 older kids).

[C43AMG]

Originally Posted by Zal

Well my kids want to drive with Daddy - so mine does have child seats in it sometimes...two of them. And the kids do complain to their mommy that daddy does drive fast. Specially after paying toll ....then they enjoy the feeling of 347 horses being let loose as we merge at 110+...of course daddy has a big grin on his face the whole time...(and a trusty valentine 1!!)

Nice driving,with your kids in the back.

[hrothgar02]

I sometime trade the car seat out of my beater car (06 Honda Hybrid) in to the CLK and my 2 year old requests, "Daddy go VROOOM!" It melts my heart so I have to comply (making sure the coast is clear of course).

[W211 BEAST]

+1 c43amg. That's what I was getting at with my "how old is daddy" comment. Sounds a little immature for someone who brought 10 kids into the world. I don't go faster than 90 if I have ANYONE in the car. Well maybe a little faster but only for brief periods.

[ZedStyle]

Originally Posted by W211 BEAST

+1 c43amg. That's what I was getting at with my "how old is daddy" comment. Sounds a little immature for someone who brought 10 kids into the world.

10-kids guy is not the same person as 110-mph guy...

[W211 BEAST]

My bad. That's what I get for searching mb world on my iPhone. My appologies to 10 kids guy and a nod of disgust to 110+ guy

[Zal]

Originally Posted by W211 BEAST

My bad. That's what I get for searching mb world on my iPhone. My appologies to 10 kids guy and a nod of disgust to 110+ guy

Oh please...on a straight away...??? anyway to each his own. Interesting how quick some of you are to be judgemental on maturity, age, responsibility etc. etc. Thanks for taking the joy out of what was meant to be a humorous post. Guess you are all saints...anyway I will leave you to your opinions..

[S-Clusiv]

Its not that at all, it's just you're a complete idiot for driving at speeds upwards on 110+ with anyone elses life in your hands besides your own!

Be careless when you're not endangering anyone elses' life, ESPECIALLY young livess, hows that?

[jrcart]

I rather drive my kid in my CLK at 110 mph down the expressway than have one of the neighborhood soccer moms driving my kid down the expressway at 75 (that is pretty much the flow of traffic) in 4 year old mini-van...you all need to lighten up and cut people some slack! You pussies are acting like 110 is sooooo dangerous! I bet half you losers bought mini-vans for your wifes, do yourselves and your kids a favor and check out the crash test rating on a mini-van....some of you need to think before opening your mouthes and being up in other peoples business.

[wawy]

Originally Posted by jrcart

I rather drive my kid in my CLK at 110 mph down the expressway than have one of the neighborhood soccer moms driving my kid down the expressway at 75 (that is pretty much the flow of traffic) in 4 year old mini-van...you all need to lighten up and cut people some slack! You pussies are acting like 110 is sooooo dangerous! I bet half you losers bought mini-vans for your wifes, do yourselves and your kids a favor and check out the crash test rating on a mini-van....some of you need to think before opening your mouthes and being up in other peoples business.

Lighten up indeed!

[Boosted9603]

Originally Posted by jrcart

I rather drive my kid in my CLK at 110 mph down the expressway than have one of the neighborhood soccer moms driving my kid down the expressway at 75 (that is pretty much the flow of traffic) in 4 year old mini-van...you all need to lighten up and cut people some slack! You pussies are acting like 110 is sooooo dangerous! I bet half you losers bought mini-vans for your wifes, do yourselves and your kids a favor and check out the crash test rating on a mini-van....some of you need to think before opening your mouthes and being up in other peoples business.

I agree with that. 110 is not that fast. In fact, on my way to Vegas a week ago we were running with cruise on at 110 mph (not to mention went 159 mph according to the GPS a few times). For those that know their car and are comfortable with driving fast I see nothing wrong with it besides the legality of it. My recommendation is to sign up for some track days or open road racing. I run an open road race in Nebraska on a closed country road and we'll (my navigator and I) sustain 140+ for miles.
Just my opinion.

[JamE55]

Originally Posted by Intheknow

I have twin 6 year old girls (besides several other kids . . .) and when I first brought my clk55 home they ran outside to look at daddy's new car. they both exclaimed that daddy had a RACE CAR! I thought: Wow, these kids are really sharp. Six years old and already knowing the performance characteristics of an AMG and all . . . Right. So I asked them: Why do you think daddy's new car is a race car? they pointed at the spoiler and said: Because it has one of these!

wow. I've seen spoilers on Neons.

I'm guessing your girls' last names are Intheknow?

[AMGOODNESS]

110 is not that fast but i am not sure i would go that fast with kids in the car. still no need to bust the guys balls. i am sure he is old enough to understand the risks.

[AMG_Black]

i really wanted a CLK DTM but couldn't find one for sale here in the US at the time so I just went for the Black Series.

[Improviz]

Originally Posted by jrcart

I rather drive my kid in my CLK at 110 mph down the expressway than have one of the neighborhood soccer moms driving my kid down the expressway at 75 (that is pretty much the flow of traffic) in 4 year old mini-van...you all need to lighten up and cut people some slack! You pussies are acting like 110 is sooooo dangerous! I bet half you losers bought mini-vans for your wifes, do yourselves and your kids a favor and check out the crash test rating on a mini-van....some of you need to think before opening your mouthes and being up in other peoples business.

Mini vans are pretty safe....here are the crash-test ratings for four year old minivans:
http://www.safercar.gov/portal/site/...002fd17898RCRD

Lot of five-star ratings there. I couldn't find anything for a 208 CLK, but the 2003 C Class, of comparable size, has a four-star frontal (a Toyota Sienna minivan has five). So they're not all that bad....

Now for some physics. The force of a body in motion is known as "kinetic energy".

It is equal to mass times velocity squared over two. The velocity squared part is why a 50 grain .223 rifle slug will turn one's insides to jello, where a 50 grain .22 rifle cartridge, same mass and diameter, won't do nearly as much damage, ditto for .44 S&W vs .44 magnum, .38 special vs. .357 magnum, etc etc... And it is the energy that basically tears a vehicle to bits when the vehicle is in a collision.

As mentioned, kinetic energy increases with the square of velocity (i.e., speed (velocity) times itself...10 squared is 100 for those who dozed off in math class )...so speeding up from, say, 60 to 120 mph doesn't double the kinetic energy, it quadruples it.

So if we take a 3450 pound CLK55, add a 175 pound adult male and two 50 pound kids to get 3725 = 1690 Kg, and run it at 110 mph = 49 m/sec, we get a kinetic energy of 2,049,071.76 Joules (which equals 1,475,124.35 foot pounds, or in common terms, a sh!tload), as opposed to 951,686 joules at 75 mph.

A 5000 pound minivan at 75 mph has 1,277,008 Joules. I'd prefer to be in a 5-star minivan in a 75 mph crash anyday. Its 5000 pounds of mass is going to survive 1.3 million Joules' worth much better than the CLK's 3700 will survive 2 million.

So for me, the rule is, kid in the car, I drive 70 tops. It's not worth the risk.

[Jons95c36amg]

Originally Posted by Improviz

Mini vans are pretty safe....here are the crash-test ratings for four year old minivans:
http://www.safercar.gov/portal/site/...002fd17898RCRD

Lot of five-star ratings there. I couldn't find anything for a 208 CLK, but the 2003 C Class, of comparable size, has a four-star frontal (a Toyota Sienna minivan has five). So they're not all that bad....

Now for some physics. The force of a body in motion is known as "kinetic energy".

It is equal to mass times velocity squared over two. The velocity squared part is why a 50 grain .223 rifle slug will turn one's insides to jello, where a 50 grain .22 rifle cartridge, same mass and diameter, won't do nearly as much damage, ditto for .44 S&W vs .44 magnum, .38 special vs. .357 magnum, etc etc... And it is the energy that basically tears a vehicle to bits when the vehicle is in a collision.

As mentioned, kinetic energy increases with the square of velocity (i.e., speed (velocity) times itself...10 squared is 100 for those who dozed off in math class )...so speeding up from, say, 60 to 120 mph doesn't double the kinetic energy, it quadruples it.

So if we take a 3450 pound CLK55, add a 175 pound adult male and two 50 pound kids to get 3725 = 1690 Kg, and run it at 110 mph = 49 m/sec, we get a kinetic energy of 2,049,071.76 Joules (which equals 1,475,124.35 foot pounds, or in common terms, a sh!tload), as opposed to 951,686 joules at 75 mph.

A 5000 pound minivan at 75 mph has 1,277,008 Joules. I'd prefer to be in a 5-star minivan in a 75 mph crash anyday. Its 5000 pounds of mass is going to survive 1.3 million Joules' worth much better than the CLK's 3700 will survive 2 million.

So for me, the rule is, kid in the car, I drive 70 tops. It's not worth the risk.

Thats why you went out and got the family sedan

[Improviz]

Originally Posted by Jons95c36amg

Thats why you went out and got the family sedan

Yup...when we only had one kid I was free from kid-shuttling duty, but no more!!