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Old 08-10-05, 08:41 PM
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bentley = the og, TRUE VIP. wait. no Rolls Royce was first...
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Old 08-10-05, 08:53 PM
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Sorry but IMHO that thing is ugly laying on the ground.
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Old 08-10-05, 09:44 PM
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Meh... Its alright.


Id rock it, but its nothing special.
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Old 08-11-05, 05:01 AM
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I knew not everyone would feel this car, since not everyone here is into VIPcar's... But the styles shown here really show what the current trends are in the VIPcar clubs. I think alot of you guys confuse exe styling with VIP styling... even though they often go hand in hand.

That being said- I still hate the 300C, but I have respect for Anceltion, and their build.
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Old 08-11-05, 05:39 AM
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Oh man I love this car, I really want to buy one and do it up nice just not enough time nor money but if I were to get a new car right now this would be it, so much potential and that grille ah so beautiful.
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Old 08-11-05, 05:48 AM
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Originally Posted by sc400texas
Well... VIP tuning isn't all about 20's and what not guys. Its actually fairly common to get Celsiors slammed on wide 18's in the VIPcar club scene. The whole "big-wheel" / dub stuff is a whole different scene (Lug Style or LA style...)
yea I understand, but its like a porportion thingy, like I see lots of Crown/Aristol/Celsior/President looks good enough on 18-19"s, but the 300s just have HUGE wheel wells, I saw one here locally had 22/24" combo and that looked right, I swear if I didn't know the size of the wheels I'd thought they are 19/20"s.

and yea I hate those people jack up their cars to fit big wheels, cars go down, trucks go up.
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Old 08-11-05, 06:07 AM
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I've seen many better 300C's.

I hate cars that are laying on the ground and undrivable.
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Old 08-11-05, 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by JLSC4
I've seen many better 300C's.

I hate cars that are laying on the ground and undrivable.
It's on air suspension, they raise it back up for driving, they slam it that way just for display purpose, but to me that's the ugliest possible position & an eyesore. Just my opinion.
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Old 08-11-05, 08:33 AM
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Well done! Some folks will have to take a double look as they will mistake it for a Bentley.
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Old 08-11-05, 09:00 AM
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What is this car supposed to do when it hits a BUMP?
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Old 08-11-05, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
What is this car supposed to do when it hits a BUMP?
Air suspension, air suspension, air suspension
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Old 08-11-05, 09:13 AM
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For a domestic, it "looks" good
Again, I emphasize "looks" good
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Old 08-11-05, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
U can't turn a car that starts at 24k into a VIP anything.

Offtopic, that was funny as hell!

Car looks pretty good, but needs larger wheels, kinda has "smushed" look due to the small rolling stock. Clean car though.
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Old 08-11-05, 09:26 AM
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Very clean looking car, well I like them regardless. Yes the wheels are a bit small for the wheel arch design. I remember reading how the designer a Chrysler designed the arches that way on purpose to accomedate the bigger wheels being sold on the market. One thing I do like is the crome accents on the doors and how it goes all the way around the windows and not just the pillers and rear triangle on the back door only which looks tacky IMO.
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Old 08-11-05, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
What is this car supposed to do when it hits a BUMP?

and if you would have completely read the first post

Originally Posted by sc400texas
- and for those of you who simply look at the pics and don't read (there will undoubtedly be a few of you)... try and notice this- Its on Air Canisters (read: canover or air runner suspension)- so no post talking about how its too lowto drive! Infact, with the car's current suspension, you can actually get more ground clearance than stock.****
reading does help
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