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Choosing a good drift car is rather like choosing a coffee in Starbucks: the variety on offer is endless.
You could go old school - Mazda RX-7, Nissan 200SX - or nail something newer, like a V8 M3, Monaro VXR etc...
But a battered old Mercedes E-Class estate?
You better believe it sister. And this one gets added righteous points for being a diesel.
So sit back, turn up your speakers and revel in some sideways hoonery courtesy of an old German war-horse teaching the new kids some old dog tricks. Or something like that...
Video: Merc E-Class estate gets slidey
Classic Merc wagon gets the sideways treatment on track. But this is no AMG – this be a diesel…
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010010011010 commented on this article
at 03:29 pm on 27 August 2010
Ha ha Deadly
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Spoonman commented on this article
at 04:18 pm on 27 August 2010
Kinda reminds me of that full carbon volvo 940 at gatebil.
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greba commented on this article
at 04:31 pm on 27 August 2010
this car is diesel. setan is in the drift.
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KingKilian commented on this article
at 04:34 pm on 27 August 2010
Thosa JApanese dudes are just so crazy. I love it :D
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Gerlich commented on this article
at 04:34 pm on 27 August 2010
that just made my day and its friday
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