Anyone know how to make an old car have that new car zip?

What does age do to a car that makes it feel a little sluggish as it ages? Does boring out the cylinders fix this?

Always wondered about this and figured we have some car gurus in the Lounge.

I have a 2009 Merc E350 that was never very fast too begin with, and it is just my commuter car, to the BART station. It only has 110k miles on it.

Thanks Lizards

In response to this post by bigbadbird

Posted: 05/02/2022 at 1:16PM

So just because a car has a few hundred thousand on it it's worth less? -- bigbadbird 05/02/2022 10:25AM

Anyone know how to make an old car have that new car zip? -- MrBayAreaHokie 05/02/2022 1:16PM

Get out of that V6 into an AMG ** -- typed by ben 05/02/2022 2:11PM

No need to ditch the V6. The V6 biturbo AMG rocks AND rolls!> -- HOKIERIT 05/02/2022 2:55PM

Eh. Gets old quick. But so do the full AMGs ** -- typed by ben 05/02/2022 8:54PM

Not to me, but then I don't take mine to the track ** -- HOKIERIT 05/03/2022 09:18AM

Not a guru, but yes, I think it is mostly due to lost compression. -- MP4VT2004 05/02/2022 1:58PM

Huh? ** -- vthokieq 05/02/2022 12:12PM

I'm missing something too. Probably just give it a good backstory grade and -- BG Hokie 05/02/2022 12:30PM

My cousin sold his 3 year old Hyundai for what he paid for it new in 2018 -- EDGEMAN 05/02/2022 11:47AM

Something about the almost 200K - he sold it back to me-he's a natural ** -- bigbadbird 05/02/2022 12:08PM

To me it says durable and will never fail ** -- typed by ben 05/02/2022 11:40AM

Hell no. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 05/02/2022 11:25AM

I just a conversation - so sticker price huh? and i give you my car -- bigbadbird 05/02/2022 11:26AM

And never forget to remind them that the “S” in MSRP is for “suggested”. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 05/02/2022 11:29AM

I like dealing with them better when the lots are full- i will wait ** -- bigbadbird 05/02/2022 11:39AM

Anyone know how to make an old car have that new car zip?

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