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"if you buy one of those cars and it turns out to be a headache, don't look at me! ...of course, if it turns out to be awesome, I'll be more than happy to take credit." I know full well that with used cars you win some and you lose some. I know your statements were tongue-in-cheek, at least somewhat, but, again, the info you provided hit the bulls eye, in terms of what I wanted to know. I have confidence in your opinions, and Shifty's. If I bought one and it was disappointing, well, hey, that risk is factored into the depreciation. My situation is such that I don't NEED another car right now, but if I came across a really nice, well maintained E300 I'd consider it. I prefer to buy one owner cars from private parties who've kept maintenance records. That limits the number of offerings, but it gives me greater confidence about knowing what I'm buying. Dealers throw away all records, including the owners manual, for liability reasons, I guess. If I were in a hurry, I'd check out the dealers, but I'm not. Cars with above average mileage don't scare me, if I have the sense that they've been well maintained and driven with reasonable care. I checked Craigslist today but there weren't any E300s in my area that I'd seriously consider.
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| Incidentally, the new E Class cars are really nice, but they have many more features than I want in a car. That's more or less true of all luxury brands, at least the ones sold in North America, and it's only getting worse. That's one of the reasons why I generally prefer the older ones. | |
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Replying to: hpmctorque (Aug 02, 2008 1:56 pm) I think the modern cars are becoming a bit overburdened with features too. The W210 is like a W124 compared to the current W211. MB purists will say this is not what MB is supposed to be about, oftentimes pointless technology. The advent of Lexus scared MB into this new role, IMO. |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 02, 2008 6:22 pm)
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Replying to: fintail (Aug 01, 2008 5:37 pm) Liked the Peugeot ambulance, an ugly old bus - although not as famous or desirable as it's main rival, the Citroen H, which was a corrugated shed on wheels. You still see those even over here, and they were never sold in UK when new,,, The Pacer always amuses me. When someone tried to sell that here in the mid seventies, they made the mistake of trying to appeal as a sort of hi-tech car for people who wanted something different - they converted to RHD by some sort of chain arrangement behind the dashboard, I think, so the steering column stayed in the same place, as a sort of stump, and the driver on the passenger side had a wheel with no feel whatsoever... Also the passenger door on the original car was wider to allow safe access for people from the rear seat onto the pavement - but here, of course, that was on the driver's side. No wonder they never sold any - the only ones I can ever recall seeing were LHD, and they would have been rarities even when new.
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Replying to: boomchek (Aug 02, 2008 10:30 am) You do see a lot of inaccurate stuff on TV etc, with cars out of period, on our domestic productions, let alone filmed overseas - yet it's not as bad as with aircraft. How often do they show an airliner taking off, it's got two engines, and yet suddenly you get a stock shot underneath the fuselage of a 747, with all the wheels folding, and then when it lands again somewhere else, its a completely different aircraft.... |
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Replying to: magnette (Aug 03, 2008 7:38 am)
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Replying to: fintail (Aug 03, 2008 8:16 am) |
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In traffic yesterday, while we were going to the local suburban shops, we passed a Lagonda drophead coupe - I've just looked it up and it was a 2.6 litre Tickford bodied car, they only made it 1949/51, as a drophead, and only in small numbers - less than 100. Nice to see one in use. Last Sunday I went to an American car show, north of London, which was great - loads of old sedans from the chrome and fins era, at least fifty pre-war ones, and even the only pre-war Jensen to use a Lincoln V-12 engine... There were several prewar Lincoln Zephyrs, and although there were more Cadillacs say than Plymouths, it was a pretty good show, because there was a wide range of models represented - I can't recall seeing more American cars in one place over here...First time I've ever seen an Avanti II, and there were a smattering of cars from France as well as about eight 50's Buicks from Holland and Belgium, who had come over together... I took loads of pictures, and will eventually try to download a few. Going home, I also noticed how the cruising speed of these leviathans seems to be about 50/55 mph, probably at least in part to conserve fuel..
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