I like how the F150 with the redesign scored off the charts for a domestic truck and was on par with Asian imported 'full size' trucks. I have driven a new F150 and was blown away by the rigidity of that new chassis. I also noticed that you drive a 1986 W126 as well. I have an '86 300SDL and have had high school 'people' (im 34, and STILL think I am a kid a times...lol) cut me of, and my usual thought process is this... "I am driving just under 4000 lbs of 20 year old german steel WITH an airbag and pretensioners... bring it on!" I also love how our (correct me if I am wrong) W126 cars were the first Mercedes products to be designed specifically for the off set crash! I have named mine Rudy, and that car is like an old friend. I have a 2000 BMW 3 series coupe (soon to be a same body M3 in early 2007) and while it has ALL the safety stuff, there is this feeling of 'fort knox on wheels' that I get in the old SDL! Being a safety nut I HAD to contribute to this thread.

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2000 BMW 323ci 96K
1986 300SDL Turbo 421K (head rebuild/gasket at 411K)
1967 250SE with really rare options needs some motor work
1977 240D automatic - gave to little brother, he now has the 'diesel love' is Turbo240 on this forum
1995 Lifted Ford Explorer XLT 4x4 173K (sold)

*** Next year would love a PO 2004-2005 M3 SMG and when a biz deal pays off, a nice used Porsche Cayenne S.

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