HI

Thanks for all your responses. It would be great to have the money, the know how and the expertise to so seriously transform a 300E!

However, after some thought and driving the 1999 Black on Black C43 AMG again, I decided to buy it. They upped the trade in value of my 87300E to $9k and got me better financing interest rates from MB. It seemed to make more sense to me to buy this faster, rarer (and possibly cheaper) factory hot rod that, will appreciate in value over time rather than depreciate and require more and more expensive repairs like my 300E.

I guess that at about 180,000 to 200,000 miles (no one knows for sure how many) I have to give up on the idea of completely and permanently restoring and upgrading my '87 300E. As sweet as that car is (and I really liked it) I believe that I'll love my C43 AMG even more.

Any opions, knowledge or links to info about the C43 AMG would be greatly appreciated.

Marc
99 C43 AMG