Boy, Jack you have some nice cars. I love both the CL and the CLS.

That 500E is pretty sweet, too. These cars are so classic. they never seem to look old or out of date like American cars do.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

thanks, but you can pick up an '02 600 very cheap (for reasons we won't get into), and the CLS was a demo with 5k miles that i got a steal on mid-year last year -- timing is everything.

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Now:
'02 CL 600
'07 CLS 550

Then:
'03 E 320
'86 560 SL

I just grabbed a 2003 CL600 Brabus T12 off of ebay. 45K miles, pretty much mint, good service history, all original paint/panels.

$139K MSRP when new, and then the original owner sent it to Brabus USA and spent $42K on the T12 package. The Alcon front brake system was $11K (gulp) alone.

But with 570HP on tap, it's an, um, interesting ride. It's the only car I've driven that does these two things:

1. Forces you to steer around a car you want to pass prior to hitting the gas, or else you might crash into the back of them

2. Accelerates so hard when floored over 100mph that when you lift off the throttle, it keeps building speed for a few seconds just from momentum before it finally levels off to cruising altitude

Crazy crazy crazy. It's a sure-fire way to lose your license.

Bruce
'03 CL600 Brabus T12 46K mi
'90 560SEL AMG 6.0 DOHC 82K mi
'90 560SEL 62K mi
'89 560SEL 111K mi
'87 420SEL 95K mi
'86 420SEL 92K mi
'01 Audi S8 83K mi
'00 Audi A6 4.2 90K mi
'06 Acura MDX 45K mi (wife's ride)

Put some pictures up of it, Bruce. Please, please . . . .

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles