City as in busy suburban, not downtown driving. Parking is not an issue.

My new business endeavor is soon approaching and I'll be taking care of customers and calling on new ones within a ~3 mile radius of my office. Most of it on 35-45mph roads, the occasional short blast on a highway. Commute is about 7 miles round-trip, slugging around 45 mph.

That S600 isn't well suited for that sort of work, so I wouldn't have much of a chance to let her run.

My plan is to dump the 600 and buy something smaller, more nimble and cheaper. Age doesn't matter... My thought was as an SLC, 190-16v (one for sale near me right now), 124 coupe, POS's 280E AMG looks interesting. It could even be a 2 seater with some space for dogs.

Tossing around the idea right now...

I'll have ONE HELLUVA time selling that 600. May end up at the dealer.

Ideas?

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'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

you cant sell the 600.. you said you couldn't

why not an E Class wagon tuned by AMG?

Cool idea, but still too much car.

That could work down the road, but foolish to drop $65K right now when getting into a new venture.

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'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

take my 300D... fair trade

No diesels and no C-class. Looks like POS sold his 280 AMG, neat car.

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'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

yea, It is gone. Really nice example of an AMG W123.

so nothing too big or to entry level... G-Wagen? it doesnt seem that big

Maybe...
There's a clean one under $20K FS at the Clubwagon site, but it's in New Mexico-- too damn far. Might be a few G's around here, but they're $$late model$$.

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'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

Dude, get a yellow H2 with spinners and park it right outside the front door.

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What about a 190 2.6? I have to imagine that it's less expensive to run than a 2.3-16.

I'd say a W210 would be perfect, tunable ect.

yes, a late w210 would be a nice city car. look for an AMG E55 I see one every week

Second the W210. An E320 will get the job done, an E430 will do it that much faster and there's always the E55 - but you'd probably go slightly mental not being able to unwind that car too often. I'd go for the E320 for your commuting needs, given the short distances and for city gas consumption. The M112 is a great, peppy engine! Mind you, going from an S600 turbo to an E320 would hurt, so yeah, maybe the E55...

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Chris
2007 E550 4Matic - 61,000 Km - Iridium Silver, black leather, Sport package, Premium 2 package
2007 GL450 4Matic - 62,000 Km - Obsidian Black Metallic, black leather, all options
1998 E430 - sold
1989 300E - 333,000 Km - sold
1977 280E - sold
1971 250 - retired

"And a frign hat. They gave me a hat at the annual benefits meeting. I said. how does this benefit me. I dont have anything from the company.. So they gave me a hat." - TheDon

I just had a 210! Argh. Probably should have kept it.

Maybe I could find a tuned 210 E55. They pop up every so often...

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'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

No sheat, it would match my house and wifey's garden.

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'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

...something to consider. The Cossie's are very high strung and $$ to maintain. Most on the market are beat too...

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'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder