This afternoon I will no longer be an M-B owner. Trading in the good ol' W124 on a well-maintained, low mileage soulless Toyota.

Goodbye, sweet prince.

B

that's o.k. your secret is safe with us....However butt, I must remind you that the souless tuna can you'll be driving is no match for the butt saving metal of the W124.

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

Just don't take your candle and hide your light away on another forum.

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1981 240d - 135k - Arlene

pffft

you'll be back..

Just like I keep saying about those girls that keep taking my wallet at home depot

did you finish your story yet? sorry for the hyjack.

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

Yeesh. Never could get into a Toyota - way too soulless for me.

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- Brian


1989 500SEL Euro
1966 250SE Cabriolet
1958 BMW Isetta 600

Are you going to become a smug hybrid driver?

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

What prompted the switch?

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.

Perhaps Bot is mentally and spiritually preparing himself for his true destiny - a W123 diesel.

it was an accident.

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

yea.. I did.. I was given an 85 for the paper... not bad.. I'll post it later

A Louisiana thing going on mayhaps?

Paul the Benzadmiral from New Orleans, just got rid of his W202 Mercedes and bought a really nice Buick.

hmmmm

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Like Toyota owners ever "need" a Tech Help" forum!!!!

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2009 ML350 (106K) - Family vehicle
2001 CLK430 Cabriolet (80K) - Wife's car
2005 BMW 645CI (138K) - My daily driver
2016 Mustang (32K) - Daughter's car

Some dumb bastard ran a stop sign and creamed my E320 last Fall. Insurance totaled it. I bought it back and repaired it. Repair was good -- you literally couldn't tell my old paint from the repaired spot. Car tracked perfectly and handled flawlessly. Possibly unrelated issues began last month -- air flow meter, cruise control, timing issue, "check" light kept coming on. A look at the wiring harness and a twist revealed severe cracking -- confirmed my Sum of All Fears. Not worth the repair, IMO. It still runs, though idle is hellishly rough. So I started shopping for a replacement.

The best buy for what I wanted (an interstate road warrior) was the Lincoln LS. That is a nice car in a V-8. Then I decided to buy cheap and get a car that I could devolve to my youngest kid (who starts driving full time this summer). And I drove some Hondas and liked the Accord. Looked at some in the $5-$8k range/100,000 miles. There are some pretty nice ones out there. I was going to look at yet another Accord this morning and the salesman -- as salesmen do -- said he just got this Avalon in .... I drove it. It feels well constructed and responsive. 2001; 53,000 miles; $11.5K with trade in. So, WTF?

I intend to get into another M-B if the stock market regains it's loss. But at this point, I don't think so.

i told them it was an accident but no one believed me...

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL