Next week I'm taking the SDL out to play! Not to drive yet to early, but I need to bring it to the tire shop to mount the new super wide Yoko's. I'm going to wait to drive it every day until like the 1st or 2nd week of April, unless the Jetta dies in the mean time; pretty good chance of that happening...

But on the way back from the tire shop I'm going to crank up the music, and blast down I95 at 120mph thanking the Lord that I am in a real car again. OMFG its going to be the absolute best to drive a proper car again. RWD, diesel engine under the hood, three pointed star on it. No longer will I be in the small exposed tin can, driving the Jetta on the highway sucks. Everyone is bigger and faster than you.

I can't wait to be in a REAL car again! The thunk of the doors, climate control, having comfortable seats, an arm rest, leg room, good sound system, good brakes, etc, etc.

Not having driven a MB in a few months makes me appreciate how good they are! Chances are after blasting down the highway I'll just say screw it and call the junkers and have them tow the VW away.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwAKfRPAwh0

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Super wide tires on a 300SDL? Poser

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

Thought you don't like Yokohamas?

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99 Gurkha with OM616 IDI turbo

2015 Gurkha with OM616 DI turbo

2014 Rexton W with OM612 VGT

It wants to be an AMG Hammer!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I realized I liked them the first 3 years, and the Bridgestones I wanted didn't do so well in the reviews and cost $150 more.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

We really need to find you an adequate winter beater. I wouldn't recommend an X5 unless you plan to spend $5g's a year to keep it running.

How 'bout a Subi Outback? Wagon could come in handy.

I'm having withdrawls not having the diesel for 5 days.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

C'mon, Hat. Spring is here and will officially be sprung in less than a week. Time to bring it out to play for the year. It even looks like the snow/mix storm they were forecasting for the weekend will pass to the south.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

120 MPH? That would be against the law, Hat. You wouldn't think of exceeding the speed limit, would you?

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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

Nothing like the sight of BIG, OLD and MOVING at 120mph in somone's rear view mirror to make them move the F*** out da way !!! Not that I've ever done anything like that of course...

Or 171 mph in the W8.. ALLEGEDLY :

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Sharing my partner's 2012 Forte 5dr SX til I find my next 123 or 126..
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Do I miss being a service advisor ???

a W8... neat

I need to get me a 300SDL.

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Current:
1985 300D aka Miss Margaret
1991 300SE aka Alarice
1995 SL320 aka Samantha
1997 K1500 Silverado
Past:
1999 E300 ex-wife got it and let her son ruin it
1984 190 2.3 ex-wife got it and let her son destroy a great car
1985 300D (CA version) aka Maybelline lost to deer at high speed.
1981 300D aka Madeline (went to salvage at near 400k) rusty, yet best car I ever drove
Wishlist:
McFarlan TV6 (only a few privately owned)
ReVere with Rochester engine
1917 Premier (only one left)

I mean 120 on a race track, yeah a closed road course...yeah 100+ in a big car, with the high beams on...usualy wakes the moron on the minivan doing 75 up...its amazing how fast they move. It scares them even more if you come up on them really fast then hit the brakes at the last minute...

Next winter I have a 300SDL or a Passat with a Vr6 lined up. When I start making some money I'll buy myself a good winter car...a newer MB.

Cars are a waste of money I'm not going to spend a lot on a car for quite a long time.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Been there, done that. Wasted $$$$. My 2001 Passat got: european xenons complete with leveling motors, Porsche front brakes, wheels/tires,springs/shocks,sway bar,chip,exhaust and a host of other goodies. Took a beating on reselling everything when I traded it in. The 03 W8 got springs,BBS wheels,chip and exhaust only. The Benz will get what it NEEDS and if I land the "new" 03 W8 6 speed I'm working on, it will get only what I did to the last W8 and XM radio on top of that. Real estate is the new hobby..

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Sharing my partner's 2012 Forte 5dr SX til I find my next 123 or 126..
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Do I miss being a service advisor ???

Amen, I rather put money into RE it tends to come back to me.

That way 20 years from now I can get an F car, which pwn's all.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

We need pix man!

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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.