I am looking at a 300C with AWD. I was in search of an Audi A8 but the 300C may be more cost effective.

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'08 Chevy Tahoe
'93 Ducati 900 SS
'79 Kawasaki KZ 650
'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R

Driven one. They are OK to drive, but the power from that hemi is pretty good.




Someone here also just bought one.

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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.

yeah i drove one about 20 years ago.convertible with the cross-ram 2x4 hemi engine.man what a car.but they didn't come in awd. i believe what you are refering to is the 300m.nope haven't driven one of those.

My brother bought one (new) for his wife. A month later she clipped a curb, tore off the rocker moulding and trashed a rim. A few months later she totalled it on I-45 outside of Houston. She liked it so much he bought her another one.

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'86 300E 5 speed
'71 Triumph TR6
'46 Cushman Scooter
'41 Ford 9N tractor

I drove one and it drives nice but I think it looks ugly. The interior layout is interesting.

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2015 GLK350 4Matic. My winter DD
2012 E350 4Matic. Road Trip car
2009 CLK350 Coupe Designo.Kleemann Tune For nice days/DD
2006 CL600. V12.Eurocharged Tune. Enough said
2005 CLK55 AMG Coupe.Kleemann Tune. For the sound and style
2004 CLK320 Cabriolet. 2005+ Interior swap. For the sunny Florida days & beach days

A hemi paired with the suspension of an E-Class . . . thank you Dr. Z.

Here you go:

Bought me a near-Mercedes

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Benz Fleet:
1968 UNIMOG 404.114
1998 E300
2008 E63


Non-Benz Fleet:
1992 Aerostar
1993 MR2
2000 F250

I have driven a 300C. I hated it. It has horrible bumpers, poor visibility and mediocre handling. And they didn't do so well in the IIHS side crash test. Your best bet would be to go with a used Audi A8; you can pick up a nice one for around $23,000.

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1989 Mercedes-Benz 300SE
2004 Audi TT 3.2 S-line

they hold up well to neutral drops, power slides, and the general abuse I give out to rental cars

No, but I saw one on T.V.

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$23k is a little over my budget. I was thinking around $15k. I think right now it is a little easier to find an A8 rather than a 300C with AWD.

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'85 300SD (formerly california emissions)
'08 Chevy Tahoe
'93 Ducati 900 SS
'79 Kawasaki KZ 650
'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R

I had a magnum awd. I liked it in some ways but the very heavy wheels made for a crappy bouncy ride, and it used a lot of fuel. It had the three point five motor and I could never top twenty mpg highway.

It went well in snow.

Its also a very very big and heavy, disguisd by the fact of the very tall wheels.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I drove one while my 300E was being repaired following an accident (insurance paid the rental). While I initially liked the look of it, I quickly grew to dislike it intensely and missed my Benz. Reasons -

- horrid gas mileage for a V6
- handling is mediocre at best
- high door panels create nice aesthetics, but in reality conjure up too many blind spots for my liking (and I'm on the taller side, 6'1")
- found the inside controls a bit chincy/plasticky

It had decent power and acceleration, but the combination of bad mileage (without the corresponding power you would expect), dodgy handling and blind spots galore had me wishing my Benz was finished its repairs.

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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 don't own one but I have rented them on several occasions. It seemed like a pretty solid car. Since it was a rental it did not have the Hemi engine and the extra horsepower would have been nice. My only complaint was the outward vision. The whole car is on big blind spot.

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I sat in one at the auto show, that was enough for me.

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