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Old 07-06-2011, 01:25 PM
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IS250/RWD/6speed is on my radar. They're definitely getting into my price range used but the manuals are hard to find.

They hold their value too well. Can't be said of the German marques.

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Old 07-06-2011, 02:16 PM
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I've issued instructions to my wife and close friends, that I am to be transported in a Cadillac hearse.
Start making friends with NASCAR's Tony Stewart . . . his Smoke Deville is your ride.

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Start making friends with NASCAR's Tony Stewart . . . his Smoke Deville is your ride.

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They hold their value too well. Can't be said of the German marques.
My friend picked up an auto 06 IS250 auto for $18k a year ago. Should be a bit less now.
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didn't there used to be cadillac ambulances as well? (or has the alzheimers kicked in?)
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Old 07-06-2011, 03:49 PM
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I'd rather be in my Ford truck than my clk 320, it's in limp mode for the fourth time. Anyone want to buy a 2002 clk 320?
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Old 07-06-2011, 04:06 PM
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Give you a fiver.
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Old 07-06-2011, 04:08 PM
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Give you a fiver.
Add a couple of zeros behind the five and we will talk.
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Old 07-06-2011, 04:09 PM
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didn't there used to be cadillac ambulances as well? (or has the alzheimers kicked in?)
Heck yeah. Remember Ecto-1?

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Old 07-06-2011, 04:57 PM
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I would not day I would rather die in an MB, but it is hard for me to drive a "soulless" appliance.
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Old 07-06-2011, 05:00 PM
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I tried to give it a spirited go, and the car would just soullessly pull forwards. Handling was boring, feeling not a thing from the road and a muffled thunk every time you hit a crease or crack in the road. In all, It was just exactly what I'd expect in a post-police state world where we all have to drive a boring car. It really solidified my love of classic cars.
Easier to text while driving in a Lexus than a 240D.

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Old 07-06-2011, 06:23 PM
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Plus the Lexus can do something a 240D can't...drive 80mph...with the AC blasting, cruise on, up a grade....
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Old 07-06-2011, 07:05 PM
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Plus the Lexus can do something a 240D can't...drive 80mph...with the AC blasting, cruise on, up a grade....

Even if your not pressing the gas pedal.
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Old 07-06-2011, 07:55 PM
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Even if your not pressing the gas pedal.
Debunked a long time ago.

Just don't try to retrofit cheap HIDs like this guy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLHWgAmx3Iw
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Old 07-06-2011, 08:08 PM
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Debunked a long time ago.

Just don't try to retrofit cheap HIDs like this guy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLHWgAmx3Iw

I bet whichever accountant decided to save 10 cents a car and not install floor mat anchors felt like a bit of a douche nozzle after all that hub bub. I bet more than a few of those cases were because of that or perhaps aftermarket rubber floor mats. Other cases I am guessing was geriatric drivers who kept stomping the accelerator instead of the brakes. Maybe the pedals are too close together. Who knows... bottom line is.. everyone who drives a car should know what NEUTRAL does. I dont have enough fingers or toes to count how many people have asked me what all those "other gears besides park and drive" are. Considering driving is the most dangerous thing the majority of people will do in their lives, driving education is such a huge joke

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