spectacular.

Compare and contrast in 400 words or less.

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1961 220b: first project car - sold.
2000 CLK 430: first modern Benz - sold.
2001 CLK 55: OMG the torque!!! - sold
1972 280SE 4.5: Baby Gustav
1991 300TE 4Matic: Gretel the Snow Bunny - sold
1978 300SD: Katz the Free Man - given away
1980 Redhead: Darling Wife

naughty.

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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

Not having met your wife, all I can say is that you just described mine...except yours is younger.

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1987 560SL
85,000 miles

Mine just turned 41, looks (and acts) 10 yrs younger.

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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

Mine just turned 50 the other day...looks like she's 35 and acts younger as well. Right now she's in the kitchen with my daughter, dancing and singing while making cookies that my daughter wants to take to school tomorrow. i get such a kick out of watching her act like that.

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1987 560SL
85,000 miles

Being young is a state of mind. I still feel like I'm in college. Get tired sometimes in later in the day, other than that it's all good.

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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

FUN!.........

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"Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration...
don't Fail Us Now"

I dont have a wife or girlfriend. (unless you count hands)

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hum.....
1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

Ba, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

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For the Saved, this world is the worst it will ever get.
For the unSaved, this world is the best it will ever get.

Clk's Ebay Stuff BUY SOMETHING NOW!!!

May I add...

...a passionate Miata driver.
...an awesome, understanding caretaker.
...an incredible juggler with multitasking!
...a patient zookeeper (how many cats again?)
...an involved member of the Frederick community.
...the best vegetarian cook EVER. PERIOD.

My hat's off to the redhead!

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[GONE] - 1995 Mercedes E300 Diesel - 130k miles - Smoke Silver (702) over Mushroom leather (265) - Bladder blasting, coast-to-coast work machine.

My Mrs. is just the greatest. Friend, lover and mother to my kids. Good looking and good humored. She tolerates my silly auto fetishes.

She tells me I am attractive and pretends to believe that other women are after me.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

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

MY wife is:
1. Dedicated to her profession (teaches middle school english).
2. Highly educated. Went to the trouble to get national board certified on top of her Masters degree.
3. From a large family and cares deeply about them.
4. Tougher than she looks- 4th degree black belt.
5. Thinks a lot like me. Same taste in furnishings (antique).
6. May be insane-she has put up with me for 35 years!!!
7. Pretty with long strawberry blonde hair- that she keeps long because I like it that way even though short would be a lot easier for her.
8. Just flat out amazing - example: she went with me on a 10 hour drive, cramped in SIL's mini pickup to get a 201 motor for my 190D Saturday.

Overall, I'd think Jim, CLK and I all won the wife lottery. Don't know if we are all just lucky or were REALLY good in a former life or what. Just know we won.
I hope we never forget that.

Would you believe I almost made a Funny bone Joke too. I caught myself before posting it

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hum.....
1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

.........patient!!!

Yes.

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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)