Welcome tot he Forum CarGuy, since you have vettes in your blood, and that taste for Speed and Horsepower, you may want to look into finding a nice 500E for a great wolf in sheeps clothing. of course you can always buy an AMG model, E55, C32, SLK32 etc etc, for the modern Mercedes hotrods.
My dad had a 68 vette convertible, it was an orangy red color with black interior. It was fast, but handling left something to be desired, especially int he rain..
. It had a 327 motor, Weiand manifold, holley carb, and hurst shifter. The car went like a bat out of hell, as my dad always puts it.
It was a blast when he had it, being 18 at the time, and getting to drive it now and then, it was great, and people used to stare at that car, because it was beautiful.
He has always had Mb's, and to this day, almost everyone in my family has an mb.
My dad has a 94 SL600 and a 2003 SL500 is on order, with a delivery date sometime in the near future.
My older brother has a 1985 380SL, 170k and still going strong.
I have a 1992 300CE, 100k and still going strong...
My oldest brother has an ML430.
My aunt has an 87 420SEL
my uncle has an 79 300D.
My other uncle also has an 80 300D
My grandfather used to have a 450 SEL 6.9.
My father has previously owned an 86 560SL, two 85 190E's (one was my moms, other was my older brothers), and an 87 560SEL.
Every car has been wonderful. Mercedes is definately in my families blood and will continue to flow through our veins, because we are all hooked on Mercedes.
My younger brother is now looking at possibly getting rid of his Range Rover and buying a 400E/E420. I've been trying to convince him for the last year to get one.
Alon