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Old 12-30-2009, 11:42 AM
TimFreeh TimFreeh is online now
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Originally Posted by Hit Man X View Post
Paying someone to keep it up and going would be foolish. Why put $5k into a car that only has a resale of $2500?
If you are interested in driving a car with the performance and luxury capabilities of a V12 W140 chassis car getting into that club at the 5K level is a steal. I've driven a couple of these cars and I've got to say they are quite an amazing ride. Unlike the big-dog 6.3 and 6.9's sedans dthese cars are still potent performers when viewed by modern standards and they are still new enought (IMHO) to be used as a daily driver.

IIRC these cars went for 130K when new, you can now find them in the 4-6K range all day.

But as others have pointed out there is no free lunch - there is a reason these cars have depreciated to the 5K level. You better be a very capable DIY'er of have very deep pockets.

Or both.
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