lol

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Grey '91 350SDL 214k Dad's car
Beige '81 240D 4 Speed 254k SOLD
Blue '82 300D 225k SOLD
White '95 E300D 46k SOLD
Blue '87 190D 2.5 Turbo 315k SOLD
Brown '80 240D 4 Speed 716k SOLD
Beige '80 300D N/A 119k SOLD
Blue '85 300D Model 186k T-Boned

Went to the Imperial Palace Automotive Showroom today... Amazing! Most of the cars for sale, the inventory valued over 100 million dollars.

http://www.imperialpalace.com/casinos/imperial-palace/casino-misc/auto-collections-detail.html

I apologize for the poor quality photos, but since this was an impromptu trip, I only had my Iphone for photographs.

The Benzes:

Gull Wing for 750,000





Driver Quality Pagoda: $39,000





Then came the two mind blowing cars so expensive that you have to request the price...

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

Now, Tyler, don't "those" wire wheels look good on that Mercedes. OH, OH, OH......I JUST came up with an idea.

I've got to call you!!!

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
No longer selling Cluster Needles Paint
No longer selling New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

ohmygod.

i was there a couple months ago && stayed @ the I.P. *wasn't a big fan of my strip side room overlooking only a parking garage*

but i didn't go to the showroom!!!

stupid me stupid me stupid me

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Matthew McIvor

2016 E350 4Matic Black/Black
2007 GL450 4Matic with Off-Road Pkg Silver/Black
1995 E300 Diesel White/Gray
1994 S600 Euro Black/ Black Velour
1986 560SL Blue/Blue/Gray
1986 190E Blue/Blue 93k

...and thus the gold plated hood ornament was born.

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1980 500SE/AMG Euro
1981 500SEL Euro
1982 380SEL
1983 300TD
1983 500SEC/AMG Euro
1984 500SEC
1984 300TD Euro
1986 190E 2.3-16
1986 190E 2.3
1987 300D
1997 C36 AMG
2003 C320T 4matic

past: 1969 280SE 4.5 | 1978 240D | 1978 300D | 1981 300SD | 1981 300SD | 1982 300CD | 1983 300CD | 1983 300SD | 1983 380SEC | 1984 300D | 1984 300D | 1984 300TD | 1984 500SEL | 1984 300SD | 1985 300D | 1986 300E | 1986 560SEL | 1986 560SEL/Carat | 1987 560SEC | 1991 300D 2.5 | 2006 R350

Viva Las Vegas, baby. Won a tournament tonight and recouped my losses and then some... I'm quitting while I'm ahead.

I hit the road mid-morning tomorrow, with my step-grandfather in the passenger seat. Rotten cards coupled with wanting to watch the BCS championship at home, he's willing to rough it with me, as opposed to their exquisite new BMW 750.

Wish me luck; hopefully this will be the shortest and easiest leg.

I wanted to get some good photos of Ol' Turbo with the famous "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign, but it was too dark for anything decent to turn out.

With the magic of photo cropping and editing, I managed to produce this.



Here is what it was before: I cropped the sign in from another picture.




I found this game interesting at the Hilton, but didn't play:





This beautiful China Blue Pagoda was sitting in the Valet lane at the Hilton... With the new 30 day sticker, I assume the owner just purchased the vehicle...

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

Wow Tyler...excellent pics! I wouldn't have the discipline to constantly stop and snap photos, then load them up onto the website lol.

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Current cars:
2000 ML55 AMG, 174k miles
2003 C240 T-Modell, 202k miles
1995 S320, 207k Miles

Leaving the Colorado Rockies...




Leaving the Colorado Rockies, in august

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1981 300SD 512k OM603

I arrived in SoCal today at about 1:00 this afternoon and had a late lunch at fashion island.



Unfortunately, an overcast day made for unattractive photos.

While this is my first time driving to California, I've probably visited the state more than 20 times in my life. I have yet to become complacent about the insane about of gorgeous classic Benzes on the roads. That's why JGS (the company I started a thread on that sells time capsule Mercedes) and local forum members are able to find these cars, THEY'RE EVERYWHERE! It seems like every time I blink, I notice another nice old European car.

For Example: 3 photos in under 30 seconds.



The Ferrari turned left at the intersection, and this pulled up alongside me... driven by an elderly woman.



then, I notice the nice black 210 wagon...



I'm having trouble driving, following my GPS's directions, and rubber necking at cars all at the same time.

Example number 2: Craigslist...

Here's the craigslist Mercedes listings in Wichita. I'm lucky to see one a day.
http://wichita.craigslist.org/search/cta?query=mercedes&minAsk=min&maxAsk=max


and here is LA's Mercedes listings: well over 100 a day.
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/search/cta?query=mercedes&minAsk=min&maxAsk=max

Wichita is the largest city in Kansas, mind you, so the population difference is not even close to 100-1, more like 10-1

My final stop of the day was California's premier benz dealership, Fletcher Jones...









I felt like an idiot snapping photos at the dealer. That coupled with my old car parted the salesmen herd at the front door like Moses and the Red Sea. I'm used to having a yuppie like initial impression with people, so I couldn't help but be a little bit offended. (not really, kidding)

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

The auto collection at the IP used to include Hitler's Mercedes. The old owner celebrated Hitler's birthday, and obviously, that wasn't too popular. Regardless, it was an impressive and historic automobile.

Ah yes, Fletcher Jones. I feel like an idiot every time I stepped into that place!

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- GreaseCar Veg System

One arrogant over-muscled salesman came up to me and said with an authoritative tone, "you're not allowed to take pictures here."

I laughed him off and said yeah right, but he persisted, and took a kind of intimidating stance. When I started to oblige, he laughed, along with the peanut gallery of salesmen behind him, and said, "just kidding."

Typical meat head, using their physical dominance to make up for their other inadequacies.

Another guy was really nice... There was a black 2004 E500 wagon with 40k that had my name all over it... too bad its from the dark ages of Mercedes, but it only had a $27,000 asking price. Well out of my Cheap wagon club price range, but I thought it a good deal... for a dealership asking price, that is.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

not to steal from the thread but we just had a 5.0 earthquake in San Bernedino, Tyler did you feel it, how about others?

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1981 300d

YES I DID !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The bed I was sitting on started shaking while I was watching the game.

Holy crap, I thought it was an earthquake, but didn't want to be a dork and post about it.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

yah I only live like 10 miles from the epicenter, it was a good sized one.

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1981 300d