Nice ride!!! Seeing the two side by side, it's easy to see why you went for new. They have really evolved with the time, and you can see how much.

Got to love the soccer decal on the tailgate. How many minutes after you bought the new wagen did you put it on?

It looks great, a fun way to show where your sympathies lie!!

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Very niiiiiiiiiice.

My neighbor just got a new '07 ML350, and he loves it.

He is a technician at the local Mercedes dealer (Penske Mercedes), and he swears by the new / current ML class cars.

He described the old 163 chassis cars as being more of a Chrylser than a Mercedes. When he took them apart and saw how they were built, they looked nothing like any other Mercedes.

The newer 164 chassis cars have proven to be extremely reliable, he tells me.

They are also a unitized chassis, instead of a body on frame, so they really aren't much of a "truck" anymore.

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

That I knew...and you can tell when you drive it as well.

But since the only rugged outdoor activities I engage in involves watching twenty-two pairs of cleats aerate a manicured field for an hour or so, I guess I can live with that aspect of the chassis.

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2009 ML350 (106K) - Family vehicle
2001 CLK430 Cabriolet (80K) - Wife's car
2005 BMW 645CI (138K) - My daily driver
2016 Mustang (32K) - Daughter's car