First you dump your nice vintage MB for a pickup, now this...Hattie, what's going on?

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Chris
2007 E550 4Matic - 61,000 Km - Iridium Silver, black leather, Sport package, Premium 2 package
2007 GL450 4Matic - 62,000 Km - Obsidian Black Metallic, black leather, all options
1998 E430 - sold
1989 300E - 333,000 Km - sold
1977 280E - sold
1971 250 - retired

"And a frign hat. They gave me a hat at the annual benefits meeting. I said. how does this benefit me. I dont have anything from the company.. So they gave me a hat." - TheDon

Alright, I will give the Mustang that much.

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Chris
2007 E550 4Matic - 61,000 Km - Iridium Silver, black leather, Sport package, Premium 2 package
2007 GL450 4Matic - 62,000 Km - Obsidian Black Metallic, black leather, all options
1998 E430 - sold
1989 300E - 333,000 Km - sold
1977 280E - sold
1971 250 - retired

"And a frign hat. They gave me a hat at the annual benefits meeting. I said. how does this benefit me. I dont have anything from the company.. So they gave me a hat." - TheDon

With the broad aftermarket support for the Mustang and a bottomless wallet, you could turn a basic '65 notchback into a rocket that can also turn and stop...as long as you brace the hell out of the flexistructure and throw away every single braking/drivetrain/suspension component and start all over again. My John Deere lawn tractor is more technically sophisticated than the Mustang's '60 Falcon progenitor.

I have been a Mustang guy longer than a MB guy.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

My uncle has owned one for about 25 years and done just that. Has lots of neat parts under the hood and underneath, he just about threw away the stock drive line and suspension.

Right now its putting to the road about 450hp, its fun when you step on it...goes real well.

It corners and stops like a BMW to!

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I think the EV1 is a very nice looking car. Then again, I really like the Citreon DS

-J

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1991 350SDL. 230,000 miles (new motor @ 150,000). Blown head gasket

Tesla Model 3. 205,000 miles. Been to 48 states!
Past: A fleet of VW TDIs.... including a V10,a Dieselgate Passat, and 2 ECOdiesels.
2014 Cadillac ELR
2013 Fiat 500E.

I agree.. The EV1 is the benchmark for electric cars today.

The Jaguar E-Type is in the Museum of Modern Art. None of those cars accomplished that.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

...because MOMA can't afford a Ferrari.

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Moma has a '59 VW Beetle.

I'm kinda happy I own 2 examples on the list

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95 E300D gave away
77 300D, 227k, station car
83 300CD 370k, body gone away to the rust gods, engine is in a Yota pickup, going strong
89 190E 2.6- 335k, no more
79 VW FI Bus- 154k summer driver
59 VW Beetle ragtop- 175k
12 VW Jetta- 250k
74 MG Midget-78k

Having owned a 65 Mustang fastback all I can say is you are nuts. It was nothing but a falcon with a pretty body. Not in the same league as a 2002.

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'59 180 Dad's original
'59 180 Dad's 2nd one
'67 250SE Dad's last one
'59 220 SE My first one
'62 220SE Coupe second one
'89 190E 2.6 5spd third one
'06 E350 4matic (sold)
'10 E350 4matic

You're right. They actually have 6 cars. I'm guessing they drove the Jag in but once there it wouldn't start so they couldn't get it out.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Here's a fun fact for those of you who like e types but have never worked on one... To do a clutch job (they're frequent as hell) you literally have to pull the ****ing engine. I wish I were kidding.

My BMW vote would have to be for one of those aluminum bodied six series coupes from the 70's/80's. I'm not that familiar with them, never driven one, but they look cool and are supposed to handle great. They didn't make many though.

IIRC it's the same with an MG Midget. Nothing like British engineering.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Yeah, 'cept the MG was a HELL of a lot simpler to take apart. It's like comparing a '69 220D to an '10 SLS AMG when you get into the technicalities on the two cars. I remember Peter Eagan talking about it saying something like almost every part on the Jaguar was bespoke (one of a kind to it's model.) Whereas the MG was a van that used to carry tractor parts which someone lopped the roof off of and successfully turned into a leaky unreliable nightmare. And yet I love British Cars. We're strange aren't we?