http://abcnews.go.com/Business/MellodyHobson/car-ticket/story?id=11917072

Maybe I'll stick with my diesel for now.

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Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

jiveturkey driving grampa's stolen, er, borrowed SL driving 160 mph comes to mind

At least with the diesel you still have the "judge this jalopy cannot go more than 66mph" defense.

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If they're in a Hummer, they might as well plan on it--drivers of the Hummer H2 face more than triple the chances of a citation.

hahahahahaha

On the SL front...I'd imagine that you would be fine in an older model.

Does anyone think that the reason for the higher number of SL tickets has to do with the fact that the cop will give them a ticket because they "can afford to pay it"

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

But its still worth having an SL. The key is not getting caught.

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'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Maybe a camo- painted stealth SL... Kinda defeats the purpose...

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)

This is good...


No wagons are on that list!

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

I find in most MB's its easy to get a ticket. Most are built to run and like to run a lot faster than US speed limits allow. My SDL had two sweet spots, one at 80 and the other at 105. My friends S600 has a very comfortable spot at about 120 which is a totally effortless speed, also thanks to MB's sound insulation it feels like 70 in a regular car.

I know for damn sure when I'm driving a MB on the highway I'm not doing 55 in the right.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Hey, I thought the law was supposed to treat all men equally......the law is not a respecter of persons, correct? this information seems to contradict the idea that 'all men are equal in the eyes of the law'.

I bet cameras can dish out equality

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1982 240D, sold 9/17/2008
1987 300D TurboW124.133 - 603.960, 722.317 - Smoke Silver Metallic / Medium Red (702/177), acquired 8/15/2009
262,715 and counting

Part of the reason the public reacts so strongly against them, precision and equality.

What about this.


http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10/19/nothing-wrong-with-jets-air-show-maneuver-faa-says/?hpt=C2

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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)

Since most people that drive a luxury brand like Mercedes, want to appear rich, it's really their own fault being ticketed for driving one.

Maybe those cars getting ticketed more often are actually speeding more often.

I had a Porsche Turbo and drove it at insane speeds but only got a couple of tickets and they were just cruising slightly over the 55 limit at the time. My biggest ticket was hauling ass down the highway in my 6.9.

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MB-less

Is that possible?