I've owned dozens of cars, but like you, not in the same category as Justin.
Used to be my drivers were in the $100 or less per month class...
$1000 car had to last 10 months to be considered a good purchase.
Bought a bunch just to flip, but that got kinda old, especially once the music addiction kicked in for real. Of course the audio gear I buy often costs like a used car, but will perform for decades.

Have I mentioned lately how much I love my SD??

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On some nights I still believe that a car with the fuel gauge on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. - HST

1983 300SD - 305000
1984 Toyota Landcruiser - 190000
1994 GMC Jimmy - 203000

https://media.giphy.com/media/X3nnss8PAj5aU/giphy.gif

I've been tempted recently too...the AMGs really don't do it for me though, most likely looking at an S4 or S5

Just listen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ixPaxvqBCY AWE is a stones throw away from me actually applied for a job there once

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

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

When I was walking home for lunch last week, there was a kid who must have been at the DMV getting inspected. I heard a short burst as he (ostensibly) pulled out of the lot and onto State St. then nailed it again and flew up Main before turning down the road next to our building to get on 91. Heard him getting on 91. What looked to be a pearl white A4 was packing 8 cylinders. Man, did it sound vicious. And intoxicating!

Did a little searching at lunch and found some guys putting the aluminum 8's into the A4's. Less weight than the steel block 6.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

Mercedes Benz CL 55 AMG Burnout - YouTube

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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)

Don't worry...

How often is she trading cars?

AMGs aren't too bad. Have had a few, and they are just a few $$$ more to maintain per year than their non AMG counterpart.

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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 imagine they would be more reliable so long as you didn't push them too hard as well...

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$60 OM617 Blank Exhaust Flanges
$110 OM606 Blank Exhaust Flanges
No merc at the moment

Eh, I feel the same way about Audis. Don't like the idea that AWD is keeping me out of the ditch, and not my driving skills!

Geez! My E55 would eat tires whether I was screwing around, or not! I would only get a month of two of driving out of a set before they were toast.

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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.

People ask me that, I say no Wife, no Kids, no Mortgage. What else am I going to spend money on?

Post a pic of the car, I tried to buy a CL55 the other day. A friend called me and said he coworker wanted to sell is 03 for a good price. Got there and it was an '02 N/A. He wanted good deal on a CL55K money, but wayyyyy to much for an N/A. Pretty big bummer.

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68 280SL - 70 280SL - 70 300SEL 3.5 - 72 350SL - 72 280SEL 4.5 - 72 220 - 72 220D - 73 450SL - 84 230GE - 87 200TD - 90 190E 2.0 - 03 G500

Nissan GTR - Nissan Skyline GTS25T - Toyota GTFour - Rover Mini - Toyota Land Cruiser HJ60 - Cadillac Eldorado - BMW E30 - BMW 135i

Something ELSE you can't do when you're married! I have four vehicles in my sig, no AMGs, but annual tire costs are ridiculous!

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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

Yeah, no girls have really caught my eye, and don't really plan on getting married anytime soon.

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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.