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S600 On Jalopnik
Comment Of The Day: Accept No Substitutes But A V12 Benz Edition
I sure miss the performance, but not the repair costs. Watch out when you hit about 60k miles!!
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Reading that comment made me go on CL to search for some examples... .
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A V12 Mercedes is always a good choice.
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You just posted "Just say no to VW!" in the latest VW thread, but I think that that is honestly more applicable to the S600. The V12 gets you hooked, but after a while, the repair bills force you to pawn stolen goods to maintain your addiction .
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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes 1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod 2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die." |
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I'm back to being a bi-turbo V12 owner. This time I made sure there was a warranty. Never again will I own an ABC equipped MB V12 without a warranty. The cost of the suspension alone can bankrupt you.
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Details, plz!
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Sounds like there is a story involving that answer, care to elaborate?
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Here's a hint. The wheels are 13" wide in the rear and it has over 700 hp.
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I keep seeing 03-04 S600s pop up on my local CL for $8k-$12k! So tempting...
I did talk to a friend though, and he has swapped his CL to conventional suspension - complete with swaybars! He gave me a list of all parts needed and what needs to be swapped - and to be honest, it doesn't look terrible. Maybe this next summer.
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I'd love to see the list...I don't plan on doing this on mine anytime soon, but a repair bill for several thousand dollars could potentially change my mind On-topic: I love the S55, but it's only made me want to try out that sexy, sexy biturbo V12
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In a way, the S600 is a quite efficient vehicle, as it enables a person who has a desire to maintain two very expensive 6 cylinder engines an opportunity to do so within the confines of just one car...
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Another hint.
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I'm not sure how he overcame the warnings, I'll ask him about that next time I see him.
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Aww sheeat, you bought a new one. That's not fair!
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