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So I bought a Mercedes.......
But somewhere in my plan to buy a W210 E420/E430, my plan went a little awry.
 Pics from the PO. It's now MUCH cleaner.      It's a '95 C36 AMG, 96k on it. Nearly spotless inside and out. Only one small door ding, perfect leather, one small crack in the console wood. No service records, but I bought it cheap. All the previous owner had to do was change the oil and replace the tires. I have a huge list of tune-up/preventative maintenance/small repairs to do, but overall it's in excellent shape. Awesome, awesome driving car. Perfect ride/handling compromise. Material quality is great, build quality is incredible. It absolutely feels like a vault, not a single rattle or loose piece. I thought my '95 E34 540/6 was a well built car, but this is a totally different league. Can you tell I like it?
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So Matt, how much are you selling it for?
j/k Nice car! 
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07-21-2008, 05:07 AM
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You can get more modern wheels at a decent price. It will make the car look even better. You're gonna love the Merc.
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07-21-2008, 05:12 AM
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You bought an AMG benz w/ no svc records and a huge list of deffered maintenance items?
I sincerely wish you the best of luck!
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07-21-2008, 05:13 AM
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Jim, I'll let you know in 6 months.
 Moses, I absolutely love the AMG monoblocks. They're lightweight, staggered, and (IMO) fit the car perfectly. berettafan, we're talking about maybe $200 worth of spark plugs, filters, and fluids. After a few weekends of quality time, it will be better maintained than most 96k cars. Also, because I know it will come up, yes I know about the head gaskets and engine wire harness. Head gasket is solid, no external leaks, not oil/coolant mixing, no steam from exhaust, and spark plugs show normal burn. Wiring harness is somewhat decayed from a visual inspection, I'm hoping it will hold up ok until winter. There's a MB forum guy that rebuilds them for $300 with a 1-week turnaround, so it's not the huge disaster that it would appear.
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07-21-2008, 05:32 AM
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07-21-2008, 05:35 AM
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Sure looks like a nice car!
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07-21-2008, 05:36 AM
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Matt,
That looks like a much better deal than the one down here. Good find.
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07-21-2008, 05:37 AM
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In my opinion, these cars are an incredible deal. You can find them all day for under $10k. For that you get a rare, rock solid, very fun to drive car. If I had a bit more cash, there is one in Houston for $9,500 that is incredible. Or you can spend a bit more and get a C43 AMG, with a 302 HP V8.
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07-21-2008, 05:39 AM
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nice car!
Many say those are the last of the "old school" mercedes. Enjoy!
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07-21-2008, 05:41 AM
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Great car.
I had the use of one for two weeks once, and loved it.
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07-21-2008, 06:47 AM
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07-21-2008, 06:49 AM
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 Matt, that looks great! Where did you find it?
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07-21-2008, 06:59 AM
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Welcome to the dark side. . .
The M.B.s are fine cars. Get your maintenance up to snuff and take care of it and it's likely to last you a very long time. Congrats!
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07-21-2008, 07:22 AM
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Paul, I found it in Springfield, MO on Craigslist. Paid the guy an extra $100 to drive it to KC, as I was going to be there anyway. And you wanted me to buy a new Civic.
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07-21-2008, 07:31 AM
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Nice ride!
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07-21-2008, 07:33 AM
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I just drooled on my keyboard.
Thanks for that.
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07-21-2008, 07:37 AM
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Nice ride. I recently went with a Merc as well.
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07-21-2008, 09:03 AM
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Great choice, I have had one for about 5 years. Great car and doubt I will ever sell it.
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Very cool! Enjoy!
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93/88 Porsche 964 Turbo/911 3.2 3.6 Turbo/3.2
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