One day when I’m older
- Thread starter Jam03
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I'll confess to being a merc man at heart. Had more mercs than beemers. I do love a nice merc. My dream car would be a 50/60's SL Roadster.
But between the two cars in the above pictures - I'd take the zed.
But between the two cars in the above pictures - I'd take the zed.
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- Model of Z
- 3 litre Z3 pretending to be Italian exotica. Two previous E89 Z4s.
The R129s are getting very sought after and their prices rocketed for a while but seem to have tailed off. I must admit to having a soft spot for the previous generation R107s (which seemed to have dropped in value recently).
I think it would have to be an SL500 as a minimum. SL600 or the ultra rare SL55 AMG would be preferable.
Anything after 2001 are a POS, apparently.
I think it would have to be an SL500 as a minimum. SL600 or the ultra rare SL55 AMG would be preferable.
Anything after 2001 are a POS, apparently.
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2001. I'd say a few years earlier. The saying "built like a brick sh*thouse" only really applied up to mid 80's. Think 123 series and 107's.
When the 124 series E class came out you could feel it was made cheaper. I did have a 124 300TE and it was a nice car but after that they've been rust boxes.
Only car I regret selling was my 107 380 SLC.
Having said that. I think I would take the merc. Sell it. Buy the Z and trouser the change.
Don’t some of them have wiring looms that all need replacing after a certain age? Personally, I like the look of them, but it doesn’t really suit the driving experience I’m after…at the moment.
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- 3 litre Z3 pretending to be Italian exotica. Two previous E89 Z4s.
No idea. These cars are getting to the age now where they are more a 'sunny Sunday only' classic than a means of transport IMO. I would only look at a car like these to be a 'garage queen' so the driving experience wouldn't be important to me.
Nostalgia too, for me. I am a child of the 70s and 80s, so that era of cars is dear to my heart. They were mostly crap but that's just the way it was!
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