And BTW, a BEV will be far superior at altitude.
I'd want one that is pressurized, i think.
And BTW, a BEV will be far superior at altitude.
Good points - I familiarized myself with the maintenance costs and have some idea what it must cost to insure.@Dialectic about two years ago I went through a similar decision process on a 2013 SL63 AMG. My wife adores those cars, and a 30K mile, original senior citizen owner car came on the market, for sale by the owner in Newport Beach. I looked at it, and I thought I was looking at new car. All dealer serviced. The owner mentioned, apologetically, that it was in the rain a few times since he bought it five years before. I spent some time talking to one of the dealer's service writers about prices for maintenance and standard replacement stuff, like brake pads and rotors. Brake pads and rotors front and rear with MB parts was in the range of $3000, just to give you an example. An HID headlight replacement assembly was around $2000. Catalytic converters were about $5000. Fluid changes weren't bad, but anything that broke and needed replacement was pricey. My insurance company didn't care for collision or comprehensive on the car either, and the quotes were ridiculous. Have you talked to your insurance company yet? In the end my frugality overcame my desire to makes points with my wife and I walked away, but I understand the impulse. (If the car was for me and not her, and the SL wasn't so huge and impractical, I might have just swallowed the risk and bought it.)
I considered buying a mid-'90s 911 Turbo some years back, before '90s Porsche prices skyrocketed. I ultimately decided not to buy the 911 on the basis of the insane insurance costs. But I'm willing to swallow those costs now and would be eligible for a lower rate, as this car will not be a daily driver.
You are trolling me, annoying, off topic and disproportionate. Lately I am getting a lot of disproportionate replies. The Camaro SS is a great car. You sound jealous to me.
I've tried to convince my wife that I have good taste and that whatever I buy will appreciate.
That 911 Turbo sold for all of $17K.
Okay, there's the Ron I thought I knew.
I said that I see some of the attraction of the Camaro. I'm not jealous; I was just putting your goofy comment into perspective, as the MB is more practical. Stop being so paranoid and overly-sensitive.
I've tried to convince my wife that .... whatever I buy will appreciate.
That 911 Turbo sold for all of $17K.
It's an E63 wagon with the relatively rare NA V8 available from '07-'09. Fewer than 100 were sold stateside, and a lot of people love that engine.Well then don't buy the C63.
I'm sorry for your loss.
I bought my S2000 a few years ago(for $8.5K), highish miles at 136kmi, but from Texas so it is very clean underneath. It's had a few fender benders, so by no means perfect but very good from 15feet away. I fully expect that I will be able to sell it for as much if not more than I bought it for, which is a nice bonus to having a fun car.
Just APR an RS6 wagon, you’ll thank me later
True, but I would have had to unload it soon after, when I moved to Lower Manhattan to work 80-100 hours/week in one of that area's heralded institutions. I doubt I would have made much on the sale. Less than three years later I moved to London.
By the way, what makes you so special that your profile can't be viewed?
If only I'd been less frugal, I could have paid $1K/month to garage it down there!
You live in California, that's punishment enough.Perhaps I'm on double-secret probation.
You live in California, that's punishment enough.
Hydrolock can occur on many cars. It happens when you drive through a alrge and deep puddle so water gets sucked into the air intake. It has nothing to do with head bolts.