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View Poll Results: What would you purchase if you had a $55k budget
C63 - 2008 (the new AMG C class)
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CLS 500 - 2006 (with AMG appearance pck)
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E55 - 2005
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E500 (purchase my lease $26 and then add a body kit, etc)
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Which machine would you get for $55k

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Old 07-06-2007 | 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by LUISGT3
Come on Robert, quit kidding yourself, you know you want another Porsche.
for SORE, I REALLY REALLY miss the Porsche. What a great car, you can drive it everyday if you wanted to. The ferrari is great, but it is an event car. Can't just park it anywhere. I have noticed that there are a lot of a$$holes out there. WHen I drove my car, it did not attract as much attention and from the wrong people.

When driving the f-car, people (working vans) will drive in the emergency lane to kick up all the crap on the side of the road and then slow down and laugh. It has happened more than once during my commute to work (on a weekday).

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Thanks Robert! Let me know if you need assistance finding another Porsche.
 
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E55 for me....followed by a call to the nearest kleeman shop....
 
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E55 for me....followed by a call to the nearest kleeman shop....

+1

Kleeman is very hot. Saw last week a E500 with Kleeman kit and it is very hot.
 
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Old 07-07-2007 | 08:03 AM
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i still think a 3 series, coupe is hott as can be. a nice exhaust, a set of springs, and some new HRE wheels (the brushed ones) and you're done!
 
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Old 07-07-2007 | 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Vadim@GMGRacing
If you are looking to get 600HP, than E55 is the choice.

If you want the latest and greatest ,then C63 will do.
+1 e55 gets my vote hands down
 
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Old 07-07-2007 | 03:19 PM
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mid to high 50k, sure, but dealer markup of 10k in the first year no doubt
 
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E55 that is a easy anwser!
 
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Just buy my Kleemann CLK55 for less than that, it already has wheels and other stuff (not the one in my avatar)
 
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Old 07-09-2007 | 01:11 PM
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+1 E55

You can get a 1 year old model for such a great price. They are not likely to depreciate too much more in the near term.

C63 will cost you a premium, then when you sell it in 1-2 years you will be totally upside down.

Plus, E55 is much more practical.
 
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Old 07-09-2007 | 03:45 PM
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E55 obviously.
 
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C63 may cost high 60k with options +tax. I would wait and save up for the new C63 if i were you.
 
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I would say a new c63 with options will be 65k+, there is no way mercedes will charge less than the RS4 and M3 for this car. All these cars (M3, RS4, C63) are way higher priced then the models they are replacing and that's why cars like the a4 3.2 and 335 exist. I really don't think well optioned AMG/M/RS cars will be below 65K. With that being said I just got a E55 and I absolutley love it. I decided to get that over a new RS4 and M3 and C63 regardless of the money and I'm young (20) so it's not like I'm some old man that doesn't like sports cars.
 
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