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post #16 of 20
10/22/09 at 4:05am
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Originally Posted by bawlin View Post

Funny, my M3 has never had a problem in the +/- 1 year that it's been outside the warranty period.

My personal experience has been with Audi. Friends of mine have had bad experiences with MB's and BMW's... I guess YMMV.
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post #17 of 20
10/22/09 at 10:06pm
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Originally Posted by Flambeur View Post
I have a very weak spot for that engine. One day I am going to pick up a V12TT (don't even care if it's an s or an sl) and I don't care how much its gonna cost to maintain it.
You won't regret it, they're terrific.
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post #18 of 20
10/28/09 at 5:26pm
The SL was a great car until 2002. I wouldn't buy a 2005. The interior is cheap, the build quality went down. I think MB compromised quality for cost cutting during those years hence the new slogan that MB is back and building to a standard rather than a price.
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post #19 of 20
10/29/09 at 2:06pm
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Originally Posted by Flambeur View Post
I have a very weak spot for that engine. One day I am going to pick up a V12TT (don't even care if it's an s or an sl) and I don't care how much its gonna cost to maintain it.

2007 S600, 18k miles, been driving it as its my friends car.....its pretty fast. Considering I used to have a 1000+Hp Street legal Camaro......the S is still pretty fast....pretty damn fast...

Regards.
PS. Rear window shade motor, command module, AC panel and hands free phone were all replaced last month.
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post #20 of 20
10/29/09 at 2:50pm
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Originally Posted by Bellum View Post
The SL was a great car until 2002. I wouldn't buy a 2005. The interior is cheap, the build quality went down. I think MB compromised quality for cost cutting during those years hence the new slogan that MB is back and building to a standard rather than a price.

Basically, they used to 'over-engineer' the cars up to the late 80's, and by the time rthe 90's rolled around MB dramatically cut back on the R&D side to increase profits, and with the proliferation of insanely complex electronics and mostly gimmicky extras, well... you get the MB of today.
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