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Old 04-03-2008, 10:41 PM
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Oh, wait... DRANGED and Rudy, you both have a 550i?
Old 04-03-2008, 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by vegastrashed' post='555890' date='Apr 4 2008, 01:41 AM
Oh, wait... DRANGED, you have a 550i?
Just traded it in on a B5
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Originally Posted by vegastrashed' post='555890
Just traded it in on a B5
I'm thinking of trading mine for a G8...
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Originally Posted by DRANGED' post='555874' date='Apr 4 2008, 12:12 PM
VT he just took a swing at you
Old 04-04-2008, 06:00 AM
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I can think of about 147 reasons to choose the E63 over a 550i, and that doesn't even include the "prestige" of owning an AMG car. Then again, with the price of the good stuff encroaching on $4/gal and the E-class having a 20 gallon tank...
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Originally Posted by GT Premi' post='555996' date='Apr 4 2008, 10:00 AM
I can think of about 147 reasons to choose the E63 over a 550i, and that doesn't even include the "prestige" of owning an AMG car. Then again, with the price of the good stuff encroaching on $4/gal and the E-class having a 20 gallon tank...
Can you list 110 of them?
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Whew! So far so so good...two pages of thread and nobody's quoted me!

I'm out of free beer
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='556000' date='Apr 4 2008, 09:03 AM
Can you list 110 of them?
I'd really have to twist my brain, but I probably could.
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Originally Posted by Bimmer32' post='555819' date='Apr 3 2008, 11:43 PM
If I can get a low mileage 2007 MB e63 (fully loaded) with less than 3K miles for $5K more than a 2008 550i with 3K miles more than the MB, what is the reason not to do it?

This is not a trick question . . .
I'd go with E63, as long it's CPOed.
since 08 550i is a beater with more mileage than an 07 E63
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Originally Posted by GT Premi' post='555996' date='Apr 4 2008, 10:00 AM
I can think of about 147 reasons to choose the E63 over a 550i, and that doesn't even include the "prestige" of owning an AMG car.

Prestige of owning an AMG car??????? Please explain that further.


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