Impulse buy

Jez · 12 Sep 2007 at 19:36

gurdas said:
There is a dynamic button under the pulse one, when you go around sharp bends the seats side bolsters inflate to support you, very cool. It's standard on the AMG but options on all others.

Nope, doesnt have that. Cant see how it could possibly be needed in a limo car tbh but sounds cool

The_Dark_Side · 12 Sep 2007 at 20:05

Jez said:
Nope, doesnt have that. Cant see how it could possibly be needed in a limo car tbh but sounds cool

Nice car Jez. Excellent choice+bargain to boot.
I think this might be with you for a while.

Jez · 12 Sep 2007 at 20:24

The_Dark_Side said:
Nice car Jez. Excellent choice+bargain to boot.
I think this might be with you for a while.

I know you have a bit of a thing for S's, it is indeed a very nice car. Whether i will keep it for too long is questionable, what will ultimately cause the sale of it will be the fact that i dont want to kill its value with all my miles. I would imagine my company will start to complain soon about my fuel card bills too. Its only doing 20mpg! Can get that better on the motorway but still, the leon did about 40.

ironman · 12 Sep 2007 at 20:28

Jez said:
Nope, doesnt have that. Cant see how it could possibly be needed in a limo car tbh but sounds cool

Well when you have 500bhp in a car it no longer acts like a limo

The_Dark_Side · 12 Sep 2007 at 20:39

Jez said:
I know you have a bit of a thing for S's, it is indeed a very nice car. Whether i will keep it for too long is questionable, what will ultimately cause the sale of it will be the fact that i dont want to kill its value with all my miles. I would imagine my company will start to complain soon about my fuel card bills too. Its only doing 20mpg! Can get that better on the motorway but still, the leon did about 40.

In that case enjoy it and cross it off your "To own" list. I walked away at the last minute from an S recently but i'll have to own one at some point.
BTW @ Fox/You/Gurdas, a friend of mine has an E63. What do you lot make of them?

[TW]Fox · 12 Sep 2007 at 20:40

E63 AMG or BMW 6 Series E63?

The_Dark_Side · 12 Sep 2007 at 20:42

[TW]Fox;10080684 said:
E63 AMG or BMW 6 Series E63?

Sorry, my own stupidity kicking in there. I assumed as we were talking about Mercs everyone would know i meant the E class.
rollseyes at me.

[TW]Fox · 12 Sep 2007 at 20:43

I love them. Infact, I love them so much that I'd probably pick one over an E60 M5 but would be absolutely unable to explain why, and would concede in every pub arguement that the M5 is the better car by far.

The_Dark_Side · 12 Sep 2007 at 20:45

[TW]Fox;10080701 said:
I love them. Infact, I love them so much that I'd probably pick one over an E60 M5 but would be absolutely unable to explain why, and would concede in every pub arguement that the M5 is the better car by far.

Similar performance/spec etc?

Jez · 12 Sep 2007 at 20:49

I havnt driven either, but without even doing so i can confidently say that the mercedes will feel like a big floaty barge. No matter how much AMG do to it, and no matter how much power it has, its a mercedes, its not a sports car.

I'd have one over the BMW anyway, because i love mercedes and think they are the better cars, but it wont be anything like as good to drive as the BMW (which i also love)

The_Dark_Side · 12 Sep 2007 at 20:52

Jez said:
I havnt driven either, but without even doing so i can confidently say that the mercedes will feel like a big floaty barge. No matter how much AMG do to it, and no matter how much power it has, its a mercedes, its not a sports car.

I'd have one over the BMW anyway, because i love mercedes and think they are the better cars, but it wont be anything like as good to drive as the BMW (which i also love)

I'm not so sure. I LOVED the SL55. It felt pretty good to me although there's not much in the BMW range to compare it to is there?

[TW]Fox · 12 Sep 2007 at 20:53

No, BMW don't do a proper SL rival. They would like to think they do, and that it is called the 6 Series, but it doesn't touch it. Sure, it's a better drivers tool but that isn't the point in the SL. And the SL simply has to be one of the most beautiful looking cars of its type around. You can park it anywhere and it wouldnt look out of place. Even outside a very expensive hotel in Monaco usually frequented by Ferraris.

Jez · 12 Sep 2007 at 20:57

[TW]Fox;10080766 said:
Even outside a very expensive hotel in Monaco usually frequented by Ferraris.

To be fair though, it does come with a ferrari-esque price tag!

jamoor · 12 Sep 2007 at 21:01

e500 is a good depreciator
new - 45ishk

3-4 years later they are worth around 13k.

0-60 in under 6s, 155mph etc etc.

clv101 · 12 Sep 2007 at 21:09

Gaijin said:
Are you planning to work on it yourself? I can see this costing the world if it goes wrong!

That's what would worry me about a car like this - expensive repairs!

[TW]Fox · 12 Sep 2007 at 21:20

jamoor said:
3-4 years later they are worth around 13k.

Please show me a 54 plate E500 for £13k.

jamoor · 12 Sep 2007 at 21:20

clv101 said:
That's what would worry me about a car like this - expensive repairs!

Just find a decent specialist, they should just charge normal rates, and you can get parts from other places then your merc dealer.
Same with BMW

[TW]Fox · 12 Sep 2007 at 21:23

jamoor said:
Just find a decent specialist, they should just charge normal rates, and you can get parts from other places then your merc dealer.
Same with BMW

If only car ownership was as simple and cheap as jamoor thinks it is! E500's on 54 plates for £13k and indys who can fit complex problems on S Class's and only charge a few pennies.

Jez · 12 Sep 2007 at 21:28

clv101 said:
That's what would worry me about a car like this - expensive repairs!

Without trying to sound off, its an 8 grand car. Not exactly enough to get worried about. If something big breaks, i will either get it fixed or sell it broken for a loss

The_Dark_Side · 12 Sep 2007 at 21:30

Jez said:
Without trying to sound off, its an 8 grand car. Not exactly enough to get worried about. If something big breaks, i will either get it fixed or sell it broken for a loss

Good way to look at things. Given the value of the car and the potential cost of something nasty going wrong, selling it on with a fault and thereby losing a few quid makes sense.