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Can I pass up an 89 5sp for $4500?

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Old 11-25-2008, 09:23 PM
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Hell yes buy it. If not, please let me know the guys number and I will buy it.
Old 11-25-2008, 09:32 PM
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Nice 500. I had a 92 which I sold about a year before I bought my 1st 928. The 500 is by far one of the best built cars ever. It is a tank and a great deal of engineering and thought went into the modifications necessary to stuff that big V8 into a chassis designed for a 6. I may get another some day but I need more garage space and $$ first. Velvet Hammer was first used to describe the 500E before AMG was purchased by Mercedes.

An 89 5spd for that price is a no brainer unless it's a mess and has a salvage title. I would do basic due dilligence and go for it. Good luck and post some pics
Old 11-25-2008, 09:57 PM
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The 500E is an awesome car. This one has had a few mods, ASR defeat switch, first gear start, and some exhaust work. Extremely comfortable & quiet (with a nice V8 burble at idle & a significant bwahh with the loud pedal), very fast, handles & brakes very well for a sedan. Interiors on these benzes are extremely well made & durable and there is enough room for 4 people comfortably. The car is somewhat stealthy but gets a lot of second looks & guys looking in parking lots trying to figure out what it is (de-badged). I still look forward to driving it everyday.
I just got done with new motor & transmission mounts and a front crank seal. The mounts are almost as much of a pain as in the 928 & you get the same benefits from replacing them.

On to the $4500 89. I told my wife about it & she said "Call the guy back & tell him you'll take it" . I guess that seals the deal. I'll post some pics as soon as I get a chance to look at it. If for some reason I end up not purchasing, I'll pass the deal on to the list.
Mr Prantl- the car is not listed for sale & I discouraged the guy from trying to sell it in it's current condition (except to me, of course).

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Old 11-25-2008, 10:10 PM
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E500's rock!
Old 11-25-2008, 10:16 PM
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I know I wouldn't be able to pass it up.
Old 11-26-2008, 01:23 AM
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I'll take it if you don't. Please.
Old 11-26-2008, 03:04 AM
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Thats a great deal and you could always turn it into a track car if it turns out not to be a nice street car.
Old 11-26-2008, 04:11 AM
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Brian: Good to see you're coming back to the club.
Old 11-26-2008, 11:34 AM
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"Call the guy back and tell him you'll take it" .......Looks like the car isn't the only good deal you got congratulations
Old 11-26-2008, 11:46 AM
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No me, memememememe. I deserve it. Mines been broke for a year.
Old 11-26-2008, 11:59 AM
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I promise to give it a good home , only drive it on weekends......at the track
Old 11-26-2008, 02:13 PM
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$4500 is pretty darn cheap....... My 1st thought on the limp home problem is the cat temp sensor..which is easy to fix or bypass
Old 11-26-2008, 06:04 PM
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That one was for sale for a while, good catch anyways.
Old 11-27-2008, 03:40 AM
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Originally Posted by SMTCapeCod
Proliferation of shark references..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=200278926463
I'm not sure if anyone here realizes it, but that music that plays when you hit that link is actually the sound the car makes whenever a key is in the ignition. He had it burned into a chip, set to loop continuously whenever it's on. It LOOKS like it has a NORMAL stereo system - that makes it stealth, right? Dam fine waste of a car in my opinion. Anyway, who the hell is Reggie Bush anyway??? Any relation to "W" perhaps???





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Old 11-30-2008, 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by nsantolick
Anyway, who the hell is Reggie Bush??????
Now best known as Kim Kardashians boyfriend.



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