Marine Blue

You're assuming both drivers live in MA which may not be the case.

But I agree, MA is a joke when it comes to insurance. I say this because they are extremely restrictive regarding how policies are written and who can insure in this state. Net result is we pay way too much for car insurance. Kind of like our healthcare system in this state, another ridiculously over priced situation. Sorry for the OT.

speed7

Very interesting.. I thought because of the roads, weather, and drivers were the case..

PS Mass-holes are some of the worst drivers I've ever seen.. and nobody seems to know how to park.. and in jim's case stop. =) Sorry too soon?

I used to never use my horn but now I have no problem with it... and the ones who deserve it get an extra long honk.

PS Jim.. if you ever want help looking at the cars or see one in my area you want checked out. Let me know. I've worked on my car and driven it enough to find all the flaws in other cars pretty quick.

Marine Blue

I have lived in several parts of the country including SoCal I agree, MA drivers are bad. VA/MD drivers are actually worse but that's another story. In MA they're too busy texting/using their phones and could care less about the act of driving. Self driven cars can't come soon enough for this state and the people would love it from what I can see. The funny thing is the drives in the S.Shore are pretty good but they drive 5 mph BELOW the limit which kills me.

By the way, why did you leave CA. I'm doing everything I can to get back there, I miss it!

+1 on the comment for looking at another C32 in the area, this is my third MB and they are fairly easy to inspect and I'm extremely ****. Let us know if we can help.

speed7

Heh funny.. I was in so-cal too. San Diego to be exact for 12 years. Then I moved back to the bay area for work. Spent 2 years up there and then the wife got a job in Boston. So thats why we moved.

I kept my job just working remote, which is a pain in the but, but now we live in boston. Found a place with a garage to store the C55 for the winter and called it good.

Yeah going back would be nice but the cost of living around here is better for housing. AND there are a few race-tracks in the area.. I'm happy about that and don't miss the 12 hour tows from San Diego to Buttonwillow.. or even all the way up to Thunderhill. At least I have a few tracks within 3 hours of here. Just need to get the track car project started back up again.

Oh and thats why you MA drivers don't freak me out. Wife was a bit overwhelmed in the beginning.. I just drive my C55 like I'm on the track.. door to door ( thx 24 hours of lemons) and I freak you guys out. =)

AMG_Guy

Apparently my state, Rhode Island, doesn't care if you drop your insurance after you register your car, that's the case with the guy that hit me, and I've been told by the RI state police that they "don't have enough time" to enforce laws like this.

So in the end, (well actually I'm nowhere near the end of this yet) I have to go through my insurance (Geico) and use my uninsured motorist coverage. I REALLY hope they don't lowball me on the value of the car. I don't know how they will calculate a "market value" price of the car since there are no other similar ones on the market.

Thanks for the offer. As I said in my first post, I'm still not sure if I'm going to buy the LR3 I was looking at a second car. Right now I can't find any C32's or C55's near me for sale. It's pretty sad

I feel like a part of me will be missing if I don't have an AMG.

speed7, what part of Mass are you in? I'm in RI, about 45 minutes from Boston. Would you ever be interested in meeting up and showing me your C55? I've never even had a chance to see one in person, I'm only assuming I'd like on based on how much I loved my c32.

Marine Blue

Here is a C32 that looks nice http://www.herbchamberscadillacofwar...67c47ccbb8.htm

Might be worth a look in person since it's not too far from you.

AMG_Guy

Thanks. I did see that one online, I think it's a tad overpriced.

And also, I feel like I shouldn't buy another c32 because it would never be the same as mine. Mine was in PERFECT condition, I had a $3,000 custom sound and navigation system installed, radar dector, custom made dash surround for the GPS Nav, I had rear sunshades installed, window tint, and I had the vehicle mechanically up to "dealer" standards.

I'm just feeling so lost lately. I'm going to have to pay to have my custom sound / Nav system removed by the shop that installed it, because I know insurance would never pay more for the car even if the system is installed. I just don't know what to do

speed7

Let me know how gieco treats you. I just switched to gieco from state farm reluctantly after moving from California to Massachusetts.


I'm 5 minutes outside of Boston. Of coarse we can meet up and look at my car. Its not pristine, and since I moved to MA its not getting the same treatment as it did in CA. I haven't found the right places to clean the car well nor do I really have the space where we live.

TruTaing

Glad to hear you're okay, but watch out w/ the LR3s as it has had a very well chronicled issue w/ the head gasket from those years (2005-2008). My buddy had purchased one new and had to sell it because the gasket started to leak - at the time, replacing that gasket would have cost more than the value of his car only after a few years...

CFiftyFive

+1

AMG_Guy

Agreed. Except what do I do when we get a foot of snow? :P

crazeazn

know how u feel, just got ran off the road by some jackass. hope either the damage is cosmetic but if there is frame then i want it totalled. :/

speed7

See this one yet?

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewi...d=330824100492

fleishman

Why not buy the car back from the insurance co for the salvage value and part it out? I know I could use a new shift knob

If you had all those upgrades I'm sure the parts and pieces could be moved over to a new c32.

nizzle

While I agree with taking your time to find another car, we all know the best time to buy a high horse power, rear wheel drive car is in the winter. They become more of a commodity and prices don't budge as much the closer you get to summer..... Just food for thought.

Capn

C300 4Matic might be calling your name

W203Ramos

CPO ML63. AMG and 4Matic if i had to do it all over again. just my $.02

speed7

Booo.

Don't listen to him. He's from the w204 crowd, what do they know about styling and sophistication. They are in the "now" crowd.. Blinded by CPO's and warranties. =)

AMG_Guy

Hey everyone. I ended up getting an AMG replacement, a 2006 CLS55.

I do have some parts available from my C32. I have the optional rear window (side) shades and a custom made dash kit for an aftermarket Pioneer system. Anyone interested?

speed7

PICS or it didn't happen!!!

ps awesome car.. love the CLS was lucky enough to drive the CLS63. Amazing cars.

AMG_Guy

How about a picture of my empty wallet from filling it up with gas, will that work?

Saaboteur

Congrats, nice ride, I dig the CLS body. Even better with a big supercharged lump under the hood...

speed7

Very nice. Hey so I have to ask since you have geico.. how did they do? And very nice car. Quite a bit of an "upgrade" from the C32.

speed7

Oh and welcome to the V8 club.

ghiaguy

yessum