Old school Audi - BMW - MB shoot out!
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Old school Audi - BMW - MB shoot out!
Check this article....
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/defa...?storyId=30154
I'm UltimaCH on the PistonHeads board by the way....
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/defa...?storyId=30154I'm UltimaCH on the PistonHeads board by the way....
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1999 C43 AMG, 2005 E55 Wagon
"Of the three, the AMG is the rarest and potentially the most fragile..."
What are they smokin? I assume this article was written recently? The sheer percentage of cars still on the road versus cars built shatters that old chestnut. I haven't seen a fair-condition E36 or Audi 4 anything from that era (let alone M3/S4) in years. Any how many of those BMW's have had to get a lifter/valve job or even an entirely new head?
What are they smokin? I assume this article was written recently? The sheer percentage of cars still on the road versus cars built shatters that old chestnut. I haven't seen a fair-condition E36 or Audi 4 anything from that era (let alone M3/S4) in years. Any how many of those BMW's have had to get a lifter/valve job or even an entirely new head?
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99 C43 AMG, 2001 CLK55 AMG
seems like they are really harking on the fact that the AMG is prone to rust issues?
It definitely is the rarest though.
good read, no surprises for me but always love reading about the C43!
It definitely is the rarest though.
good read, no surprises for me but always love reading about the C43!
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2012 C63 P31 LSD-Current: My past 1999 C43, 2004 Clk55, 1999 C280 sport, 1995 C280
As a current owner of both a c43 and a E36 M3 , I can without a doubt say the merc is a far more solid and better built car. Bmw's were good when they were new but they don't age well, I have tons of money in my M3 which I'm selling, great car when they are fresh, but build quality is not on the c43's level.
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As a current owner of both a c43 and a E36 M3 , I can without a doubt say the merc is a far more solid and better built car. Bmw's were good when they were new but they don't age well, I have tons of money in my M3 which I'm selling, great car when they are fresh, but build quality is not on the c43's level.
Rode with a friend in his 2003 325i that he's treated like a newborn since he bought it new. Every single part of the intior is heavily worn. Seats are all cracked, every single plastic panel is cracked. Paint wearing off the buttons on the dash. It's just sad. Plus, he just had to dump $2,500 into having the lifters replaced--and apparently that's normal for a BMW straight six engine!
