zach1328

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Saijin_Naib

Perhaps we don't want to hear your **** all day when you make an ill-advised decision to buy a car you're not prepared to pay for or maintain against some sound advise that you, in many ways, have solicited. Just saying.

Do what you will, but if you choose to spit in the faces of those who offer you advise, I can only ask you **** off and cry elsewhere if it blows up in your face. Not trying to be rude either, just completely honest

Best of luck with whatever decision you do make and I hope it works out for you.

zach1328

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Saijin_Naib

Sounds like you've given it thought then, which is good. Do you intend to keep your current 300e as the daily driver if you do infact spring for a 500e?

If so, you won't have to worry so much about having the other car off the road for repairs or waiting for money to come in to do some work.

I guess just do your homework and don't sign yourself onto a car that is going to tap you completely :P You'll end up with something like battered spouse condition, where you know the relationship is bad for you, but you just can't walk away.

zach1328

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shenagles

whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy is this thread still going

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ohlord

because some whiny little kid who thinks he has an over privileged thumb stuck up his *** keeps justifying why he wants the car and how much he should or should not spend on it.
Just buy the dang thing or post the question when you've saved your pennies and dimes and want to know if it is a good deal.At any rate it is several years down the road and nice examples will even be cheaper then they are now.
People ask why, simply because it seems to be a matter of mental masturbation currently.

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ohlord

is always worth it to get a job for as long *** it takes to get a good quality example.
Also budget in more than $1000 for a repair if needed. I am not talking about normal maint procedures I am talking about a real repair. There is almost nothing that goes wrong on an 500E THAT WONT' COST MORE THAN THAT TO REPAIR.
Budget more,buy the best example you can find,learn how to swing some tools.
Drop the "i dont want to do all that work" tude and you might get along better in the sand box

shenagles

bottom line you'll be working for a long *** time anyways...example....the rest of your life, because that's the way the world works. You cant afford to buy and maintain a 500 end of story and you shouldn't always be making what if threads and then arguing all of the valid opposing points. People get annoyed then don't want to help you when you actually need it. It's like crying wolf.....just don't.

edcarls

This is clearly stated in his very first post. He just didn't realized it or he just chose to ignore it thinking that with fancy mathematical cash flow calculation and savvy financial forecast and analysis his dream would become reality.

geosss

i think it is beter to just continue dream about it, its not worth destroing your dreams,
at this point it is just theoreitcal, so its not like you already did it. plus my oppinion is that everybody learns from his own mistakes. so if you're gonna get scrued with a bad 500, at least you have the will to restore it, you might not have the money to do it all,to go all the way but you will always sell it at the price you'll get it, or almoust there so you'll lose some but at least you'll give it a shot. it might work or not, depends on how lucky you are. but what everybody is trying to say is that you should be carefull, you will have to see why the car is at the price you purchase it.
let me give you an example: 3 years ago i got a mercedes sprinter, with 44k on it, with salvage title. was declared salvage because of natural hazard , flood. the price on the market was btw20k to 25k and i got it for 9k. i since than put 120k on it i curently have 164k and i didn't invest anything but regulars, oil change, tires, shocks, tire rods, wich was afther i drove 60k. a friend of mine got one with the same milage with 21k and afther 10k miles he had to change the turbo, so it is not a general rule , but you will have to be carefull what you will get.

PashaSIMJ

OMG Dude... I meant I have around the same amount of money and will be looking for an E-class shortly. Im from New England. 500E? I found one... 85k on it - $22k. Another one 165k on it, $13.5k.... WHY 500E? You not going to prove anything to anybody. You will go to MB club meeting in you area and what? OEM clean 500E and 500E on OEM clean tow truck is a huge difference. Just get an older 300 series, or even a 95 E320. 6k will make it, and it will be in decent enough condition. Still MB still fun and cool to drive... Still classic. 500E's were built at Zuffenhausen by Porsche and that's where the price comes from. You can dream about it while driving a simple version of it until you get enough money. I want an E60 amg lol, so? Still will get e320 if I'm lucky enough. But nothing is better than optimistic mood. I have a friend of mine who spent almost 12K of money earned by sweat and blood on 2002 Impala lmao - now that was stupid. But every guy who starts with civic (me) today was planning to buy NSX or at least S2k, guy who starts with 91' E30 want an E34 M5 touring painted Daytona purple or at least 540 with M package. Don't get angry, I'm in the same situation as you are. Just listen to guys who used and abused all types of MB's! Good luck finding a gem and enjoying the best car in the world - W124 MB

PashaSIMJ

And you said you don't really care what we say here. You said you want to work towards buying a car. I recently turned 19. I was working at 2 jobs at the same time totaling almost 50 hours per week when I was 17 and going to exam school keeping 3.1 GPA during my junior year. In 3 months I made nearly 3G's and that's what bought me my first car. It was the most sleepless time in my life, but you say how badly you want an 500E. Go for it, there is a way. And I'm sure if your parents see you working like that towards something, they will help you financially too! I think that's an advice I should of give originally... Sorry for not understanding your reason for posting it at first

SLK55R

I have 2. If you want a halfway decent one it will be around 12k.
Then expect to put in another 5-10k.

If you get anything for less than 12k its going to either be in horrible condition (exterior, interior) or it has a huge repair bill.

dynamic500e

Your young and on a budget, drive a Japanese car until you can swing a high end purchase like so, just my 2 cents

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neanderthal

Being that common sense can't be bought, go buy it.


And spare us your drama to boot; everybody wins.

Shoomakan

Remember, Zach. You need to lower it, swap it to 6 speed, and it'll take you to 300kph. Don't forget! The condition of the seats might affect the top speed, keep that in mind.

Jim's500E

In reality, its the higher mileage cars that are the good buys...'cause for them to be running just about EVERYTHING had to be done to them for them to get to that point.

Don't be afraid....

zach1328

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Saijin_Naib

You've never encountered a Rochester winter then. A lot of northern areas salt heavily, which promotes rust. Not driving in winter avoids that issue.

zach1328

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Shoomakan

Look kid, I'm willing to cut you a break. You've got to stop making assumptions about cars you don't own, much less taken for a ride. The internet in most cases is good for ballpark figures and comparisons. Very little of the actual information present is fact. And then you need to take into consideration the different markets and setups each car was sent to.

You want a car to have a sentimental value? Here's what I did when I was exactly your age. I went and bought an old VW Beetle. 1303S. That was a car that wouldn't start in the morning if I didn't massage the carb, and in some cases I had to take apart a few pieces, clean them, and re-install them. I hated it at first, but I bonded with that car in ways I never did later.

You want to get emotionally attached to a car? YOU put in the effort to repair it. Pay for it with blood, sweat and tears, and seeing the direct results of your efforts should encourage you to only give it the best you can. Because if you don't, your *** will get stranded somewhere late at night.

My Beetle threw a wheel. Twice. Imagine driving right past all the girls you want to impress, and the wheel falls off.

Buying a 500E at your age... Trust me, you won't appreciate it. I'm not just saying that, I speak from experience. 16 to me was 8 years ago, I still remember it quite vividly. For God's sakes Zach, I used to TALK to that car. And I swear to you it sometimes listened.