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Old 11-08-2006, 11:35 PM
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2006 E500 sport,04 Silverado Duramax
New here, my new project 06 E500

My first Benz
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Old 11-08-2006, 11:43 PM
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wow, looks like the car is pretty much intact... how many miles ? How much did it cost. How much do you expect it will cost to fix it ?
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Looks pretty nice actually, of course not counting the damage!
Also curious on how much?
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2006 E500 sport,04 Silverado Duramax
It has 3k miles I gave 28G for it,I just finished it,I have about 32 in it done,Runs and looks new Thanks
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Looks lowered, is it?
Old 11-09-2006, 12:19 AM
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it has air ride and was down in the pic
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looks nice. add bixenon and ur all set
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nice project to work on...keep us posted on the progress!
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Sell it and do it again.
Old 11-17-2006, 01:59 PM
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all done now,love it

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Old 11-17-2006, 02:11 PM
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Look great!!

Definately doesn't look lowered anymore. It looks like you have the 'raise' button on...do you?
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The first pic looks as though a body imprint is on the hood..
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Yes the airmatic is awesome
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It has 3k miles I gave 28G for it,I just finished it,I have about 32 in it done,Runs and looks new Thanks
Wait, did you invest $32k into repairing it? Because you can get a almost new and clear titled E500 for $60k.
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no , it cost him 32K altogether to fix it. Personally although it looks good now, the e-class body structure is fairly stiff, once its been damaged it might look good, but IMO it won't drive the original way.
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The car had no frame damage,The wreck missed the rail and did not get back to the strut tower,It runs and drives like new,I repaired this car myself and was very picky about it,,
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Congrats on such a beautiful ride! Very impressive DIY skills!!! Did you paint the panels yourself as well?
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yes at home here in my garage,I have been building wrecks for 25 yrs. Thanks
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Wow man, Amazing! Loooks new!
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Originally Posted by TRUKWORX
The car had no frame damage,The wreck missed the rail and did not get back to the strut tower,It runs and drives like new,I repaired this car myself and was very picky about it,,
Wow... That looks really nice. Congrats!
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Hey, where did you get the car? I am looking for a similar project but I don't want to go through a hit car dealer - their mark-ups are higher than a clean used one...

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