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03-18-2012, 10:51 AM

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'05 E500

So long MB World...

Even though our E500 only had 49k miles, it was 7.5 years old so it's time to move on. We did buy another German car, but hopefully this one is more reliable.

Here's our beloved E500 on the last day before she was transported to CA...

We welcome our new addition...

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03-18-2012, 11:01 AM

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2008 E350 Sport

Absolutely gorgeous. A more than worthy replacement.

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03-18-2012, 11:35 AM

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2012 C63 AMG edition 1

Love the yellow. Seems a little too "audi" inside...

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03-19-2012, 07:54 AM

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Leased or Purchased? Ballpark figure of how much money for that fantastic car?

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03-19-2012, 08:36 AM

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03 E500 and Corvette

Nice car. Nice upgrade.

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03-19-2012, 11:49 AM

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'05 E500

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Leased or Purchased? Ballpark figure of how much money for that fantastic car?

purchased. 125k

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03-19-2012, 02:31 PM

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2007 E350; 2018 GLE350

You'll never look back. Great purchase. You'll love it. Congratulations.

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03-19-2012, 05:08 PM

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03 E320 -wife's car now; 07 Porsche Boxster S - my toy

It's beautiful. Congratulations from another Porsche owner!! Once Porsche decided to get rid of the badly designed intermediate shaft, they now have a more reliable engine. Best of luck with it!!

Hope to see you on the Porsche forums.

Regards,
paul...

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03-19-2012, 05:32 PM

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You'll never look back. Great purchase. You'll love it. Congratulations.

Couldn't have said it better!

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03-19-2012, 05:38 PM

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Porsche 911 > Mercedes E500 all day. I love the 211 but the early ones were issues. Hopefully the Porsche treats you well. Our Cayman was fine when we had it on lease.

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03-19-2012, 06:28 PM

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'05 E500

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It's beautiful. Congratulations from another Porsche owner!! Once Porsche decided to get rid of the badly designed intermediate shaft, they now have a more reliable engine.

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Porsche 911 > Mercedes E500 all day. I love the 211 but the early ones were issues. Hopefully the Porsche treats you well. Our Cayman was fine when we had it on lease.

Thanks fellas. This makes me feel a little easier about buying first year model 991. The one "major" issue w/ the E500 was the air shock, it was pricey to replace @ $1300. The car only had 34k miles on it at the time. Other than that, it's not that bad, but then it only has 49k miles on it.

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03-19-2012, 08:55 PM

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2003 E320

Praying a Porche is in my future

Nice car!

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03-20-2012, 11:55 AM

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2009 SL550 Roadster Diamond White, 2008 CLK550 Coupe Obsidian Black

On to better things

always have loved the 911s

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03-20-2012, 01:45 PM

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Thanks fellas. This makes me feel a little easier about buying first year model 991. The one "major" issue w/ the E500 was the air shock, it was pricey to replace @ $1300. The car only had 34k miles on it at the time. Other than that, it's not that bad, but then it only has 49k miles on it.

A I understand it, no other car manufacturer tests its new models as much as Porsche before release.

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