Hello to all.... I've been visiting here for a while now and have picked-up alot of great advise and info, thanks too all.... Well, After working my *** off (my ol lady too) we're finally stepping up to the plate and we've ordered an e500.... We actually ordered it about 6 weeks ago (build date 11-24 and have vin number in hand) and its on the boat now.... I hope to have this under my *** in a few weeks. We decided on brilliant silver with charcol interior and the appearance and premium pkgs. I've been reading a little bad press here and there about some little glitches with this model, but in NO WAY is this going to scare me away.... This is a car I've dreamed for, worked my *** off for (and will be for the next five years), but nothing says you've made it better than a mercedes hand down....... Again, just wanted to say hi.... B.T.W... Got it for a $1000.00 over invoice.... A good deal???? Hell I don't know. What I do know is there are alot of hard nose, stuck-up dealers out there, but finally found one that liked Harley Davidsons