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Old Jul 23, 2004 | 05:53 PM
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Awesome review of the E 500 vs BMW 5 in this mag (New Car Guide). Too much to type here, but sums it all up by saying, Leadfoots will opt for the BMW, most goodies for the buck from the Japanese, E5 is expensive but "...made for travelling vast amounts of real estate effortlessly, in great comfort with the quickest real world acceleration & passing power due to its V8 & 7 speed, which keeps the car in its sweet spot almost all of the time! Many buyers feel getting the 3 point star is well worth the extra investment"

Nice to know we're pretty smart buyers after all.
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Old Jul 24, 2004 | 12:32 AM
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Does anyone have a link to the article.. I have seen many reviews of the E320 E320CDI and the E55. Not many of the E500 with 7 speed..
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Old Jul 24, 2004 | 02:32 AM
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yeah any review here for E500? most magazines only review E320 or CDI. IMO, E500 is great especially if you own 2004 model with 7-speed + V8 5.0L. it's just great and the gear is very smooth... anyone here knows how to make the car looks lower? when i park my car in the garage, the car sometimes look lower and sometimes normal. i put in comfort mode. i just like the lower looks.
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Old Jul 24, 2004 | 05:31 AM
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No link to the article because I have the hard paper copy of the magazine. I don't think there is an "on line" version of the magazine.
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Old Jul 24, 2004 | 10:59 AM
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Gee barry, I thought you were going to tell us something we didn't know already...
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