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Old 12-02-2001, 10:22 AM
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I am mature enough to know that this may be sour grapes because I wouldn't be forking over the dough for the new one even if I liked it BUT--The new styling looks like a cross between a Maxima and a Toyota. What ever happened to the idea of waiting 10 years before completely revamping a model? Is the Chrysler mentality sneaking in?
I'm also not a fan of adding a bunch of bells & whistles and electronic gadgets. These cars have always been famous for their ride, drive and classic styling. Why change now and follow the crowd? Besides, most of the time we are going to the grocery sore or malls--not on a lunar landing mission.

I'm just as happy to stick with my 98 E430 Sport! And here it is![IMG]http://[/IMG]
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Yeah, I really like it. I only upgraded from a 97 E420 but there was a big difference in performance and handling. Well, and the looks--my other one was Smoke Silver--not bad but definately not as racey as this. Why is your web site PC Mall?
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Why did you get black though? I mean it's nice but definitely very hard to clean. After a while of cleaning it you'll probably get swirl marks. As far as the website that's the name of the company i work for.
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Why did you get black though? I mean it's nice but definitely very hard to clean. After a while of cleaning it you'll probably get swirl marks. As far as the website that's the name of the company i work for.
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I've always wanted black. Besides it's Obsidian Black and therefore not as big a swirl problem. Keeping my cars in perfect shape is a hobby so I don't mind a little extra work keeping the black in shape. Say, since your kinda in the biz--where is the cheapest place to get a 10 inch plazma tv?
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10" Plasma TV by who?? I mean What brand?
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I really don't care about the brand. I went to the store the other day and I guess the 10" are LCD TVs. It was a Sharp and they wanted $699 for it. I like it because it's so skinny. I want to get it for my wife for a TV in the Kitchen. Tired of a big box sitting on the counter.
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If you can give me the model of that sharp 10" LCD i might be able to find you or give you the best cost? Let me know.
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STKLAW - That’s a beautiful 430 Sport you have there! I had three black vehicles in a row and would never do that again. But black is definitely a great color if it’s kept up and yours is...

By the way, what brand of wax are you using?

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I find nowadays Japanese cars are looking more and more German and German cars are looking more and more Japanese

Oh well, I do agree with the Chrsler cycles, the longer the better to me.....
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Whoa!!

Hey 1SICKLEX!

Is that yours?? What's the setup on the wheels?
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Thanks,

I haven't had a black car since I was a kid so I thought I would give it a whirl. I like to spend time making the finish perfect so I know I have my work cut out for me. Someone told me about a product on this forum called Blackfire. I've ordered the polish and wax. Who ever suggested it said that in 25 years it was the best he'd seen for a black car. We'll see. Right now, in the picture it just has a coat of McGuires polish on it. Since I just got the car I haven't put the wax on yet. I'll repolish and wax with Blackfire and re-post a pic.
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hey STKLAW!

When did you get this car? Buy or lease?
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Got it last week. I bought it. I have never leased a car. Just seems like it's not yours. I know that sounds weird and that it may, in some circumstances be cheaper to lease but that's my bias. Besides-my wife says that I have to keep it longer than a normal lease would run ( you know the song " No honey, I won't want to get another one for a long time-this is just what I want -yaddy yaddy yah!).

Did you get my PM re 600 series TV?
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hey STKLAW!

cool!! I bought mine too! Was thinking of leasing it but i already went through that before and just isn't quite right leasing it.

Thanks!
Hope you like the TV!!
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Jam, you work for pcmall? I'm a regular. What do you do there?
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hey peter

yes i work for them. sales consulting.
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i'm on the mailing list for pcmall. do you guys have any deals on IDE maxtor 7200 40 or 60GB? I also need a SCSI CDR, pref. Plextor. And a wireless linksys router with 2 wireless pc cards. Right now I split the IC using XP pro, but the clients can't browse certain sites (ones that use reverse DNS lookup) that the host can. SO i decided last night it was time for a new router. Any advice? Is it a DHCP error?
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hey peter

lets take this one on the side. e-mail me at johnno@pcmall.com

And will give you some good prices!

Thanks!
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I'm a CDW man myself, but Yo Jame55, update the website!! I ordered a Toshiba S504 laptop and asked for next day shipping... and the next day no laptop! Lol, its true but I know it has nothing to do with you. What ever happened to Computability?
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Hey AlBoston!

No flames here pls. Not really sure when you ordered the Toshiba but why don't you e-mail me next time and i'll see what i can do for you. Was it in stock when you ordered it? As far as computability we bought them out. lol!!

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