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Old Mar 2, 2014 | 07:46 PM
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E350
1976 Ford Granada
1977 Toyota F-10 (anyone know what this is?)
1968 Chevy
1976 Audi
1982 BMW 320
1992 Dodge Shadow
1993 Toyota Pickup
1993 Nissan Quest
1976 Toyota Corona
1965 Mustang GT
1995 Toyota Camry
2001 Mustang GT
2010 Acura TL
2010 Mercedes E350
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Old Apr 22, 2014 | 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Arrie
For the time this car had amazing equipment.

-Automatically leveling air springs. It actually had a switch in the trunk to disable the system for tire change like when you jack up the car it would not adjust air pressure for the changing level sensor. Wonder how MB missed this little detail as my car air springs get all messed up when changing the tire in one corner of the car.

-It had 10-way adjustable front seats.

-It had a driving computer in the center console to tell you all sorts of info. Had average and instant fuel mileage, average speed, trip etc.

- It had 100% hydraulic brake system. By far the best of any ABS system I have driven including the two MB cars I have had. It did not use engine vacuum for boosting. It had hydraulic pump that charged a hydraulic accumulator that operated the brakes.

-It even had the automatic High / Low beam switch that changed lights based on traffic. This was a small plastic box mounted right under the rear view mirror and you could also adjust the sensitivity of it too.

-It had the trunk pull down motor, i.e. you would not slam the trunk lid. You would just gently push it to the hook that then pulled it closed.

-It had cornering lights.

The cat was very heavy and gave a real nice ride yet firm enough for our speeds. And it gave me 24 MPG on highway with the old 5.0 L Ford V8! And this car was built almost 30 years ago now.


For those that don't know this car it is the same that James Bond drove in the movie filmed in New Orleans area. Don't remember the name of the movie now...

If they would build those again I would buy one.
I forgot about the trip computer...

It would be interesting what a 2014 version of that car would be like..
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Old Apr 22, 2014 | 07:45 PM
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2010 e350 sport, 99 civic H22 swap, 99 prelude, 98 civic, 90 prelude
1989 Honda prelude si.. junked
1990 chevy cavalier z24.. junked (don't judge me it was free LOL)
1997 Honda civic dx.. sold
1999 Honda civic H22 motor.. daily
2010 E350 (nice gift to my self lol)
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Old Apr 22, 2014 | 09:07 PM
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This is my list in order of owned dates:

1978 Olds Cutlass
1976 Fiat X19
1988 Nissan Maxima
1990 Saab 900S
1994 Ford Explorer
2000 BMW Z3
2003 BMW X5
1998 Ford Mustang GT - got married and my wife took my X5
2007 Infiniti M35
2011 Mercedes E550
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Old Apr 22, 2014 | 09:39 PM
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2011 E350 Bluetec
Here it goes!

1987 Nissan Sentra XE
1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse (new)
2003 Nissan Altima
2004 Nissan Maxima
2008 Nissan Altima SL (new)
2007 BMW 530xi
2009 Lexus GX460
2013 Toyota Avalon Limited (new)
2011 Mercedes E350 BT Sport
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 12:21 AM
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From: British Columbia
2011 E350 4 Matic
1985 Seat Ronda (Spanish vehicle)
1990 Honda Civic SE hatchback
1993 Honda Civic SE Coupe
1996 Dodge Caravan (I dont know what got into me , just married then...)
2003 Honda Accord EX (buyers remorse since day one, should have gotten a C at that time)
2008 C300 4M Tanzanite blue
2011 C300 4M Red
2011 E350 4M Tanzanite blue
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 06:49 AM
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Starting from when I was 16 in 1985:

1977 Toyota Corona
1983 Ford Mustang
1988.5 Ford Escort GT
1991 Acura Integra Special Edition
1998 Honda Accord EXV6
1999 Honda Accord EX-L (wife's)
2003 Honda Pilot EX-L (wife's)
2004 Honda Accord EXV6
2007 Honda Pilot EX-L (wife's)
2009 Audi A4 2.0T
2010 Audi A6 3.0T
2012 Honda Pilot Touring (wife's)
2014 Audi A6 TDI
2014 ML 350 BT (due in June - wife's)

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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 08:53 AM
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2011 E350 4matic
1996 VW jetta
1978 VW westphalia
2001 VW jetta
2006 C230
2011 E350 4matic
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Originally Posted by SLpat
This is my list in order of owned dates:

1978 Olds Cutlass
1976 Fiat X19
1988 Nissan Maxima
1990 Saab 900S
1994 Ford Explorer
2000 BMW Z3
2003 BMW X5
1998 Ford Mustang GT - got married and my wife took my X5
2007 Infiniti M35
2011 Mercedes E550
The first manual trans car I drove was a friends X19... It was like driving a Go-Cart..
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Cyber GS
The first manual trans car I drove was a friends X19... It was like driving a Go-Cart..
That is about what mine was like. A mid engine Go-Cart with the engine behind you so loud you couldn't have a conversation with the passenger. It is the one and only car I have every made money on. I bought it for $250 and sold it 6 months later for $300!
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Old Apr 24, 2014 | 04:50 PM
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Previous: 2011 E550 4MATIC Current: 2018 AMG C 43 Coupe, 2021 GLC 300
1971 Chevrolet Vega (RIP, you horror of a car, but perfect for a 16 year old, taught me how to pop start a car)
1974 Dodge Dart (wrecked, my fault)
1973 Chevy Malibu (sold to buddy)
1983 Chevy Celebrity (company car)
1984 Celebrity (part deux, wrecked, yes, my fault)
1986 Nissan 200SX (painful lesson: points/wrecks with company car...they follow you)
1990 Honda Prelude Si (first new car, first to 200K)
1999 Nissan Altima (second new car...and last new car)
2000 Nissan Maxima (had the 5 speed, another 200K)
1998 Corvette (bought 2004, still own, 130K. Amazing track car. When one GF said I loved it more than her, she was not prepared to hear it affirmed. End of relationship.)
2007 Hyundai Sonata (given to teenager, who swan dove it into a ditch, only body work required. Fantastic car, should get him though college)
2008 BMW 328i (CPO no one wanted b/c it was 6 speed. GF at the time hissed 'you're getting another Hyundai?' Enter BMW and exit GF. I win.)
2011 E550 (First car costing over 25K)
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Old Apr 25, 2014 | 04:35 PM
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Good thread...here goes
-'69 Mustang Grande (@ 16 yrs old)
-'96 Pathfinder
-'84 Trans Am
-'95 s10 SS
-'99 Camaro z28
-'97 GMC Sonoma 4x4
-'00 Dakota R/T
-'06 Titan (shared with wifey)
-'94 Camaro z28
-'02 Maxima
-'05 E55 (current)
-'10 E350 (current, shared with wifey)

The only 2 I wish I could get back are the Mustang and the '99 Camaro. Mustang because it was just one of those cars that you own your whole life, just wished we crossed paths at a time where I had the money to fix it up, and the Camaro because it was 1 of only a handful built that year painted in Hugger Orange w/ a 6 speed and t -tops.
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