San Francisco Auto Show
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San Francisco Auto Show
Here's a link to some photos I took at the San Francisco Auto Show, including a few of the G500 that was on display at the MBUSA booth. Too bad they kept it locked (unlike all the other vehicles on display at the booth).
http://homepage.mac.com/jimmy/PhotoAlbum10.html
http://homepage.mac.com/jimmy/PhotoAlbum10.html
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Nice pictures... That Aston Martin Vanquesh looks tight ! Looked like a good show. The Los Angeles Auto Show should be here soon. I'll have to go and have a peak.
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Oh my gosh, look at that Gullwing!! *drool* What is the BMW X5 4.6is? Is that BMW's answer to the ML55? Jimmy, why couldn't you have your G-wagen fixed? It didn't look THAT bad.
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The X5 4.6is is BMW's answer to the ML55. It costs $68k.
My old G-class is a write-off. I hit a Nissan Patrol from behind in a low speed accident. Though there wasn't much visible damage to my 300GE (Brabus 3.6), the chasis was slightly bent. The driver's side doors did not open/close cleanly. The Nissan Patrol was also a write-off. Luckily, it was a low speed impact (40km/h) and no one was injured.
The car is/was in Dubai, United Arab Emirates where I grew up. I bought it in 1997 (it's a 1991 model) for $22,000 and had it until this past April. Mercedes wanted $25k to repair it, which was more than the insured value so the insurance company gave me the cash and then turned around and sold it to someone for $18k for parts. This was in April. I loved that car...as you can see from the pictures on my site I got to take it out off-roading quite often.
You have to remember that in the Middle East, Mercs are VERY common so resale values are low. I could purchase a one year old G55 for less than what I'm paying for the G500 I have on order here.
My old G-class is a write-off. I hit a Nissan Patrol from behind in a low speed accident. Though there wasn't much visible damage to my 300GE (Brabus 3.6), the chasis was slightly bent. The driver's side doors did not open/close cleanly. The Nissan Patrol was also a write-off. Luckily, it was a low speed impact (40km/h) and no one was injured.
The car is/was in Dubai, United Arab Emirates where I grew up. I bought it in 1997 (it's a 1991 model) for $22,000 and had it until this past April. Mercedes wanted $25k to repair it, which was more than the insured value so the insurance company gave me the cash and then turned around and sold it to someone for $18k for parts. This was in April. I loved that car...as you can see from the pictures on my site I got to take it out off-roading quite often.
You have to remember that in the Middle East, Mercs are VERY common so resale values are low. I could purchase a one year old G55 for less than what I'm paying for the G500 I have on order here.
