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Old Sep 24, 2006 | 04:34 PM
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The $15k challenge
At the risk of duplicating other threads, I thought I'd pass on a question that was asked of me this morning.

Given $15,000 to spend, what Mercedes would you buy?
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Old Sep 24, 2006 | 05:41 PM
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Don't have a Mercedes right now...
C36 Amg
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Old Sep 24, 2006 | 08:19 PM
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Old Sep 24, 2006 | 09:25 PM
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Old Sep 24, 2006 | 09:46 PM
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Um...I would spend the 15k on as many upgrades as I can get from Kleeman or RENNtech!

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Can you lease a car? With 15k you could lease a brand new C class paid in full for 2 year you would just need to come up with a job to pay for the lease after your 15k pot runs out in 2 years. If not I would go with the older C class they have a timeless design. Or if you want a BMW you can get an E36 M3 which would be a fun quick car.
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ML320, Looking for my S4
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90's 320SL. black.
Good choice. If you can cough up a couple thousand more, you might be able to get a SL500.

Either that or a W124 E500 or W126 560SEC.
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^ pobably totaled for $15...but would be a good project.
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i would put into stocks make another 5K and buy a w211 used
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