R63 vs ML63
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ML63, Audi s4 cab, SL 55 (sold)
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Gotta agree. MB missed the Minivan parade in the mid 90's.
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Originally Posted by K_Sport Driver
well, really it's just a Chrysler Pacifica made even uglier than thought possible
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86 190E 2.3-16v, 92 500E, 03 CL55 AMG, 08 E3504M Brabus
Blue Monster, both your cars are dead serious. Nice work. I had no idea this R wagon was 4matc? I feel like that really makes it something worth looking into, not now, but later on when they have tanked to a price that reflects what it is truly worth. I don't need anything that big at the moment anyway. Is it true that all R AMGs are AWD?
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'18 C63A Cabriolet
I love that. Because when I get one, I'll will have
1) A car that the wife can drive... and when I have to use the family car, it will at least be fun with the 63 engine in it and
2) It will be really cool to have 4 wheel drive attached to an AMG engine, finally, and
3) Everyone and their mother has a damn ML, which I think are about as creative as a block of ice. Jesus, Montero's have owned that shape since the 80s.
4) People will love it, or hate it... either way, they won't have it or see many of them and it will probably kick their own cars butt anyway.
5) I can haul a ton of crap without having a car jacked up off the ground! I have a lifted H2, so that's appealing.
I think that if people stood back and looked at the R class and really thought about it, they'd soon realize that it is a CLS with a big old A$S on it. Seriously. The shape and the design are all CLS born in the front end. Look at the windows, the angles, etc.
That's why its also controversial and people love it or hate it, just like the CLS. I've seen two... just TWO CLSs I've liked. Slammed and blacked out with body kits, and I can finally tolerate them. That said, the R class doesn't thrill me either.
HOWEVER, with a child on the way, I've been ordered to acquire a minivan.
The R63 is for guys like me... its the most outrageous mini van in history. Ugly or not, I'm in... and if I must drive a mini van, I'll still be loving it.
And ugly or not, just imagine the looks on the faces of those that mess with you... well worth it...
That's just my 2 cents.
Any word on pricing yet?
Loren
1) A car that the wife can drive... and when I have to use the family car, it will at least be fun with the 63 engine in it and
2) It will be really cool to have 4 wheel drive attached to an AMG engine, finally, and
3) Everyone and their mother has a damn ML, which I think are about as creative as a block of ice. Jesus, Montero's have owned that shape since the 80s.
4) People will love it, or hate it... either way, they won't have it or see many of them and it will probably kick their own cars butt anyway.
5) I can haul a ton of crap without having a car jacked up off the ground! I have a lifted H2, so that's appealing.
I think that if people stood back and looked at the R class and really thought about it, they'd soon realize that it is a CLS with a big old A$S on it. Seriously. The shape and the design are all CLS born in the front end. Look at the windows, the angles, etc.
That's why its also controversial and people love it or hate it, just like the CLS. I've seen two... just TWO CLSs I've liked. Slammed and blacked out with body kits, and I can finally tolerate them. That said, the R class doesn't thrill me either.
HOWEVER, with a child on the way, I've been ordered to acquire a minivan.
The R63 is for guys like me... its the most outrageous mini van in history. Ugly or not, I'm in... and if I must drive a mini van, I'll still be loving it.
And ugly or not, just imagine the looks on the faces of those that mess with you... well worth it...
That's just my 2 cents.
Any word on pricing yet?
Loren
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