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Old Jan 12, 2018 | 11:18 AM
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Picking up my S560 today. Ordered her about 3 months ago. Ruby black with exclusive beige nappa, 3D stereo, night vision, etc. Pumped!!
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Old Jan 12, 2018 | 02:01 PM
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Picking up my S560 today. Ordered her about 3 months ago. Ruby black with exclusive beige nappa, 3D stereo, night vision, etc. Pumped!!
Congrats!

Post pictures when you can.
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Old Jan 12, 2018 | 04:43 PM
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Old Jan 12, 2018 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by TestnDoc
Picking up my S560 today. Ordered her about 3 months ago. Ruby black with exclusive beige nappa, 3D stereo, night vision, etc. Pumped!!
My favorite color combo!
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Old Jan 12, 2018 | 06:59 PM
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Congrats , Need to see some pictures please.. Also very curious regarding Burmester 3D .. A quick review would be highly appreciated.
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Old Jan 12, 2018 | 09:37 PM
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Here are a few pics. The 3D sound system is amazing. Will post more about it later. It has been able to play virtually all of my HiRes audio files.
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Old Jan 13, 2018 | 02:29 AM
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Congrats,
Nice color
Happy Driving
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Old Jan 13, 2018 | 10:26 AM
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Very nice car, congratulations! Might you be willing to share the details of your transaction? We keep hearing horror stories on the 560’s vs. the 450’s.
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Old Jan 15, 2018 | 12:21 PM
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Beautiful Car! Congrats!
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Old Jan 15, 2018 | 02:54 PM
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Thanks! I got 5% off. The car is amazing. The 3D stereo really shines with HiRes audio files.
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Old Jan 15, 2018 | 02:57 PM
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Thanks! I got 5% off. The car is amazing. The 3D stereo really shines with HiRes audio files.
I assume that you ordered the car? Did you buy or lease? If lease, do you mind sharing figures? Thanks!
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do you think 3D burmester upgrade was worth the $6400?
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Old Jan 16, 2018 | 08:28 PM
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do you think 3D burmester upgrade was worth the $6400?
I think it's worth the upgrade both from an aesthetic standpoint and because of superior audio quality.
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