W211 AMG Discuss the W211 AMG's such as the E55 and the E63

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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 08:14 AM
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Absent, that's a tough one. The E class is such a nice car..size, power and options wise. If you could go to a two seater, the SL's are sweet. To me the S class is bigger for no real purpose and you start to lose more than you get if you have any sporting blood. I like the looks of the RS6, though the wheels would have to be replaced asap? Are you in the minority of those who like the new 5 series styling? If so the M5 would probably be worth waiting for.
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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 09:00 AM
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GT63S ePerformance 4dr, '25 Bentayga Black Ed.(wife), Wrangler and 250 MLB(kids)
I'll need a daily driver,so exotics do not apply(already am on the list for 612,cancelled the Conti).
S600 would be nice but is going to be replaced too soon,RS6 is already a previous gen car,Maserati Quattroporte would probably feel too slow after E55.
It seems,I have to wait and see what this year brings.(maybe S8/RS8 or M5?)
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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 09:34 AM
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Absent, there is some joy in waiting, researching and dreaming.

I am happy you love your E55. Why did you cancel hte Conti?
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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 09:35 AM
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Absent, there is some joy in waiting, researching and dreaming.

I am happy you love your E55. Why did you cancel the Conti?
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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 09:41 AM
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I was looking for a 3rd car and after seeing Conti it just did not feel "special" enough to become the weekend toy.It seemed good enough for a daily driver but that would be hard to justify at $150k.
Also,after the first reports,I was a bit disappointed with it's performance(again,E55 beats the crap out of it)
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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 09:54 AM
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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 11:18 AM
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Old Jan 4, 2004 | 12:39 AM
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kinda thought about that afterwards. but i thought they were dropping the continental from the name and simply calling it the Bentley GT.?
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