hyperion667

Damn you get up early

24Hours

I put my order on hold for other reasons... I'm lame too. But like you say: I'm not parking the POS mini cooper in the far-away spots like I did the AMG... to hell with it since I paid cash for it.
I expect to take down the wagon at some point, but for now, my worries are bigger than a car payment.

Rock

Don't be sad.........On a positive note, Vic told me he will now let you wash one of his cars.

jkob5

Check out gti r! Better ride quality than rs which is that's car main problem

Yard Dog

Any car that stresses due to parking or payment concerns is the wrong car, but I think you are going to lose interest in the Ford Edge ST real quick and wish you had waited another month for the E63S. Now the dog thing I understand having two labs that love to muck up the bed of my truck (no dogs in the E63S yet) with as much of the Chesapeake as they can drag in, and if I had to choose one vehicle it would be the Super Duty over the Merc for the dogs and because it's almost as fun to drive. Now if I lived in SD, I would get the Ford Raptor. Not much more money than a tricked out Edge, but a lot more truck, and nice and springy for your rough roads (rough roads in CA, really?). Obviously the Raptor offers dog utility in abundance plus kick butt performance, and you have dunes out there you can jump to get a closer look at God, not to mention road trips to Ariz. and Mexico. Oh my, yes. Take a look at the Raptor. A made for SoCal vehicle that I would love to own if it wasn't such a pose vehicle here in duneless MD and had a higher tow rating. But since you are probably sold on the Edge at this point, do please give us a review on how much you feel whatever about it.

rustybear3

Here's one for you Shyster:What's the difference between a cactus and lawyers?

On a cactus, the pri@ks are on the outside.

hyperion667

Oh man, that's older than..........Vic's car collection.
I didn't even laugh a little bit...........................har har dee har

Vic55

Now that was lame--- along with your bubble gum colored wheels

Yes I have sh..tty cars. Lets see what you got buddy.

Pert--- do your thing

hyperion667

Oh man, Pert (Matt Murdock) loves 'em
Too bad they're green now.......might do a rainbow or hot pink next?
Thoughts?

Didn't mean you cars were lame though; they're pretty rad.

E634Me

Heard that before, but it was a different reference - what's the difference between Porsches and Porcupines . . .

rustybear3

Well, it was meant for Shyster Lawyer Pert ....don't know about VIC, but hey, I've got a pretty old car collection myself.

s26singh

Takes some ***** to make such a bold decision - I salute you my friend. Enjoy not giving a f*** about the Ford Edge, in good health.

E634Me

You could say that any car that can't drive the Pinyon Mt. Trail and Heart Attack Hill is the wrong car. Or any car that can't haul a load of rocks from the garden center is the wrong car. That would be silly. I can of course drive my Jeep over the aforementioned (funny video available if anyone's interested), but the Jeep isn't the right vehicle for any situation.

It's not just the cost of the E63S. I know plenty of people who worry about parking their cars even though they are a quarter of the price of the E63S.

I daily drive the E63S and for the most part don't worry when I park it. I just try to take more car where I park it than my other cars, and thankfully its nick free so far, though I know that won't last forever. I have the grey magno paint, so door dings aren't going to be a simple repair. But the stress related to this is not debilitating. Yes there are are situations and locations where I know I'm going to be parking in a place where, to me, the risk just isn't worth it. Since I have several other vehicles to choose from (Jeep, F-250, Van, nothing fancy), I just drive one of them instead.

hyperion667

Funny you mention hauling things from garden centers: one of my favorite things to do. Came home once with 3 bags of 3B, in my then S class, potting soil and my neighbor made one of those sarcastic fly by remarks and I just laughed..........my CLS trunk is pretty dirty too When I sold my S back to a dealer, it was filthy.......they didn't even blink lol.......non car people just don't get it.

Yard Dog

I have no idea what your point is, but I read through your msg and now I know more about your vehicle inventory than I ever thought I would.

E634Me

You had several comments in your post to which I was responding, apologies for not listing them point by point to make the response clear.

One of your points was that anyone who stresses about payment concerns is buying the wrong car. I don't recall responding to that, but I agree. Plenty of other vehicle options if affordability is an issue.
I don't agree, however with the other portion of your point which was that anyone who stresses about parking is buying the wrong car. WRT to stressing over parking, my point was that people stress over parking even the most inexpensive vehicle you can buy, not just a pricey car. Some people like to keep their cars ding free. Do you have a recommendation for which car people should buy if they do like door dings?

You went on to talk about other usability aspects of vehicles, presumably following onto your earlier point that if the ideal vehicle didn't incorporate them, the buyer is buying the wrong car.

My point, without saying so directly was that there is no perfect car. There are any number of aspects of a car which if they don't fit your needs its the wrong car. Same for motorcycles - I have a bag full of them for different purposes too because there's no perfect bike for every situation.

One can buy a nice coupe for date nights, a sedan for car pools or business lunches, etc, a truck for hauling, a Jeep for fun, whatever. The individual can then decide when to drive each vehicle and what degree of worry to assign each about dents, scratches, and so on. Their choice, right for them, not for you to say.

Yard Dog

I said nothing about an ideal vehicle and I'm not telling you or anyone else what to do. The rest I have no interest in responding to.

hyperion667

You're arguing with a yarddog.....yarddog doesn't care much for anyone.

E634Me

Figured that out, has an opinion what makes a wrong car, then tells Pert he bought the wrong vehicle and will loose interest soon, should have bought a Raptor, etc. . . .

But says he's not telling anyone what to do . . .

Clearly, no further replies needed. Have had more logical dialog with preschoolers.

X166

VPC_E63S

Bummer! Demonstrates once again that this is an enormous f-up by MB. Definitely not the way to sell cars. Good luck.

Yard Dog

What I said is any car that causes stress to the buyer whether it is for the price or parking is probably the wrong car to buy. You read something else into what I said and went off into a wonderful description of how coupes, sedans and jeeps are used, plus your motorcycle collection which I am sure everyone found useful.

From the little I know about Pert and the Ford Edge, I think he will lose interest in the car, but I could be wrong. For someone interested in performance cars considering buying an SUV, I suggested the Raptor is worth looking at. I never said it was the ideal car or that it was the right car for Pert. I am not telling him or anyone else what to do.

I do hope that little bit gets through, but I know not to expect too much from you.

jkob5

you bought two sets of wheels??? Got any pics of the gold wheels on a E63?

izzy63

It's in the link on the first post...

hyperion667

Oh yeah, some guys roll like that, not Rock though.