So here is how I reply to your assessment.

I’ve been very fortunate to have been driving in Europe since 1997 and I’ve got about 20,000 miles of seat time on European roads. My brother and I took annual summer trips across Germany in cars which we shipped to Amsterdam and then drove to our home in France via Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. In fact we shipped a car to Europe (usually a 996 or 997 Porsche 911 turbo, and sometimes another car to join) every year from 1998 until 2010. I haven’t done the Germany thing in a few years now, and I thought European delivery of an E53 would be a great idea. However, I certainly wouldn’t want to be limited to 130mph given my experience. I like the E53’s technology and all that it offers for a reasonable daily driver that doesn’t drink gasoline.

I haven’t received a speeding ticket since 2003 anywhere as a result of being careful and some good luck. If you don’t believe it, well then I don’t know what to tell you. Anyway, I’m pretty careful in Europe, as these days are not quite like the old days. But thanks for your caution, and I’m not being sarcastic. The cameras in Europe have become killer.

My mindset is to go as fast as possible in Germany when there’s no speed limit. Because it’s fun. Beyond that, I’m quite careful and well seasoned with European culture and especially their driving culture, which is very different from ours.

I assure you my sense and experience are quite uncommon, but I never lost the sense of maintaining common sense throughout my experience.

Your posts #153 and #154 have nothing to do with the topic of the thread, and they are purely negative.

Nice job.

Perhaps you’ll delete them or a perhaps a moderator will.

And there I was earlier today thinking you finally showed yourself to be a decent guy. You said something nice and I thanked you for it.

What’s going on?

Okay so just explain it. I’m a liar? I haven’t been to Europe? I don’t own a house in France? I haven’t done the things I say I’ve done, which I never bragged about but instead indicated I was fortunate to have done? I haven’t owned the cars I’ve said I’ve owned? The pictures of my blue 2019 C63S coupe in another thread on this forum aren’t real? The pictures of my former F-car collection on another forum weren’t real?

Just explain what the problem is bud. What’s the problem. You’re looking for me to prove something to you?

You’re not welcome on this thread. Please leave. Your contributions are worthless and a waste of bandwidth. You have shown up simply to proliferate negativity and jealousy. This is not a place where people are proving to each other what they can afford and whether the “stories” they are telling are true. This is a forum for enthusiasts who share experience with each other in good faith. You obviously have an axe to grind. Go do it elsewhere.

You think this is unbelievable? This is not unbelieavable in Europe! You said in post 135 that you had 20,000 miles of seat time in Europe without a ticket. That is unbelievable since those of us that have driven in Europe know the realities especially if one thinks like you write.

All of your posts put together just don’t seem believable. Maybe they are but sure does not seem like it to those that have many experiences with MB cars and European driving.