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Old 06-24-2008, 09:09 PM   #1
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you mean, after buying it, good luck finding a way to ship it here in CA. or good luck getting the #6...hehehehehe!

thanks for looking out though, dude! but i'm going American Car this time
oh you want American ok

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4- 280238519864
5-130231755622 best again but American
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Old 06-24-2008, 09:18 PM   #2
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hmmm, #4 looks good *1991 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe

but #5...hot deng 2006 Ford Ford GT 2DR COUPE
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Old 06-25-2008, 07:22 AM   #4
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Nick, good find and low mileage too. That Benz' looks solid and clean, I might give them a call this week. Thanks, bro!
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Old 06-25-2008, 07:32 AM   #5
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You guys seem to forget all too quickly that 10+ year old MB's and BMW's develop suspension problems, transmission issues, interior pieces fall apart or off, etc. regardless of how well the previous owners cared for the car.

I will never again buy a German automobile without a bumper to bumper warranty on it.

I learned that lesson when I bought an 83 MB 300D in 1994 with 120k on it. Dumped 2k into the car the first six months I owned it and was headed straight to the shop to have the transmission replaced when I came to my senses and sold the car for $3k less than I paid for it. Whew! I only lost $5000 on that one.

Of course, as I type this I am thinking about the piles and piles of cash I spend on the Boxster and the situation is identical, but it's a big boy toy-hobby car, not a DD.
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Old 06-25-2008, 07:39 AM   #6
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nick, I was going to send the owner an e-mail and see if I could look at it this weekend but then as I was reading the description..there's the dreaded word that says "small oil leak"

Randall, I didn't know that for all I know that the old benz are solid but probably they're older than MY90's and knowing that the only tools in my tool box are pliers, hammer and flashlight..I think my knowledge on fixing cars are way beyond worse...hehehehehe!

I still hope that the guy won't back out and the Z28 are still available this weekend
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Old 06-25-2008, 07:52 AM   #7
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One day I will laugh in the face of the BMW and buy a brand new one or a CPO car, forcing them to repair their own car at their own expense for as long as I own it.

I'd love to buy a 2-3 year old 535 (twin turbo V6) but that turbo, which would probably go out within days of my 100k CPO warranty expiring, would cost me no less than $5k to replace and I don't know if I can stomach that.
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