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razr390 wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 12:08 pm Kia Stingers are becoming the vehicle of choice for :mahtroy: around my parts as of late. Every one I’ve seen has some :ramz: or loud ass music playing.

Dodge Charger Scat/SRT/etc are now owned by like Hispanic dudes that vape. Under glow and RGB headlights brah
The Stinger thing was forecast by Maximillian. What a shame.
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Desertbreh wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 11:37 am https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sal ... pe=listing

Stupid price. Probably the coolest W211 money can buy outside of an E55, and a better car than the E55
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Desertbreh wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 12:49 pm
razr390 wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 12:08 pm Kia Stingers are becoming the vehicle of choice for :mahtroy: around my parts as of late. Every one I’ve seen has some :ramz: or loud ass music playing.

Dodge Charger Scat/SRT/etc are now owned by like Hispanic dudes that vape. Under glow and RGB headlights brah
The Stinger thing was forecast by Maximillian. What a shame.
:aintcare:
Still like them a lot.
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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wap wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 1:41 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 12:49 pm

The Stinger thing was forecast by Maximillian. What a shame.
:aintcare:
Still like them a lot.
Me too :sissyfight:

I don't GAF about stigma unless I'm being a hypocrite Tessie hater.
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They didn't make nearly enough Stingers for them to ever approach Charger/Maxima levels of :disgust:
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wap wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 1:41 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 12:49 pm

The Stinger thing was forecast by Maximillian. What a shame.
:aintcare:
Still like them a lot.
I mean they were great cars for 35k new after having 10-20k on the hood. Anything over that is a big ol no from me dog.
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wap wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 1:41 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 11:37 am https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sal ... pe=listing

Stupid price. Probably the coolest W211 money can buy outside of an E55, and a better car than the E55
:nice:
Emailed on this car.
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max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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Desertbreh wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 2:21 pm
wap wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 1:41 pm

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Emailed on this car.
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max225 wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 2:31 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 2:21 pm

Emailed on this car.
:butwhy:
Because I would rather drive this thing all day everyday over the BMW and the price is pretty much a wash.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
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Desertbreh wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 2:47 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 2:31 pm

:butwhy:
Because I would rather drive this thing all day everyday over the BMW and the price is pretty much a wash.
I thought the BMW was your wife's? She rocks the Tahoe?
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D Griff wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 4:15 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 2:47 pm

Because I would rather drive this thing all day everyday over the BMW and the price is pretty much a wash.
I thought the BMW was your wife's? She rocks the Tahoe?
Yea .. :wtf: is going on in the desert. Also mr Desert aren’t you rocking the E350?
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max225 wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 4:46 pm
D Griff wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 4:15 pm

I thought the BMW was your wife's? She rocks the Tahoe?
Yea .. :wtf: is going on in the desert. Also mr Desert aren’t you rocking the E350?
:dat:

I thought it was daughter carless at college, :tits: in the Beemah, Tahoe doing Cartel duty, and Eric rockin' the E Class.
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D Griff wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 4:15 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 2:47 pm

Because I would rather drive this thing all day everyday over the BMW and the price is pretty much a wash.
I thought the BMW was your wife's? She rocks the Tahoe?
She rocks the Tahoe and I'm getting her a 2019 6.2 Premier replacement in 2-3 months. QPB then goes to Mexico.
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max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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Desertbreh wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:04 pm
D Griff wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 4:15 pm

I thought the BMW was your wife's? She rocks the Tahoe?
She rocks the Tahoe and I'm getting her a 2019 6.2 Premier replacement in 2-3 months. QPB then goes to Mexico.
So a 80k ancient boat is cool? But a brand new Tessie at 85 is not ?

:notsure:
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max225 wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 4:46 pm
D Griff wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 4:15 pm

I thought the BMW was your wife's? She rocks the Tahoe?
Yea .. :wtf: is going on in the desert. Also mr Desert aren’t you rocking the E350?
My child will wake the fuck up and take that off my hands one of these days. In the meantime its a low cost 3rd car. In the meantime, as you noted, I am being offered $29,555 for a BMW that is......:who cares: to me, for reasons we have already discussed. Plus it's due for a $400 battery any day now, plus the ramz are curbed courtesy of my wife, all niggling things that need fixed. PLUS brake fluid service due in August. Problems I can just give to VROOM. I am, quite frankly, very :notsure: about the build quality of the F36, it is just ok. I can basically instead get a car that I really dig, an EVERY SINGLE OPTION W211 with 12K miles on it, with the most powerful AND reliable (non AMG) V-8 Mercedes has ever built. 382hp, 391 torks, 7 speed auto. Strong off the line, missile on the higway. AMG Sport pkg. Its an interesting car. The BMW, to quote Griffdog, is BORING, B58 or not. The MBZ has lived 10 years of its life in CA, the rest in NC. Guys bought it at auction. They are shooting me a pick of the undercarriage.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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max225 wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:10 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:04 pm

She rocks the Tahoe and I'm getting her a 2019 6.2 Premier replacement in 2-3 months. QPB then goes to Mexico.
So a 80k ancient boat is cool? But a brand new Tessie at 85 is not ?

:notsure:
You're talking the new Tahoe?
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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max225 wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:10 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:04 pm

She rocks the Tahoe and I'm getting her a 2019 6.2 Premier replacement in 2-3 months. QPB then goes to Mexico.
So a 80k ancient boat is cool? But a brand new Tessie at 85 is not ?

:notsure:
I think he is getting a homie hookup. Also, it's for his wife, so :notsure: . Also, I thought the Tessie was $135K?
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Desertbreh wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:14 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:10 pm

So a 80k ancient boat is cool? But a brand new Tessie at 85 is not ?

:notsure:
You're talking the new Tahoe?
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Desertbreh wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:13 pm
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Yea .. :wtf: is going on in the desert. Also mr Desert aren’t you rocking the E350?
My child will wake the fuck up and take that off my hands one of these days. In the meantime its a low cost 3rd car. In the meantime, as you noted, I am being offered $29,555 for a BMW that is......:who cares: to me, for reasons we have already discussed. Plus it's due for a $400 battery any day now, plus the ramz are curbed courtesy of my wife, all niggling things that need fixed. PLUS brake fluid service due in August. Problems I can just give to VROOM. I am, quite frankly, very :notsure: about the build quality of the F36, it is just ok. I can basically instead get a car that I really dig, an EVERY SINGLE OPTION W211 with 12K miles on it, with the most powerful AND reliable (non AMG) V-8 Mercedes has ever built. 382hp, 391 torks, 7 speed auto. Strong off the line, missile on the higway. AMG Sport pkg. Its an interesting car. The BMW, to quote Griffdog, is BORING, B58 or not. The MBZ has lived 10 years of its life in CA, the rest in NC. Guys bought it at auction. They are shooting me a pick of the undercarriage.
I don't see why not :iono:

Just make sure you're not going to want to :plac: the Merc, that is a car you would lose your ass on hard if you decide it isn't for year after a year of daily duty. You're not really a swap cars every year guy, but something to keep in mind.

I guess it really doesn't matter though, that BMW or that Merc will drop $10K in the next year.
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D Griff wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:21 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:10 pm

So a 80k ancient boat is cool? But a brand new Tessie at 85 is not ?

:notsure:
I think he is getting a homie hookup. Also, it's for his wife, so :notsure: . Also, I thought the Tessie was $135K?
The Tessie I WANT is 135k after tax. 119k before. A regular X is 85
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Desertbreh wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:13 pm
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Yea .. :wtf: is going on in the desert. Also mr Desert aren’t you rocking the E350?
My child will wake the fuck up and take that off my hands one of these days. In the meantime its a low cost 3rd car. In the meantime, as you noted, I am being offered $29,555 for a BMW that is......:who cares: to me, for reasons we have already discussed. Plus it's due for a $400 battery any day now, plus the ramz are curbed courtesy of my wife, all niggling things that need fixed. PLUS brake fluid service due in August. Problems I can just give to VROOM. I am, quite frankly, very :notsure: about the build quality of the F36, it is just ok. I can basically instead get a car that I really dig, an EVERY SINGLE OPTION W211 with 12K miles on it, with the most powerful AND reliable (non AMG) V-8 Mercedes has ever built. 382hp, 391 torks, 7 speed auto. Strong off the line, missile on the higway. AMG Sport pkg. Its an interesting car. The BMW, to quote Griffdog, is BORING, B58 or not. The MBZ has lived 10 years of its life in CA, the rest in NC. Guys bought it at auction. They are shooting me a pick of the undercarriage.
Hmm.... I mean I am on board with everything but the price. What you're getting on the Beema is somewhat irrelevant to the purchase price of the MB. Near 30k for something that will be 10k in 2 years and 30k miles seems a bit :butwhy: to me. Might as well lease a new M3.
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max225 wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:24 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:13 pm

My child will wake the fuck up and take that off my hands one of these days. In the meantime its a low cost 3rd car. In the meantime, as you noted, I am being offered $29,555 for a BMW that is......:who cares: to me, for reasons we have already discussed. Plus it's due for a $400 battery any day now, plus the ramz are curbed courtesy of my wife, all niggling things that need fixed. PLUS brake fluid service due in August. Problems I can just give to VROOM. I am, quite frankly, very :notsure: about the build quality of the F36, it is just ok. I can basically instead get a car that I really dig, an EVERY SINGLE OPTION W211 with 12K miles on it, with the most powerful AND reliable (non AMG) V-8 Mercedes has ever built. 382hp, 391 torks, 7 speed auto. Strong off the line, missile on the higway. AMG Sport pkg. Its an interesting car. The BMW, to quote Griffdog, is BORING, B58 or not. The MBZ has lived 10 years of its life in CA, the rest in NC. Guys bought it at auction. They are shooting me a pick of the undercarriage.
Hmm.... I mean I am on board with everything but the price. What you're getting on the Beema is somewhat irrelevant to the purchase price of the MB. Near 30k for something that will be 10k in 2 years and 30k miles seems a bit :butwhy: to me. Might as well lease a new M3.
The man loves old Mercs for whatever reason. :iono: I agree with you, but it is a one-of-a-kind car and we all like what we like.
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D Griff wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:22 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:13 pm

My child will wake the fuck up and take that off my hands one of these days. In the meantime its a low cost 3rd car. In the meantime, as you noted, I am being offered $29,555 for a BMW that is......:who cares: to me, for reasons we have already discussed. Plus it's due for a $400 battery any day now, plus the ramz are curbed courtesy of my wife, all niggling things that need fixed. PLUS brake fluid service due in August. Problems I can just give to VROOM. I am, quite frankly, very :notsure: about the build quality of the F36, it is just ok. I can basically instead get a car that I really dig, an EVERY SINGLE OPTION W211 with 12K miles on it, with the most powerful AND reliable (non AMG) V-8 Mercedes has ever built. 382hp, 391 torks, 7 speed auto. Strong off the line, missile on the higway. AMG Sport pkg. Its an interesting car. The BMW, to quote Griffdog, is BORING, B58 or not. The MBZ has lived 10 years of its life in CA, the rest in NC. Guys bought it at auction. They are shooting me a pick of the undercarriage.
I don't see why not :iono:

Just make sure you're not going to want to :plac: the Merc, that is a car you would lose your ass on hard if you decide it isn't for year after a year of daily duty. You're not really a swap cars every year guy, but something to keep in mind.

I guess it really doesn't matter though, that BMW or that Merc will drop $10K in the next year.
This is my thought process.
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max225 wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:22 pm
D Griff wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:21 pm

I think he is getting a homie hookup. Also, it's for his wife, so :notsure: . Also, I thought the Tessie was $135K?
The Tessie I WANT is 135k after tax. 119k before. A regular X is 85
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I am sort of hoping you end up :doit: just to hear a close account first hand of the ownership experience. It would be something different to have on the forum.
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That being said it is worth considering what you could lease for $800/month... probably some pretty cool shit.
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