would I regret moving to mercedes?
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its a tricky one but as most know already my e39 rocks but its getting oldish and its peaked and id like to get my wife into something different as weve never had a car as long as the e39...
I did toy with the idea of an e61 touring as well as c5 rs6 from a mate but ruled them both out very quickly for the same reasons
I then thought an e61 550i sport touring would be nice but as you all know they are a bit scarce....
I then stumbled across the e55 and thought it would fit the bill nicely as the new family barge but then read a bit more about the supercharged bit and cost to replace the usual wear and tear items so thought it might be as wallet destroying as the m5 and rs6....
yesterday I stumbled across the c55 and apart from the potential squeeze in the back and limited boot space.... its looks like it fills a gap that bmw might struggle with... ie its theoretical peer in the bmw world would be an e60/1 m3 touring right???
I could hang on for a 335 sport touring but im thinking that the c55 might be a bit more thrilling and ive never had a v8 before
problem is that they seem as rare as the 550 sport touring so back to square one!
I did toy with the idea of an e61 touring as well as c5 rs6 from a mate but ruled them both out very quickly for the same reasons
I then thought an e61 550i sport touring would be nice but as you all know they are a bit scarce....
I then stumbled across the e55 and thought it would fit the bill nicely as the new family barge but then read a bit more about the supercharged bit and cost to replace the usual wear and tear items so thought it might be as wallet destroying as the m5 and rs6....
yesterday I stumbled across the c55 and apart from the potential squeeze in the back and limited boot space.... its looks like it fills a gap that bmw might struggle with... ie its theoretical peer in the bmw world would be an e60/1 m3 touring right???
I could hang on for a 335 sport touring but im thinking that the c55 might be a bit more thrilling and ive never had a v8 before
problem is that they seem as rare as the 550 sport touring so back to square one!
ill be the first to admit im a fan of them and now on my third if you count an alpina... however, I am partial to a bit of v8 action and in that respect im happy to consider a new stablemate for the alpina and if that means it wears a new badge then that's fine too...
still I have to admit that the prospect of being without an e39 is a rather glum one but ill separate my emotions from the pragmatist in me on this one!
still I have to admit that the prospect of being without an e39 is a rather glum one but ill separate my emotions from the pragmatist in me on this one!
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