anyone ever driven a Merc e500 or e60 ( 4 door porsche....)

[rathur]

as i am getting tempted on one.......

lots of car for 12-15k

[domster]

Don't forget to ask on specialist Mercedes forums... after all, it's a 4 door Mercedes in actuality, and no more of a Porsche than say an Audi RS2. And that is definitely an Audi and not a Porsche to driveand in terms of character. Never driven an E500, but the manufacturing angle never really stacked up for me. I mean, Prodrive make Astons these days but an Aston feels very different from a Subaru!

[sleep envy]

a colleague at an old practice I used to work at had a W124 E500

serious bit of kit, hewn from granite quality and absolutely huge

only down side was the drink problem - it was his company car and his fuel cost was double anyone elses

[freewheeler]

I've had a couple of E500's!! Rock solid build quality, still a quick car even by today's standards but since it's been a good couple of years since I've owned one, it probably feels quite dated now!

[PhilRS]

Get an Audi S8 for 8-12K... 360 BHP, OK chassis, bose hifi, total comfort. A blast to drive.

[Koln-RS]

Rowan Atkinson had one, when they were current.

More of an Autobahn stormer than tactile sports saloon.

Later S8, M5, AMG Merc, etc probably better.

[PhilRS]

Ever drove an S8?

[///ajd]

Some owners reviews here

www.auto-journals.com/content/j_merc.html

[verysideways]

Drove one when i was in the market myself a few years back - excellent car. Build quality like Mercs of old, and prodigous torque is my main memory...

[PhilRS]

I have one and my other cars are a Mini Cooper and a Porsche racer. The S8 is of course more remote than the other two, but it remains a blast to drive.

[Koln-RS]

Jonathan Palmer has had S8s for many years, although not sure if this is to do with the Audi-Palmer tie up.

Met him at Bedford once and he had just driven back fro Hockenheim in it and he said it was brilliant for trans-european jaunts.

I'd agree, though, that Audis tend to be 'safe' but 'numb' compared with the best BMWs and Mercs. Rwd is still the driver's choice.

[Howitzer]

I've driven an S8 and also an RS2, the RS2 was by far the better all rounder, but always wanted to lunge off, amazing bit of kit but a bit too nervous feeling for my tastes.

It's my 500E on Auto-Journals. Amazing piece of kit, genuinely powerful and surprisingly nimble handling.

Take one for a test drive and you will either get it or not, if you enjoy the drive it'll be a car you keep for a long long time.

Dave!