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Old 02-01-2017, 03:35 PM   #111
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kind of looks worse in black
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Old 02-01-2017, 11:07 PM   #112
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Just when you thought they don't come up for sale at all.

http://bringatrailer.com/listing/200...es-benz-r63-2/

The seller probably saw the huge $$'s the last one got and decided now's the time.
I drove one once, they ride really well, nothing quite like it; the long wheelbase and soft suspension coupled to all that Merc drivetrain smoothness - feels like silk.
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Old 02-01-2017, 11:09 PM   #113
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No, they started out heinous and have gotten worse. The badge-engineered Chrysler version (the Pacifica) looks much better.
The Pacifica was on a completely different platform -- minivan based.

The MB R was on the ML /GL platform...

No comments on looks...
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Old 02-02-2017, 11:40 AM   #114
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I will take this mercedes

http://www.autoblog.com/2017/02/02/m...#slide-4423789
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Old 02-02-2017, 01:24 PM   #115
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The Pacifica was on a completely different platform -- minivan based.

The MB R was on the ML /GL platform...
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Old 02-02-2017, 01:57 PM   #116
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Old 02-07-2017, 08:41 AM   #117
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http://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/the-20...tim-1792073945

Durango SRT. 470 hp. Seats 6. 0-60 in 4.4 seconds.

So...
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Old 02-07-2017, 08:48 AM   #118
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http://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/the-20...tim-1792073945

Durango SRT. 470 hp. Seats 6. 0-60 in 4.4 seconds.

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Old 02-07-2017, 09:10 AM   #119
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Whoa. A big ugly white wagon that could replace my big ugly white wagon.
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Old 02-07-2017, 11:34 AM   #120
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Whoa. A big ugly white wagon that could replace my big ugly white wagon.
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