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Old 01-03-2005, 06:39 PM   #14 (permalink)
janos_z
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Date registered: Aug 2002
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RE: spy shots of new S-class

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graymarket500SEL - 1/3/2005 9:16 PM

The upshot is that I feel absolutely no "new-Benz Envy" looking at the post-W140 designs. This makes me enjoy and appreciate my W-126 (for all its INNUMERABLE PAIN-IN-THE-ASS WALLET-THINNING FAULTS) more.
yeah, my 560SEL is in the shop right now with a leaking transmission, but looking at these pics i felt a renewed sense of pride in it, anyway...

to me, the rear end of this new benz looks like an oversized hyundai elantra... on the bright side, benzes have a history of evolving nicely during their production run, and i'm sure it'll look much nicer after its midcycle freshening, in, oh 2011 or so.
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