[keide600sel]

Re: how I got my 600SEL

Most people assume that I sell drugs or stole the car. I am 18 and agree that there are not many people my age who drive such nice cars. People dont believe that I paid for my car. Even the police questioned how I earned enoughf to buy the car.
I started working 30-40 hours a week in a furniture store while going to high school at the age of 14. At the age of 16 I started a furniture assembly and delivery company. After school I would assemble furniture and make deliverys. By Feb. 2002 I was makig 100+ average an hour. On weekends I would often do 10-14 hours of hard work a day. Then on Mar. 3 2002 everything changed. I was getting out of class at High School and was standing in the parking lot getting into my car when a 92 year old laidy swerved off the road at around 40 mph and hit me against my parked car. She broke my back, hip, ribs and caused severe nerve damage to my right foot. She did not even stop! she kept driving and was caught by the police down the street. It was her 3'rd hit and run in 2 years! But this is the crasy part, they did not even ticket her because she was 92! Today she is still driving and I am unable to work. I couldent even finish my last year of High School. Every day I have to go to the physical therapist and she is out driving likley to hit another person. I baught the car with what I got from the insurance company and what I had saved up.
You thought I was lucky but after you have learned all the facts you might think otherwise.
-everything is not always as black and white as one may think.
-Kristian

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[keide600sel]

RE: pics of car. and old people driving.

It is crazy how some of these people are allowed to drive. I hear so many stories similar to yours and for some strange reason nothing is being done about it. I am glad your car was not damaged; if it were any other car I am sure that it would have been a totally diffrent story. I was thinking about getting "PANZRWGN" on my liscence plate. Here are the pictures you asked for. -Kristian

 

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Re: pics of interior

Hi, it is actually a 1992. I paid 25,000 for it and it was a friend of mine who buys a lot of cars at the dealership for his limmo company who got me the good deal on it. It came with 59K miles. It had only one owner who was a priest who is on of those TV shows.
I still find it hard to believe that this kind of car can depriciate so fast. The sales person at the MB dealer told me that the 92 600SEL when new costed in the 160,000+ range. It still smells, looks and drives like new (almost). I have also been looking for one of the 2 door W140's. Are they calles w140's though? I also like the older sel like yours. I saw a really cool late 80's 560 sec a few weeks ago for sale.
Here is the picture you asked for.

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[keide600sel]

RE: picture of dash

this is the only picture of the dash that I have on my computer. Next time I borrow my friend's camara I will take some more detailed pictures. I found the origional sticker that was in the window of my car and you were correct it was not 160K. but it was 137K and it had a 4,700 Bose speaker option and a 3,000 cell phone option. I am assuming he ment 160K with tax and liscence and a big mark up. Also about quality my dad liked my car so much that he baught a new S500 and he was discourged when he compaired it to my car. The new car has some new fancy stuff on it but it does not feel the same. The w140 is much more solid and does not have as much plastic.

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RE: 80's dash.

Thanks for all the positive comments. The thing that I like about Mercedes cars is that they try and keep the same style in all the cars. I notice that in your SEC you have many of the same features that they have on the W140. With the new W220 I think they changed too much. It almost seems that mercedes cars get better with time. I actually like the 80's sel and the w140's styling better than the w220. Your interior looks good. You should try and use some leather conditioner on your steering wheel. I used it on mine and it made look and feel like new. We do have the same floor mats! I just got some all season floor mats for the winter because I want to keep the origionals looking nice for the summer. []I found another picture of the dash.

 

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RE: German Lexus

I agree that the new w220 is not as nice as the W140. But I would never compare a mercedes to a lexus. The new w220 has some cool stuff on it but I would still rather drive a W140. My dads W220 S500 is a lot slower than my 92 600SEL. I find it strange that a 92 MB is still as good if not even better than a 03 MB. also, ///S320 are you still looking at the SlK's?
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[keide600sel]

re: dont say the word lexus

I am supprised they allow that word on these forums. And to compare it to a Mercedes, any mercedes is horrible. But back to the 92 s600 @406 hp vs the 03 s600 @ 490 hp. Of course the 03 would win. All I was trying to say is that Mercedes should have come farther in 11 years. And they had to install a twin turbo on the 5.4L engine to get the 490 hp. Otherwise they would be stuck with the 386 hp. But what I ment by saying that I would rather drive a W140 than a W220 is due to the following reasons.
1. the w140 looks cooler
2. The W140 is more solid
3. you can buy 4 W140s for every W220
4. The W140 is hand made
5. The W140 looks better inside
6. The W140 has less plastic.
The 03 S600 is cool though. It is faster than any BMW.
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RE: why lexus sucks -They are like a fake rolex

Lexus sucks because they are a toyota with a lot of snobby glitter on them. I agree that they run well and have few problems but why not just buy a toyota. I feel that a lexus is like a fake rolex. People only buy them because they want the cheapest way to look rich. Also if you look at a early 90's lexus you will find the leather seats cracking and the paint fading. I once sold furniture and was often asked "Will this fit in my lexus" and the customer would say it in a very snobby way. Every time a Mercedes driver would ask me if somthing would fit in their car they would say "would this fit in a average size 4 door".
Also Lexus tries to copy Mercedes and BMW. why cant they design their own cars? And if you compare the performance of a lexus to a mercedes there is nothing to compare. The average Mercedes out there is 2 seconds faster 0-60 MPH than the average lexus. If you were to give me a 2003 top of the line lexus or a toyota I would take the toyota. Japanese cars are good for getting from point A to point B as cheap as possible. -Get a toyota if you cant get a Mercedes.
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do you ever see any 92 lexus cars that look like this?

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