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Building an AMG car collection on budget. Need your opinion

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 163770" data-quote="Totoyuen" data-source="post: 3080605" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=3080605" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-3080605">Totoyuen said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Thanks for your suggestion, Pete!<br /> <br /> I went with the W211 E55 AMG which has the M113k engine as it’s closer to that in the SLR. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Mechanically, yours is closer to the N/A than to the SLR.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">^^^ I was going to say that , to all intent and purposes the engine in the E55 is quite literally an NA M113 with a blower plonked on top.<br /> <br /> OP will need one of these as well.<br /> <br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="14984" data-url="http://www.sub5zero.com/the-fast-the-forbidden-2002-04-mercedes-benz-c30-cdi-amg/" data-host="www.sub5zero.com" data-pending="false"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="http://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/c30_cdi_amg_wagon.jpg" loading="lazy" alt="www.sub5zero.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="http://www.sub5zero.com/the-fast-the-forbidden-2002-04-mercedes-benz-c30-cdi-amg/" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" data-proxy-href=""> Mercedes-Benz C30 CDI AMG diesel </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">The first (and so far only) diesel from Mercedes-Benz AMG never came to the U.S. (surprise surprise), but that only adds to its drunk-on-torque mystique.</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="http://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-21-at-8.21.07-pm.png" loading="lazy" alt="www.sub5zero.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> www.sub5zero.com </div> </div> </div> </div></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">How about the W202 C43? V8 and the first AMG to be assembled at MB after they acquired AMG? <br /> <br /> Good call on the W211 E55, that car made a statement when it was released!</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Here's a nice pre merger<a href="https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2006-mercedes-benz-g55-amg" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener"> </a>beauy<br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="15015" data-url="https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1990-mercedes-benz-w124-300e-3-4-amg" data-host="collectingcars.com" data-pending="false"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="https://collectingcars.imgix.net/004471/19-05-2021-rg-cc-01.jpg?max-w=1024&amp;fit=fillmax&amp;crop=edges&amp;auto=format,compress&amp;cs=srgb&amp;q=85" loading="lazy" alt="collectingcars.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1990-mercedes-benz-w124-300e-3-4-amg" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" data-proxy-href=""> 1990 MERCEDES-BENZ (W124) 300E 3.4 AMG </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">Presented in excellent overall condition, it represents a tempting opportunity for any Mercedes or AMG enthusiast, and will make an exciting addition to any collection.</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> </span> collectingcars.com </div> </div> </div> </div></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">R129, if going the whole hog</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="14984" data-url="http://www.sub5zero.com/the-fast-the-forbidden-2002-04-mercedes-benz-c30-cdi-amg/" data-host="www.sub5zero.com" data-pending="false"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="http://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/c30_cdi_amg_wagon.jpg" loading="lazy" alt="www.sub5zero.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="http://www.sub5zero.com/the-fast-the-forbidden-2002-04-mercedes-benz-c30-cdi-amg/" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" data-proxy-href=""> Mercedes-Benz C30 CDI AMG diesel </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">The first (and so far only) diesel from Mercedes-Benz AMG never came to the U.S. (surprise surprise), but that only adds to its drunk-on-torque mystique.</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="http://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-21-at-8.21.07-pm.png" loading="lazy" alt="www.sub5zero.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> www.sub5zero.com </div> </div> </div> </div> <br /> Yuk</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 157203" data-quote="Goldeneye" data-source="post: 3081016" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=3081016" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-3081016">Goldeneye said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> How about the W202 C43? V8 and the first AMG to be assembled at MB after they acquired AMG?<br /> <br /> Good call on the W211 E55, that car made a statement when it was released! </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Shuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuush dont tell anyone haha.</div>
 
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