Doodle
MB Enthusiast
Looking round Peter's car at the GTG has (perhaps rather foolishly) put the idea of a 216 into my head.
I fear an AMG is out of the question, I understand the 5.5 biturbo to be touted as the better of the 63s but it's simply not in the budget. The 6.2 would be, but that brings in the questions of head bolts and hydraulic tappets, let alone the price of some of the consumables (£1500 for front discs and pads ).
For the same money a 500 4.7 seems to be within reach, and the earlier 5.5s are even cheaper. Consumables aren't subject to AMG tax and thus I wonder if perhaps these would be a better choice as a daily driver? I believe I'm correct in saying ABC is standard across the range so can't really dodge that, but on reading around it seems to be both more reliable and better understood.
I haven't really touched on the 600s as they seem to be very rare.
Am I consigning myself to a future of sitting facing the corner, weeping gently and rocking back and forth?
I fear an AMG is out of the question, I understand the 5.5 biturbo to be touted as the better of the 63s but it's simply not in the budget. The 6.2 would be, but that brings in the questions of head bolts and hydraulic tappets, let alone the price of some of the consumables (£1500 for front discs and pads ).
For the same money a 500 4.7 seems to be within reach, and the earlier 5.5s are even cheaper. Consumables aren't subject to AMG tax and thus I wonder if perhaps these would be a better choice as a daily driver? I believe I'm correct in saying ABC is standard across the range so can't really dodge that, but on reading around it seems to be both more reliable and better understood.
I haven't really touched on the 600s as they seem to be very rare.
Am I consigning myself to a future of sitting facing the corner, weeping gently and rocking back and forth?