[s-cars] Advice needed- warning NAC heretical content inside

[Taka Mizutani]

I don't like M3s for stupid reasons- image and the sound of the exhaust, as
well as concerns about durability (remember the '01s blowing up left and
right?).

M5? Way too heavy- I like the cars, but too heavy and way too costly in
terms of maintenance.

Those CLs you're talking about sound really cool, but they're automatic and
definitely not sports cars. The V-12 Benzes are amazing at highway speed as
you've said. I would love to get one, but only on top of having a sports
car.

Taka


On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 10:49 AM, Bruce Mendel <brucem105 at comcast.net> wrote:

>  I agree you're doing yourself a disservice ruling out BMW.  Why not
> consider an E46 M3, or an E39 M5? Both fast and cheap with great roadfeel.
>
> Also I just got out of a Brabus T12, which was a 2003 Mercedes CL600
> modified to 570HP, and drove a RennTech CL600 with 625HP. If you don't want
> anyone passing you, these cars are the ticket, and nice looking and nicely
> finished. And super cheap these days based on their MSRP of $139K a few
> years ago.
>
> The RennTech car was so fast, when I went to pass someone I had to steer
> out around them BEFORE hitting the gas, or I might have crashed into the
> back of them! I think that RennTech car was faster from 80-140 than my S8 is
> from 0-60!! Something to consider.
>
> Regards,
> Bruce
>