My thinking exactly. If I wanted a race car, I would buy a Porsche. That's one of the reasons why the 380SEL appeals to me. A beautiful chassis with an engine that is relatively simple to service and economical to drive.
Dan On Mar 23, 2012, at 1:58 PM, clay monroe <redgh...@comcast.net> wrote: > I am not interested in power. I want a calm and agreeable ride. Remember, I > am from the Gump school of car love. > > clay > > On Mar 23, 2012, at 10:45 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote: > >> On Mar 23, 2012 10:28 AM, "Dan Penoff" <lwb...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> >>> Given the choice, I would opt for the 380, as it is a nice balance of >> economy and power. >>> >>> IMHO, the later V-8 models are detuned to the point of being worthless, >> Clearly you have not driven a 560 which has plenty of get-up-and-go either >> in the 107 or 126 (even by the standards of our bizarre modern world >> wherein minivans have 250+ hp). >> >> Alex >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com