One Car Garage - Mercedes-Benz

"Eric Siedlecki" (esiedlecki) 09/23/2013 at 16:00 • Filed to: One Car Garage, OCG, Mercedes-Benz

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Welcome to One Car Garage, in which I choose a manufacturer, and you decide one single vehicle that they make or made (no matter how old, no matter how exclusive) to live with for the rest of your life. This is your only vehicle, and all expenses are paid for, including price of entry, insurance, gas, etc.

Lately we’ve been hopping around from luxury marque to luxury marque, with our last stop being !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Today we are going to continue that trend by heading over to Germany to choose from the Mercedes-Benz stable.

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Mercedes has quite a few significant models that I find appealing for a variety of reasons, but there is one vehicle in particular that really gets me going. That being the rather limited R63 AMG. It’s a minivan, yes, but it also has a 6.2 litre V8 pushing out 503 horsepower and 465 pound feet of the twisty stuff. I know it’s a pig, but this people carrier is limited to 155 miles per hour. That means it can get along faster than that. This thing just sounds like way too much fun at stoplights. I can’t wait to scare the fecal matter out of the young’ns.

Update 1: Will repost when Kinja calms the fuck down.
Update 2: Reposting now that Kinja's bitchfit has subsided.

For Sweden > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 14:30

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You down with SEC (Yeah you know me)
Who's down with SEC (Every last homie)
You down with SEC (Yeah you know me)
Who's down with SEC (All the homies)

Milky > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 14:33

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Trollolololol

But really, this. It will be great while I'm young and great when I'm old.

Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 14:36

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Makoyouidiot > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 14:41

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CLS 63. Droool

dinobot666 > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 14:47

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Unimog for sure.

Decay buys too many beaters > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 14:52

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CLK-GTR, because I love to be totally impractical, and as far as performance MBs go it does not get much better than this.

nataku83 > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 14:58

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I'd have to go with the 300SEL 6.3 - full pneumatic suspension, plenty of power, great interior - and that was back when MB knew how to make electrical components that wouldn't fail (having disassembled interior parts on a W108 before, the quality of the components is firsthand knowledge for me). The hazard knob may have been made of plastic, but I'm not sure there was any plastic anywhere else on the car...

SpeedSix > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 15:02

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Bow down to the Mercedes-Benz 600, you lowly peasant.

SpeedSix > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 15:03

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The Mercedes-Benz 190SL says Screw Practicality.

SpeedSix > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 15:04

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The Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9 - the largest, most expensive, and most technologically advanced Mercedes-Benz of its time.

505Turbeaux > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 15:09

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x2 on the mog

505Turbeaux > nataku83 09/23/2013 at 15:11

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well said, you can take almost anything apart and fix it. Never had a 6.3, but the 4.5 was no slouch either. The diesel I had was a diggity dog but never died, rust claimed that one. Great chassis

PlayerWAN > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 15:18

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I can't believe no one's posted it yet. A 190E Evo II.

PlayerWAN > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 15:21

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Or also, a SLS Electric Drive. In regular SLS red, please.

Eric Siedlecki > Decay buys too many beaters 09/23/2013 at 15:24

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If I can convince the fiancee to choose the R63, then this is my choice as well.

Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 15:26

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Because ya'll already took the 300SEL 6.3, 600 and the 190E Evo II.

Hoccy > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 16:02

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W124 300TDT 4-Matic. The most complete car MB ever made. I think I would like a black one though.

CalzoneGolem > dinobot666 09/23/2013 at 16:03

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I'm surprised there were other answers in this thread.

GhostZ > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 16:03

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Since the CLK-GTR was already chosen, and I don't want to stereotypically pick the 300SL Gullwing...

Give me the Grosser.

ScootScoot > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 16:07

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This 190SL

Jagvar > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 16:08

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Well, let's see. If it's my only vehicle, I'd want something that could handle in the snow, so 4MATIC is a good investment. Usually, there are just one or two people in my car, but I'd like to have some extra space in case I need to carry occasional friends/relatives/coworkers. So a large coupe would work nicely.

Perfect compromise? The CL550 4MATIC.

Horkin' Up Dangle Hams > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 16:10

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CLS63 AMG Shooting Brake all day baby. Because look at that body.

Practical beauty? I think so.

Thunder > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 16:10

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I'm with you, in the R63 AMG.

Because who WOULDN'T want to be able to take the whole extended family along on a warp-speed autobahn cruise... or just stoplight to stoplight?

Some (DeMuro) might argue the E63 AMG Estate does the same, but I disagree. This seats 6 in cross-continental comfort, while the E63 (IIRC) seats 2 in comfort, three in less comfort in the second row, and two in no comfort in the wayback. Nope, R-class is the S-class wagon.

J. Walter Weatherman > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 16:17

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I realize that I am falling into a stereotype here, but do I really care? No. No I do not.

Diesel manual wagon.

GreenN_Gold > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 16:22

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For me...

Saracen > PlayerWAN 09/23/2013 at 16:22

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You just want a dogleg gearbox don't you

Saracen > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 16:24

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E63 AMG S 4Matic Wagon

Twin turbo V8

AWD

and it's a wagon that's actually sold here.

dogisbadob > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 16:26

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Either the R or E-wagon AMG

But I do like the W116 6.9 also. I'm big on 116's or even the Pullman

oh man it's so hard!

RMudkips > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 16:27

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Post-Merc ownership AMG counts, right?
Hammertime! (my beloved 190e was taken)

STREPITUS > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 16:59

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I'll take this 300CE 6.3 AMG

Turner950s > J. Walter Weatherman 09/23/2013 at 17:07

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Remember, kids. This is what happens when you fall into stereotypes.

Turner950s > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 17:09

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300SL because inboard brakes, individual caliper deactivation (for emergency sticky brake "repair"), and of course John Fitch. Rest in peace.

J. Walter Weatherman > Turner950s 09/23/2013 at 17:15

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TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 17:20

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Unimog camper.

LoremIpsum010101 > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 17:52

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All maintenance covered you say? Then a 80s SL. Because classy and understated.

Sn210 > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 18:58

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Black Series!

Local Miata Bro > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna 09/23/2013 at 21:19

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Crappy photo but I saw it in Paris last year

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Eric Siedlecki 09/23/2013 at 22:29

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300TD wagon. Cause diesel

TheDon > Eric Siedlecki 09/24/2013 at 08:21

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5 speed, 240TD (w123 wagon) with velour interior, manual HVAC controls, manual windows, and factory skid plate installed.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > Eric Siedlecki 09/24/2013 at 09:49

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Oh please, if you don't want to go serious offroading, there is one reasonable choice:

Diesel, carries everything, probably could fit a 4WD system, and is a giant M-B Van.

61degrees.north > Eric Siedlecki 09/24/2013 at 11:55

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Why you might ask? Because portal axles and more torque than a herd of wild mules.

BlackBird, Mexican Clownshoe pilot > Eric Siedlecki 09/27/2013 at 14:00

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for me it would be, das geländewagen. It's one of those few vehicles that I want to get to keep until I'm very old.