Thinking Of Selling My B5 S4 And Going V12

"Chris Clarke" (shiftsandgiggles) 05/16/2014 at 20:25 • Filed to: None

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Like this.

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Brian Silvestro > Chris Clarke 05/16/2014 at 20:26

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Bullet resistant glass? SOLD.

Chris Clarke > Brian Silvestro 05/16/2014 at 20:27

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Its a tank. Literally and figuratively.

Manuél Ferrari > Chris Clarke 05/16/2014 at 20:30

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You should have the engine reinforced while being rebuilt and then twin turbo charge it.

Wait I don't see any room for the turbos. Damn

Brian Silvestro > Chris Clarke 05/16/2014 at 20:30

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I mean at that price, would you rather have a new Accord or this BADASS DICTATOR TRANSPORTER?

BJ > Chris Clarke 05/16/2014 at 20:33

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"minor issues" probably means no transmission, or bodies in the trunk, or it's actually a donk and they just didn't take recent pictures...

Nonetheless, might be worth it for 3 grand.

dogisbadob > Chris Clarke 05/16/2014 at 20:35

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Too bad Lexus never offered a V12 over here so that we could have a reliable V12 :(

 V8 Rustler > Chris Clarke 05/16/2014 at 20:35

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Chris Clarke > BJ 05/16/2014 at 20:37

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OR BEST OFFER!! Not a donk according to pics, and says tranny is good. I'm going with bodies in the trunk, but I can deal with that.

Chris Clarke > dogisbadob 05/16/2014 at 20:38

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You don't buy a car with a V12 because its reliable.

George Costanza > Brian Silvestro 05/16/2014 at 20:38

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and then take a 1 mile turn to get into your drive way.

Dsscats >  V8 Rustler 05/16/2014 at 20:39

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He drives a B5 S4. He must already know the pain.

Chris Clarke >  V8 Rustler 05/16/2014 at 20:39

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I'm pretty sure a twin turbo german v6 isn't any less a money pit than a german v12.

Chris Clarke > Brian Silvestro 05/16/2014 at 20:45

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I already have one semi badass poor dictator transporter, they would go nicely together.

dogisbadob > Chris Clarke 05/16/2014 at 20:46

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Yeah but Toyota/Lexus could've changed that.

Too bad the Jaguar XJ never got the Double Duratec.

heliochrome85 > Chris Clarke 05/16/2014 at 20:53

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you must be a millionaire, because that V12 is almost Jaguar levels of reliability.

samssun > Chris Clarke 05/16/2014 at 20:53

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Why not B8 S4, B7 RS4, etc?

Chris Clarke > samssun 05/16/2014 at 20:55

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I have a B5 S4.

jkm7680 > Chris Clarke 05/16/2014 at 21:00

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No, Keep S4.

Brian Silvestro > George Costanza 05/16/2014 at 21:06

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WORTH IT

Brian Silvestro > Chris Clarke 05/16/2014 at 21:08

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Damn that's sexy. WTF ARE YOU WAITING FOR

samssun > Chris Clarke 05/16/2014 at 21:40

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Right, I meant instead of selling it for a tank, why not go up a couple generations? Only downside I see to B8 is its size, but if a full size Merc is in the cards, I think the B8 S4 would be acceptable.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Chris Clarke 05/16/2014 at 21:57

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financial suicide! Even us MB techs for the most part won't own v12's!

JGrabowMSt > heliochrome85 05/18/2014 at 23:12

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The M120? I don't think so...it tends to run on the warm side, but it just runs fine. Same engine is in the SL600 I drive fairly often, and let me tell you, that thing has been mechanically bulletproof for years.

The suspension on the other hand, well, I wouldn't want to think about fixing it if anything were to happen to the hydraulic suspension...

I know someone who has a 560SEL, and they have more electronic issues than engine/transmission issues...