Oppo, I Can't Be The Only One

"UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy" (smithtaylorm) 10/14/2015 at 19:34 • Filed to: None

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Who has secretly loved the W210 AMG.

I used to love this model growing up, had a 1/64 W208 cabrio and W210 sedan as well as a 1/18 W208 (which I still have).

I can only assume they suffer the same reliability issues as normal benzes and it might be hard to find a good clean one these days, but part of me wants to just blow an exorbitant amount of cash one purchasing and maintaining one.

Dat V8

RallyWrench > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy 10/14/2015 at 19:40

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I like them too, they’re understated, comfortable, and fast enough.

TheHondaBro > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy 10/14/2015 at 19:41

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I love those headlights. So quirky.

jkm7680 > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy 10/14/2015 at 19:41

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Not a huge fan of the styling, looked very dated from the second they came out IMO.

djmt1 > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy 10/14/2015 at 19:41

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W211 was more my thing.

Crushing 350Zs and towing mowers while having your butt massaged. Life can be good.

My citroen won't start > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy 10/14/2015 at 19:42

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I check the current rate for these at least 5 times a month.

UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy > My citroen won't start 10/14/2015 at 19:49

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Some random calculator I found (can’t find any sales) says $6k to $10k. Is that right?

michael bleggi > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy 10/14/2015 at 19:52

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my first car was a w210! at that point i wanted to get into modifying cars so bad, and it really isn’t a good platform for a kid without a ton of resources lol. it was white which is not a good color for the w210.. and a diesel. i’ll be honest though, with how mechanical the fuel system was, i was able to get some fun out of it. i coulld flip a few switched i had rigged under the dashboard and all of a sudden... it pulled pretty hard! and left countless people amazed and confused at intersections i’m sure... black smoke spewing out of a white ugly w210.... and it moving kinda quick lol. fantastic cars though, road trips were awesome. it really is like a living room on wheels.

Nymphicus Hollandicus > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy 10/14/2015 at 20:07

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I’ve always loved how timeless these cars looked.

Dsscats > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy 10/14/2015 at 21:09

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I’ll tell you something fantastic too.

There was a wagon version.

Parth985 > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy 10/14/2015 at 22:07

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My fav car I wanted one instead of my e39 m5 but inhad to settle for m5 but I really wanted he Amg even the m is a better car but I guess I love Amg monoblocks too much

fintail > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy 10/14/2015 at 22:30

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Not secretly, I had one for 7 years:

Very good car - not low maintenance, but generally reliable, and a lot less to go wrong than later models. Really hard to find a minty one anymore, especially a high option car. Mine was tectite grey, which is quite uncommon.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy 10/15/2015 at 00:46

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I like them. I’m on my second one. V6 wagon and currently V8 sedan. Planning on getting an E55 version at some point, just need to get some cash together and find the right one.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy 10/15/2015 at 00:47

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That’s about right for an AMG variant. Standard ones can usually be found for $2k-5k.

pip bip - choose Corrour > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy 10/15/2015 at 05:43

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i’ve strangely always like the look of that series MB

UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy > fintail 10/15/2015 at 07:28

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Wow, that looks clean. I don’t even think I’ve seen this color before, I usually only see them in silver or black. What made you get rid of it?

UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy > Dsscats 10/15/2015 at 07:32

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I figured since there was an W211 E63 AMG wagon and W210 wagons are actually a pretty common site around Cincinnati (just not AMG) so I’d guess they sold well enough to make a wagon version. That still makes me HNNNGGG! My neighbors had a fully loaded tan on tan W210 non AMG but was still top of the line. They bought it brand new t00 (I remember drooling over it every time it was around)

fintail > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy 10/15/2015 at 11:29

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It had been awhile, I was to the point where I needed to cut the cord or I’d get too attached and would never sell it. I already have one forever car, I shouldn’t hoard. These cars also are known for rust, and there was an area of a wheelarch that seemed iffy inside. I got a decent price for it and shouldn’t regret it.