[W126 Coupe] re:AMG Aero II 18"s trade for 17"s anyone ? '91sec

[Shayegan, Richard]

Before buying the DTS, rent one. I have had the experience of road trips in two different DTS's (rentals) and in both, the passenger side center vent would randomly close whenever it felt like it on the highway (the vibrations of the road would slowly close it). Also, whenever you hit grooved pavement it would track like nobody's business.


-----Original Message-----
From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com on behalf of John Dunne
Sent: Thu 8/3/2006 8:15 AM
To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
Subject: [W126 Coupe] re:AMG Aero II 18"s trade for 17"s anyone ? '91sec 
 
I was looking at the 2-4 yr old BMW at the time I wrote that.  I   
"need", and do not currently own, a 4 door large sedan.  I am  
actually half way down the road on the caddy DTS  ( meets the need of  
highway cruiser with 2 couples ) - my Lotus Elise and W126 provide  
all the "driving" experience I need,  but sure wish they were gonna  
upgrade before 2010 if ever.  So - that's why I think I'll do better  
with 17's instead of the 18"s.

Or this there a better tire recomendation that the Dunlop SP that are  
so noisy now with quite a bit of life in them yet ?

John


On Aug 3, 2006, at 5:25 AM, mbcoupes-request at mbcoupes.com wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com on behalf of Kent Kihl
> Sent: Wed 8/2/2006 3:24 PM
> To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
> Subject: [W126 Coupe] MB BMW
>
> I had first 500 SEC 1984, then a 560 SEC 1986, then a 420 SEC 1987  
> and then
> a BMW 750i 1988. Between 1985 and 1991 all of them except the 560  
> for about
> 2 - 2.5 years, the coupes kept their value fairly well, the 420 I  
> actually
> sold for just little more than I had bought it for 2 years earlier,  
> the BMW
> was a complete disaster, lost 75% of the purchase price in about 2  
> years, it
> was impossible to sell. It is of course good if you are buying a  
> few years
> old, you can get them for next to nothing, but it is likely you  
> thereafter
> have to keep it for the rest of your life.
>
> After the BMW 750i and some more various MB's, a Jaguar XJS V12 and  
> two
> Rolls Royce Silver Spirit, there is no doubt the car (cars) that  
> was the
> best was the Mb coupes, so now after many years I bought myself the  
> fourth,
> the 560 SEC 1989. Not as sporty as my Saab 95, but for weekends it  
> is great.
>
> Kent Kihl
> Cape Town


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