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Originally Posted by why?
AMG's are the absolute best buy if you are a mechanic and have no problems with wiring and electronics repairs. You can pick up 500 hp luxobarges for under $10k and look like a king.
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You will look like a king to the total non-car person. Mercedes used to run body styles for 20 years which lead to slow depreciation... now there is planned obsolescence with them just like every other car - and your 3 year old car will not impress a valet.
The other "fly in the ointment" is part cost. The ceramic rotors on my AMG were $2500 - and I wore through a set in one day at a race track. Never again! There is a reason why you can pick up a 4 year old car that was over $80K new for less than 10K. Color me a bitter ex-owner... a new Mercedes is a dream, but you wake up pretty quick once the repair bills hit.
