The V-12 engine is ALL the charm. IMHO, the 600SEC is one of the ugliest, most hulkingly misproportioned MBs ever produced. It is a visual insult compared to the beautiful W126 coupe that it replaced.
Note the ad does not say "cold AC", so add $4k to the price for that alone! D. >Message: 11 >Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:33:17 -0400 >From: "E M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [MBZ] CL V12 Coupe >To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > >There probably is, but why? Half the charm of the car is the V12. With the >cost of diesel these days, it's often as cheap to run a V8 gasser now as a >diesel, as attested to by a few here. I think the V12 is about 30% worse on >gas than a V8 in real world driving. 400HP never comes cheap. An amazing >car, but if you're after great mileage, best to pass on anything that weighs >the same as a one bedroom condo. > >Ed >300E > >On 27/03/2008, R A Bennell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> So, is there sufficient room under the hood to install a diesel? >> >> Randy >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of andrew strasfogel >> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 9:42 AM >> To: Mercedes Discussion List >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] CL V12 Coupe >> >> >> Maybe there's a reason they don't have a photo of the engine bay... >> >> Also, the styling is somewhere between nonexistent and blah. >> On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 11:30 AM, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > Rick Knoble wrote: >> > > >> > > Almost too cheap to be true.... >> > > >> > > http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/car/620372856.html >> > >> > Perhaps the demand for 15 year old 15mpg cars with againg electrical >> > systems is not that great right now? >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
