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Old 02-22-2010, 07:35 PM
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Default This car or a sick C5 vette???

Mercedes E55 AMG



Or a badass C5 vette???? Im talking CCW wheels built motor 550+rwhp

Which would you pick at my age??

Im 22 yrs old, no kids (that i know of) single, so size/room ect doesnt matter to me.

Other opinions are welcome 30k is MAX on price

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what the hell do you do to be able to afford any of these at that age??
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Vette.

If you were older I would say AMG. Is the vette an M6?
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is this a serious question?
the vette!!! you ratard
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Being 21 myself. go with the VETTE! save the amg for the family life hahahaha
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From experience the Vette is going to cost you less in the long run if you start modding the E55. While the Vette is a nasty built car it still is uses GM parts so when you break something you have the option of factory or aftermarket and a wide variety of people who can help you fix it. The E55 isn't as easy to fix when you break stuff, it'll be more expensive due to lack of aftermarket and higher cost when you take it into the shop assuming that you're not going to be able to work on the E55 yourself like you could the Vette. I really like that E55 but a Vette would be just as cool in my opinion.
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hmm....depends on a lot of factors, do you like manual cars? E55's are only auto...but I know a lot of guys deep in the 11's with tunes pulley and some exhaust...cars are sick. Though a Z06 is baller too.
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Originally Posted by Z28_LT1
what the hell do you do to be able to afford any of these at that age??
Manage your money well, it's not hard to do. When you get older though it gets harder since you have more bills and such. Like in my case, do I want to blow $100 in beer, food and weed for a one night party that will just get busted the first 15 minutes I am there (), or invest it in something? It's crazy how fast I can throw away $100. I will watch my friends **** away money on stupid little **** like air horns and whatever and then they will end up begging for me to pay for their food an hour later. It's ******* stupid.

How much are you looking to spend? SRT10 Vipers are getting pretty cheap. There's one on corvetteforum for $30k or something close.
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The Vette, thats a no brainer
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Man, I don't care how well it performs for a 4 doors, that AMG is still a 4 door lol. If you don't need the extra space, why would you even consider it over the Corvette??

C5 all the way.
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Vette. The amg does look good though.
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go for the amg, i actually prefer 4 doors for a daily driver.
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Get the vette. It will be cheaper to mod, cheaper to repair and more fun IMO. Heavily modded sitting on CCW's sounds pretty sick!
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The E55 is just a plain PIMP *** ride that has some ***** to go with it..Airbox, ECU, and pulley makes them a completely different animal. 11's in big 4 door benz would be my opinion of a perfect vehicle..

On the other had the ab, pulley and ecu run about 5G's!!

Ive even been thinking about getting one of the CTS-V's and doing a nice H/C/I combo on it.....

Soooo many options
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You could afford a decent C6 for under 30k.
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Originally Posted by z28_YOU_HO
The E55 is just a plain PIMP *** ride that has some ***** to go with it..Airbox, ECU, and pulley makes them a completely different animal. 11's in big 4 door benz would be my opinion of a perfect vehicle..

On the other had the ab, pulley and ecu run about 5G's!!

Ive even been thinking about getting one of the CTS-V's and doing a nice H/C/I combo on it.....

Soooo many options
Don't wanna say? thats cool.
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your on ls1tech.com what the hell do you think people are going to vote for really? lol





........oh and yeah the vette
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Originally Posted by z28_YOU_HO
The E55 is just a plain PIMP *** ride that has some ***** to go with it..Airbox, ECU, and pulley makes them a completely different animal. 11's in big 4 door benz would be my opinion of a perfect vehicle..

On the other had the ab, pulley and ecu run about 5G's!!

Ive even been thinking about getting one of the CTS-V's and doing a nice H/C/I combo on it.....

Soooo many options
I would go CTS-V then, although the AMG is sweet.
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Originally Posted by z28_YOU_HO
LOL Pharmaceutical sales
Thats one way to get it
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sounds like you're into the big four doors with power...going fast with class

i'd mod the hell out of a CTS-V if i were you


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