I Love Classic Cars
I had a corvette, a 1980 model that honestly was not a very well made or reliable automobile, I kept it for far too long, about thirty years. When I went to a car show in town in January I looked at the new model and a sales lady asked if I was interested. I told her of my car which was a 25th birthday present to myself and she asked if it was time to buy another one? I smiled and told her I had graduated from Corvettes. I honestly am done with them. I don't have the patience for bad build quality.
I own a 23 year old Mercedes E class in pristine original condition as well as a Cadillac sedan that we inherited that is also a low milage car in excellent condition. Both are stored in inclement weather and off the road all winter long. The Cadillac is a perfect family long distance hauler on the highway, a large car, large trunk with a very soft ride and remarkable fuel economy considering that it has a V 8 engine. It however has limited build quality and is mechanically a bear to work on but as I use it sparingly these issues are minimal. I am returning the very few issues to factory condition slowly and I expect it to be in our family for many years to come. The Mercedes is the Bulletproof W124 with low miles on it and I have performance summer tires fitted to it, it is very much a drivers car in terms of handling and acceleration as well as high speed driving is superlative. The fuel economy is very good and it is a comfortable car as well but what it is renowned for is build quality and durability which no other Mercedes before or since has attained - this is the best built car they ever constructed - and I own one of the finest examples in existence, it makes mechanics cry when they see it.
When my daily driver is done, I hope to purchase a Tesla for every day use. I am a devotee of what they have achieved in terms of engineering and simplicity and I am convinced that this is the sort of car we should ALL be driving for regular use each day.
I own a 23 year old Mercedes E class in pristine original condition as well as a Cadillac sedan that we inherited that is also a low milage car in excellent condition. Both are stored in inclement weather and off the road all winter long. The Cadillac is a perfect family long distance hauler on the highway, a large car, large trunk with a very soft ride and remarkable fuel economy considering that it has a V 8 engine. It however has limited build quality and is mechanically a bear to work on but as I use it sparingly these issues are minimal. I am returning the very few issues to factory condition slowly and I expect it to be in our family for many years to come. The Mercedes is the Bulletproof W124 with low miles on it and I have performance summer tires fitted to it, it is very much a drivers car in terms of handling and acceleration as well as high speed driving is superlative. The fuel economy is very good and it is a comfortable car as well but what it is renowned for is build quality and durability which no other Mercedes before or since has attained - this is the best built car they ever constructed - and I own one of the finest examples in existence, it makes mechanics cry when they see it.
When my daily driver is done, I hope to purchase a Tesla for every day use. I am a devotee of what they have achieved in terms of engineering and simplicity and I am convinced that this is the sort of car we should ALL be driving for regular use each day.
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