In the ad, the seller said the wheels give the car a Eurosport look. There is nothing sporty about these cars. You buy one today for the stately presence and to appreciate the absurd build quality and attention to detail Mercedes used to put into their cars. The Pep Boys or budget tire shop employee should have…

I don’t even know where to start with this one. The seats look like they’re either from a W124 or W126 and just because the leather may have been more “rare” doesn’t it make it more desirable. MB Tex wears like nothing else on this planet - which is to say it doesn’t wear - and has none of the finicky upkeep that’s…

Those wheels. I can’t get past those horrible wheels. I’m not spending $11k on a base model Mercedes that needs new wheels and to have the grill repainted or replaced. For a few thousand less I’d be on board with rescuing this car.

True. But it’s not as pretty. And Jaguar (and Mercedes) make one hell of a supercharged V8 sedan.

You spell “impending financial ruination” differently than I do.

That’s a statement I would never utter to anyone.  Not a friend, and certainly not a stranger.

An attorney in NJ once told me that he bought his 20 year old used Ferrari because strippers loved it. So yeah, there’s always a market for these things, and it tends to be attorneys in NJ

Good thing Maserati makes something called the Quattroporte.

Ranks right up there with “Never start a land war in Asia”

Sinamyn loves me too, right!?

Yeah, but how about THIS Maserati?

I know it would be a bad decision, I know this car is the automotive version of the herpes that is all over those free tubes of chapstick. I know at least once a month I would consider driving this into a ditch and setting it on fire for the insurance payout.

Two simple rules for a happy life; do not fall in love with the stripper. Do not buy a 20 year old Maserati.

Sam’s Club isn’t Top Tier.

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That’s why I always carry a zippo with me, in case it’s dark and I can’t see the gas puddle on the ground that I need to sniff. 

I do the same thing at the urinal.

Nostalgia. Also explains my Disco. Nostalgia is a drug. Just ask my Gasser..

Nostalgia’s a hell of a drug. It’s one of the more expensive ones, too, come to think of it.

I didn’t get that far into detail as you did to conclude that this is a case of a dealer that probably bought it cheap, did a quick cleaning/polishing job and now is looking to make a 100+% profit.