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Oh... My....... God..........
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I've not driven a car so potent in my life.
Foot to the floor - the whole chassis tightened up, wheels scrabbled for grip and a torque loaded slingshot send us forward like so many cruise missiles.
Punish the brakes and the cross drilled, pizza dish sized anchors bite hard (8 spot calipers at the front!), pushing the massive tyres into the tarmac with a slight lock up of the left font which is soon dealt with via ABS.
Didn't take it hard around any corners (not my car, very scared - AU$270,000 at stake), but lined up the next piece of straight road and nailed it again.
Then again.
Then again.
You get the picture.
Havn't had that much fun in a car in a long, long time. Felt like the first time I went in a high powered turbo and felt meaningful boost. Insane acceleration and mind-boggling braking.
What really slayed me however, was the fact that you can tiddle around town and the firebreathing 450+bhp monstercar is a beautiful, composed tool to drive.
Me likey lots.
Cheers - Mike
 
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The owner is one of my best freinds' brothers. My mate is looking at an M5 , so this could be the whole deal - brother to brother, M5 vs E55. He just exchanged it for the S500.
His freind has the V12 version - I'd love to give that some herbs..
Awesome car.
Cheers - Mike
 
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Quote, originally posted by job »
So much better looking than the new M5.

Agreed.
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One of the sharpest looking sedans on the market.

Not really. An A6 is a far better looking than an E class (E55 included).
 
I remember me and my friend going to the Mercedes dealership on a sunday night after they closed but the gates were still open. We walked around and sometimes they leave the doors unlocked. We found an E55 with the doors unlocked and sat in it. Ahhh we felt like Kings for a little bit.
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I like BMW more then Merc Benz, but I'm not a big fan of the new M5 I'd take an E55 over it.
 
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Re: Just drove a 2006 E55 AMG (Prelusion98)

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Oh, he crushed his head like so much volleyball!- Chris Farley, SNL
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Heh, heh - must be a Miata thing!
Cheers - mIke
 
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