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Brabs

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Hmm,
« on: September 22, 2016, 11:36:58 AM »
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Re: Hmm,
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2016, 11:41:14 AM »
10900 pounds for a 2005 brabus is a bit on the pricy side i think
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Re: Hmm,
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2016, 11:43:57 AM »
12,000 miles only for a 11 year old vehicle (~1090 a year)... I'd worry more about the internal state of the engine more than anything!
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Re: Hmm,
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2016, 05:29:22 PM »
It's worth whatever someone is prepared to pay for it.
A 'collector' might have it and store it as a classic....
and in 5-10 years it'll be worth more than what was paid.
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Re: Hmm,
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2016, 05:33:05 PM »
That wouldn't be right... these cars are made for driving you know ;)
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Re: Hmm,
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2016, 05:37:01 PM »
Tell that to the guy who bought my original silver Brab off me...
with about 30k miles on the clock...and he only does about 500miles
in it a year !   I've tried to buy it back off him, but he refuses as he
thinks it's a going to be a good investment.
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Re: Hmm,
« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2016, 08:10:21 PM »
Well, I can see both sides of the argument... but I'm going to use all three of my cars as often as I can... whilst I'm still able to enjoy them. Had a great day last Sunday when I took the Lomax down to a car show near Looe in Cornwall.  ;)
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Re: Hmm,
« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2016, 08:16:00 PM »
I thought the mileage on mine was low at 33,000 ( 12 years old this month ) , but 12,000 is very  low  :)
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Re: Hmm,
« Reply #8 on: September 23, 2016, 10:46:57 PM »
Well, my father has a R129 SL600 Brabus with over 200.000 km on it and he is driving it every day for the past 18 years.. no matter the price a/depreciation.. It was made to enjoy it, I do not understand people buying a car and looking at it.. Then the car owns you and not the other way around.. Having 2 of 454 Brabus (with one low mileage for safekeeping) is the other thing..


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Re: Hmm,
« Reply #9 on: September 24, 2016, 12:53:12 AM »
That SL is really nice.
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Re: Hmm,
« Reply #10 on: September 24, 2016, 08:56:54 AM »
Is that an F355 too?
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Re: Hmm,
« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2016, 12:43:37 AM »
Not his; just the same workshop.
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Re: Hmm,
« Reply #12 on: September 25, 2016, 07:59:45 PM »
Quote from: Ocracoke on September 22, 2016, 11:43:57 AM
12,000 miles only for a 11 year old vehicle (~1090 a year)... I'd worry more about the internal state of the engine more than anything!

why would you worry about the engine? there should be nothing wrong with it internally.we had a customer who inherited a 1997 4.0 XK8 from his father in-law after he passed away and it only had 4000 miles on the clock from new.
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Re: Hmm,
« Reply #13 on: October 09, 2016, 01:04:12 AM »
I think i know this car, it is parked on gloucester road in london, end effectively it does not move much :)
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