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Should my dad buy the Brabus M-class??

We are planning to buy a new car, with a maximum price of around 250.000 euro... Since Brabus has shown the new M-class, my dad is really considering to buy it because of the space and performance. Good choice??

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no no no no no please no don't buy it
with 250k euros surely your dad can get something good , IMO the Ml is still just a suv even if it has been tuned by brabus
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You could get a second-hand Ferrari F40, But if you want a tuned mercedes there's only 1 and that is http://www.kleemann.dk/site/567EE3BB-6D0C-4716-98C8-61E0CCBC345F.htm?add_content_id=6EDAFC16-35CD-4B3D-B94A-910C233E1415&placement_name=newsitem

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M-Class cars are considered anti-social in Holland. Imagine that you cannot go to Nijmegen anymore.
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Craaaaap that's a lot of money. Please consider something better than the M. $400k AUD could get you practically anything. Try a BMW M5, Audi A8 or Mercedes S55.
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We are planning to buy a new car, with a maximum price of around 250.000 euro... Since Brabus has shown the new M-class, my dad is really considering to buy it because of the space and performance. Good choice??

For those who haven't seen it yet: http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum...ad.php?t=15860
Audi A8 if you want the comfort. (or maybe a RR Phantom if you can find one for 250k)

BMW M5 or Mercedes CLS55 AMG if you want the speed.

Mercedes S65 if you want an equal balance of speed and comfort.

I'm not gonna talk about 2-doors since they're not family cars.
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M-Class cars are considered anti-social in Holland. Imagine that you cannot go to Nijmegen anymore.
Ben ik nog nooit geweest en ook niet van plan...
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Thanx guys, you inspired me... I think I'm going to convince my dad to buy an A8...
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buy a Gallardo and a CLS55 thats a good choice, or a Gallardo, and wait til the ML63 comes out!!!
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Thanx guys, you inspired me... I think I'm going to convince my dad to buy an A8...
get him out of the SUV shit anyway
and remember that the A8 comes with a fabulous diesel engine
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250,000? be inventive! mercedes? are you crazy? there are thousands of nicer cars to spend well earned money on rather than a plain old mercedes.
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Even if I'm alone in with my opinion, I love Brabus. I just sit here in my office only two miles away from Brabus. Certainly Brabus is very favored here, so perhaps I'm not really the right reference person.
I only know Brabus as very dependable...
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Even if I'm alone in with my opinion, I love Brabus. I just sit here in my office only two miles away from Brabus. Certainly Brabus is very favored here, so perhaps I'm not really the right reference person.
I only know Brabus as very dependable...
I have no problems with Brabus, but definetely with the M Class. Alpina at least has had the decency as far as I know to leave that other icon of bad taste (the X5) alone (und herzliches Willkommen zum UCP)
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