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Old 06-15-05, 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
(and btw, I LOVE the E-class)

My E55 was flawless, but my E500 had its share of "issues". I miss the E55. Loved it A LOT more than my CL55, but damn did the CL drop like a fly in resale.
Old 06-15-05, 07:58 AM
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Hey Chuck, in my experience a tick of a second is barely a bumper length to 60mph, almost unnoticable to the eye.
.5 seconds faster is about where the door starts to 60mph.

Its a really close race and that is why when I see people say this car is faster and its less than a second difference, well, its nice on paper but on the street, both have to pay attention as either car could lose.
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Sick - might wanna close this or change the thread title as it wasn't a review.

I'm no fan of the Robb Report either, should be renamed the Snobb Report.
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Hey Chuck, in my experience a tick of a second is barely a bumper length to 60mph, almost unnoticable to the eye.
.5 seconds faster is about where the door starts to 60mph.

Its a really close race and that is why when I see people say this car is faster and its less than a second difference, well, its nice on paper but on the street, both have to pay attention as either car could lose.
I agree it makes sense that the difference at only 60mph is not as great as high speed 1/4 mile speeds. I know for a fact that at the end of a 1/4 mile(around 95-100+mph) each tenth is a car length. I'd guess a tenth from 0-60 is still a few feet at least.
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