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| Car of the Day : April 10, 2015; Unifortune / RMZ City '10 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | |
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| craftymore | Apr 9 2015, 10:14 PM Post #1 |
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*Posted for Jedimario.*![]() Today's Car of the Day is RMZ City's Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG. ![]()
![]() For more info on today's car, click here. ![]() Auto journalists and enthusiasts have long lauded almost everything that comes from a factory featuring an ///M badge, often proclaiming those cars to be the best drivers in their respective segments, especially when equipped with 4 doors. But in recent years, I've begun to think that these people have failed to consider an important concept- you can build the best driving sedan the world has ever seen, but at the end of the day, you're still stuck with a sedan. AMG has taken a different approach from the start. Why bother trying to turn a large sedan into a sports car? Just give it a ridiculous amount of power and make sure it can go through tires faster than a youth soccer team can go through a CiCi's buffet. Thus, the "Hammer" E-Class sedan was born in the late '80s, and this car continues that legacy in modern fashion. ![]() This car was probably my most surprising find at CARnival this year. I am a huge fan of AMG and definitely do not have enough of them in my collection, so this was a welcome addition. I picked it up in a basket of other loose RMZ castings (no doubt what caused the few nicks you may see in the pictures) at the dinner venue on Saturday evening where it sat on a shelf in the restaurant's gift shop alongside locally made crafts and home decor pieces. Generally, I take RMZs when I can find them, no matter how odd the venue, so I wasn't complaining! Oddly enough, the infamous Mercedes hologram sticker was applied directly to the base of the vehicle, so it looks like these were intended to be sold loose from the factory. Quite strange for something so detailed. This car also comes with a pullback motor, which is a bit of a deterrent but not a huge deal to me. If I just consider it a burnout simulator, it becomes much less annoying! ![]()
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| Dean-o-mite | Apr 10 2015, 04:13 AM Post #2 |
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Muscle Car
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I really like this car and the RMZ rendition. I bought full sets of many of the RMZ models (from online sellers), which come in a case of 16 per box (4 colors per car, repeated 4 times). They come in a display box with a thin plastic liner, holding the cars in place until they are theoretically, purchased individually. Welly pullbacks, Kinsmart and Dream Becomes True models often are packaged the same way, for example. This color is very attractive on this model! Great choice, and this has a strong chance of getting my vote this week. |
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| daniel60 | Apr 10 2015, 04:36 AM Post #3 |
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Personal Luxury Car
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Looking strong!! |
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| 250 TR | Apr 10 2015, 01:19 PM Post #4 |
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I had seen this one several times while perusing Ebay, but always assumed it was a regular E-Class. It was still on my want list as that, but now that I see it's an AMG, it's jumped about 20 spots. I really like the few RMZ City cars that I have, they all seem to be very well done.
Edited by 250 TR, Apr 10 2015, 01:20 PM.
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| JustDavid | Apr 10 2015, 06:56 PM Post #5 |
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SUV
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A fellow teacher at my school had a '10 E350... she was, shall we say, vertically challenged, and could barely drive it. I can't even imagine what she'd do with the gobs of power in this particular variation. Good choice for CoTD, especially since "it's just a sedan." |
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| juantoo3 | Apr 10 2015, 08:56 PM Post #6 |
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| corvairjim | Apr 11 2015, 12:51 AM Post #7 |
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Fullsize
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I was impressed by this model that night at dinner. It looks even better in person. |
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| ivantt | Apr 12 2015, 01:07 AM Post #8 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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Thank you, Crafty for your sedan comments. |
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