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June 13, 2009 | Gunnar | Comments 3

GarageCurrent’s Ye Olde Candy Shoppe

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Garage Current’s showroom fresh 500SL Benz.

By Gunnar Heinrich | IMG GarageCurrent.com

WHAT’S the Japanese for “Yum” anyway?

I can’t help but want everything in Garage Current’s showroom. The Yokohama based car dealer specializes in selling previously enjoyed -* MINT * – Teutonic (mostly) grand tourers turned recent classics. Each car is presented in immaculate form with a full history for the connoisseur.

Drool with me over the following:

Grey over black 1992 500E with 5,100 km and …

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Flawless interior.

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Charcoal over black 1990 560SEL with …gulp… 4,700km plus…

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5540cc V8.

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1992 Porsche 911 in electric blue on black with 87,900 km.

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Behold the metallic might of Porsche brakes!

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2005 G55 AMG in white over charcoal with 31,500 km.

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And COMAND-ing view.

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And for good measure – 2005 Lamborghini Gallardo in shock therapy blue over…

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midlife crisis blue/yellow.

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Yum! Like I said, I take the whole showroom. Thanks.

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Filed Under: LAMBORGHINI • MERCEDES-BENZ • PORSCHE

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About the Author: Gunnar Heinrich is publisher of Automobiles De Luxe online and is executive producer of the Automobiles De Luxe Television series on PBS member station CPTV.

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  1. Chris Mills | Jun 15, 2009 | Reply

    Impressive…but would you really want one? These ultra low mileage cars are great museum pieces, but can be difficult to enjoy. Aside from the fears of potential future blemishes and flaws the running costs of cars with a factory fresh feel can often be much higher. Seals and gaskets are often cracked or dried out from sitting idle for so long. My 560 was bought in 2002 with just over 91,000km or 56,000 miles, averaging about 5600km a year. Compared to my father’s older 560 with considerably higher mileage, this low mileage model has required and requires much more work to make up for inactivity.

    I would always feel more confident knowing the car had regular drives with frequent servicing. These showroom cars are bound to be riddled with problems that will require spending thousands.

    Still, beautiful to look at and drool over.

  2. jamal | Nov 9, 2009 | Reply

    Hi sir,
    please send me the detials for g55 and price

    Best Regards
    jamal

  3. mansour | May 23, 2010 | Reply

    what is the price for 2005 G55 AMG in white over charcoal with 31,500 km.

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