The SL55 AMG is such a gorgeous car. I'd plunk down that kind of change for one if it didn't mean delaying my retirement by 20-years. Plus it needs a manual transmission for crying out loud...I don't care how quick an automatic shifts, it's not the same.

The S55 AMG sedan is another neat, stealthy sedan. But $101,000 is a lot of dough for that kind of car, Mercedes-Benz and AMG or not.