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Old Apr 3, 2011 | 07:32 PM
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from Pasadena up to Malibu and back to Pasadena - love the 43 on the highway - versatile car - cruiser and a bullet when it needs to be.
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Old Apr 3, 2011 | 10:41 PM
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Malibu? I know you hit the Rock Store!
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve155
from Pasadena up to Malibu and back to Pasadena - love the 43 on the highway - versatile car - cruiser and a bullet when it needs to be.
The C43 isn't as much fun on the city roads as it is on the freeway
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 08:58 PM
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did hit the rock store - have to bring my Harley up there sometime as well! 503 the 43 is a blast on the highway - loves to run! Although I have plenty of power to make driving around town fun as well -
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 11:37 PM
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When I bought the car last November, I picked up the car in Houston TX and I drove back to AZ. It was about 2k miles and it was a blast!!!! The trip took me 3 days and I drove about 600miles each day. Accelerating to pass trucks were the most fun, effortless acceleration from 65mph to 100mph made me smile all the way from TX to AZ
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 01:07 AM
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Motorsport - I hear ya! I just made the move back to Cali from Washington state - 1200 mile drive - I had a blast - the 43 makes passing fun and easy - it really did shine there. A lot of other cars just don't have that get up and go - great car! Yours is looking nice and that s/c is mean man!!
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 01:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Steve155
Motorsport - I hear ya! I just made the move back to Cali from Washington state - 1200 mile drive - I had a blast - the 43 makes passing fun and easy - it really did shine there. A lot of other cars just don't have that get up and go - great car! Yours is looking nice and that s/c is mean man!!
Gotta love these cars!!!
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 03:16 AM
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Actually did it for the first time last tuesday (started on Mullholland in west hollywood???) Would have taken my c36 but I had to keep up with a dinan e92 m3. So I took the sl55. Amazing cruise.
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