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Old May 7, 2013 | 07:57 AM
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Vic are you adopting?
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Old May 7, 2013 | 08:00 AM
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Old May 7, 2013 | 10:19 AM
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See if you can get the facelift taillights. They are by far the coolest indicators to come out in a while.
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Old May 7, 2013 | 11:15 AM
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Thanks again.... I really feel the wheels came out great. If I didnt already have this set on the R8 I would have considered it easily for the M6.
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Old May 7, 2013 | 11:30 AM
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Old May 7, 2013 | 11:45 AM
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Nice R8, it still looks sporty but with class because it's not overdone.

I remember you wanting a Gallardo a while back, looks like you got it with a different shell. Congrats!
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Old May 7, 2013 | 02:25 PM
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wow Vic, another noob?
congrats.....you really love your cars man.....so only one Mercedes now eh?
wonder what HRE's you would choose for the 8 if you did switch?
you'll be back again soon for another......who knows what Benz will release in the near future.....so did the 458 you mentioned
not work out? or is it on it's way from Italy?

do any 8's come with one solid body color? just wondering because I have only seen them with the rear panel in a different color....

have fun! keep it under 200
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Old May 7, 2013 | 02:29 PM
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wow Vic, another noob?
congrats.....you really love your cars man.....so only one Mercedes now eh?
wonder what HRE's you would choose for the 8 if you did switch?
you'll be back again soon for another......who knows what Benz will release in the near future.....so did the 458 you mentioned
not work out? or is it on it's way from Italy?

do any 8's come with one solid body color? just wondering because I have only seen them with the rear panel in a different color....

have fun! keep it under 200
What up Hyp... Im not sure what HRE's I would go with but probably the venerable P40SC's. The 458 was more talk than anything and the price points are very different at this time. YOu can get the R8's with body colored blades but I love the carbon fiber ones even more. Its a very distinguishing characteristic of this car.
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Old May 7, 2013 | 02:42 PM
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Damn. Probably the nicest R8 i've ever seen. Congrats!
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Old May 7, 2013 | 02:57 PM
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yes, p40sc's would be nice, maybe even one of the new S1 series, or even the carbon wheels when they come out
those both seem to have nice sharp, definitive spokes to compliment the R8
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Old May 7, 2013 | 06:43 PM
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Great looking addition Vic.
I am also considering this wheel for my matte CLS.
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Old May 7, 2013 | 09:57 PM
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Old May 8, 2013 | 02:09 PM
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Vic, this car setup is phenomenal - wouldn't change a thing. V10, carbon blade, wheels, drop, exhaust, everything looks great.
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Old May 8, 2013 | 02:19 PM
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As always, your cars look great! I remember reading that you were waiting for the DCT tranny in the new 2014 r8 v10.

Did you ever consider the manual version r8 v10 or test drive it? Or do you only prefer auto?

Pretty sure you will trade this car in for the 2014 r8 DCT in a few months anyway lol.
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Old May 8, 2013 | 02:20 PM
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Good call bud!


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Old May 8, 2013 | 03:09 PM
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Great looking addition Vic.
I am also considering this wheel for my matte CLS.
Thanks man--- its a fun car.

Originally Posted by otakki
Wow!!!
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Vic, this car setup is phenomenal - wouldn't change a thing. V10, carbon blade, wheels, drop, exhaust, everything looks great.
I appreciate the comments- I got very lucky with the exact options I feel.

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As always, your cars look great! I remember reading that you were waiting for the DCT tranny in the new 2014 r8 v10.

Did you ever consider the manual version r8 v10 or test drive it? Or do you only prefer auto?

Pretty sure you will trade this car in for the 2014 r8 DCT in a few months anyway lol.
You are correct about me wanting a DCT but the pricing on this car (new) was too good. And after I drove it I was all good... its very similar to my old 2007 M6- SMG III tranny which shifts very fast with a single clutch. I think the SMG III shifts at very fast speeds but not as fast as a DCT. I did the ECU on this R8 and it improved the tranny responsiveness. Obviously the DCT is better overall but this was a car with options I couldnt pass up.

Did I say that the interior is red?

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And GMG is a good choice
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Old May 16, 2015 | 03:48 PM
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Old May 16, 2015 | 04:23 PM
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Old May 16, 2015 | 10:24 PM
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You will never go wrong putting a set of Klassen's on a car.

Very, very nice.

Holy crap this thread is ancient!!!
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Nothing quite like a 2 year bump
I was wondering why I never saw this thread before...then I saw the date lol. Still an extremely gorgeous R8.
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