Hey MB...thanks. Decision was easy on the '08 vs the '09... money...:-) With $18,000+ off the '08 it was a no brainer for me. The S63 is still in my dream book...on the last page...:-)

I am giving a dusting of brake dust off the GL to Jen for you to save for posterity and profit Nish. I am having lunch on Saturday with she and Allen.

I know exactly, but I 20 is usually smooth sailing through DFW. Word to the wise, avoid I 30. You have two downtowns and several construction sites to deal with.

Hope you don't mind getting Nikon'd, I don't have a Canon.

I'll have to turn off my Nikon detector so you get an image instead of nothing but artifacts...

Jack,
Back in a previous job I used to drive MB test cars in Stuttgart. I really miss those days.
I think I drove about all of their cars and to be honest, the one which left me with the best memories was the SL. Can't describe the feeling of driving it.... What a pitty you can't take it to the autobahn. That would be even more fun because it is made to drive fast. 160mph and it did not even move when overtaking trucks at 60mph. Sure it also has the sexiest curves MB ever designed.

I am sure you'll love it.
It's the perfect car when the kids are out of the house...

Enjoy the meet, guys. Probably be last time Jack's 550 will be pictured in a group setting

Thanks...it will feel good to have a SL again, but this one so far exceeds the earlier ones. I can' wait for the ride home over the Rockies and all those curves...:-)

Congrats Jack. I don't post a lot, but I read a lot and this site will never be the same.

Thanks cc. There are a lot of fine folks on this forum and I am sure the excellent information and friendships will continue.

Too bad all these fine people won't fit in your SL like they would in your GL, Jack. I'm calling shotgun in the SL

Congratulations NJ on the SL 550 - I love the SL, fabulous machine. Does that mean we won't be seeing you in the GL forums regularly?

No, I'll be here checking up on you guys (and gals) and making sure pictures are being posted.

:-)))

Love my R350! Feel stupid for buying the ML first and complaining it rode like a truck the past four years lol. Yes that article is wrong on so many things, mine seats 7, 6 adults comfy...gets the same gas mileage as my ML did..and has more rear seat room than the S class...all for around $48k well equipped.

Looks like Saturday or Tuesday at the latest.

Posted a shot on the pic thread and a URL for a few more of a twin SL550 in a parking garage with my GL in the background.

http://members.***.net/jacks.sl550

Here we go again.......tick tock, tick tock.

Yup...:-)

My 5000th post!

Remember you reached this milestone in your GL

Watch out AsianML.....Jack is catching up.

Look what you guys did to him!! :p

I know........Stumble and STP have been a very bad influence on me too

Dang it all Nevada Jack! You have great taste in automobiles.

Hmm should we try to organize an SL Vegas meet now?

Thanks, but I think that goes for all the fine people on this forum... we know a great one when we see it. With a GL or SL, how can we miss....:-)

That is within the realm of possibility... maybe a GL/SL meet when it gets a little cooler maybe...:-)

Congratulations, Jack! I always loved the looks of the SL in its many iterations, even when I was strictly a BMW guy. Enjoy it in good health, you deserve it!

By the way, I'm taking many pictures with my 40D, but post-processing with my old PC has been very slow. I'm about to make the jump back to Mac, so hopefully I'll have some images to share with you soon.