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Old Jul 10, 2008 | 09:56 AM
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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.
Thanks raj. I had a couple of SL's in the past and I am looking forward to this one with great anticipation.

Good move on the Mac... there is a book you may want to check out. It deals with CS3 and has step by steps for all the things you would want to do with a digital image. The name is: The Adobe Photoshop CS3 Book for Digital Photographers. Amazon has it for $31. Has unraveled many techniques for me in CS3 and I have only had it a few days.
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Old Jul 10, 2008 | 09:58 AM
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I traded IN my '06 SL for the GL 320 CDI. Must have been a brain infarction. I do miss it. Good luck with your new ride.
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Old Jul 10, 2008 | 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by dmfick
I traded IN my '06 SL for the GL 320 CDI. Must have been a brain infarction. I do miss it. Good luck with your new ride.
Thanks... you have time to experience the SL again and from what I hear the 2011/12 model should be a doosey!
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Old Jul 10, 2008 | 06:28 PM
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Final Update

Just talked with Greg and the driver cannot provide a definite time on Friday for delivery of the SL to the dealership. Greg wants a full day to do the PDI and detail so we agreed on Tuesday, the 15th. I will take delivery about 4PM and drive it home on Wednesday.

Picture Tuesday night with link to SL thread... got to break them in sooner or later, might as well do it sooner...
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Old Jul 10, 2008 | 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Nevada Jack
agreed on Tuesday, the 15th. I will take delivery about 4PM and drive it home on Wednesday.
If it ain't the trains, it's the trucks. Dang it......
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Old Jul 10, 2008 | 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Nevada Jack
Greg wants a full day to do the PDI and detail so we agreed on Tuesday, the 15th.
Tuesday? Dang it, we all are getting antsy.


Originally Posted by sraj
I'm about to make the jump back to Mac, so hopefully I'll have some images to share with you soon.


You WON'T regret it, I just made the switch yesterday. I got a MacBook Pro...I'm loving every minute with this thing. (I'm a bit of a gEEk)

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Old Jul 10, 2008 | 09:47 PM
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Tuesday? Dang it, we all are getting antsy.
I passed that stage over the past weekend...:-)
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Old Jul 11, 2008 | 12:19 AM
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I passed that stage over the past weekend...:-)
Are we there yet? Are we there yet?? Are we there yet??? Are we there yet????
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Originally Posted by Nevada Jack
I passed that stage over the past weekend...:-)
NJ,

Impressed with your choice of vehicles.. SL 550 B on B..

So before year's end will you be in 09 SL AMG 63 ??? C'mon it's only moola and time's a wastin'

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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Waiting-4-550
NJ,

Impressed with your choice of vehicles.. SL 550 B on B..

So before year's end will you be in 09 SL AMG 63 ??? C'mon it's only moola and time's a wastin'

W-4-550 (I'm back again)
My next one will be the SL65 BLack Edition... plan to mortgage my soul and first child to drive this machine... if you have not seen it, take a look. It is plain awesome!

Thanks for the compliment on choice of vehicles...was pretty easy since this is the only one they could find of the remaining 2008's...:-)
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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 08:03 PM
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My next one will be the SL65 BLack Edition... plan to mortgage my soul and first child to drive this machine... if you have not seen it, take a look. It is plain awesome!
Those wheel wells are HUGE!

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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by cjh.
Those wheel wells are HUGE!

Looks like a camo'd Opel/Vauxhall Insignia on the left...another great looking car that GM won't give us.
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