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Old Sep 4, 2024 | 04:02 AM
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Hi there,

Just joined a few weeks ago. Very much loving our 2003 SL55 AMG R230.
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Old Sep 4, 2024 | 06:01 AM
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Hi @LionelWilson and welcome to the family! Great looking SL. Thanks for sharing the pic. Looks like a load of fun
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Old Sep 4, 2024 | 06:05 AM
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Welcome, and congrats! We see those lads across the pond are not playing! Wow, sweet SL!
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Old Sep 4, 2024 | 11:41 AM
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Welcome, and congrats! We see those lads across the pond are not playing! Wow, sweet SL!
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Thank you ever so much! It sounds incredible, too, with Kleeman mids and high-flowing hi-Lo cats.
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Old Sep 4, 2024 | 07:56 PM
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Thank you for being so welcoming.
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Old Sep 4, 2024 | 10:19 PM
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Stamford is roughly two hours drive to Cambridgeshire? That was my old stomping grounds...Lovely area of UK.
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Old Sep 5, 2024 | 01:40 AM
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Originally Posted by 2MERKS
Stamford is roughly two hours drive to Cambridgeshire? That was my old stomping grounds...Lovely area of UK.
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A little closer than that. Peterborough is 10-15 mins away and is in Cambridgeshire. Its probably actually about 5 mins drive to Cambridgeshire to the south as it is just on the boarder but probably 1 hour to Cambridge itself. 😉

A little known fact is that it’s also home to the Mercedes Benz Club.
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Originally Posted by LionelWilson
A little closer than that. Peterborough is 10-15 mins away and is in Cambridgeshire. Its probably actually about 5 mins drive to Cambridgeshire to the south as it is just on the boarder but probably 1 hour to Cambridge itself. 😉

A little known fact is that it’s also home to the Mercedes Benz Club.
Oh wow! That close....lol
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