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Old Jun 13, 2020 | 05:43 PM
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High Mileage Certificate Soon

Only 17 km to go and I’ll be eligible for the 250,000 km (150,000 miles) Mercedes Crrtificate.
that milestone will happen tomorrow since we just drove 196 km





from Vancouver to Whistler for an overnight stay.

It was a pleasant 2 hr 12 min drive ... with scattered light showers we drove through top down.

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Old Jun 14, 2020 | 02:02 AM
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I love how Canadian cars are metric in most cases. Such as the digital readouts and temperatures, yet they still retain an imperial and metric cluster
I would love to change my mileage and temperature from miles and F to km and C
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Old Jun 14, 2020 | 11:54 AM
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Congrats fellow BC’er... beautiful looking car you got there.
from the location it looks like you probably enjoyed a nice drive up to the Fairmont in Whistler?
enjoy.
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Old Jun 14, 2020 | 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by van_rider
from the location it looks like you probably enjoyed a nice drive up to the Fairmont in Whistler?
enjoy.
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Old Jun 14, 2020 | 10:41 PM
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Congratulations! Nice looking SL, very clean.
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Old Aug 25, 2020 | 08:37 PM
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Took a while to get to the dealership to apply ... just was delivered today. I wonder if the badge is intended to be bolted to the grill.
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Congratulations, it looks great! Yes, the badge can be attached to the grille, at least it could be attached on the 1980s models with metal grilles. What does the reverse side of the badge look like, and was any mounting hardware (nuts, screws) included? Maybe the dealer SA has suggestions for mounting, should you want to pursue that option.

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Old Aug 25, 2020 | 08:57 PM
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I just did some research ... that is 6.238 times around the world.
We bought used at 38,000 km ... so for Rose and I we have driven very close to 6 times around the world in this car.
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Old Aug 25, 2020 | 09:01 PM
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Congratulations, it looks great! Yes, the badge can be attached to the grille, at least it could be attached on the 1980s models with metal grilles. What does the reverse side of the badge look like, and was any mounting hardware (nuts, screws) included? Maybe the dealer SA has suggestions for mounting, should you want to pursue that option.

Yes there is some hardware ... would need a back plate. What ? - plastic grills on a Mercedes? SL grills are made of titanium.
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Very nice! Congratulations! Love the '99 propeller wheels - I have a set on my '95 E320 cabriolet.
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Going on a 1,200 km (720 mile) road trip soon - Vancouver - Whistler- Kamloops - Kelowna - Osoyoos- Vancouver.
Will be some good top down, science driving - withe interesting overnight stays.
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That would be a great ride
Hope you got out before all the smoke moved in
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That would be a great ride
Hope you got out before all the smoke moved in
The last morning - the final leg - we woke up to Smoke in Osoyoos



1.5 hours drive west & the air was clear.
A few days later the smoke had come out to the Coast.
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