SL/R230: Added an SL600 to my Garage
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2007 E63, 2006 C55
Added an SL600 to my Garage
After searching the country for several weeks I found and purchased an SL600 yesterday. 2005 model, Capri Blue with Ash interior. The car has pretty much every available option that came in 05, AMG package, Pano, Distronic, parktronic, and chrome SL55 wheels shod with Pirelli P0's. 19K on the odo, previously owned by a 70+ year old. About as perfect as they come, love the torque. Impatiently waiting on it to be shipped from St. Louis to North Carolina.
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Eurocharged 2004 E500, Eurocharged ECU/TCU 2005 SL600, 2010 Caddy SwaggerWagon
Bravo to you sir. It's about damn time. You're gonna friggin love that thing.
BTW, those look an awful lot like Mandrus Millennium wheels, not AMG SL55 wheels.
Also, next time you're up in my neck of the woods, I'll toss you the keys to mine. You know, so you can see what a fast one feels like.
BTW, those look an awful lot like Mandrus Millennium wheels, not AMG SL55 wheels.
Also, next time you're up in my neck of the woods, I'll toss you the keys to mine. You know, so you can see what a fast one feels like.
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2007 E63, 2006 C55
Re: New to me SL600
Thanks guys, I'm very happy to have found this car. There are more than a few questionably represented 600 and 65 "project cars" out there.
A Eurocharged tuned ECU will my first mod after I go through the car and get everything detailed to my specs.
And thanks for the wheels feedback, they do appear to be Madrus Milleniums. I've generally been an OEM wheel guy, can anyone educate me on Mandrus wheels? They look nice, and the car drove perfectly; I actually thought they were OEM pieces. I checked their website, hard to get much more than sales text there.
The net is are these wheels junk or o.k.? Should I buy an OEM wheel set, or run on these wheels? Thanks in advance for any wheel input.
A Eurocharged tuned ECU will my first mod after I go through the car and get everything detailed to my specs.
And thanks for the wheels feedback, they do appear to be Madrus Milleniums. I've generally been an OEM wheel guy, can anyone educate me on Mandrus wheels? They look nice, and the car drove perfectly; I actually thought they were OEM pieces. I checked their website, hard to get much more than sales text there.
The net is are these wheels junk or o.k.? Should I buy an OEM wheel set, or run on these wheels? Thanks in advance for any wheel input.
Last edited by NCE500; Jan 20, 2010 at 05:00 PM. Reason: typo
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Thanks guys, I'm very happy to have found this car. There are more than a few questionably represented 600 and 65 "project cars" out there.
A Eurocharged tuned ECU will my first mod after I go through the car and get everything detailed to my specs.
And thanks for the wheels feedback, they do appear to be Madrus Milleniums. I've generally been an OEM wheel guy, can anyone educate me on Mandrus wheels? They look nice, and the car drove perfectly; I actually thought they were OEM pieces. I checked their website, hard to get much more than sales text there.
The net is are these wheels junk or o.k.? Should I buy an OEM wheel set, or run on these wheels? Thanks in advance for any wheel input.
A Eurocharged tuned ECU will my first mod after I go through the car and get everything detailed to my specs.
And thanks for the wheels feedback, they do appear to be Madrus Milleniums. I've generally been an OEM wheel guy, can anyone educate me on Mandrus wheels? They look nice, and the car drove perfectly; I actually thought they were OEM pieces. I checked their website, hard to get much more than sales text there.
The net is are these wheels junk or o.k.? Should I buy an OEM wheel set, or run on these wheels? Thanks in advance for any wheel input.
But, I don't know if I'd trust a Chinese cast wheel under my 11 second car. But that's just me.It may behoove you to find a set of take offs in the classified. I've seen plenty of them there for good prices. You already have the correct tires....
Congrats again. Jerry, Tony and the Eurocharged crew can do wonders with the V12TT platform. My car is living proof.
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'09 SL550; sold: '05 SL500
I'm in the market for a 600 but wonder in the back of my mind whether I should be looking at an SL65. I appreciate some may think this is an apples-to-oranges comparison but any thoughts out there would be appreciated. I would be using it as a daily drive and not just a "Sunday car."
Last edited by HSESL500; Jan 25, 2010 at 07:20 AM.
