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SL/R230: Got myself a 2009 Silver Arrow!

Old 04-02-2019, 04:07 AM
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Got myself a 2009 Silver Arrow!

I'm pretty stoked, this thing is in as good as new shape.





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Congrats. Love those cars. Mine is an 09 but I was unaware of the Silver Arrow edition when I bought mine.
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Nice find, looks great! I have an SL63 Silver Arrow. Love that silver/red combo. Enjoy!
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Forget the benz, tell me about the Cadillac!
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Yeah, I saw the Caddy, too! You must have one helluva garage to hold that ting - what is it 19 feet long?
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Congrats! Love that exterior and interior color combo on the silver arrow editions.
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Originally Posted by danaw007
Forget the benz, tell me about the Cadillac!
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Yeah, I saw the Caddy, too! You must have one helluva garage to hold that ting - what is it 19 feet long?
You guys crack me up, I thought this was an MB forum.

It's a 66 Cadillac Coupe Deville...and it's about 19' long and barely fits.


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very nice! I've been looking for a 66 (my birth year) caddy or lincoln convertible. I have plenty of garage spaces left ��
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very nice! I've been looking for a 66 (my birth year) caddy or lincoln convertible. I have plenty of garage spaces left ��
I had a '64 Lincoln before the Caddy...it's kind of weird, even though the Cadillac is a 2 door it's still longer than the 4 door Lincoln.

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The suicide doors are awesome though, killer style with either one for sure.
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I had a 1968 Coupe de Ville many years ago. Nothing...and I mean nothing could compare to the silky smooth ride of those big cars. But as for parking? That's another story...


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Originally Posted by danaw007
The suicide doors are awesome though, killer style with either one for sure.
Honestly that car pulled more *** in the garage than any other car I've seen on the road. For some strange reason girls always wanted to to get naked in the car! It must of been the suicide doors. This forum is PG right?
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Honestly that car pulled more *** in the garage than any other car I've seen on the road. For some strange reason girls always wanted to to get naked in the car! It must of been the suicide doors. This forum is PG right?
Haha, odds are that there aren't too many under 18 browsing the Mercedes SL forums..

Congrats on the new car! Love the red seats.
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Old 04-10-2019, 11:20 AM
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I had a 1968 Coupe de Ville many years ago. Nothing...and I mean nothing could compare to the silky smooth ride of those big cars. But as for parking? That's another story...

that caddy will do! Not much of a red fan though. If I’m buying a fun car it has to be a convertible for sure. I took my drivers test in a 79 caddy fleetwood brougham four door so parking is not an issue.
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Originally Posted by danaw007
that caddy will do! Not much of a red fan though. If I’m buying a fun car it has to be a convertible for sure. I took my drivers test in a 79 caddy fleetwood brougham four door so parking is not an issue.
I meant parking in "finding parking spaces." I too took my drivers test in my Dad's 63 Cadillac, and scored 98 on the parallel parking. It wasn't until years later that I found out they don't even require parallel parking anymore to pass a driver's test.

No wonder a lot of people can't decently park a car. I agree, you can't beat a Cadillac convertible for looks!
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Originally Posted by rustybear3
I meant parking in "finding parking spaces." I too took my drivers test in my Dad's 63 Cadillac, and scored 98 on the parallel parking. It wasn't until years later that I found out they don't even require parallel parking anymore to pass a driver's test.

No wonder a lot of people can't decently park a car. I agree, you can't beat a Cadillac convertible for looks!
Got it. Parallel parking must have been eliminated by the Libtards, no need to make things difficult. I find great humor watching a Prius or Subaru take 4-5 attempts at simply parking at the grocery store out here on the left coast. Merging is a difficult concept for them to grasp as well, must be why the push for trains and public transportation so much.
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Speaking of Subarus and parking... my friend's son has a new Subaru with "Eye Sight" and was showing off how it could park itself. It back itself into the front right fender of my friend's E420! Yeah, self-driving cars!
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Speaking of Subarus and parking... my friend's son has a new Subaru with "Eye Sight" and was showing off how it could park itself. It back itself into the front right fender of my friend's E420! Yeah, self-driving cars!
TOO FUNNY!!!

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