naadp

I can already hear the sound that the recently installed "speed mountains" in my neighborhood will make while scraping on the cats.

SLVRSL55

I think you'll be OK. I've got them in my area too and the only cats I have trouble with usually squeal and run out of the way.

NOTKTS

[Did you do a dyno by anychance, I heard the drivetrain loss was in the range of 30-36%. Is this a fallacy?

Thanks for the info, I’ve had a hard time trying to locate a Mansory Dealer

SLVRSL55

I don't know. I've not heard of this being an issue and I'm not sure the logic really follows. Nonetheless, I have an appointment next week to dyno the car. I'll report back.

NOTKTS

EVO got this on their dyno...

SLVRSL55

This graph is from a software rev from a 2004 car more than a year ago. Nate claims significant improvement since then. We'll see.

MBH

Seattlecarfreak,

Love you stable of cars. How do you say in German "unt loving it".

milllx

Yeah, looks better with mods...Still don't know what I think about the look actually. The quality looks amazing, but I just don't know if it's my cup of tea - but ENJOY IT! It sounds like you already do.

And how in the world did someone think that was a kia?

jpetrol251

good luck with your new ride. use it in good health

medici78

How's the ride with the loweing module?

SLVRSL55

So far it appears that the lowering module has not detracted from the handling of the car in any way; in fact, the lower center of gravity seems to have improved its manners in the twisties. No alteration of road feel or steering wheel feedback and not a single instance of tire rubbing.

I've now got over 1000 miles on the car and can begin to really get on it. I'm very impressed with the air ride and the suspension system in general. I've thrown it through many of the same canyon runs I used to take with my SL55 and it performs comparably well, impressive for a car that's bigger and heavier. One difference I did notice is that the ESP on the car seems to be a bit less restrictive than my SL; it allows appropriate amounts of under or oversteer in controlled aggressive driving situations. Nice to have the handcuffs loosened a bit, even if not removed. With four wheel drive, it's quite a sensation to feel the back end break loose and swing wide while the front end pulls itself neatly through the turn.

Still miss that SL though, especially on those beutifiul SoCal days. The guy I sold it to lives nearby and I see it every once in a while. Twangs of jealousy, even behind the wheel of a Bentley.

D2-AUTOSPORT

Excellent choice! The car looks great and the lowering be a pre-requisite when ordering 22" wheels!! (There should be some sort of agreement they make you sign the car will be lowered within 1-2 weeks!LOL)

We are currently tuning a Neptune Blue Model over here on the east coast and I'd love to compare notes with you, check your PM!

D2-AUTOSPORT

Looks as if you used the same tires we did, Continental which are 265/30-22 and 295/25-22 which maintains the sub 3% overall rolling diameter variance needed for the 4wd

mand

Congrats on the new car, love the car, i saw one in england when i went in october, beautiful, i had to walk up and take a pic, my jaw literally dropped, i love it,im not sure but i think i drooled a little bit...lol, but yeah man im so jealous , i'd love to have that, and i basically look up to you cause of your latest investment.

ja1031

I drive a 2005 SL 55 with stage 2 Kleemann mods and I love it but the incredible Continental GT made me want to buy one. After fishing in the internet I find very few new Continentals for sale but LOTS of used ones with less than 10,000 miles on them for around 155,000 to 160,000 US. This makes me feel a little uneasy... why so many low mile used GTs, what am I missing here? Anyone have any ideas?
jeff

seattlecarfreak

look at ANY high end car over $100k and you will see the same thing.. very wealthy deca millionaires into cars buy anything and everything new that's out there.. and remember, they have maybe 6 or 7+ cars already in their stable.. so they don't put much mileage on it.. they got bored with it, only have a 7 car garage <g> and just trade it into the dealer for the newest, hottest thing...

kind of like how women are so into fashions of a certain season.. wealthy guys do the same with cars.. those with no concern for money, fulfill their free time with this kind of hobby.. <g> (not a bad hobby to have)

55User

SeattleCarFreak, just curious, what all is done to your 750?

mand

Dude i love that bentley so much it made it to my desktop(by that bentley i mean yours not just the model)clearly im going over this car

NeilH

Without a shadow of doubt, that car is the worst example of tastelessness I have ever seen.

The vile combination of a white exterior, two-tone interior and drug dealer wheels is a masterpiece of crass ugliness.

What is it about Americans that makes you so utterly lacking in style?

Drive that abomination in the UK and, at best, you would be ridiculed.

In fact, there is no way that a Bentley dealer would sell you a car in that special "US spec" because he would never be able to re-sell it when it was
traded in.

ClayJ

WTF?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Where'd this guy come from? Have you seen the color combinations in Britain? France? Germany? Are you aware that Britain worshipped monochromatic white for 40 years or more? And that they do two-tone like nobody's brother? Are you aware that wheels are like neckties in the fashion world and that many believe that the wilder the tie or wheels the better, the more individual, the car is (especially with the white treatment)? May not be my cup of tea, may not be yours -- but you'll go down in flames, crash, burn, and die comin' on here like that, son!
Nope, not gonna go there...gotta be a 14 year old just starting some ***** 'cause he just noticed that he's got a couple of pubes and he's feeling big.....

NeilH

38 actually (wish I could claim to be in the first flush of puberty but no).

Not sure where you get the monochromatic white statistics from but anyway, that car is so far from monochromatic that it cannot be seen.

ps - yes, i have seen the colour combinations in the Uk as I live here.

ClayJ

You weren't at the pub for a few before you posted were you?
Seriously -- beauty is always in the eye of the beholder. A man's personal preferences in music, art, food, women, and cars are just that...personal.
May I make the polite suggestion that you state your views a little less forcefully...and a little more tastefully? I suggest that a "IMO" or "Just doesn't do it for me" or "I think that those wheels are..." might come across a little bit better, a little bit friendlier, in this our forum community. You wouldn't introduce yourself to the guy next to you in the pub who just pulled up in that car that way, would you?

NeilH

I have never seen the point of IMO, etc.

Everything we ever post is "IMO" so why state it?

I am the friendliest person in the world but can't stand bull**** and bollocks.

ClayJ

Welcome to the forum.

NeilH

Cheers young man.