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Old Apr 20, 2006 | 12:26 PM
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Old Apr 20, 2006 | 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by lionsgate
please please put some nice wheels on that car...what a shame as is
these are the best wheels that have been put on any stock sl, imo!
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Old Apr 20, 2006 | 04:10 PM
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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 03:57 AM
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Paddles...
HI,

Great pics by the way. Can I ask - were those paddles available on the old SL55 - or were they an option? Are they now standard on the new SL55? I think they look a lot better than those wheel shifts. Has anyone driven the car with those paddles - what is it like to drive? As annoying as a Maserati for gear changes or as smooth as a Ferrari F430?

Would be interested for people's thoughts.

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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 04:51 AM
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Originally Posted by NeilC123
HI,

Great pics by the way. Can I ask - were those paddles available on the old SL55 - or were they an option? Are they now standard on the new SL55? I think they look a lot better than those wheel shifts. Has anyone driven the car with those paddles - what is it like to drive? As annoying as a Maserati for gear changes or as smooth as a Ferrari F430?

Would be interested for people's thoughts.

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Neil
The paddles are new for the new SL55. I'll take delivery of my new SL55 with the Performance Package next Saturday and will post my thoughts on how the paddles feels.

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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by blume
these are the best wheels that have been put on any stock sl, imo!
Yes!

They should be made part of the AMG option for the SL550.
I have a hard time justifying the current price of that option.
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