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SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: SL55 On MBUSA.com!!!!

Old Aug 26, 2002 | 03:47 PM
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SL55 On MBUSA.com!!!!

Finally!!! Let the building commence!! Yippie!! :p

http://www.mbusa.com/brand/container...modelCode=SL55

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Old Aug 26, 2002 | 06:37 PM
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Old Aug 26, 2002 | 07:52 PM
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Man... I am sooo torn over the colors.. I am definately ordering the Berry Red interior.. BUT the exterior color I am not sure on:

- Tectite Grey
- Brilliant Silver
- Black
- Graphite Designo
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Old Aug 26, 2002 | 08:02 PM
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Looks like the multi-spoke wheels have been dumped for the US market. Car is shown with 5 spoke and no alternative offered.
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Old Aug 26, 2002 | 08:12 PM
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I know they are available as I have seen SL500's with them!
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Old Aug 26, 2002 | 08:23 PM
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In reply to SL55AMG et al;
Just ordered my Red interior today, with Obsidian Black exterior.
Any black or silver looks great with it.
Also ordered the chestnut wood to lighten up interior further because dash will be black on berry interiors. I have black maple already on my ML55 and there's not alot of grain on it, looks too much like plastic.
Question about the wheels; the salesman said car only comes with turbine wheels. He has no way to order the AMG five spoke on the build order computer. Any other wheels are aftermarket,so I hope you're right about MB dumping turbine wheels.
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Old Aug 27, 2002 | 06:06 AM
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Personally, I like the multi-spoke ("turbine") but the AMG 5 spoke are certainly an attractive alternative. Fomr the "build your own" on the web-site though, it doesn't look like they're available, though you salesman cannot order anything else. Some sort of disconnect somewhere....
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Old Aug 27, 2002 | 08:32 AM
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ere in Switzerland you can only get the multispoke wheels, that apart from the cleaning issue look stunning. The five spoke ones, IMHO look like an aftermarket copycat.
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Originally posted by henry42
In reply to SL55AMG et al;
Just ordered my Red interior today, with Obsidian Black exterior.
Any black or silver looks great with it.
Thanks!!

Question about the wheels; the salesman said car only comes with turbine wheels. He has no way to order the AMG five spoke on the build order computer. Any other wheels are aftermarket,so I hope you're right about MB dumping turbine wheels.
That's balogny!! He cannot "order" the SL55 in the computer with the 5-spoke's , BUT, he can "order" the 5-spoke's separately, and install them when the vehicle arrives at the dealership.
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This is great!! I feel like building my new toy with either full options or no options!
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Old Aug 27, 2002 | 02:13 PM
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A friend said he saw an Sl55 in Capri blue in Houston last night (he will go back to the apartment garage to take pictures for us) and it had the turbine wheels.

Obviously a VIP car, but if VIPs can order the wheels, so should we be able to.

He also said that the turbine wheels actually look sporty / clean in person (too me they look too busy / elegant).

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Old Aug 28, 2002 | 06:26 AM
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Question how about the 5-hole style K

Just wondering guys... What do u think about the 5-hole wheel? don't u think it would look great on the car? Becuase am ordering one.
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Old Aug 30, 2002 | 11:35 AM
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In fairness to my salesman he did finally find in the computer order the no cost option for the 5 spoke wheels and I won the bet for a free lunch.
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Old Aug 30, 2002 | 02:57 PM
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Originally posted by davidegai
ere in Switzerland you can only get the multispoke wheels, that apart from the cleaning issue look stunning. The five spoke ones, IMHO look like an aftermarket copycat.
In UK, multispokes are the default - 5 spoke are a no cost option. I slightly prefer the 5 spokes (and the cleaning issue swayed me to 5 spoke) - perhaps MB marketting decided (correctly) Swiss people like the multispokes, (correctly) UK people dont know which they prefer, and (strangely) decided the US shouldnt get a choice :...

I seem to remember somewhere that someone said that US would get 5 spoke as default, and no-cost option to change to multispokes
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Old Aug 31, 2002 | 12:11 AM
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I think the secret to dealing with the multi-spokes will be to clean them often so that the dirt can be hosed off. Once it sets, using a brush will be a real pain.
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Old Aug 31, 2002 | 07:27 PM
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I have seen that sl55 as well. I was at the dealership when they received it and two days later saw it at PF Changs. It actually looks really nice in that color. I was told that car sold for 185k. Personally I don't care much for those wheels and I wish they would offer something more along the lines of the launch edition's cars wheels.
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MAN Silver with Berry Red is soooooooo feraken NICE!
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Old Sep 9, 2002 | 01:12 AM
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