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SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: Anybody in Houston seen the SL75 kompressor v8????
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From: West Michigan
2007 E63
Not putting anyone here down... But...
I'm just getting a little tired of all the bashing. Yes, I've seen a lot of this too, but what happened to imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?
I saw a red SL550 in Mamaroneck, NY, almost brand new... It had the Zero cut off on SL550, and a AMG badge on the right side of the trunk... Now this is a smokin car in it's own right, the guy should have been proud... It did not have the Kompressor side badges, or the Quad exhaust, or the brakes. Why he had to do this I don't know.
But You know what? If it makes him happy God bless him. He loves the 55, and obviously wanted one but could not swing it. He's a car guy, a Benz guy! He shares our passion!
Lets just give thanks for what we have, and try not to put down others, and let's all enjoy what we have been blessed with.
Best Always,
RoydRage
I'm just getting a little tired of all the bashing. Yes, I've seen a lot of this too, but what happened to imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?
I saw a red SL550 in Mamaroneck, NY, almost brand new... It had the Zero cut off on SL550, and a AMG badge on the right side of the trunk... Now this is a smokin car in it's own right, the guy should have been proud... It did not have the Kompressor side badges, or the Quad exhaust, or the brakes. Why he had to do this I don't know.
But You know what? If it makes him happy God bless him. He loves the 55, and obviously wanted one but could not swing it. He's a car guy, a Benz guy! He shares our passion!
Lets just give thanks for what we have, and try not to put down others, and let's all enjoy what we have been blessed with.
Best Always,
RoydRage
Besides...with the "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" thing, doesn't really apply since there isn't an SL75 to start with.
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SL
If I had the nicest, fastest, quickest Merz on the Planet........I would just take the friggin' badges off.
If yer really fast/quick.............you do not need to advertise.
Chicks will come just to find out what it is you are driving........
True performance/confidence needs no badge, IMHO.
SD
If yer really fast/quick.............you do not need to advertise.
Chicks will come just to find out what it is you are driving........
True performance/confidence needs no badge, IMHO.
SD
nice... you can debadge your SLR if you have one...
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SL
there are a lot more MB with badges like C240 Amg, E280 Amg, S320 Amg than the genuine Amg...
it's them giving me BS look instead of the other way around...
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From: Miami, FL
Lotus Elise SLK55
Not putting anyone here down... But...
I'm just getting a little tired of all the bashing. Yes, I've seen a lot of this too, but what happened to imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?
I saw a red SL550 in Mamaroneck, NY, almost brand new... It had the Zero cut off on SL550, and a AMG badge on the right side of the trunk... Now this is a smokin car in it's own right, the guy should have been proud... It did not have the Kompressor side badges, or the Quad exhaust, or the brakes. Why he had to do this I don't know.
But You know what? If it makes him happy God bless him. He loves the 55, and obviously wanted one but could not swing it. He's a car guy, a Benz guy! He shares our passion!
Lets just give thanks for what we have, and try not to put down others, and let's all enjoy what we have been blessed with.
Best Always,
RoydRage
I'm just getting a little tired of all the bashing. Yes, I've seen a lot of this too, but what happened to imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?
I saw a red SL550 in Mamaroneck, NY, almost brand new... It had the Zero cut off on SL550, and a AMG badge on the right side of the trunk... Now this is a smokin car in it's own right, the guy should have been proud... It did not have the Kompressor side badges, or the Quad exhaust, or the brakes. Why he had to do this I don't know.
But You know what? If it makes him happy God bless him. He loves the 55, and obviously wanted one but could not swing it. He's a car guy, a Benz guy! He shares our passion!
Lets just give thanks for what we have, and try not to put down others, and let's all enjoy what we have been blessed with.
Best Always,
RoydRage
I dunno about that. That guy was obviously an idiot... if he loved the SL55 so much that he posed his SL550 as one, he should've just bought a used one instead of a new SL550 for the same or less money.
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R35 GT-R, EvoX
Not putting anyone here down... But...
I'm just getting a little tired of all the bashing. Yes, I've seen a lot of this too, but what happened to imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?
I saw a red SL550 in Mamaroneck, NY, almost brand new... It had the Zero cut off on SL550, and a AMG badge on the right side of the trunk... Now this is a smokin car in it's own right, the guy should have been proud... It did not have the Kompressor side badges, or the Quad exhaust, or the brakes. Why he had to do this I don't know.
But You know what? If it makes him happy God bless him. He loves the 55, and obviously wanted one but could not swing it. He's a car guy, a Benz guy! He shares our passion!
Lets just give thanks for what we have, and try not to put down others, and let's all enjoy what we have been blessed with.
Best Always,
RoydRage
I'm just getting a little tired of all the bashing. Yes, I've seen a lot of this too, but what happened to imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?
I saw a red SL550 in Mamaroneck, NY, almost brand new... It had the Zero cut off on SL550, and a AMG badge on the right side of the trunk... Now this is a smokin car in it's own right, the guy should have been proud... It did not have the Kompressor side badges, or the Quad exhaust, or the brakes. Why he had to do this I don't know.
But You know what? If it makes him happy God bless him. He loves the 55, and obviously wanted one but could not swing it. He's a car guy, a Benz guy! He shares our passion!
Lets just give thanks for what we have, and try not to put down others, and let's all enjoy what we have been blessed with.
Best Always,
RoydRage
That same guy got pulled over the other day on Mamaroneck Ave, I was laughing.
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From: orlando/hk/mainland china
2003 e55
one time i was driving down the road to universal studios.. 2 ricky martin dudes jamming in their blk sl500 with amg kit and amg badge on the right.. took me alot of energy trying to get out of traffic, cut people off just to get next to them, i sticked my hand out the window, pointed, they looked, i smiled, and said, so why do you have a amg badge on your car, he said, well.. cause it is an amg.. light turned green, i was like, u wanna see amg? heres amg, burned the crap out of my tires and took off with 500lb of torque, and flicked him off.. i felt bad though
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From: Houston
88 Caddy on 28's
I was shopping at the galleria this morning and this guy gets out of his car trying to act like a big shot tipping the valet like crazy to put his car upfront. I look at his car from the side and it says kompressor V8 and has the sl500 red light,dual exhaust, and no amg brakes. I proceed to go to the back and see it say SL75....wow....I keep looking and the owner goes whats funny? I say thats not an amg its a 500 which is still an amazing car, he proceeds to tell me I know nothing about mercedes when the other valet pulls up in my sl55, I get in tell the guy he's an embarassment to mercedes owners and leave. He was about to cry he walked in the galleria and everybody in the valet waiting looked at him funny while i was leaving, it was just priceless..... sadly my week hasn't been that good at work 3 workers of mine quit, but this just made me smile
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From: Maui, Hawaii
CLS63, GLK350
That is a very true statement. Most people think my 2003 SL500 is a new one since it is so shiny.
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Murcielago, Hummer, Road King Classic
posers
I dont understand all the bashing either. If someone is as shallow as pretending something they are not, that in itself is sad and pathetic. I feel sorry for people like that (this is not car specific either), let them be miserable and rubbing their face in it adds insult to injury.
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My .02 .
His last car must have been a Ferrari F40 (built on the Pontiac Fiero platform).
