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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 08:02 PM
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SL63 arrival

does anyone know when the SL will be available?
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 10:40 PM
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IIRC, US builds start end of Mar

Know of at least one SL63 030 buyer on SF Peninsula who's having MB airship his copy into CA to avoid waiting 3-4wks extra for shipping via boat.....

MB airships into LA, so car goes to VPC before being trucked up to SF; at Ferrari of SF, many repeat buyers have become addicted to "overnight" delivery...shipping by boat is so 20th century....having their new Ferraris airshipped directly into SFO, and factory-owned Ferr of SF can function as a VPC for new F's...

Should start to see SL63 030 on road by mid-Apr.....
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 12:33 AM
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A relative has one on order. It is an April build, and they promise an early June delivery.
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 01:24 AM
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Originally Posted by WSH
IIRC, US builds start end of Mar

Know of at least one SL63 030 buyer on SF Peninsula who's having MB airship his copy into CA to avoid waiting 3-4wks extra for shipping via boat.....

MB airships into LA, so car goes to VPC before being trucked up to SF; at Ferrari of SF, many repeat buyers have become addicted to "overnight" delivery...shipping by boat is so 20th century....having their new Ferraris airshipped directly into SFO, and factory-owned Ferr of SF can function as a VPC for new F's...

Should start to see SL63 030 on road by mid-Apr.....
Wow, what money can do.

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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 02:16 AM
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saw one in Socal yesterday...405 north near Long Beach. WOW so much nicer in person
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 02:24 AM
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saw one in Socal yesterday...405 north near Long Beach. WOW so much nicer in person
A MB tester?

Thought it'd look hot in person
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 10:56 AM
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Mine is in production now for late-May delivery in the US. Unfortunately for my dealership, and for people who want one, the demand is greater than availablility right now (my dealership's first allocations were "sold" immediately). My dealership is very anxious to get more allocations to fill the orders of people who want to buy/lease one. And especially now, after reading all of the "first drive" reviews from the past few days, some people are going to be really disappointed to learn that when they walk into their local dealership to buy one, they are going to be put on a many-months-long waiting list.
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