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Old Jul 10, 2008 | 05:54 PM
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what happens when traffic comes to a quick stop... my friends dad has had it for just a few days
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Old Jul 10, 2008 | 07:09 PM
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The upgraded EU safety front bonnet looks to be raised quite nicely after the impact. Will he get another one, or shall he dabble with something new?
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Old Jul 10, 2008 | 07:26 PM
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Old Jul 10, 2008 | 11:47 PM
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poor car...
hope everyone was ok...
but traffic stopping quickly shouldnt be an excuse... its a result of following too close or not having enough awareness for the traffic up ahead...
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Old Jul 10, 2008 | 11:53 PM
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Old Jul 11, 2008 | 12:07 AM
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poor car...
hope everyone was ok...
but traffic stopping quickly shouldnt be an excuse... its a result of following too close or not having enough awareness for the traffic up ahead...

Agree...likely an inept SL63 driver....biggest risk w/perf car braking on a sudden slow/stop on a busy fwy is being rear-ended by the typically 10yo POS following too closely and being driven by an even more inept driver....

Perhaps this inept SL63 driver would be better served by hiring a competent driver and commuting via a new S63/65 w/DistPlus (w/its collision warning and auto partial braking) as a limo instead.....some people clearly lack basic driving skills, no matter what car they manage to buy/lease...
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Old Jul 11, 2008 | 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by CY
The upgraded EU safety front bonnet looks to be raised quite nicely after the impact.
Good observation.
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Old Jul 11, 2008 | 08:50 AM
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Looks sick without the star.
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Old Jul 11, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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the no-star look is reallly nice lol. aggressive for sure.

However, the damage looks like its just hood and fender. unless there is other major damage it should be a relatively simple fix. such a beauty, but its only a broken bone. they heal
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Old Jul 11, 2008 | 09:04 PM
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aren't you guys being unduly harsh when you don't even know the circumstances involved?
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Old Jul 11, 2008 | 10:04 PM
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My god what happened to this beautifully engineered car. I could never forgive myself for that, I think now its time for a replacement may you rest in peace sl 63.
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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 12:54 AM
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Looks sick without the star.
I like it too!! congratzz on your new purchase bro! How do you like it in comparo to the ole' 500
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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 01:10 AM
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Originally Posted by WSH
Agree...likely an inept SL63 driver....biggest risk w/perf car braking on a sudden slow/stop on a busy fwy is being rear-ended by the typically 10yo POS following too closely and being driven by an even more inept driver....

Perhaps this inept SL63 driver would be better served by hiring a competent driver and commuting via a new S63/65 w/DistPlus (w/its collision warning and auto partial braking) as a limo instead.....some people clearly lack basic driving skills, no matter what car they manage to buy/lease...
Dude what the phuk are you talkin' bout! That SL63 was clearly rear-ended, some dipsheet obviously backed into him on the frwy
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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 04:29 AM
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I like it too!! congratzz on your new purchase bro! How do you like it in comparo to the ole' 500
The 500 was a nice cruiser, the 55 is just everything and more, no comparison; handling, power and brakes, I'm constantly finding excuses to drive

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Dude what the phuk are you talkin' bout! That SL63 was clearly rear-ended, some dipsheet obviously backed into him on the frwy
That actually happened to me, no joke
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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 06:34 PM
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The 500 was a nice cruiser, the 55 is just everything and more, no comparison; handling, power and brakes, I'm constantly finding excuses to drive



That actually happened to me, no joke
And people wonder why their insurance skyrocket after they rear end a 100k car, hmm it never crossed my mind that people lack common sense.
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 05:14 AM
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he was trying to get the cars blue tooth to work and traffic stopped...
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 06:00 AM
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thats not much damage at all, chill
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 02:04 PM
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Yeah, that shouldnt be more...

than, lessee, 2 feners, a hood, grill trim, etc, --probably $15k or so. Good luck to them.
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Murtaza
That actually happened to me, no joke
LOL..... It actually happened to my friend as well. Traffic was stopped on the freeway, and then some dumb-*** in front of him with a manual transmission stalled, then launched the car backwards. It was a much smaller hit though.
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 06:25 AM
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Originally Posted by I_HATE_WILL_PU
he was trying to get the cars blue tooth to work and traffic stopped...
then that's even worst... shouldnt he be doing that when he's not actually driving the car in traffic...
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