LOVEMYBS

It's not "official" yet but it looks like my 06 SL55 that was hit on New Year's Eve will be declared a total loss. Now, what to buy next -

1. 06/07 SL65, brillant silver to match my 05 E55?

2. 08 CLK63 black/black convertible that is drop dead beautiful?

3. 06/07 SL55 with the 030 package like my other car?

4. 07 BMW 650Ci black/tan sport convertible that is awesome?

5. 09 C63 optioned the way I want it?

6. Other?

With prices dropping so fast all of these cars are within reach. Opinions please!

Salerno713

Maserati Granturismo, Porsche 911 Turbo,or the BMW M6 Convertible

damian155

if you make the move to BMW I would get the M6

wazv6

from the choices in your post i'd go for the sl65 , bi turbo v12 AMG says it all plus they can be had for dirt cheap $$. also the 997 911 turbo is pretty badass

bc brit

sorry to hear of your loss,sl 65 or aston martin db 9,with cpo of course

happy hunting

Broker

DAMN! performance package is rare enough as is. I would have wanted to buy your car if you ever considered selling it.

camdon

I have a 29k mile , Silver 2006 SL65 for 64500.00. Under factory warranty until Nov. 2009. No accidents,paint work or stories.

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phonetics

i would suggest a jeep for u...

any of those cars u suggested will make u total again... and u won't be so lucky every time...

JackStraw

R8, GTR, Z06

SaMaS

I would go with SL65...

LOVEMYBS

Use to own a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo and 2007 Jeep Liberty. No longer a Jeep fan but, your comment may be accurate. I might add though that I've taken a lot of driving courses and never had an accident in 30+ years. I guess my number was just up on this one, but I was not at fault and the other driver was cited. Too bad though because my SL and my E55 were both at the detail shop and I had a choice of which vehicle to pick-up first. I chose the wrong car to get totaled in-

AZBENZ-CTSV

Maserati Granturismo or Maserati Gransport both are awesome cars if you're getting away from the Benz.

G_KATS

NSX supercharged

aleksandar1099

+1

It is an amazing car, especially with a simple tune it is a beast!!

BenzBoy12

+1 on the SL65, the power simply can't be matched, after driving it (as I'm sure you know) nothing else is the same. Sucks about your old one. Sad loss. How did it happen?

LOVEMYBS

Late this afternoon (New Years eve) I picked-up my SL from the detailers who had just polished and seal coated the paint and tinted the windows. My car looked amazing! About a mile from their shop the car in front of me suddenly slammed on his brakes! I did the same, my ABS kicked-in and the SL came to a sudden but controlled stop. Safely stopped I quickly glanced into the rear view mirror just in time to see the car behind me still at full speed (est. 45-50 mph) plow right into me. The momentum was so great my SL was pushed forward 3' into the car in front (Honda Civic). After taking stock of my condition (not injured) I got out of the car and went to see how much damage there was. The car behind me, a late model Toyota Avalon, was partially wedged underneath my SL and the drivers side airbag had deployed. The driver was okay but shaken and her car had obviously sustained major front end damage and my rear end was a mass of twisted bent metal (what a car, they don't build them any better!). I then went around to the front end and discovered that I had sustained major damage here too (caved in). My TeleAid (just activated yesterday) was active and the police had already been summoned. There were no skid marks and the driver was cited for following too close and reckless! Needless to say my SL was a total wreck IMHO! My SL and the Avalon were not driveable and had to be forcefully driven apart and towed. It was VERY disturbing to see my SL torn apart again because I believe this caused even more damage. More on this later. Right now I'm just trying to put the pieces together. Hellva way to start the New Year!
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camdon

I'll be around all next weekend if you want to take the short drive to check mine out.

BenzBoy12

That's gotta be one of the scariest sites in the world, seeing something coming to smash into you and not being able to stop it. Thank god you're ok, once again MBs prove to be about the safest thing to drive. To watch it get pulled apart like that, oh man, that's stomach-churning. Can't believe they didn't see you, I really hope it all works out.

BobsC63

Maserati Granturismo bro. You can pick up a nice used one with a little over 2k miles on it for $97,000. My pops just did it.

150shot

There are SOOOO many choices out there. Whats the max budget?...and weekend car, daily drive, or...?

That will probably determine which way to go...some of the cars mentioned are awesome, but impractical to drive even close to daily, just to much car, attention, you know the deal...

BenzBoy12

Think about a Gallardo at all? Those are getting down there, and they're great cars. Would def. be different than the SL, just an idea.

Broker

Why did the Civic stop? any reason for it?

hakaida442

unusual choice but if i were getting a nsx, i'd rather get a factor x turbo kit.

LOVEMYBS

I was in moderate to heavy traffic. I drive that road all the time and know that the intersection I was approaching backs-up before the left turn signal so I'm usually in the right lane. I couldn't get over to the right before the light and that's when the Civic stopped due to the backup.

Still no word on the damage. So far it's taken three days to tear the car down. Next step is the frame rack to determine if there was any frame damage; that's Monday.

I'm researching many of the cars you all have suggested. All are excellent choices/alternatives. THANKS!

MWMWM3

I'd go with 1. SL65.