SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: Who was on the M20 on Sunday?
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hello pauld ! i thought i might aswell answer seeing as noone else did
i am in switzerland
formerly from west wickham kent
i drive a lexus sc430 - open top / escamotable 25secs - 300 bhp and 0-60 in 5.9 so they say - not limited on top speed meaning i have had 165 out of it and to boot it is a real headturner
i want to know your feelings on the power (or not) of the sl55 amg cos i want to order one at 240,000 chf meaning 110,000 gbp here (the yanks have it easy !)
what do you think ?
cheers
mike
i am in switzerland
formerly from west wickham kent
i drive a lexus sc430 - open top / escamotable 25secs - 300 bhp and 0-60 in 5.9 so they say - not limited on top speed meaning i have had 165 out of it and to boot it is a real headturner
i want to know your feelings on the power (or not) of the sl55 amg cos i want to order one at 240,000 chf meaning 110,000 gbp here (the yanks have it easy !)
what do you think ?
cheers
mike
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Sorry to rain on your parade Mike but the reason your SC430 is such a head turner is that people cannot believe how ugly the car is. I participated in a car clinic a few months ago and seeing the SC430 and SL, both with all IDs removed was startling. Even through my biased eyes, the SL is the better design by a mile. Making space for the roof under the boot is difficult but the SL design is far more successful.
The power of the SL55 is completely addictive, as is the noise from the exhaust. You may not like the sound system so much but I was out yesterday afternoon in brilliant winter sunshine with Coldplay playing and the car was just stunning.
Here in the UK, the new SL is still a rare sight, so that when you come up behind people, heads swivel round in recognition. You overtake, not too fast so that they get to admire the car for a couple of seconds, and then - wham! - you're gone. Just fantastic.
The power of the SL55 is completely addictive, as is the noise from the exhaust. You may not like the sound system so much but I was out yesterday afternoon in brilliant winter sunshine with Coldplay playing and the car was just stunning.
Here in the UK, the new SL is still a rare sight, so that when you come up behind people, heads swivel round in recognition. You overtake, not too fast so that they get to admire the car for a couple of seconds, and then - wham! - you're gone. Just fantastic.
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originally posted by blueSL
Sorry to rain on your parade Mike but the reason your SC430 is such a head turner is that people cannot believe how ugly the car is.
Sometimes the true is hard to swallow.
Sorry to rain on your parade Mike but the reason your SC430 is such a head turner is that people cannot believe how ugly the car is.
Sometimes the true is hard to swallow.
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Forgive me, but as the long suffering other people on this forum will know after all these months, I have my opinions and am never backwards in coming forwards with them!! As we say in England, I call a spade a spade.
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