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SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: Picked up my new '11 SL63

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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 04:52 PM
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 09:26 AM
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On the way home I came to a traffic circle waiting was an M3 new type, my
headlights caught the grinning young guys' face and those big wheels.
I slammed on the loud pedal and to my surprise pulled quite a distance on him,
I suppose he was almost at a standstill. A car soon got in my way and I had to slow allowing him to catch up to around 3 car lengths. The car in front moved and once again I squeezed that pedal, ahead was a very fast bend
and I thought he might score on road holding, nope just gradually left him for dead. When it came to my slip road I slowed, and as he passed it wasn't an
M3 it was a 335i. How much faster is a M3.
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 09:28 AM
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Sorry this should have been a new thread.
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by sound 8
To keep my brain happy I keep both new and old cars. The old cars are not really everyday cars but are real fun. I have 11 cars in all, the only problem is giving them all a run, especially when you have a freshly valeted SL63 just
waiting for you to step in to.
I had 11 cars for a while and every time I wanted to use one it was buried behind several other cars.... and then it would have a dead battery! I now have 4, which is much more manageable for me.... However, I am getting ready to add a Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale!
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by IngenereAMG
I had 11 cars for a while and every time I wanted to use one it was buried behind several other cars.... and then it would have a dead battery! I now have 4, which is much more manageable for me.... However, I am getting ready to add a Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale!
Nice, I bet like me you have got through a few batteries in your time.
I have one with a big switch so I can isolate the battery, still manages
to go flat after time.
Don't you find when you have had 11 cars, the place seems empty when you get down to 4.
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