SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: New member and new order questions
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New member and new order questions
Hello everyone!
This has been a great site to review and very helpful as I make my selections for a SL55.
I just placed an order for a 2005 SL55. I am first at my dealer for a SL55 and have a long year to wait. I could get a 2004 but I have a lease ending on another vehicle about 12 months from now. And if there is a change to the front-end for MY2005 I will have the latest update. If no change to front-end I will still go with the 2005.
I had a chance to test drive a 55 last week and was extremely impressed. In the past I had a Boxster S and a M3 Cab. The acceleration and feel was closer to the M3 vs the Boxster but the SL55 was much more a solid ride than the M3 cab which always felt a bit 'loose'. The SL55 exhaust note is much better than both of these other cars. The Boxster is actually rather quiet and the M3 doesn't crank up until 4000-5000 rpms. The overall engineering, technology, and just the look of the car exceeds these other fine cars (and it costs twice as much).
I am going to order brilliant silver with the red interior. I need a chance from black and grey interiors and the red looks nice in pictures. I will see one in person in about a month with the next shipment of cars coming to my dealer. This looks like a real red vs the terra-cotta looking red in the Porsche line.
I will likely order most options except the distronic and pana roof.
So, my question....can you order the berry red interior but get black carpet? (I am in the US). This look would be similar to the SLR and Mille edition. Porsche does allow you to order deviating carpet with a red interior. Will MBUSA do this? If they will do this what do you think of this color choice?
This has been a great site to review and very helpful as I make my selections for a SL55.
I just placed an order for a 2005 SL55. I am first at my dealer for a SL55 and have a long year to wait. I could get a 2004 but I have a lease ending on another vehicle about 12 months from now. And if there is a change to the front-end for MY2005 I will have the latest update. If no change to front-end I will still go with the 2005.
I had a chance to test drive a 55 last week and was extremely impressed. In the past I had a Boxster S and a M3 Cab. The acceleration and feel was closer to the M3 vs the Boxster but the SL55 was much more a solid ride than the M3 cab which always felt a bit 'loose'. The SL55 exhaust note is much better than both of these other cars. The Boxster is actually rather quiet and the M3 doesn't crank up until 4000-5000 rpms. The overall engineering, technology, and just the look of the car exceeds these other fine cars (and it costs twice as much).
I am going to order brilliant silver with the red interior. I need a chance from black and grey interiors and the red looks nice in pictures. I will see one in person in about a month with the next shipment of cars coming to my dealer. This looks like a real red vs the terra-cotta looking red in the Porsche line.
I will likely order most options except the distronic and pana roof.
So, my question....can you order the berry red interior but get black carpet? (I am in the US). This look would be similar to the SLR and Mille edition. Porsche does allow you to order deviating carpet with a red interior. Will MBUSA do this? If they will do this what do you think of this color choice?
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2003 SL55, 2004 E500, 2004 Porsche Turbo Cab, 2007 Ferrari 599, 1988 Ferrari GTS
Not sure about the black rug, but would definitley get the panorama roof. It sets the car off looking different than every other silver sl and lightens up the interior. Believe me even in Texas it is not too hot. I had mixed feelings, but am so glad I got it.
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Silver/Berry red is a quite rare combination in the UK but I think a good choice. Dont know why its so rare as the silver/red combo on the SLK is popular here. If you order the berry red interior you get red carpets but you can fit black overmats. In fact black mats are a good idea for the winter season.
Silver/Berry red is a quite rare combination in the UK but I think a good choice. Dont know why its so rare as the silver/red combo on the SLK is popular here. If you order the berry red interior you get red carpets but you can fit black overmats. In fact black mats are a good idea for the winter season.
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Originally posted by blueSL
Paul said it all, the dark grey mats are a good idea for winter, the red ones really show the dirt.
To whet your appetite, here's mine...
Paul said it all, the dark grey mats are a good idea for winter, the red ones really show the dirt.
To whet your appetite, here's mine...
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Thanks for the responses. I realize I can use black and red mats for the different seasons. I am actually trying to have a bit less red with black carpets which would like something the Mille edition (although the SL55 would still have some red on the lower dash).
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The choice of interior colour is both restricted and heavily skewed to light or dark grey. When I visited the factory in May, virtually all the cars had grey interiors, hardly any of the other colours. A few berry red, a few sand (not SL55) and, so far as I can remember, not a single blue (also not SL55).
Berry red is not as safe a choice as grey in terms of re-sale and I can see that less red might be good; the only issue I have is that it looks brown through the car's tinted windows in some lights and I have had one person mention to me "nice car, but why the brown seats?"
What's certain is that it only works with some exterior colours - silver and black, I saw it against a powder blue a couple of weeks ago and it looked terrible.
The pictures posted above look good and I think the more vibrant red against a black canvas works well.
Berry red is not as safe a choice as grey in terms of re-sale and I can see that less red might be good; the only issue I have is that it looks brown through the car's tinted windows in some lights and I have had one person mention to me "nice car, but why the brown seats?"
What's certain is that it only works with some exterior colours - silver and black, I saw it against a powder blue a couple of weeks ago and it looked terrible.
The pictures posted above look good and I think the more vibrant red against a black canvas works well.
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