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SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: New Weekend Warrior (new to me) is in the house!

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Old Jul 26, 2014 | 05:07 PM
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2013 C350 Coupe daily, the 2011 SL550 is the Weekend Warrior
New Weekend Warrior (new to me) is in the house!

I've been a Corvette guy for the past 25 years and one day when I was in the MB dealer servicing my daily driver (C350 Coupe), my salesman tosses me a set of keys and says, "take this for a spin"


6 weeks later after selling my C5, there's a 2011 SL550 in the garage


Just LOVE this car...grace, elegance and enough power to make one smile


Cheers...looking forward to this Forum


Mo
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Old Jul 26, 2014 | 05:44 PM
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Old Jul 26, 2014 | 07:46 PM
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Welcome, owned 3 vettes myself in days gone by.
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Old Jul 26, 2014 | 10:15 PM
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Old Jul 26, 2014 | 11:09 PM
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I had several 'vettes as well. They are great cars but very different than the SL. If you are a convertible lover there is nothing like having a hard top convertible. The build qu

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Old Jul 28, 2014 | 01:05 PM
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Beautiful! And welcome to the world of SLs...
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Old Jul 28, 2014 | 02:48 PM
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Very nice! Love the color combination. Can't say as I have seen that dark of grey before. It is a very attractive color.
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Old Jul 28, 2014 | 04:13 PM
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Hey guys (gals), thanks for the welcome! Love driving this car!!


and dRock...yes, will need to update the sign lol
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It sure is beautiful though, best of luck with it!
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