SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: Wanted SL 55 AMG
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From: Honolulu, HI
06' E500 Estate, '08 S65, '05 S430
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2015 SL400 and 2004 SL500
SL55
For a street driver I'd look for one with the later 7 speed transmission.
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From: Kansas
2003 E55, 2003 SL55, 2014 CLS63, 2018 q50 Redsport, 1968 Camaro SS, 1999 Trans am Firehawk
Been looking for that myself. Depends on what you plan to do with it. An SL55 is the cheapest performance/ COST ratio you can buy. They tune well with just a few pulley and chip tweaks and you have a 200mph car. Makes a great weekend drag-racer. The 5 speed 722.6 was retained for durability - but that tranny sucks to drive with the shift delays.
For a street driver I'd look for one with the later 7 speed transmission.
For a street driver I'd look for one with the later 7 speed transmission.
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From: Arizona
2003 SL55 AMG, 1989 348 Challenge, 1987 Testarossa, 1992 F40, 1989 Mondial t cab, 2001 X5 4.4 Sport
The SL55 never had the 7 speed available & can reach over 200mph stock. The reason MB factory limited them to 155 or 186 (with the p030 package) is that there wasn't a tire out there that could take the weight of the R230 at that speed. MB had a special set of tires made for a press day when the SL55 debuted and it went over 200 then stock.
