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SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: New Purchase - SL55 Albaster White w/ Berry Red interior

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Old 02-28-2021, 05:53 PM
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New Purchase - SL55 Albaster White w/ Berry Red interior

Well guys, I had an SL55 for 5 years previously and ended up selling it. After a few years I had enough and had to get myself in another one. This one is super rare. Alabaster White with Berry Red interior. All options minus distronic. Lots of mods from performance to appearance.

Let me know what you think!


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Looks amazing. Congratulations! Any plans to mod??
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Attached is a photo I just took.

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looks like pearl. very nice.
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Looks amazing. Congratulations! Any plans to mod??
No plans on any additional mods. Currently has the Renntech Stage 2 upgrade along with the TCU tune. My previous SL Had a 180mm crank pulley and Eurocharged Tune. This one pulls harder and the transmission tune makes a world of a difference.
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Originally Posted by sl55_maniac
No plans on any additional mods. Currently has the Renntech Stage 2 upgrade along with the TCU tune. My previous SL Had a 180mm crank pulley and Eurocharged Tune. This one pulls harder and the transmission tune makes a world of a difference.
So that's a 2006 with the P30 option on of our posters run a registry for the 2006-2008 SL55 P30 cars do you know if it is on there?

Enjoy the ride!
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So that's a 2006 with the P30 option on of our posters run a registry for the 2006-2008 SL55 P30 cars do you know if it is on there?

Enjoy the ride!
Where's the registry?
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Where's the registry?
The work to compile the OEM P30 cars list/register was done by Vladimir Vasak. I received a copy of his work in December 2019.
I have his email address and will send him an email to see if he wants to chime in on this thread.

I received the following email from him in September 2020 >Greetings,

I am sending this email in BCC format out of respect for everyone’s privacy. I ran into all kinds of problems with Bring a Trailer a couple of weeks ago, when I tried to contact one of the commenters, due to their privacy policy. They told me they would need to monitor all of my future posts, etc, etc.

So I went looking for a way to set up a spot where owners, or prospective owners of P30s could exchange information with each other. I think I found a way. www.6SpeedOnline.com is primarily a Porsche forum, but also has sections for other high performance manufacturers. I have started a new thread in the Mercedes section (HERE). They too have rules about publishing ‘private’ information, but they also have the facility for Private Messages (PM), where (willing) members can exchange such information on a one-to-one basis.

As you know, I have been keeping records and building up a P30 database for the past few years and finding out a lot of interesting information about these cars along the way. I would love to see this develop into a helpful forum and information exchange for all interested owners or prospective owners, so hopefully, I will see you there.

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...-sl55-p30.html

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Originally Posted by Hendrik Koster
The work to compile the OEM P30 cars list/register was done by Vladimir Vasak. I received a copy of his work in December 2019.
I have his email address and will send him an email to see if he wants to chime in on this thread.

I received the following email from him in September 2020 >Greetings,

I am sending this email in BCC format out of respect for everyone’s privacy. I ran into all kinds of problems with Bring a Trailer a couple of weeks ago, when I tried to contact one of the commenters, due to their privacy policy. They told me they would need to monitor all of my future posts, etc, etc.

So I went looking for a way to set up a spot where owners, or prospective owners of P30s could exchange information with each other. I think I found a way. www.6SpeedOnline.com is primarily a Porsche forum, but also has sections for other high performance manufacturers. I have started a new thread in the Mercedes section (HERE). They too have rules about publishing ‘private’ information, but they also have the facility for Private Messages (PM), where (willing) members can exchange such information on a one-to-one basis.

As you know, I have been keeping records and building up a P30 database for the past few years and finding out a lot of interesting information about these cars along the way. I would love to see this develop into a helpful forum and information exchange for all interested owners or prospective owners, so hopefully, I will see you there.

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...-sl55-p30.html

Regards,

Vlad Vasak
Gotcha. I have 2007 designo mystic white with P30. Curious if there's any others in same spec.
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Originally Posted by sl55_maniac
No plans on any additional mods. Currently has the Renntech Stage 2 upgrade along with the TCU tune. My previous SL Had a 180mm crank pulley and Eurocharged Tune. This one pulls harder and the transmission tune makes a world of a difference.
@sl55_maniac I would like to add your car to the P30 register. Can you PM me your VIN number? I have a P30 thread going at 6speedonline https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...-sl55-p30.html Response so far has been a little slow, but hopefully it will build. I have compiled quite a lot of data independently on these cars and would like to funnel owners and prospective owners there. Thx
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Originally Posted by intence
Gotcha. I have 2007 designo mystic white with P30. Curious if there's any others in same spec.
@intence PM me your VIN number and I can add you to the list as well as provide more info. Thx
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Originally Posted by VRV000
@sl55_maniac I would like to add your car to the P30 register. Can you PM me your VIN number? I have a P30 thread going at 6speedonline https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...-sl55-p30.html Response so far has been a little slow, but hopefully it will build. I have compiled quite a lot of data independently on these cars and would like to funnel owners and prospective owners there. Thx
Hey VRV000. My vehicle is actually a 2004 with the SL65 front bumper. It does not have the P30.
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Hey VRV000. My vehicle is actually a 2004 with the SL65 front bumper. It does not have the P30.
sl55_maniac That's outside of my current scope, but a really sharp looking car- congratulations!
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Another photo I took today after a wash, clay bar and wax of the vehicle and wheels.


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