SLR/C199/R199/Z199: Took a SLR for a test ride!
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The SLR is very unique, the side exhaust/supercharger combination give it character all of its own.
To those who think it is irrelevant compared to a SL55/65 need to drive and compare.
Its party piece is its driveability on the limit on track where it is very neutral.
But then I am biased
To those who think it is irrelevant compared to a SL55/65 need to drive and compare.
Its party piece is its driveability on the limit on track where it is very neutral.
But then I am biased
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Magwheel,
I was up in Boardman, Canfield, Poland Ohio during the first week of July and I saw a red F430 at the intersection of S. Raccoon Road and 224. So I'm guessing that might have been you.
I was up in Boardman, Canfield, Poland Ohio during the first week of July and I saw a red F430 at the intersection of S. Raccoon Road and 224. So I'm guessing that might have been you.
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i think he said he does not like big houses..anyway i can not believe you have over a million dollars in cars..what are you going to do when they replace the body styles every few years...that is a lot of cars to manage...it would drive me nuts...but the lime green murcielago has been my favorite car for a long time...very nice
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Originally Posted by Haehn
Looks like you spent all of your money on the cars and not the house.
None the less, nice collection.
None the less, nice collection.
If you read the whole thread, you will see that Mag manages property and drilling operations. Obviously, he has more than one property that he owns.
So maybe this house that you don't like is just one of them, where it's convenient to bring the cars over and take pictures?
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I wasn't trying to be mean, I was just surprised that he didn't have a nicer/ bigger home. I hadn't read the whole thread so I didn't see that he preferred smaller homes. It's just that the people I know that have money have bigger/ nicer homes. But what ever, to each his own.
One word Mag......Koenigsegg
One word Mag......Koenigsegg
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OLD: 2004 C230 Sport Sedan, NEW: 2007 SLK350
Originally Posted by crb49
Mag, you've been a bad boy....keep up the good work.
You represent for all us 'mature drivers'.
You represent for all us 'mature drivers'.
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How old is Mag anyway?
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Originally Posted by Haehn
Looks like you spent all of your money on the cars and not the house.
None the less, nice collection.
None the less, nice collection.
You guys will love this story!
Back in 1998, I bought Eddie (Jr.) DeBartolo's house in Canfield, Ohio. Eddie was the owner of the San Francisco 49ers Football team until he got into some legal trouble and had to divest himself of the team. His sister and her husband took over the team.
Absolutely beautiful house. 21,000 sq. ft.! 8 garages. 4 steam heated (kept the air humid for his Rolls and Ferrari I was told) and 4 Resnor heated. Rooms and more rooms everywhere and a tennis court. Bordered a Country Club.
I lived there 1 month (with my ex - we tried to make it work again..... didn't work out)! One day, one of my 4 dogs passed away. I felt it was a kind of omen to get out of there so we moved back to our previous home (4500 sq. ft.). We were a lot happier!
It was kind of a humorous incident in the community circle about how the guy who bought the 'DeBartlo' house moved out because one of his dogs passed away. Unless you know me personally, people wouldn't understand my love for animals.
I now live in another house down the street from the house we moved back to. My girlfriend and I share our 45 acres in our 4300 sq. ft. home with Deer, Wild Turkeys, Raccoons, Mallard ducks, Wood ducks, Opossum, Red Foxes, I think I have a digital picture of a Coyote, Blue Heron, Gound Hogs and I even had a Black Bear Cub
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Big houses are fine if you into that..... I'm not and really didn't know until I tried it. It wasn't a good idea for me. Took me 2 years to sell it by the way!
I love the land I now live on and walking it with my 5 dogs and not having neighbors crawling up my butt!
I'd rather spend my money on cars and own a smaller cozier home to live in. Magwheel
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Originally Posted by magwheel
So far i got 58 years under my belt. I'll be 59 in February! ![rolf](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/rofl.gif)
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Mag,
Ever consider a Koenigsegg CCR or CCX? They can do a quarter mile in less than 10 seconds!
http://www.koenigsegg.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koenigsegg_CCR
Ever consider a Koenigsegg CCR or CCX? They can do a quarter mile in less than 10 seconds!
http://www.koenigsegg.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koenigsegg_CCR
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OLD: 2004 C230 Sport Sedan, NEW: 2007 SLK350
Originally Posted by Moxxon
Mag,
Ever consider a Koenigsegg CCR or CCX? They can do a quarter mile in less than 10 seconds!
http://www.koenigsegg.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koenigsegg_CCR
Ever consider a Koenigsegg CCR or CCX? They can do a quarter mile in less than 10 seconds!
http://www.koenigsegg.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koenigsegg_CCR
http://www.barabus.info/tkr.asp
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awesome car magwheel love the cobalt blue, have you seen the episode of fifth gear where Jason Plato is drifting one around the track? He liked it so much he ordered one as well
enjoy.
enjoy.
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Magwheel, do you have any pictures on your 2007 porsche turbo? My father is interested in getting one, but probably tiptronic. What is yours? How do you like it?
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Originally Posted by 06CLK350
Magwheel, do you have any pictures on your 2007 porsche turbo? My father is interested in getting one, but probably tiptronic. What is yours? How do you like it?
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Originally Posted by mannnu81
a booklet is all they gave you with the murcielago?
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Agreed on the house thing. We have the money to get a VERY nice house and even a second house along with some exotics like you have. While thatd be great and all, we love our house. We have an average sized house. Three stories, regular two car garage, 5 bedrooms, a decent amount of land, etc. We've had this house since a few months before I was born (over 18 years). We thought about selling it for a bigger house, but no, we love it. We're not getting rid of it. Too many people make stupid comments about a house not being a mcmansion. Sure thats great, but not everyone is a nouveau riche` showoff.
Props as always Mag.
Props as always Mag.
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Originally Posted by jersey550
dude,why X hippie?lol
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I just thought the license plate would bring back some memories for people my age and would hopefully have them and other people laughing with me remembering the past! the Mags
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hello magwheel, i see that none of your rides have front plates...
i mean i don't blame you. do you get pulled over a lot? and maybe show your license and registration with a folded c-note?
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