Buellwinkle

Here's a new car I saw at the dealer today, looks OK but what's up with the guy grabbing his nuts, it's not even an F50 -



Here's a nice shot of the shnoz -



The final shot, then they called my number, car wash over -

Guest0001

OH MY GOD...

Vader13

Laguna Niguel?

Buellwinkle

Yes, MB of Laguna Niguel. Get your orders in quick though, supplies are limited, specially at the introductory price of only $450K, cheaper than the Enzo.

Vader13

I like the 360 Challenge car.

DiamondNoir2K5

Cool. The SLR forum here has a bunch of other pics including the doors opened and the interior.

You get your car washed at your dealer? How much do they charge and do they wash, polish, and wax, the whole shebang?

Buellwinkle

Charge? All O.C. dealers provide free car washes. MB of Laguna Niguel's is full service, vacuum, clean windows, shiny stuff on tires. They don't even allow tipping.

DiamondNoir2K5

Ha! Freakin' SoCal. Not only do you guys get 2 grand under invoice but also free car detailing!

Hmm, maybe they offer that here too (NorCal), I should ask.

prodigy1387

so *******g hot, damn.

mick1

whoa the exhausts are on the sides.

prodigy1387

yeah i know, like the new vipers. except MB was smart and didn't put it after the doors so you could burn your legs.

mick1

hehe guys. would you mod this car ? or is it unmodifiable ?

i noticed it still got that orange turnlight

;-)

Guest0001

LOL. haha. Maybe It could use some HRE's?

preyx

If that's the case, then I'm first in line for the OEM rims!

BklynBenz

like i said it one of the other numerous posts with slr pics from the dealer, it seems like they are at all the dealers now.

LeifW

I'm sorry but I just can't get past the Jimmy Durante "Schnozzola" on the SLR and the new SLK for that matter. If I understand correctly the Proboscis Monkey look is going to be placed on the updated SL as well. Obviously, I'm in the minority here because everyone else seems to like the look.

Leif W.
2005 C230 Sport Sedan

prodigy1387

i think a lot of people like it because it's remeniscient of the 1950's MB gullwing, which is a classic car. plus, i dunno, i think it makes the car look more aggressive. it's all personal preference though.

i think it sure as hell is damn better looking than the new bmws, specifically the 6 series.

DiamondNoir2K5

Actually, the '54 gullwing doesn't have a nose like that. It is supposed to be evocative of the noses on Formula 1 racing cars. F1 designer McLaren worked together with MB to develop the Vision SLR.

The SLK350 is "borrowing" the nose design from the SLR as well.

S23O5C15

Be assured, you're far from the only one. The SLR is absolutely hideous. To me, it looks like a horribly distorted cartoon version of the Batmobile. And does anybody else notice another resemblence: to that of the rather phallic machine driven by SNL's "Ambiguously Gay Duo?"

Anybody who thinks it's that much better looking than the cleaner, simpler 6 series (at less than 1/4th the cost, I might add) is obviously suffering from a bad case of MBZ homerism.

When you consider the target audience, Benz has always been successful with the classy conservatism that their designs usually feature. How could you even consider that monstrosity of a GT car when the likes of the F430 or the Carrera GT are soon to be available?

oggle

The new SLR hardly looks like the exotic car it should be, but even in its current form it looks WAY better than the *****-shaped 6 series (much like the Z4).

DiamondNoir2K5

But the SLR's little brother, the SLK350, is much less expensive than the 645i convertible plus it has a retractable hard-top.

S23O5C15

So the 6 looks like a ***** and the SLR doesn't?

Regardless of how one sees the overall shape of the car, there is obviously a ***** on the SLR's hood.

They're both ugly cars, period.

DiamondNoir2K5

Maybe, but in the "looks like the Ambiguously Gay Duo car" category, the Z4 wins hands-down, no doubt about it.

S23O5C15

Google seems to disagree. Go to Google Images and search for "ambiguously gay duo car" and look at the one and only picture that comes up.

LeifW

I agree about the the styling direction of BMW. I owned a BMW ( 1995 318ti Club Sport) before I made the switch to Mercedes. After the birth of my daughter, I didn't really feel safe with her riding in the back as there was no real crumble zone. I was ready to continue on with BMW, but I really didn't care for the new styling. I started to research safe sporty four-door sedans. When I learned (from this forum) about the updated 2005 C-Class my decision was done. I'm extremely happy with my decision.

Leif W.
2005 C230 Sport Sedan