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Old Oct 30, 2010 | 01:05 PM
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SLS AMG Iridium Silver Red Interior
Got my SLS last night

I picked up my SLS ,sat night. Iridium Silver, red interior, carbon fiber console and B&0 stereo. Words cannot describe this car. It has a beastly growl, tons of torque and is comfortable and quiet at low speeds in comfort mode. I am a lucky man.
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Old Oct 30, 2010 | 02:24 PM
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Congrats, now we need some pics, I am on the fence of either the classic irridium with red interior, or the Lemans red and ivory/white interior. You have a serious car on your hands, I just spent a full day with two SLS, one with the full performance pack and the other without, I left very very impressed and cant get that car out of my mind. Enjoy, btw, when you swing the door open, would you say you need about the same amount of clearence from the car beside you, I was wondering about that in the car garage.
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Old Oct 30, 2010 | 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by AugustWest
I picked up my SLS ,sat night. Iridium Silver, red interior, carbon fiber console and B&0 stereo. Words cannot describe this car. It has a beastly growl, tons of torque and is comfortable and quiet at low speeds in comfort mode. I am a lucky man.
Nice - congrats!
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Old Oct 30, 2010 | 03:37 PM
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Old Oct 31, 2010 | 11:14 AM
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congrats! would love to see some pics
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Old Oct 31, 2010 | 04:06 PM
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The SLS is a great car. I spent a few days with it on the track at the AMG Academy and just didn't want to get out of it

The sound of the car is on a whole new level

Congrats on your new car, enjoy in good health
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Old Oct 31, 2010 | 05:15 PM
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Pics or it didn't happen!!!111!!
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Old Nov 1, 2010 | 01:45 AM
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OK! LOL I will take some pictures soon. My wife has some nice pro cameras, so I will try and get some good photos. I'm still trying to figure out how hard I can drive it for the first 1000 miles. Right now I am keeping the revs under 5000 and usually way under.
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you beat me to the punch

congrats--great car and classic color combo
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 01:41 PM
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congrats and enjoy the new ride.
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Old Nov 19, 2010 | 08:54 PM
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Hey August. Did the dealer force you to pay the 25k premium you spoke of on a different thread?

Congrats on the new ride. I had the pleasure of driving it at road Atlanta this summer. It is one intoxicating machine. I still dream about it.
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Old Nov 21, 2010 | 01:19 PM
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Old Nov 21, 2010 | 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by AugustWest
I picked up my SLS ,sat night. Iridium Silver, red interior, carbon fiber console and B&0 stereo. Words cannot describe this car. It has a beastly growl, tons of torque and is comfortable and quiet at low speeds in comfort mode. I am a lucky man.
You wouldn't happen to have picked up the SLS in Walters Mercedes in Riverside, Cali? lol
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Old Nov 21, 2010 | 07:35 PM
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+1million
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Old Nov 21, 2010 | 08:43 PM
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CONGRATS ON THE NEW RIDE!
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 12:37 AM
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 12:55 AM
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 01:18 AM
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Nothing like a RED interior to get your blood flowing!!!

Congrats...
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 02:45 PM
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awesome car, great color combo, but I want pics of the most important part--the engine!
Congrats, you must get a lot of looks
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 04:09 PM
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Ha Ha gotta love that he totally ignored the haters and didn't even respond to them...other than posting some pictures of one awesome ride!
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