No Apr Fools. SL65BS on my dealers lot now & FOR SALE!!
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as others have said were talking about a 304k-330k Auto...NO brainer I agree the SLBS will take a huge deprication hit during this economy & is over priced to begin with, but no way in hell will it be $50k in 3 yrs...
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If I had the bank roll to afford it I would get a GT2 over the ZR1...many evom kits out there to get the GT2 to be as powerful as the ZR1...in its stock form its nearly or over 100 hp less and quarter and lap times aren't that far off....Lets not forget depreciation either...the ZR1 will depreciate way faster then a GT2..now don't get me wrong I love that new ZR1 but I loved the GT2 far longer..If I owned both pretty sure I would drive the GT2 more.
Just cause a car is faster doesn't warrant reasoning to buy it right? Both the ZR1 and the SL65 BS are completely new machines and first year of ownership we have no idea how the cars will hold up. The GT2 has been a very precise machine for years now.......I would pick the ZR1 over the more exclusive SL65 BS. That new BS is the bomb but I think I would enjoy the Chevy better...
Just cause a car is faster doesn't warrant reasoning to buy it right? Both the ZR1 and the SL65 BS are completely new machines and first year of ownership we have no idea how the cars will hold up. The GT2 has been a very precise machine for years now.......I would pick the ZR1 over the more exclusive SL65 BS. That new BS is the bomb but I think I would enjoy the Chevy better...
I agree, just because a car is faster doesn't warrant reason to buy it however it's what you used to justify the GT2 purchase here.
And thus far, I have yet to see the 65BS race anything-- I wouldn't doubt it beating the GT2 despite what the mags say. But that's just me.
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I absolutely love the SL65 BS, but If I had the money for just (1) supercar I'd be in a Murcielago 2007-2008 LP640 but in BLACK w/red calipers as others have said were talking about a 304k-330k Auto...NO brainer
I agree the SLBS will take a huge deprication hit during this economy & is over priced to begin with, but no way in hell will it be $50k in 3 yrs...
as others have said were talking about a 304k-330k Auto...NO brainer I agree the SLBS will take a huge deprication hit during this economy & is over priced to begin with, but no way in hell will it be $50k in 3 yrs...
my lambo would be a white LP-640 roadster with red calipers and red interior...
no matter how crazy of a mercedes you have, everybody will be
at the lambo...
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"Stripped out on options"??? I was told the only option is metalic paint and MSRP's only vary by $700 between white and a metallic. I told you guys these were not selling, only about 25% of them are sold people are backing out left and right. I passed on mine (for the time being) and some McDonalds big wig was supposed to buy it, now my dealer told me that guy is having second thoughts. There are now a couple dozen of them sitting on dealer showrooms, they are not selling. If the other buyer does indeed backout I will wait a couple weeks and walk back into the dealership with checkbook in hand and throw them an offer that is $50-$60k under MSRP. There is another shipment od them arriving at dealerships next week, so I'm sure more of them are going to be sitting on showroom floors in the very near future.
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I love the way the SL65 BS looks and maybe I will own one someday after the depreciate like a lead brick to $150K so bring it on!!!!!!!! 
Honestly, it is not what that car will cost someone to buy, it is what it is going to cost in depreciation and exclusive or not, that will be a massive numbered compared to an L, F, or P car with the same starting price.
Honestly, it is not what that car will cost someone to buy, it is what it is going to cost in depreciation and exclusive or not, that will be a massive numbered compared to an L, F, or P car with the same starting price.
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SL65BS costs more than twice as much as regular SL65 and I just don't see where that $150,000+ is going. All you get is a wider bodykit, slightly different interior, and 50hp more with no increase torque If you look at the price difference between CLK63 and CLK63BS, it is a lot smaller and there are similar differences between cars.
If you look at the price difference between CLK63 and CLK63BS, it is a lot smaller and there are similar differences between cars.
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SL65BS costs more than twice as much as regular SL65 and I just don't see where that $150,000+ is going. All you get is a wider bodykit, slightly different interior, and 50hp more with no increase torque If you look at the price difference between CLK63 and CLK63BS, it is a lot smaller and there are similar differences between cars.
If you look at the price difference between CLK63 and CLK63BS, it is a lot smaller and there are similar differences between cars.
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Yes, I agree but the tunning potential for the SL65 BS is much greater than that of the CLK BS, trust me on this one, I easily have $75k in mods on my CLK and until I pull the motor to install the 7.0L kit the car has reached it HP potential. 750 rwhp is a very realistic number for the SL BS, and I could get to that number for a lot less than $75k IMO. Besides that the SL BS looks even more sinister than the CLK BS.
He's saying the performance difference between the standard Sl65 for $180k and the sl65BS at $300k is not very big, whereas the difference between the $80k clk63 and the $140k clk63BS was larger.
I don't think he ever intended to compare the sl65bs vs the clk63bs.
Also, I don't think the modding potential of the sl65BS is any greater than that of a standard Sl65.
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SL65BS costs more than twice as much as regular SL65 and I just don't see where that $150,000+ is going. All you get is a wider bodykit, slightly different interior, and 50hp more with no increase torque If you look at the price difference between CLK63 and CLK63BS, it is a lot smaller and there are similar differences between cars.
If you look at the price difference between CLK63 and CLK63BS, it is a lot smaller and there are similar differences between cars.
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That wasn't his point I don't think.
He's saying the performance difference between the standard Sl65 for $180k and the sl65BS at $300k is not very big, whereas the difference between the $80k clk63 and the $140k clk63BS was larger.
I don't think he ever intended to compare the sl65bs vs the clk63bs.
Also, I don't think the modding potential of the sl65BS is any greater than that of a standard Sl65.
He's saying the performance difference between the standard Sl65 for $180k and the sl65BS at $300k is not very big, whereas the difference between the $80k clk63 and the $140k clk63BS was larger.
I don't think he ever intended to compare the sl65bs vs the clk63bs.
Also, I don't think the modding potential of the sl65BS is any greater than that of a standard Sl65.
The whole suspension has been reworked, bigger better cooling everything & lots of fabed up parts.
Same was said about the clk blk when it was coming out....why pay that much for a CLK! well every one that drove it bought the damn thing
I know some one that has driven it and he is madly in love...but alas can only be had in a different life time
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This car has way more then just wide body and an extra 50 hp.
The whole suspension has been reworked, bigger better cooling everything & lots of fabed up parts.
Same was said about the clk blk when it was coming out....why pay that much for a CLK! well every one that drove it bought the damn thing
I know some one that has driven it and he is madly in love...but alas can only be had in a different life time
The whole suspension has been reworked, bigger better cooling everything & lots of fabed up parts.
Same was said about the clk blk when it was coming out....why pay that much for a CLK! well every one that drove it bought the damn thing
I know some one that has driven it and he is madly in love...but alas can only be had in a different life time
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I've just seen the SL65 Black in person. A Black one at that... guys, if you've been asking whether or not it's worth price, go see it in person. For the love of god, they had it in next to a 550K drop-top SLR and another regular SL65 and really, it made both of them look kinda obsolete actually...
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All who have modded a 55k and know how it feels, just can not get there head around how a 65 must feel, as in its stock form its faster or nearly = to the best running stage 5 55k.....now you have it dressed to kill along with the monstrous engine with the added benefits of been able to use it more from low speeds and cornering!!!
325 rear tires stock on a benz nuf said!
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I thought it was a shame, the dealer should never have put the SL Black Series next to the SLR and the regular SL65. Very hard to justify the 550K they wanted for the SLR, with a Black Series SL next to it. I don't care what anyone says about Lambos and Porsches, the Black is epic. Looks like the techs at AMG "Hulk'd" the car. Ridiculous...
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I thought it was a shame, the dealer should never have put the SL Black Series next to the SLR and the regular SL65. Very hard to justify the 550K they wanted for the SLR, with a Black Series SL next to it. I don't care what anyone says about Lambos and Porsches, the Black is epic. Looks like the techs at AMG "Hulk'd" the car. Ridiculous...
One day...
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I have to admit, the seats on it were just breathtaking
The stitching and look.....WOW!
I know the V12's are on the way out due to the Greens, but what a swan song!!!
Truly will be the pinnacle of raw brutal torque for AMG
The stitching and look.....WOW!
I know the V12's are on the way out due to the Greens, but what a swan song!!!
Truly will be the pinnacle of raw brutal torque for AMG
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