Drove my friend's SL500 yesterday...
10-06-2004, 04:34 AM
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Drove my friend's SL500 yesterday...
BOY, I love my S4!!!!
His car has 25,000 miles on it and it felt like a rattle trap. The suspension felt loose and as if it wanted to turn when I applied the brakes going in a straight line. Overall, the car felt like a car that had been totalled and rebuilt. This can't be typical for a Benz... can it? It was also slow. 302hp in a 4200lb car with an auto. -sigh- Love my S4...
He asked me how I liked it. I said, "It's NICE." Is that lying? I mean, it looks nice! No doubt. It's pure eye candy. But that's about it.
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His car has 25,000 miles on it and it felt like a rattle trap. The suspension felt loose and as if it wanted to turn when I applied the brakes going in a straight line. Overall, the car felt like a car that had been totalled and rebuilt. This can't be typical for a Benz... can it? It was also slow. 302hp in a 4200lb car with an auto. -sigh- Love my S4...
He asked me how I liked it. I said, "It's NICE." Is that lying? I mean, it looks nice! No doubt. It's pure eye candy. But that's about it.
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10-06-2004, 05:10 AM
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I could agree with what esfo is saying....
Thats a lot of pork to be pushing around with that sort of hp. Style and flair, the benz all the way. Get up and go too? Well pony it up for a SL600 or SL65.
10-06-2004, 05:36 AM
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Yea...
He's not a performance car guy. He's the kinda car guy that just has to have something that looks great and has classic style. He has a '61 Corvette with the 230hp, 283ci engine. Beautiful car also.
In that way, our tastes differ. If I were buying in the SL line, I'd get the SL55 or SL65. If I were buying a Corvette of the 60's vintage I'd buy something with a high hp 327 or 427 engine. I would just have to have the horsepower to match the looks.
In that way, our tastes differ. If I were buying in the SL line, I'd get the SL55 or SL65. If I were buying a Corvette of the 60's vintage I'd buy something with a high hp 327 or 427 engine. I would just have to have the horsepower to match the looks.
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10-06-2004, 05:57 AM
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LOL. Cause you didn't. I think you're making it up.
I kid, I kid.What I meant was the one I've been driving is pretty solid and doesnt seem like a rattle trap.
How many miles on his car? Maybe they fall apart.
BTW, you're car is sweet!
10-06-2004, 06:20 AM
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I've been told I have a good imagination... :o))
I mentioned in another post that I don't know if the car had been in an accident and if so, then that would explain it. Seemed quite strange that a car with 25k on it would be that loose.
Did you know that Black is fastest?
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Did you know that Black is fastest?
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