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02-18-05, 09:47 PM
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Good luck with your new baby Lou.
May I ask you a question? I thought the $140K was the SL65 V12 Twin turbo. The SL 55 is the V8, right? Is it supercharged or normally aspirated? If yours is the V8, how much is the V12? Man, you have a mansion on wheels.
Take care.
JC
May I ask you a question? I thought the $140K was the SL65 V12 Twin turbo. The SL 55 is the V8, right? Is it supercharged or normally aspirated? If yours is the V8, how much is the V12? Man, you have a mansion on wheels.
Take care.
JC
02-18-05, 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ELP_JC
Good luck with your new baby Lou.
May I ask you a question? I thought the $140K was the SL65 V12 Twin turbo. The SL 55 is the V8, right? Is it supercharged or normally aspirated? If yours is the V8, how much is the V12? Man, you have a mansion on wheels.
Take care.
JC
May I ask you a question? I thought the $140K was the SL65 V12 Twin turbo. The SL 55 is the V8, right? Is it supercharged or normally aspirated? If yours is the V8, how much is the V12? Man, you have a mansion on wheels.
Take care.
JC
still very impressive numbers
02-19-05, 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by ELP_JC
Good luck with your new baby Lou.
May I ask you a question? I thought the $140K was the SL65 V12 Twin turbo. The SL 55 is the V8, right? Is it supercharged or normally aspirated? If yours is the V8, how much is the V12? Man, you have a mansion on wheels.
Take care.
JC
May I ask you a question? I thought the $140K was the SL65 V12 Twin turbo. The SL 55 is the V8, right? Is it supercharged or normally aspirated? If yours is the V8, how much is the V12? Man, you have a mansion on wheels.
Take care.
JC
02-19-05, 09:14 AM
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That's some serious dough for the 65 AMG; it's in Ferrari Modena territory.
Remember reading that the 55 was the better balanced of the 2 monsters, so you made the right decison. The 65 was supposedly too nose heavy, and without AWD, probably not quicker than yours. I don't particularly like superchargers myself due to their whine, but I suppose MB subdued that non-flattering sound.
And hey, I thought I was the low-mileage champion at 2,300 on my 16-month-old '04.
Have a great weekend everybody.
Remember reading that the 55 was the better balanced of the 2 monsters, so you made the right decison. The 65 was supposedly too nose heavy, and without AWD, probably not quicker than yours. I don't particularly like superchargers myself due to their whine, but I suppose MB subdued that non-flattering sound.
And hey, I thought I was the low-mileage champion at 2,300 on my 16-month-old '04.
Have a great weekend everybody.
02-20-05, 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by ELP_JC
That's some serious dough for the 65 AMG; it's in Ferrari Modena territory.
Remember reading that the 55 was the better balanced of the 2 monsters, so you made the right decison. The 65 was supposedly too nose heavy, and without AWD, probably not quicker than yours. I don't particularly like superchargers myself due to their whine, but I suppose MB subdued that non-flattering sound.
And hey, I thought I was the low-mileage champion at 2,300 on my 16-month-old '04.
Have a great weekend everybody.
Remember reading that the 55 was the better balanced of the 2 monsters, so you made the right decison. The 65 was supposedly too nose heavy, and without AWD, probably not quicker than yours. I don't particularly like superchargers myself due to their whine, but I suppose MB subdued that non-flattering sound.
And hey, I thought I was the low-mileage champion at 2,300 on my 16-month-old '04.
Have a great weekend everybody.
but i agree, big money item
02-21-05, 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Xotic sC
cool, I love the SL 55 AMG in black especially!
Pictures asap...puh-leeeze!
Pictures asap...puh-leeeze!
I have give up on trying to post photos here.
02-21-05, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by lkirchner
I have no idea why when I try tro upload a pic that is 55KB I get a message file too big. Here is a site that you can go to to see some pic's taken last week on a gllomy day in Sacramento. Go to www.ofoto.com, e-mail address lkirchner@heraklesdata.com, password SL55AMG.
I have give up on trying to post photos here.
I have give up on trying to post photos here.
02-21-05, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by rominl
Those wheels are the same as those on the SL65 eh ? 
better than the standard SL55 wheels & those ugly 5 hole turbine wheels on the AMG sports package.
02-21-05, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by SexySC
Very nice Those wheels are the same as those on the SL65 eh ? better than the standard SL55 wheels & those ugly 5 hole turbine wheels on the AMG sports package.
Those wheels are the same as those on the SL65 eh ? better than the standard SL55 wheels & those ugly 5 hole turbine wheels on the AMG sports package.
02-21-05, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by SexySC
This is the 19" AMG wheels on the SL65. The standard SL55 wheels are 18" & are either 5 spoke or ultra-thin multispoke.