And my god, its fast. I got into a Civic, and my god, that was slow.



Its fun to drive around, top down, music up with the roll bar up too... Looks like a handbasket.

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Nice! Pics of said SL600?

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Current cars:
2000 ML55 AMG, 174k miles
2003 C240 T-Modell, 202k miles
1995 S320, 207k Miles

I will get some pictures of it in the morning.....


Its a black on black 1996 SL600. Its got AMG monoblock wheels on it...


Definitely a headturner.

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

You forgot to mention, it is ohmygod FAST!!! You let me borrow it once, is how I know that.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

That's funny as hell...

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-Evan


Benz Fleet:
1968 UNIMOG 404.114
1998 E300
2008 E63


Non-Benz Fleet:
1992 Aerostar
1993 MR2
2000 F250

They do look like a handbasket's now that you mention it!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Civic=4 cylinder econobox unless you get the Type R in which case it stands a remote chance, SL600= 6 liter TOTL V12, kinda unfair to compare them both.

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99 Gurkha with OM616 IDI turbo

2015 Gurkha with OM616 DI turbo

2014 Rexton W with OM612 VGT

Who said anything about fair, he just said Civics are slow, and they are.

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

A mandatory accessory is a beautiful, dizzy vapid blonde beside you in the front seat.

Enjoy the ride, because after the divorce she will take the car away from you and you will never see it, or her, again.

And it will be worth it.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

A dizzy blonde? Why because you slipped some date rape drugs into her cosmo? lol!

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

Not this one, its quite quick and manages over 200bhp from 2liter engine.

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99 Gurkha with OM616 IDI turbo

2015 Gurkha with OM616 DI turbo

2014 Rexton W with OM612 VGT

Big deal, I'd rather have a smaller turbocharged engine that has more useable power or better yet a bigger engine.

The new Civic Si puts out about 200 HP, nothing special. Of course all that power is at 8000 RPM and they have to gear it so short the fuel economy suffers at highway speeds. What is the point of these new cars with 6 speed transmissions and the revs are still sky high at 70+ mph?

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

Neither the Type R or SL is intended for an economy minded audience. The fact that a non turbocharged 2 liter engine manages over 200bhp with excellent reliability speaks volumes of the engineering that has gone into the little gem. As for shifting and high RPM, thats the fun of Type R and similar vehicles, not for everyone but then neither is a 6L V12 churning out 400bhp.

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99 Gurkha with OM616 IDI turbo

2015 Gurkha with OM616 DI turbo

2014 Rexton W with OM612 VGT

1. There is NO substitute for cubic inches.

2. Q: "How fast do you want to go"

A: "How much money do you have?"

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Except that it isn't. It's 0-60mph time is 6.5 seconds, a stock E320 Bluetec is only 0.1 seconds slower.

An 8,000lb Ford F350 with the 6.0L Powerjoke and a tuner can even outrun it.