I rarely take mine out in the rain anyhow, but I know the feeling. There's nothing like the boom of the V8 and the rush of air as you race down the highway with an attractive blonde in the passenger seat (I've known my blonde for the last 36 years, we're married, and she still looks attractive to me).

As a longtime motorcyclist, now retired, an SL is the Next Best Thing for true freedom on the road. Except for the speed cameras, slow motorists and gravel surfaces!

Ken Silver
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~1993 SL500, glistening triple black, xenons: http://www.kensilver.com/SL
~1999 SLK 230 Kompressor, silver /black, CD, immaculate (my wife's)
~1991 Daimler, shiny grey / grey leather, best in country!
~ex 350SL, 230E, 280E, MX5 and a lot of other makes not nearly as nice.