Congratulations! A nice-looking car - but aren't they all!
You got 24mpg on a trip? I should be so lucky... about 16 town and 20 trip is my limit, and that's at our legal speed of 60mph.
One thing I noticed driving mine after coming back today from overseas and using a rental, was how quiet the SL is. Even with the softop on, I can barely hear the engine and road noise is minimal.
Now maybe I'm suffering a bit from jet lag, but I don't know... this model keeps on surprising me at every turn.
Hope you have a long and enjoyable time with yours, and if you don't it'll be because you upgraded to another!
Ken Silver
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~1993 SL500, glistening triple black, xenons:
http://www.kensilver.com/SL
~1999 SLK 230 Kompressor, silver/black leather, CD, immaculate (my wife's)
~1999 Suzuki Grand Vitara. black & silver
~1991 Daimler, shiny grey/grey leather, best in country!
~ex 350SL, 230E, 280E, MX5 and a lot of other makes not nearly as nice.