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Well I drove the car again today, for about 10-15 miles, to give me a second chance to see what it's like. Again not long enough to fully experience the car, but I did discover that it turns and handles rather well. But still it didn't beg to be driven faster, and I felt I could only really use the power on straight bits between the bends.
It's still a great car, and the sound was lovely to burble around to, but I can't help feeling that you would get more thrills from something smaller, with more direct handling and a nice V6. Climbing back into the 190E afterwards - which I had envisioned replacing with a 500SL - I only missed the sound and the acceleration; none of the other aspects except perhaps the attention it gets. I know I missed out on wind-in-the-hair motoring though.
I guess I knew all this already, and though I'm sure I will have an SL at some point in my life, perhaps at 22 I am just too young for it now?
Russ
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