New SLK55 arrives in 2 days :)

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I got my new shoes on and suddenly everything is going to be alright

Come on guys, I cant be the only person who wears silly grins, sings silly songs and does a silly dance when waiting for new fun car? Right? Er...right?

Ahem, well, er screw you guys then
Blick
Dog knob red nappa
Pano roof
Airscarf (natch)
Mirror package
Ambient lighting

Fairly light on the specs, Im not much for a poncy options tt.

Anyway you can restart the sniggering now as the dancing starts

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Magic sky roof. No, not got that. The pano roof is just the constant colour glass.

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The journey so far:

Leave hotel at 07.00 CET
In and out of work by 07.20
Cleared Avezzano and onto autostrada by 07.40 and cruise set for 130klicks.
Fumicino and car dropped off by 09.00. (that is seriously good at friday rush hr round the GRA).
Securitu dome n dusted by 09.30. Relax till gate opens at 10.00.
Flight delayed by 30mins. Leave at 11.30.
Land & catch Gatwick Express at 13.40 UK time.
Try and catch the 14.30 to Poole. Eta =16.30

Anybody else done this much journey to pick a car up? Will be 11hrs when I get there and half of Europe.

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Finally there at 17.20.
Left about 18.20 to drive it home 150 miles north. In Friday rush hr traffic. In foul foul rain.

Home about 21.30.

Loved every minute. Love this car already. God I love having torque back!

Best comedy feature ever? The green lit econ 8 icon. Yes folks...5.5ltr V8 in economy mode As you are using the torqur to waft past folks

Anyway avg 28mpg over the 150 miles. Not bad. Avg speed 46mph. So a mix of traffic. It will sit above 30 on the motorway.

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Solar red ambient light, dark leather/plastic dash top, brushed ally trim & red nappa interior work very well

I thought amb light was now standard?

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Mat...you are a legend...you reet buggered the weather up though!

Will try some pics later today.

Mike was diamond. I was late, he wasnt bothered. Ive already warned em about my wife when she picks hers up in a cpl of months. Perfection is demanded or she will cause us all grief! And yes she stole the keys this morning...

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Ill do some pics later

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I know I know. I know what you are thinking...not enough AMGs!

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The clue is in the name...

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Sorry its pissing down. No more pics

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Er first you have to talk in English and not model codes and the I might have a clue what you are talking about!

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Right. OK first things first...only tts talk in model codes ok? We aren't geeks, we aren't BMW owners and we aren't rice rocket saddos.

Now, the box. I leave it in econ mode to be honest. I've put it into sport or manual only a cpl of times but mostly it's not worth it when running the car in. I don't really care much about gearboxes these days. I'm a GT man not a sports car boy now.

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Opened the taps on the Graf Spree in the last cpl of days a little and good grief this thing has some guns on it! 4000rpm is plenty quick enough whilst running in so God knows what 7k feels like.

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The turbo lump...without the turbos!

The 5.5 sans the blowers so pushing out 415horses/421 PS.

As the C63 is about to die then the SLK will be the last big na V8 Merc won't it?

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I'm sure they will...one presumes about a yr after the GT introduces it.
They can bugger off if they think I'm swapping though!

Lovely evening on the south coast tonight. Dinner on Gunwharf, hotel just outside Petersfield, drop the roof, airscarf on, big V8 up the A3. Sorted.

Its been less than two weeks and the only way anybody is getting this car back off me is out of my cold dead hands!

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I'm being a good boy and keeping to 4500rpm. What happens above that can only be fun.

It's the v8 blip on startup that makes me giggle most.

Matc will have to be tempting me with something pretty damn cock suckingly good to persuade me to move on when the time comes.

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Ja!

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1100 miles down.
Upped her from 4500 to 5000 rpm from 1000 - 1100 miles but the wife did most of that and behaved herself. From 1100 - 1200 I'll up her to 5500 rpm. Already silly quick in the mid range so buggered if I know what another 2k rpm will feel like on top of that.