RE: Spotted: 2005 Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren

[British Beef]

Aston wins on looks and SLR on performance.

No space in my garage for the SLS!

[thewheelman]

I personally don't like any of them, at a push i'd take the SLR, the SLS is just fugly, & the Aston is an old mans car. For less money, & more style, i'd take this.....

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3152424.htm

Edited by thewheelman on Monday 19th September 10:30

[simonrockman]

thewheelman said:

I personally don't like any of them, at a push i'd take the SLR, the SLS is just fugly, & the Aston is an old mans car. For less money, & more style, i'd take this.....

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2843761.htm

I think I'd have to agree with that. The SLR looks too close to the rest of the Merc family to be special.

[thewheelman]

simonrockman said:

thewheelman said:

I personally don't like any of them, at a push i'd take the SLR, the SLS is just fugly, & the Aston is an old mans car. For less money, & more style, i'd take this.....

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2843761.htm

I think I'd have to agree with that. The SLR looks too close to the rest of the Merc family to be special.

I must have been editing when you commented. I found a nice black 8C too

[gumsie]

simonrockman said:

thewheelman said:

I personally don't like any of them, at a push i'd take the SLR, the SLS is just fugly, & the Aston is an old mans car. For less money, & more style, i'd take this.....

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2843761.htm

I think I'd have to agree with that. The SLR looks too close to the rest of the Merc family to be special.

Looks too close? So what. The original didn't?
Love the Alfa but no. Don't really know which I'd choose but leaning towards the SLS. As for 'One was built by McLaren', big deal. Mercedes, (and BM and Porsche and Ferrari etc etc), have far more successful motorsport experience than they do.

[Mubble]

Oooh, tough dilema (in theory at least, cos in reality I can't afford either!).

Was never a fan of the SLR at launch. It never quite matched up to the appeal of the concept.

Plus, for it's original £330k, I was always disappointed that there were £140k AMGs which had similar performance (and a lot more torque!). I could never really see what you got for the extra £200k.

But now, for 'only' £150k, it would have to be a contender if I was thinking of spending over £100k on a supercar.

[Dagnut]

thewheelman said:

I personally don't like any of them, at a push i'd take the SLR, the SLS is just fugly, & the Aston is an old mans car. For less money, & more style, i'd take this.....

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3152424.htm

Edited by thewheelman on Monday 19th September 10:30

Kind of different beasts but...the Alf is undoubtedly beautiful..but the SLR is a monster..it would crush that Alf and I don't believe the SLS or the Vanquish S would be as close as people are saying...the super charged mid range power, the 50-120mph performance of the SLR would be in a different league

[melvster]

SLR for me although i would try and stretch my budget a little and get an LP640 in Ballon White

[Chris-R]

Wills2 said:

I'll take it!

Cruise control - really?

[al1991]

I hate the interior in the SLR, and I think LHD would be awkward.

But I'd still have the SLR any day of the week

[Dagnut]

My money would be on this.. although manual

http://pistonheads.com/sales/2853697.htm

[melvster]

Dagnut said:

My money would be on this.. although manual

http://pistonheads.com/sales/2853697.htm

stunning.

[British Beef]

I think on looks alone the SL65 Black is the best and meanest looking Merc of recent years and p!sses over both SLR AND SLS, although I think it is a little more expensive.

[WCZ]

easy, SLR

quicker, more exclusive and better looking

[thewheelman]

British Beef said:

I think on looks alone the SL65 Black is the best and meanest looking Merc of recent years and p!sses over both SLR AND SLS, although I think it is a little more expensive.

I'd be happy with this CLK Black & a load of cash left over....

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2710915.htm

[will_]

Worth considering that the SLS is available in RHD unlike the SLR, and even though it will depreciate fairly heftily I wonder what the running costs are like on a six year-old SLR?

[Matt0812]

Vanquish for me please; it seems to get better looking with each advancing year!

[Itsallicanafford]

...none of the above please, i only ever dream up to £50K used as one day i might actually be able to afford such a beast....come on down you early R8's i'm waiting....

[Gizmo!]

Amazing. When new, the SLR was about £300k? Same price as a Carrera GT.

Now, a Carrera GT is... about £300k.

I'd have a Gallardo Balboni over either.

[Carnnoisseur]

British Beef said:

I think on looks alone the SL65 Black is the best and meanest looking Merc of recent years and p!sses over both SLR AND SLS, although I think it is a little more expensive.

+1. As much as I love the looks/styling of the SLS, the SL65 Black simply says it all. As regards, the Vanquish, I'm afraid it does nothing for me - its just a "nice" car, rather than a "wow" car. Lastly, I lost any interest in SLR's when Kahn started producing replicas based on SL 350's/500's, although, I have to admit to "second looking", if only to make sure that it's the genuine article.