RE: Tell Me I'm Wrong: Mercedes SLR McLaren
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Seems many people like them then. They looks have aged very well tbh but that's probably as positive as I can be about them. Just a very disappointing car for me when you think of what could have been.
As for the McLaren comments I didn't just pull them out of my a*se. Yes commercially they may still support them as it makes them money but I have heard and read many things which suggest that there was a lot of friction between Mercedes and McLaren when this car was being made over exactly what it should be and a lot of people at McLaren were very unhappy with the final product.
As for the McLaren comments I didn't just pull them out of my a*se. Yes commercially they may still support them as it makes them money but I have heard and read many things which suggest that there was a lot of friction between Mercedes and McLaren when this car was being made over exactly what it should be and a lot of people at McLaren were very unhappy with the final product.
OpulentBob said:
See, I love them, but I have never seen one in the flesh, and owning one would be a pipedream.
Figures that huge are incomprehensible to most.
they have massive road presence in the flesh, there's no mistaking one for an SL55 - much bigger difference between the r8 and tt IMOFigures that huge are incomprehensible to most.
Guvernator said:
5) Paris Hilton owned one (need I say more)
Have you seen what other cars she has owned? All of which were standard: Edited by Guvernator on Friday 15th February 11:28
- Ferrari 360
- Ferrari Cali
- RR Ghost
- Lexus LFA etc
Paris Hilton could be a bigger petrol head than you and I, nobody actually knows
I was lucky enough to have a go in the roadster on track at Goodwood a few years ago. We had all taken our best toys down so there was a 997 Turbo, a 430, a GT Speed, a GT3RS (black with orange decals and roll cage), various other iterations of 911's, various Lotus offerings, Caterham and of course an amazing Tuscan2S (;-)). I thought my Tuscan was of course the fastest thing on the planet but the SLR, both in terms of poise and the power delivery was just another world. Turbine like power and even down Lavant at whoosh miles an hour it didn't even feel like it was above tick over. Sounded awesome too. Only criticism, and a totally pointless one because I would have one in a flash, was that it was all little too smooth.
will_ said:
I think the article is bang on.
The SLR still looks fresh and has aged very well.
And speaking to a friend who has owned pretty much every modern supercar (and is on his third SLR), the Mac-Merc is the one he suggests is the best of the bunch to actually use. It has luggage space, can be docile but has staggering pace if the mood takes you.
A friend of mine bought one of these, relatively cheaply with a view to moving it on after 3 months and making a small profit, he still has it over 18months later and adores it, it was his everyday car for a few monthsThe SLR still looks fresh and has aged very well.
And speaking to a friend who has owned pretty much every modern supercar (and is on his third SLR), the Mac-Merc is the one he suggests is the best of the bunch to actually use. It has luggage space, can be docile but has staggering pace if the mood takes you.
I have been in it a few times and can confirm it is a fabulous and vastly underrated car that, as you say, can be docile and cosseting one minue and sound like a spitfire the next
and I think it looks stunning in the flesh, in black though
OpulentBob said:
See, I love them, but I have never seen one in the flesh.
If you want to see one, it's easy. Every time I go to West London I see at least one, minimum. There are always a few for sale and one of the dealers will probably be near you. In my experience car dealers don't mind letting you have a look at their cars even if you don't want to buy them. The SLR looks good, it's very nicely finished and as mentioned on here elsewhere, makes a superb noise.
You can pick faults with very car. every car.
This ticks the main supercar factors with a big fat X.
Road presence, it looks brilliant on the road. You would never mistake this for a normal merc yet it isn't to garish.
Noise, anyone who has heard it knows.
Performance.
...and with added bonus of reliability, comfort and exclusivity
This ticks the main supercar factors with a big fat X.
Road presence, it looks brilliant on the road. You would never mistake this for a normal merc yet it isn't to garish.
Noise, anyone who has heard it knows.
Performance.
...and with added bonus of reliability, comfort and exclusivity
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