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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 06:00 PM
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Just Another Day at the Office...

... Or not As some of you may know, I work at Target. As some of you may have assumed, I like cars. Generally making $8.00 an hour nice cars are something I look at pictures of, maybe see driving around on the street every once in a while. Today I saw one of the more expensive cars pull into the parking lot, a Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG. This is, quite honestly, my favorite German car, ever. Well I waited for the driver to get out of the car and played dumb asking him if it was a 55 or 65, and our conversation carried on from there. Well he then told me if I wanted to meet him back out in the parking lot in 10 minutes he'd give me a ride in the car. Needless to say I clocked out, and we headed over to his car. I know, I know, don't get into cars with strangers... Well we drove out of the parking lot and pulled into another parking lot of a hotel down the street where he opened his door and told me it was my turn to drive, MY TURN TO DRIVE! I got to cruise around on I-25 for about 30 minutes toying with the throttle the entire time, hitting 100 mph many times, with extremely little effort on the part of the car. To be completely honest, this experience is on the top list of coolest things that have ever happened to me. This guy truly made my summer, and I wish I could have talked with him more. Anyways, on with the pictures, one with my ugly self in the driver seat...


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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 06:05 PM
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Your are the most lucky person on the face of earth. That was sooo cool of that guy.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 06:07 PM
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very cool

... and what did he ask of you in return?
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 06:11 PM
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what a nerd. did he ask you for a ride... I mean did you ask him for a ride...
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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How it really happened......
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... Or not As some of you may know, I work at Target. As some of you may have assumed, I like cars. Generally making $8.00 an hour nice cars are something I look at pictures of, maybe see driving around on the street every once in a while. Today I saw one of the more expensive cars pull into the parking lot, a Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG. This is, quite honestly, my favorite German car, ever. Well I waited for the driver to get out of the car and played dumb asking him if it was a 55 or 65, and our conversation carried on from there. Well he then told me if I wanted to meet him back out in the parking lot in 10 minutes he'd give me a ride in the car. Needless to say I clocked out, and we headed over to his car. I know, I know, don't get into cars with strangers... Well we drove out of the parking lot and pulled into another parking lot of a hotel down the street where he opened his pants and told me it was time to earn my turn to drive, MY TURN TO Drive! I got to cruise around on I-25 for about 30 minutes toying with the throttle the entire time, hitting 100 mph many times, with extremely little effort on the part of the car. To be completely honest, this experience is on the top list of coolest things that have ever happened to me. This guy truly made my summer, and I wish I could have talked with him more. Anyways, on with the pictures, one with my ugly self in the driver seat...
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 06:18 PM
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How it really happened......



It was probably still worth it though right?
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 06:46 PM
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You're all very funny, however this guy was one of those rich people who is actually just a decent person who is a fellow car enthuesiast.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by 2000TaffetaTL
You're all very funny, however this guy was one of those rich people who is actually just a decent person who is a fellow car enthuesiast.
How fast was it?
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 06:50 PM
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How fast was he?
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 06:52 PM
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The OP should have lied and said it was girl driving the car to save himself some trouble.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 06:53 PM
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Or picked a day to post when i wasn't so bored at work.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 07:16 PM
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That's an awesome story, very cool.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 07:20 PM
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that's how I fell in love with Porsche's. My pediatrician took me out in his when I was a kid. Wow.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 07:54 PM
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Now thats a cool story!
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 07:58 PM
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There are still decent people in the world...
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 08:01 PM
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Thats awesome!! I love the AMG SL's....
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 08:14 PM
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White on black SL65
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by black label
How it really happened......
I am literally sitting here with my eyes wet, I'm laughing so hard. I even drooled, it was so funny. Thank you so much for the laugh, I definitely needed that today.

But seriously, to the OP, you are one LUCKY sumbich. *jealous*
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 08:29 PM
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 08:35 PM
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i'm fucking dying of laughter from the posts here...

Here I thought this was a feel good story for some young kid and then ya'll just turn the tables on him....

this is too much
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 08:42 PM
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definitely lucky...glad there's still some cool AMG owners out there.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 08:54 PM
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What a cool rich dude and a great story! Good work!
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 08:58 PM
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Lucky bastard. That is my favorite Mercedes ever created. Ever since I first saw it on Gran Turismo 4, I've wanted one of these.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 09:03 PM
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Very cool! I've seen a few of those and even thought I'm a BMW guy, they're nice.
Strangely, there was a red SL55 AMG parked in front of my house today for a half hour. Not sure why.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 09:17 PM
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Damn, this place is ruthless. I didn't even finish reading his post when I knew he was going to get torn up. When he mentioned turning into the parking lot of a hotel I thought "Oh dear god, he's toast now".

Glad to see there are still some decent people in this world. Doing things for others without any expectation of anything in return. Can't go wrong there.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 09:30 PM
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i had the same scenario with a 645ci back when they first came out
dude buys a dollar hot dog and pays with a hundred and tells us to take whatever we want
he asked if i would like to drive his car while i was admiring it
i refused to have my prints in the car, not tryna have the ATF showin up chargin me with transportin kilos of coke or AKs n all
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 10:29 PM
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Good for you, man!
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 10:35 PM
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Awesome.

@ black label's comments.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by 2000TaffetaTL
You're all very funny, however this guy was one of those rich people who is actually just a decent person who is a fellow car enthuesiast.
The actual rich people I know are quite friendly and keep to themselves. Its the douchebags TRYING to get rich and flaunt their bling that you have to worry about. They're psycho...
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Trackruner228
How fast was it?
The car hit 100mph on the freeway on-ramp, and that wasn't at full throttle, which I didn't get near the entire time I drove the car. I would drop down to about 50mph in the fast lane and put the pedal down and be doing 100mph and right behind the car I was spacing a few seconds earlier. Truly, this car may have spoiled every other car for me, or maybe not since I didn't really push it.
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 12:30 AM
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Damn, it must have taken some courage to let a 17 year old have complete control of the car on the highway hitting 100+mph. Or maybe that was just his daily/beater.
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 12:39 AM
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Is this about candy and favors...?
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 12:58 AM
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If it came down to it, i'd probably choose a SL65 AMG over almost anything it goes against. Two turbos, twelve cylinders, drop-dead gorgeous looks, and a KILLER interior...doesn't get much better than that! Isn't there a Brabus package that puts that thing at 9xxHP and 8xx torque?! =0
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 01:25 AM
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What doesn't make sense to me is how someone who practices sufficient judgement to eventually acquire a new Mercedes AMG would let a 17 y/o drive around for a half hour and floor the pedal. I mean there's nobody less likely to ruin your car by accident. Sure there's some cool people out there, but seriously if this were a movie and I was a movie critic I'd say this plot has more holes than swiss cheese.

Though assuming everything happened as stated I don't think the AMG's owner was looking to pick him up or the OP would be shaking in a corner somewhere right now.
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 01:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Ken1997TL
The actual rich people I know are quite friendly and keep to themselves. Its the douchebags TRYING to get rich and flaunt their bling that you have to worry about. They're psycho...
+1

Wealthy people who have had to work hard are often unasuming and rarely make reference to their wealth or talk of their accomplishments.

OP: Congrats! Must have been quite the experience! Who knows? Maybe many years ago someone acted in the same manner to him as he did to you.

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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 08:25 AM
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Nice Story!
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 09:15 AM
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lucky asshole haha I am just hating right now
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 09:35 AM
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That's awesome. The owner was probably in your shoes one day. That was really cool of him. Good for you.
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 09:35 AM
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that's how I fell in love with Porsche's. My pediatrician took me out in his when I was a kid. Wow.
Pedobear alert
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 09:44 AM
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What a nice thing to do
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