Well, one of my co-workers just scooped up one of these...

http://www.mbusa.com/models/main.do?modelCode=SL55


He just ordered a chip, exhaust, intake, headers and other mods to boost the HP and torque another 100+ respectively. Fawkin' sick.

Said he'd let me take it for a spin when it comes back from the shop.

 

nice

 

I thought you traded this TSX in for a 335

 

Young 30's, he was much like me: Buy appreciating assets, don't blow cash on depreciating liabilities. Funny thing, he drives an '03 EX-L V6 sedan and '04 Yukon Denali XL as a winter beater.

Divorce (no kids), changes one's perspective I suppose.

 

Nah, I'm living vicariously though 's

 

ehhh, see those all the time. bland

 

^^ I'll take bland......

 

Depreciating assets are SO much more fun though

 

Aren't you jaded, young vdubhopper.

 

spoiled by teh fast

 

He should've gotten the most expensive AMG model, the SL65 AMG, 604hp!!!!

 

What is extremely funny to me is that my dads (an 03) was $20,000 less for the same damn car 5 years ago. The car has gained 17hp and went through a different NAVI system change but, other than that, is exactly the same model from 2003.

Thats MB for ya

 

He considered it, but with the additional weight penalty, he decided save a few $$ and mod.

 

For that price, he could've scored an Aston Martin V8 Vantage...

 

Or an r8, used gallardo, or even a m6 vert.

 

^ Or a Porsche 911 Turbo.

 

sorry gents, im just not impressed by SL55s. I see em running around campus and downtown all the time. Defiantly not saying i drive anything notable, just saying ive grown numb to AMGs

 

a big one at that...

 

The depreciation on the 65's are awful too. Much like the 600's, they just don't seem to hold their value all that well.


And as much as I love the 55, +1 to the 911TT over it.

 

To each his own, variety is the spice of life. Thankfully, there are many sweet rides to pick from.

He wanted fast, luxury, open-top, but didn't want a punishing ride.

 

^ V8 Vantage comes in a convertible trim...?

 

with an unmatched exhaust note.Nice choice on the 55amg though!

 

I heard an AM DB7 driving by once, just cruising, and it sounded SOOOOO good

 

Great choice. Does he have rims/tint plans?

 

The guy who is tuning his car advised him to stick with 19's, any size bigger will adversely affect ride quality. I didn't ask him about tints, this will be his summer car so don't think he'll be driving top up too much.