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Old 09-20-2012, 07:34 PM
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05 Carrera S 6MT vs 06 Benz SL600

Two doctors from the hospital I work at own these. Lucky for me, they are car nuts and very competitive!

I got to drive the SL600 a few days ago and we decided to have a quick run from 40mph.




40-120mph SL600 by at least 4-5 car lengths!!




We decided to do another run and same outcome. The car was a fucking beast, it just kept pulling and pulling...I swear I could've hit 160mph if I kept the throttle down for a couple more seconds. Probably one of the fastest cars I've ever driven or at least it felt like it. I'm not counting the 458 Italia I parked while working valet

Right after that I got into my Accord and felt like I could walk faster
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awesome run!
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I'm surprised the 911 hung that close seeing that the SL600 is an easy mid 12 second car. I still would much rather have the 911. If you liked it the SL that much, you could probably pick one up for around for under $30K now. God have mercy on your soul if something happens to that V12TT
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Originally Posted by Dave_B
I'm surprised the 911 hung that close seeing that the SL600 is an easy mid 12 second car. I still would much rather have the 911. If you liked it the SL that much, you could probably pick one up for around for under $30K now. God have mercy on your soul if something happens to that V12TT
I can afford the car but.....not the maintenance I'll be broke as hell if something goes wrong! My gf's grandpa has an SL500 and the maintenance is ridiculous. There is always an issue with the suspension too, which has cost him over $4k in the last 5 months.

But you feel like a boss behind the wheel of one, especially the 600

You still have the G35 or crusing in the WRX now?
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Originally Posted by alexSU
Two doctors from the hospital I work at own these. Lucky for me, they are car nuts and very competitive!

I got to drive the SL600 a few days ago and we decided to have a quick run from 40mph.




40-120mph SL600 by at least 4-5 car lengths!!




We decided to do another run and same outcome. The car was a fucking beast, it just kept pulling and pulling...I swear I could've hit 160mph if I kept the throttle down for a couple more seconds. Probably one of the fastest cars I've ever driven or at least it felt like it. I'm not counting the 458 Italia I parked while working valet

Right after that I got into my Accord and felt like I could walk faster

....I feel that way when I go from my MDX back to the Accord.
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Originally Posted by alexSU
Two doctors from the hospital I work at own these. Lucky for me, they are car nuts and very competitive!

I got to drive the SL600 a few days ago and we decided to have a quick run from 40mph.




40-120mph SL600 by at least 4-5 car lengths!!




We decided to do another run and same outcome. The car was a fucking beast, it just kept pulling and pulling...I swear I could've hit 160mph if I kept the throttle down for a couple more seconds. Probably one of the fastest cars I've ever driven or at least it felt like it. I'm not counting the 458 Italia I parked while working valet

Right after that I got into my Accord and felt like I could walk faster
I can only imagine. I felt like that after getting into the TL after driving a 5.0 and there's only about a 12 mph difference in trap speed there. There's gotta be a 30 mph difference between the SL and your Accord.
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