don't have the car yet, i'm here to inquire on the 500SL. i am a porsche and bmw owner. wanted to dump my 996 for the 500sl.

 

IMHO I'd stay with the 996, the 500SL is quite a different car in the sports car sense. Or wait for the new 911, which I read is gone back to some of the 996 styling cue's but is faster, handles better and more comfortable. I had a 86 911 and I still kick myself for trading it in for a Z3. The 911 was tempermental, but what a car. The Z3 was OK modern compared to the 86, but nothing on the road can come close to a Porsche, not even a Ferrari IMHO. Porsche is argurably the best engineered car in the world. Ilve driven several SL including a 500, if you never owned a Porsche or driven one for a long amount of time, you'll love the 500, but it is more of a touring convertible then a sportscar. If your a sportscar freak like I was then stay with Porsche. I hope this makes sense?

 

911 is really good in handling and speed.

500SL got more room, got all the speed you need, got more options.

bring the two cars together side by side, one of them got the looks that says: i'm more better.

 

A 911 twin-turbo. That or nothing. Every other Porche is a wannabe.

sleepwalker - Changed your clothes ... AGAIN? I'm telling ya, the sneakers were best. Sorry about the pee joke.

 

can't find my sneakers. must be somewhere under my bed, i peep and i see this little green creature.
now he have to walk round and round for a while.

i was wondering, you seem to have three stars already, and so i am... but now it's back to two?

 

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