https://mercedesforum.com/forum_photos.asp?Lugnut</P>


If you're interested, here's link to my photo gallery. The picswere ad photos taken by the dealer. I bought it about three months ago. No, I wouldn't pay $120K fora new one. No way, no how. </P>


I was looking for a daily beater car. I had decided on a one or two-year-old Honda since I owned a Honda in the past and had very good luck with it. So, I'm shopping for that irresistible Honda and I stumble across this SL600. </P>


I sat in it for hoots and realized it's cheaper than the Honda I'm searching for. Nothing I looked at after that excited me anywhere near as much, of course. And you know what? It was cheaper than the Hondas I was looking at, albeitseven or eight years older, but it was also50-times the car. </P>


If you saw the SL, you'd agree that it's in top condition. The only thing I consider wrong is the/a previous owner put tons ofswirl marks in the paint. I can fix it, but it will take a lot of elbow grease. I really don't care about the headlight wiper not working and crap like that. The interior and drivetrain are perfect. This car has NO rattles. There's a little wind noise with the soft top but none with the hard top. It was well made and it's stillshowing it.</P>


It purrs like a kitten when I drive civilly, then roars like araginglion when I get on it. This is truly anexhilarating car, even though it has a hint of understeer in steroid mode. It's enough tokeep me from pushing it really hard. I need to correct that understeer.It has plenty of power to kick the butt end aroundusing the throttle, but I've been driving on public roads and I ain't crazy enough to drift around corners on openpublic roads. Did you know this car has no cupholder?</P>


Inoticed something for the first time as I was uploading the pics. My wheels are not the wheels in the pics. I have 17" MBchrome wheels that look much different, and better, IMO. The '95 SL600 came with 16" wheels. Are those the originals in the pics?</P>


The weird thing is I have an SL600 for a daily beater. Life is good.</P>

 

I will agree that this is a nice looking SL - wish I had been
looking for one when I stumbled on my 190 <img border="0" src=smileys/smiley1.gif border="0"> ... I was also
out looking for a Honda when I found my MB...

So I see you added an '03 JD in green to your sig - did ya get
a new toy??? <img border="0" src=smileys/smiley2.gif border="0">

 

Thanks.</P>


I've had the JD since early last summer. It's my lawn tractor, but it corners like a Ferrari (BTW, I've never driven a Ferrari) and it runs on pump gas and it's been modified with the numerous performance partsdecals I'vecollected over the years (would neverstick 'em on my cars), so I thought I should add it to my sig to getit right upto the 200 character limit. </P>

 

Added one pick of the Chevelle and one of the Bel Air. Doing the math, I removed two of the SL.

 

I got a '94 what a beauty..doggone cupholder ghost is crazy! I bought at 67k now have 98k wonderful miles! but esr light went on and i'm stuck in 'limpo' mode!. Need better diagnostics..Keep having fun..and be sure to keep up maintanence!

 

the Mercedes looks fantastic!!</P>


anyway, I think the Chevelle is more charming... <IMG src=smileys/smiley2.gif border="0"></P>