just bought a benz sl 600. hate to say it, folks, it's faster than the spider. no, it doesn't look or sound like it, but that twin turbo, v-12 is SICK. not sure whether to celebrate the fact or be depressed about it.
don't get me wrong, doc, i'm not returning the car. nor would i ever say that i shouldn't have bought it. i have always dreamed of getting a 360 and have absolutely no regrets.
the sl doesn't stop traffic the way the 360 does: and it doesn't look, sound, or feel like a ferrari.
but it's a beast. i didn't know it was as macho as it is: ignorance on my part. apples and oranges; i now know not to compare them but to enjoy them both what they are: different rigs.
you have all helped me to see the error in my ways...understand my procession:
c-4
s500
s-55
360 spider
sl 600:
in other words, i bought the 360 before i fully appreciated the magnitude of the car. i am now getting there.
the sl is more practical, the panaramic moonroof which goes down is so cool, it's a joke and i can take it to work every day (unlike the 360 spider). but you are all right, IT'S NOT A 360 SPIDER. i needed that smack upside the head. thanks.
exactly. it took me a week or so, and a few posts to stop comparing the two: while my sl 600 is heavy and not the 360, it is a phenomenal rig to cruise to work every day. a great, great car to drive the city streets with. the spider is still too involved a drive for that, but it is still the ultimate.
i wonder how the sl 55 compares to the sl 600: i'll probably have to jump to another forum to break that one down!
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