After three years and 48K miles I sold my XKR
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Both cars are quite beautiful!
I've always loved SLs; my great aunt had every single body style from inception to r230 whenshe passed. When she passed she still had her 61 190SL and her 07 SL65. I don't think they made an ugly SL in any era, they even looked nice when the r107 was forced to have the US diving board bumpers. I'm super partial to SLs and your new one looks fantastic!
Have fun with it!
I've always loved SLs; my great aunt had every single body style from inception to r230 whenshe passed. When she passed she still had her 61 190SL and her 07 SL65. I don't think they made an ugly SL in any era, they even looked nice when the r107 was forced to have the US diving board bumpers. I'm super partial to SLs and your new one looks fantastic!
Have fun with it!
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Too dark to tell, but I think it is R231 550SL.
If so, I think you will regret getting into SL as soon as you discover just how troublesome its hydraulic suspension could be. Get Pentosin changed right away and do rodeo, this will buy you some time.
If so, I think you will regret getting into SL as soon as you discover just how troublesome its hydraulic suspension could be. Get Pentosin changed right away and do rodeo, this will buy you some time.
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Both are great cars, but I prefer the XKR over the SL. Just preference at the end of the day. I think the XKR has timeless looks that will always endure, whereas the SL not so much. How important that is, is just a matter of personal preference etc. While I like to look at the 'gangsta' style, murdered out cars, I could never imagine myself driving one or arriving someplace and getting out of one. Maybe I'm too old for that sort of look - if I was decades younger, maybe I'd love it. But it's just too shouty for me nowadays. Again, it's preference, there's no right or wrong look for a car., save what its owner wants. It has no moral dimension to it.
As regards black, I love black cars to look at. But having owned one, I would never have another. In England, with our generally crappy weather, it is impossible to keep them clean. I had to clean mine after pretty much every trip, no matter how short. It's made worse because of where I live - in a very rural area, surrounded by farmland, but even I get fed up of washing my car every time it goes out. I find that Lunar Grey, the colour of my XKR, is about the best colour I have ever had for not showing dirt, so I need to wash it less. I hate putting a dirty car in the garage, but with the Lunar Grey XKR, it's not so bad. Again, it depends on preference, local conditions etc.
As regards black, I love black cars to look at. But having owned one, I would never have another. In England, with our generally crappy weather, it is impossible to keep them clean. I had to clean mine after pretty much every trip, no matter how short. It's made worse because of where I live - in a very rural area, surrounded by farmland, but even I get fed up of washing my car every time it goes out. I find that Lunar Grey, the colour of my XKR, is about the best colour I have ever had for not showing dirt, so I need to wash it less. I hate putting a dirty car in the garage, but with the Lunar Grey XKR, it's not so bad. Again, it depends on preference, local conditions etc.
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