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#114 of 766 Merc by sphinx99 Mar 13, 2002 (6:15 am)
I read online blurbs. I also don't name magazines the "wrong" magazines just because they said something bad about my beloved. If R&T says something bad about the SL55 but something good about the SL500, whatever will you do?   I'd be very interested in links to online articles about the SL. So far I have read three on edmunds.com (which is by far my favorite auto review site on the net) and one on C&D (which is my second favorite). I don't read R&T because www.roadandtrack.com doesn't post any meat from the magazine online and I'm not planning to subscribe. I don't claim to be close minded or brush off articles that differed from my opinions as being patently "wrong" like you've been doing. Feel free to educate me with articles I can read that present the SL500 in better light. Like I said, most of my reading comes right out of edmunds.com and at least according to Edmunds, the SL500 is something of a lukewarm vehicle.
#115 of 766 by Mr_Shiftright HOST Mar 13, 2002 (8:15 am)
sphinx, I'll send you an R&T issue on the SL500 if you like. E-mail me.
#116 of 766 Tell you what by sphinx99 Mar 13, 2002 (10:50 am)
I'll make a trip to the local library and/or Borders and take a look at it. Latest issue?
#117 of 766 by Mr_Shiftright HOST Mar 13, 2002 (11:37 am)
March 2002--the car is on the cover
#118 of 766 by rayfer Mar 13, 2002 (7:35 pm)
i have had the sc430 a little over a year... i went and sat in the new SL500. the lexus interior is much nicer. i like the body design of the mercedes better... they wanted 117k for the lexus in santa monica ca... give me a break... i would rather buy his and her sc430's
#119 of 766 Lexus SC an came before?!!! by benznut Mar 13, 2002 (9:48 pm)
One of the posts said that is cannot be said that Lexus imitated Mercedes in the case of SC, as the Sc came before the SL. Let me remind you that the SLK came years before the SC, I would safely guess around the time that Lexus started to think of building teh SC. They copied the SLK, wanted to create a competitor to the [then current] SL, adn wanted to go one better by adding rear seats (which do ont make sense at all, sicne they can only be used for groceries). Now I have never driven a SC, as it is not available in Europe, where I get the chance to drive what has come latest. I have tried the SL a while ago and itis formidable. I cannot say that it is better than the SC. But there is no way the SC started it all.
#120 of 766 toyotas1 (yawn) by merc1 Mar 13, 2002 (10:21 pm)
Seems to me like you're done, outdone that is. You have nothing else to say because you can't. The fact remains the SL500 is the better car, and obviously a many (you quote sales figures remember) think so because the car has a waiting list. You can think what you want in your own little world, because neither of these cars are truly "smart" buys, their luxury items. Since you went there though, see if you can get this. A SL500 can be driven for months and then sold back for what the original buyer bought it for, the car is just that hot....the SC430 isn't. Yeah those 200K+ people that bought MB's last year didn't want them. Please!   sphinx99,   If R&T said something bad about a Mercedes so be it. I *usually* agree with most of the magazines, but sometimes MT hasn't a clue. That M3/Z06 comparo being one of those times. At least you're willing to read other sources and not live/die by a single magazine and draw conclusions soley by a "book". I have quite a bit of experience with MB's though I don't own one. Never said C&D was wrong in the sense you shouldn't read them, I was saying that Toyotas1 to imply that he isn't reading anything other than C&D.   M
#121 of 766 by Mr_Shiftright HOST Mar 14, 2002 (9:53 am)
The R&T article was quite positive. The final assessment was:   "With its stunning good looks, cutting edge technology, scintillating performance, world-class handling, plus nearly every luxury in the industry, the SL500 is a true benchmark automobile with only one major shortcoming--price. At almost $90K, it is not a car for everyman"   Also, it posted a near-record slalomm time of 67.6 mph, second only to the Porsche GT2.   How all this translates, R&T says, is that compared to the competition, except for straight line acceleration (the Jag XKR is a bit faster), the SL500 will "clean up" in all other areas.   Last sentence in article "M-B's latest hi-tech popper is a real showstopper".
#122 of 766 by sphinx99 Mar 14, 2002 (12:03 pm)
So in summary, some magazines are impressed by the 2003 SL500, and some magazines aren't.
#123 of 766 First Test Drive - 2003 SL 500 by mbdcasey Mar 14, 2002 (3:48 pm)
OK - here is a first hand account of my test drive last week. Ordered the SL a year ago, number 6 at our dealer (Carriage House Motors, New London, CT ask for Gene), he got four in last week, called us to take a drive. The car was a little larger in "person" than I expected, not that that is bad, the interior is exceptionally spacious, with the roof closed there is an abundance of headroom. The seats are quite similar to our 2001 CL 500, comfortable, yet supportive laterally, as well as under the thigh. The interior layout is different, not MB-like, controls are much lower on the center console. One noticeable difference is the position on the shifter on the console, much higher, or is the seats that much lower? Of course, the finish is MB, perfect. Bottom-line, the feel inside, with top closed, is intimate, though not claustrophobic. Enough, what is the SL 500, it is not an S-500/ CL 500 with a retractable top, what it is, is a sports car. Close the door, turn the engine on and you hear, the exhaust, really hear the exhaust. Moreover, when you step on the accelerator, you really hear the exhaust. Not a bad thing, just be prepared. The ride is firm, tracts like a cat, like a sports car, the ABC seems to work better than the CL, the new brake system was, at least to me, unnoticeable, though we did not really make it work that hard. Did I mention the exhaust? The entire experience was wonderful, the car is truly a masterpiece, though not one that is going to hang in our garage. After a thirty-minute drive, number seven at our dealership moved to number six. For us at least my wife summed it up pretty well, “don’t touch my CL, if you want a sports car go order the C4S”, God I love my wife, guess where I am off to. Just wish Porsche made a retractable hard-top C4S. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

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