Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren

I want the wheels.

It was weird to drive it. Even with the seat fully raised, I could barely see the hood. I blame it on my height (5'6) but I also blame it on the long hood. LOL It felt like driving a boat.

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Originally Posted by Macky

It was weird to drive it. Even with the seat fully raised, I could barely see the hood. I blame it on my height (5'6) but I also blame it on the long hood. LOL It felt like driving a boat.

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How did it drive? I know they are brutally quick.

would you trade for a 95 3000gt? :suspect:

There's a couple driving around town here. They are really not attractive in person. Considering the price of $400k, I think there are much better choices.

Funny story, we were having dinner at Macaroni Grill last year, and as we were leaving the restaurant, an SLR pulled into a space two spots from our car. The hood was so long, it must be hard to gauge where the front bumper actually is. Still had a dealer plate on it, and we watched this guy crunch the curb with it, then back it up about a foot. Got out of the car cursing while his date just laughed at him.

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Originally Posted by onebadmollafolla

How did it drive? I know they are brutally quick.

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I had to drive it a bit reserved. a little tap on the throttle and the whole care feels like its being pushed hard and you climb speeds fast. but since I cant tell where the nose begins, I had to ease it down and keep it under 60 (this was in a 40 zone). If it wasnt so hard to judge how big the car was around you, id probably have at least driven it a bit faster. but on surface streets with other cars gawking at you and you cant really tell how far they are, it gets tricky.

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Originally Posted by UTRacerX9

There's a couple driving around town here. They are really not attractive in person. Considering the price of $400k, I think there are much better choices.

Funny story, we were having dinner at Macaroni Grill last year, and as we were leaving the restaurant, an SLR pulled into a space two spots from our car. The hood was so long, it must be hard to gauge where the front bumper actually is. Still had a dealer plate on it, and we watched this guy crunch the curb with it, then back it up about a foot. Got out of the car cursing while his date just laughed at him.

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I have no doubt. It was hard to even park that thing. you definitely would need something like Infiniti's around-view on the dash to see how much space the car is occupying and how much room you have around it to maneuver. its like parking a boat. It definitely has the shock factor about it, but for the price, I'd get a lamborghini Murcielago or F430 or something. Definitely not worth the 400-500K..heck you can buy an SLS AMG or an SL Black series and you get 95-98% of this car in a much more driveable package.

zonda for that price. and that's my #1 pick.