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stradale

01-08-2004 07:37 PM

Double Trouble For Stricken SLR

From evo's news:

Double Trouble For Stricken SLR

Mercedes may have lost one SLR on the supercar's South African press launch after a German journalist's test model was hit by a VW Golf, but an Italian hack has gone one better. He piled his £250,000 machine into the back of a stationary car - sadly, it was another SLR.

Some journos are unbelievable... I guess his review will not mention this part of the story when it's being published. Damn shame, because only then you know how much weight his opinion on the car has.

zevolv

01-08-2004 07:47 PM

That really sucks how did you hear about that

SFDMALEX

01-08-2004 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zevolv

That really sucks how did you hear about that

EVO :wink:

altezza

01-08-2004 09:52 PM

Quote:

He piled his £250,000 machine into the back of a stationary car - sadly, it was another SLR.

ouch...... some unlucky owners gonna get those "refurbished" SLR :roll:

Ivanhoe

01-08-2004 10:27 PM

those fuckin journalists.... they totalled a few cgt's too...

racer_f50

01-08-2004 11:01 PM

well, no big loss on the SLRs is it? i'm sure the front end looks a lot better after a collison :lol:

sentra_dude

01-08-2004 11:08 PM

That sux...I wonder if they just lose their job at the magazine (they better lose their job for something like that), or if they have to pay for anything. I guess the mag's insurance just covers everything, or Mercedes just has to pay for it themselves. Stupid journos... :x

hemi_fan

01-08-2004 11:20 PM

thats kinda funny how he hit another SLR... if like to see some pics of the car... I agree with ya racer_f50

aawil

01-08-2004 11:54 PM

I don't blame him.The cars so ugly he probably just wanted to put it out of it's misery. :mrgreen:

Chingachgook

01-09-2004 04:50 AM

I don't think the car looked worse after the collision...maybe it was more beautiful :wink:

alondahan

01-09-2004 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by racer_f50

well, no big loss on the SLRs is it? i'm sure the front end looks a lot better after a collison :lol:

lol I'm sure it does :lol:

zevolv

01-09-2004 07:03 AM

the SLR is a sweet ass car perfect example of form follows function, the coolest part is that the air intake is the large tristar symbol on the front, its part of the airbox now you can't say that isn't cool. And the fact that everything depends on something else for support, the suspension connected to the frame, engine, transmission. now that makes it a supercar and a sweet ass car.

TeflonTron

01-09-2004 07:22 AM

LOL. It reminds me of when the Vipers were new cars and the Journos were totalling them left, right and centre.

astonmartinandy

01-09-2004 09:47 AM

Haha it does make you wonder how on earth those journalists get a job!! Although hasn't there been quite a few complaints about the SLR's brakes and the fact that they don't react at all, then come on very suddenly towards the end??

pimrusis

01-09-2004 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by TeflonTron

LOL. It reminds me of when the Vipers were new cars and the Journos were totalling them left, right and centre.

Vipers are different though, cause I'm told that those things are kind of unpredictable.

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