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Old 10-28-2004, 12:53 AM   #1
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Default VIP party for MB Canada Midtown grand opening...

Hey guys, I attended the grand opening VIP party for the new Midtown dealership in Toronto which happened last thursday(sorry for the lateness, busy at work). 800 guests were expected to show up and the party took place inside, duh!?, the dealership. The main showroom, service bay, and the smart car section was opened up and was filled with guests. Anyways sad to say the SL65 that was there 2 weeks ago wasn't at the show but! the SLR was there(a gentleman that i met so happends to own the SLR that was being shown). Enough talkin, here are the pics...

Since it was a party, i had to show up in my nice new car *wink*...



no...this is not my car...its the 57 parked inside the dedicated service bay for the maybach and the SLR...its because of the extended wheelbase and extra weight of the vehicle...the lifts come up from the ground...btw, a true playa like me only sits in a 62 hahaha!!!



here's me sittin inside a 62...I'm busy on the fone, shhhh!!!



picture showin the extended leg rest, which is not at full...



the DVD console...



gauges for the rear passengers...



notice the suede?! SOOOO SMOOOOOOOTTTTHH...



the roof!!! the roof!!! the roof is on fire!!!



a pic of the fridge...my fridge usually have a bottle of cristal in there *wink*...









i love this shot...



up front, on the passenger side, theres a little compartment which hides a cell phone cradle...with a touch of the button the compartment opens and out comes the cradle...all fully auto, amazing!!!

here's a nice pic of the SLR which was there...





look at those ceramic brakes!!! damn...btw do you guys notice the wheel caps are black and silver not like the normal ones which is blue and silver!? i want those!!!

pics of a gutted Smart car...





i could crush the smart car with my left foot...hehehe

a shot of the R171 SLK...



too small for me...

as i mentioned before, during the party they opened up the service bay as well for 'lounging' purposes...



Last but not least the new logo for the Mercedes window stickers...



The story behind this new logo is that, the daugher of either Carl Benz or Gottlieb Daimler had hand writen the word 'Mercedes' and gave it to her father, thus the logo...


By the end of the night, i had learnt a few interesting facts at the party...first, one of my good friend, one of the head of sales at MB Canada told me he has seen the 'pretty much' finalized version of the new ML(SWEET!!!), he also saw the upcoming designs of the new G...around 500 guest cars showed up to the party and it was a blast...
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Old 10-28-2004, 01:23 AM   #2
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oo nice pics. Did you get to sit in the SLR?
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Old 10-28-2004, 02:09 AM   #3
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great pics, but are those the only pics u got of the SLR?
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Old 10-28-2004, 08:09 AM   #4
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first off...

1. no, but i've sat in one in many occassions...

2. yes i do have more shots of the SLR but they came out very dark cuz i didn't have a good enuf flash and the car is black...
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Old 10-28-2004, 08:37 AM   #5
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Thanks for the pics mate, great job and looked like a great party!
Is that the LCD(?) roof in the Maybach? It looks amazing and the wood colour and quality is stunning.
Hey , hope the facial reconstruction works out for you man! J/K
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Old 10-28-2004, 08:38 AM   #6
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Nice pics and damn nice cars! 8)
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Old 10-28-2004, 09:24 AM   #7
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that SLR looks great
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Old 10-28-2004, 10:01 AM   #8
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Looks like you enjoyed you time their.... Maybe next time you really can come to the dealer with a maybach

Thanks for the pix they look great..
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Old 10-28-2004, 10:29 AM   #9
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- looking at just who and what rolls up to a MB party, (ie poseurs and wannabes) - no wonder MB doesn't make a stick shift hi-po car.



MB is clearly just for the "image conscious" and their wannabe hangers on..

I understand Leno wanting the SLR for what it represents - but other than that - MB seem to have lost touch with reality.and their cars clearly show it...
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Old 10-28-2004, 11:21 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by RC45
- looking at just who and what rolls up to a MB party, (ie poseurs and wannabes) - no wonder MB doesn't make a stick shift hi-po car.



MB is clearly just for the "image conscious" and their wannabe hangers on..

I understand Leno wanting the SLR for what it represents - but other than that - MB seem to have lost touch with reality.and their cars clearly show it...
Hear hear!!!
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Old 10-28-2004, 11:55 AM   #11
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so true...but still they do make nice cars...very comfortable may i add...
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Old 10-28-2004, 02:56 PM   #12
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The SLR in black is just beautiful. I wanna own one

*runs for lottery ticket*

*loses*



I hope i had the money

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Old 10-28-2004, 03:56 PM   #13
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cool pics
thats crazy that there is a maybach symbol in the lights
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Old 10-29-2004, 01:07 AM   #14
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lol my friend saw a new Slk today and i thought he was lying but it must have been that one out for a drive
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Old 10-29-2004, 01:16 AM   #15
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And whats so V-I-FUCKING-P about your bitch ass? j/k


Nice photos man, I wish I could have been there.
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