Mercedes SLR McLaren

I saw one in the Fall of 2004 when staying in Beverly Hills at the Peninsula Hotel. It took me 2 days to finally figure out what it was. I had to ask the Doorman!

The Indiana Pacers gave one to Reggie Miller last year when he retired. Guess he had just about everything else!

[rbennett]

Originally Posted by bmussatti

The Indiana Pacers gave one to Reggie Miller last year when he retired.

bmussatti, are you fixated on sports?????

Originally Posted by rbennett

bmussatti, are you fixated on sports?????

No, but you see that final first-half play by Penn State? And UConn went down tonight by Marquette!!!

[rbennett]

Originally Posted by bmussatti

No, but you see that final first-half play by Penn State? And UConn went down tonight by Marquette!!!

No, didn't see that, but them damm Houston Texans?? (WTF) there q'back starred at Fresno State??

Sorry, NFL

Regards

[jameskk]

yawn... I bought a SLR earlier this week.. Looks good parked next to my Lambo and F430 Ferrari.

I love PGR on the 360!!

[RandallNeighbour]

Originally Posted by rbennett

No, didn't see that, but them damm Houston Texans?? (WTF) there q'back starred at Fresno State??

Sorry, NFL

I live in Houston and it's a total embarassment. I've heard of people who have removed their Texan logos off the backs of their pickups, gave their hat and game-day jersey to a kid down the street, etc.

We're gonna try it again next year with a new coach and a first round draft pick. Maybe then I can become a fan of my home team. I won't hold my breath.

[just to insure this thread isn't completely hijacked, I must say that the Texans are not too different from the McClaren, especially in the area of auto depreciation ... the owner has dumped a ton of money into the team (and Houston into a new football stadium to attract an NFL team) and it's not been a very good investment, but rather a money-pit!]

[QporscheQ]

We had an SLR in our local dealer over the summer. Someone ordered it and then backed out when they found out that they could not title it in MO because there is a law against side pipes exhaust or something. I didn’t get all the details. My buddy with an AMG got his sales person to let him go over the car with a fine tooth comb checking everything out. He talked about it for weeks. The thing he mentioned that I remember most is how light the doors felt when he opened them.

[Perfectlap]

Trump picked one up for his 59th Birthday at Manhattan Merc.

I saw one of the first stateside deliveries back in April. Ray Catena Porsche/Merc/Aston Martin/Maserati took three of the first five. Jay Leno got the first of U.S. SLR's.

I think its ugly. Looks more like the Batmobile than a fine exotic.