Originally Posted by oledoc2u
you know, I got to see a MB slk65 blk....and I got see it on NOS, with street slicks...run the quarter in 11.7...then I went out and did a 12.4 with bad street tires...of course he won....but I look at it this way, $225,000.00 vs $25,000.00....and it wasn't even a full second...and, I know there are some of you that could match that time, but never match that price...not to say I wouldn't liked to have owned it...it was a beautiful car...so each to their own, but for the money, you get a grt car....
Would like to hear more about this story... please don't take this the wrong way, but several things don't add up. One, there is no "slk65 blk" - SLK's (assuming we're talking AMGs) came in 32 and 55 variants.
So, the SLK is out... but maybe it was a typo and SL65 is what we can presume you meant? This seems the most likely, since they're $200k (+/-) MSRP. That said, you're comparing some arbitrary used value for the SRT-6 (was probably mid-50's new, and today is worth high teens, so maybe the $25 is what it was a year or two ago?) vs. the MSRP of the SL. Fact is, you can pick up a nice SL65 these days for $70k or less - a lot of dough to be sure, but not $225k.
Now, there's a new SL65 Black Series as well - to the trained observer, it looks a LOT different from a "run-of-the-mill" SL65. Check 'em both out on autotrader and you'll see what I mean. Huge fender flares, vented hood, fixed roof, etc etc. Really built to be a road-course car that's street legal. But, it's a $300k+ car, and they're extremely limited production (and even fewer taken delivery at this point). So, I kinda doubt you raced one - especially with nitrous and slicks already added (no offense).
11.7 is completely plausible for a "regular" SL65, the SL65's are routinely mid-11's cars, and the fastest one is comfortably in the 10's. Once you get down to these times in the 1/4, "wasn't even a full second" sounds kind of funny; a second quicker is a HUGE difference when you're talking 11.5 vs 12.5 (or 10.5), IMHO. And frankly, even a "regular" SL65 is a pretty exotic car to see at the strip...
Just all "my two cents' worth" - take it or leave it.
