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Andres G

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Got another SL for my birthday!!!
« on: May 18, 2009, 21:18:37 »
My wife decided I was not happy enough with just the one I got recently, so she went ahead and got me another one for my 34th Birthday!
Best of all, it was a complete surprise and I was not even aware until it was rolled in, personalized plates included!



Here it is  ;D :




You can see it below...







Just a bit more...






I was only able to take the top off when a friend asked to test it... unfortunately, he had a bit of an accident and produced significant damage, which you can appreciate on the picture below. It will be in the fridge... errrr, I mean, the shop for the next few days to sort out a way to fix it  ;)



Please feel free to move the topic to the Off Topic forum if necessary, after all, it is a bit SL related... maybe we should we ahead and start changing total production numbers?

Regards,
Andres G

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Re: Got another SL for my birthday!!!
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2009, 21:37:15 »
Congratulations. I know you are not meant to inspect gifts too closely, but I hope that your pre-acceptance inspection noticed that:

- it had a little mishap at the left front fender (or the notches are a tad big)
- the bodywork is a bit of a cross-over between a gullwing and a pagoda
- it has a permanent hardtop attached (i.e. no softtop)
- the windscreen is missing the sekurit badges. In fact, they are a bit opaque

I'd pass on this one. Better ones are to be had for not a lot more money... then again, they probably are not as sweet!  ;D

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« Last Edit: May 18, 2009, 22:46:42 by vanesp »
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Re: Got another SL for my birthday!!!
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2009, 21:51:00 »
Rust free, hopefully! 
I know of a good shop here that will pay for shipping if yours can't fix it.  ;D
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Re: Got another SL for my birthday!!!
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2009, 09:31:17 »
Looks like 462 H Tunis beige metallic. Very nice.  :)
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Re: Got another SL for my birthday!!!
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2009, 14:26:23 »
A truly rust-free Pagoda.  And I'm glad to see that it has the correct headlights, unlike most for sale!!!!  Although it has no rust, I assume that by now there are "chunks" that have been taken away from it and it has become a "parts car" at best.  I would like the part on the corner with a headlight please -- it looks very tasty.
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Re: Got another SL for my birthday!!!
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2009, 14:55:36 »
That's a sweet car!
Enjoy some pictures at this link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8292359@N06/sets/72157603240571101/show/

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Re: Got another SL for my birthday!!!
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2009, 17:05:19 »
Spongy Suspension?
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Re: Got another SL for my birthday!!!
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2009, 18:49:59 »
Frosted Glass?

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Re: Got another SL for my birthday!!!
« Reply #8 on: May 27, 2009, 02:08:03 »
But dont you think the paint looks "caked" on?

Looks like 462 H Tunis beige metallic. Very nice.  :)

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Re: Got another SL for my birthday!!!
« Reply #9 on: May 27, 2009, 05:43:51 »
Nice, but doesn't hold a candle to the original.
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Re: Got another SL for my birthday!!!
« Reply #10 on: May 27, 2009, 12:12:33 »
You sure are a lucky man!
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Re: Got another SL for my birthday!!!
« Reply #11 on: May 27, 2009, 21:09:36 »
The undercoating oozing off
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Re: Got another SL for my birthday!!!
« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2009, 21:28:25 »
It goes without saying, you can have the cake and eat it too!

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Re: Got another SL for my birthday!!!
« Reply #13 on: May 28, 2009, 23:33:40 »
Oh, I get it now........ This the 5 speed you turned down. Silly me, I should have seen this sooner.
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Re: Got another SL for my birthday!!!
« Reply #14 on: July 31, 2009, 23:51:59 »
I just got another SL for my 30th anniversary at work.


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Re: Got another SL for my birthday!!!
« Reply #15 on: August 02, 2009, 12:21:28 »
Congrats, it looks impressive. I hope you haven't eaten any of it!

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Re: Got another SL for my birthday!!!
« Reply #16 on: August 08, 2009, 07:31:52 »
Is that  cake? what is the filling. Am I invited to the party? this one I got to take a picture of for my next birthday comming up in October.

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