top gear - SLK 55AMG vs Boxster S

[pammy]

:bannana: :bannana: SLK won :bannana:

as one might expect given the bigger more powerful engine But it was still fantastic

 

[BaldGuy]

Whipped the porkies ass.... sounded awesome too...

 

[Maff]

Yep, did look good, seems to me JC likes the AMG's, high praise for both the CLS55 and SLK55 since the start of the new series!

Next week's show has a road race with JC in a SLR racing across Europe!

 

[andy_cyp]

Nice to hear that JC praises the amg's, then again im not suprised as he owns an SL55 in which he traded in his ferrari for .

BTW i always miss top gear, what times and dates they on ?? i live in the midlands

 

[SEM]

Awsome...! Has JC finally got some respect for MB apart from the Matalan sun visor quip!

 

[Steve_Perry]

8pm - 9pm on Sundays with repeats at 7pm on Tuesdays I think (unless you live in Wales in which case BBC2 Wales don't seem to carry the repeats). For my sins I have ntl digital and they save a copy for free video on demand streaming during the week.

That and I have it saved to my own HDD

*EDIT* Just checked it's at 11:20pm this Tuesday and for once BBC2 Wales are showing it too.

S.

 

[mickl]

good episode, the Damon Hill bit was fun

 

[Maff]

His quip about buying the sun visors from Matalan made me laugh!

 

[stats007]

Clarkson sold his SL55 a while ago. Also why pitch a £50k 5.5l Merc against the Boxster when the £35k SLK350 was the proper rival?

 

[GrahamC230K]

good episode, the Damon Hill bit was fun

He seemed very nervous though!

 

[wallingd]

Clarkson sold his SL55 a while ago. Also why pitch a £50k 5.5l Merc against the Boxster when the £35k SLK350 was the proper rival?

Really??? O he's got his GT hasn't he now I suppose. And yes the 350 is the proper rival. I'm like: why the 55, fun though it is (conscious though of what VB-H thought that time)?

 

[GrahamC230K]

Clarkson sold his SL55 a while ago. Also why pitch a £50k 5.5l Merc against the Boxster when the £35k SLK350 was the proper rival?

You are going to think I am picking on you stats.

I see what you are saying, but I think the comparison was the top of the line car, both vendors had to offer in that size class - small 2 seater convertible. Hence the S against the AMG.

 

[glojo]

Nice to hear that JC praises the amg's, then again im not suprised as he owns an SL55 in which he traded in his ferrari for .

BTW i always miss top gear, what times and dates they on ?? i live in the midlands

There is a story behind how he got it. If Grav888 wants to get onside with Mercedes-Benz UK, then I might suggest a subtle hint of how obnoxious JC is!!!! Then sit back and occassionally throw in the odd agreement.

Regards,
John

 

[Alfie]

There is a story behind how he got it. If Grav888 wants to get onside with Mercedes-Benz UK, then I might suggest a subtle hint of how obnoxious JC is!!!! Then sit back and occassionally throw in the odd agreement.

Regards,
John

John,

Good morning.

?? Can you enlighten us a bit on this?

 

[pammy]

He seemed very nervous though!

but then very relieved when he found he had got the fastest time. I think he'd really set himself up for being the fastest in the Liana and would have been really upset had he not been.

 

[stats007]

You are going to think I am picking on you stats.

I see what you are saying, but I think the comparison was the top of the line car, both vendors had to offer in that size class - small 2 seater convertible. Hence the S against the AMG.

LOL - no it's fine, Graham. I understand where you're coming from but a bit crap nonetheless - they make points about people buying a Boxster because they can't afford a 911 - HTF can they afford an SLK55 AMG?

 

[glojo]

John,

Good morning.

?? Can you enlighten us a bit on this?

I will simply say that at the time of wanting one, there was a very long waiting list!!!!

Regards,
John

 

[Mike ML]

Nice to hear that JC praises the amg's, then again im not suprised as he owns an SL55 in which he traded in his ferrari for .

BTW i always miss top gear, what times and dates they on ?? i live in the midlands

Does he not have the monster SL65?

 

[glojo]

Does he not have the monster SL65?

The only one I'm aware of is the very nice SL55AMG with ALL the bells and whistles.

John

 

[mickl]

Does he not have the monster SL65?

no he had the SL55, he's had that for a couple of years and was constantly slagging it's build quality and reliablity off when he was running although he did give a very good report on it when he first got it. The SL65 wasn't around at that time.

He swapped a Ferrari F355 GTS for the SL55.

God I'm a geek