An Unusual Experience at the Exotic Car Dealer

[shelbyelite]

+1

Mitty, I would have chosen the SLS. Damn that sexy thing must be the best thing from AMG since the CLK GTR.

The CLK GTR is a sweet car, especially in a roadster.....

 

[fordgtkwt]

Many think I have a Mustang. Then I show them the picture on the cell phone and they say it's a Ferrari. Oh well.

+4 haha one of the unforgettable replies i got here in kuwait was a guy asking me of wat cars i had , i was like i have a ford gt and a ford f150 , so he went ohh gt amazing car i had one in the 90s im like no its a ford gt gt40 he is like yea yes i knw , ill show u a pic of my car wait .... up goes a picture of an late 80s mustang LX ? i didnt knw wether to laugh or cry , then showed him the gt pic he is like noo i never saw this car before wat is it looks like a lamborghini ( i got fed up and ended the discussion)

 

[BelgianGT]

Good choice on the SLS I've got the roadster and I' extremely pleased with it. That's a keaper as well

 

[RALPHIE]

...I wanted something that I would look forward to driving each month, with a long road ahead an no particular place to go....

Jeff & I have found that the Ford GT is a perfect car for such jouneys! :thumbsup

:cheers

 

[BlackICE]

Jeff & I have found that the Ford GT is a perfect car for such jouneys! :thumbsup

:cheers

Mitty is traveling with his wifey, how about the storage space?

 

[w. mitty]

Mitty is traveling with his wifey, how about the storage space?

Better than the GT, but still not great. Guess she'll only be able to pack 2 blow dryers instead of 3.

 

[BlackICE]

Better than the GT, but still not great. Guess she'll only be able to pack 2 blow dryers instead of 3.

Torrie aways carries two hair dryers. :lol

 

[Fast Freddy]

Several months after I found out that even Ford parts counter boys had no clue what a Ford GT was, I decided to just lay the cards on the table with the 1st sentence whenever I was asked about #1079 by saying; "It's a Ford GT...Ford's mid-engine, 205 mph, GT40-based, Ferrari eating supercar."

That usually cleared the fog '1st time out of the chute.

:usa

 

[Fast Freddy]

Torrie aways carries to hair dryers. :lol

Mullet carries 3. one for the front and two for the back :lol

 

[GT1261]

The CLK GTR is a sweet car, especially in a roadster.....

DEAR GOD !

That thing is...

 

[Dolph]

Guys, thanks for all the interest. I should have known I wouldn't get away with vagaries around you lot...

So...my wife and I have had this long held dream of driving around the country over the course of a year. I don't mean full time, as I have this pesky thing called work to deal with. The plan is to take a five day weekend once a month, fly to the location were we last left off, then continue from there. We will leave the car in secure storage in each location during the three weeks off, which is a pain, (but something that I have already experimented with).

The big dilemma, and one that I most certainly relished in resolving, was the choice of car. It needed to be a true Grand Tourer, but I also wanted something with a bit of edge to it. I've got a Mercedes S550, but it's just too quiet and reserved. I wanted something that I would look forward to driving each month, with a long road ahead an no particular place to go.

I narrowed the field to two cars: The Bentley Continental GT Speed, and the Mercedes SLS AMG (coupe). Very different cars for sure; the Bentley is as quiet as a tomb inside. But oh man, the muscle of that beast. It's like a gentleman boxer, able to carry on an intelligent conversation then remove your head from your shoulders with one punch. I could drive a thousand miles in that car at 130 mph and get out feeling fresh. The build quality and engineering is magnificent.

The SLS is a car that defies easy description. If you think you know it from looking at pictures of it or reading reviews, think again. I am still amazed that Mercedes would build a car like the SLS. It rumbles like a irritated troll when you fire it up, and sits low and nasty. The hood is long enough to launch a small airplane, and it is almost totally impractical to get in and out of. However, it covers ground like a gazelle. It crosses states in the time it takes a lesser car to go to the mall.

Which did I choose? Well, its Sunday morning and I have to go to church. I'll be back later...

"as I have this pesty thing called work to deal with".......

Someone once told me that when work gets in the way of having fun, quit work. I did. At some point in our lives, we have to realize that time is more valuable that money.

Dolph