SL55 replaced with M6

Murtaza · 10-29-2008, 05:34 PM

Picked up an 08 M6 this morning, white on black, all options cept heated steering wheel and high beam assist.

I still love the benz and will miss that torque, completely different machine. Exhaust note is exotic, steering and brake feel are leagues ahead. More to come after break in is over...

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URnext · 10-29-2008, 05:53 PM

Very Nice

I almost purchased one a couple years ago before I bought my SL55. Do you still have the SL500?

Sharkster · 10-29-2008, 05:57 PM

I like the M6. But it's just a coupe..., while the SL is 2 cars in one.

MikeRPA · 10-29-2008, 06:03 PM

m6 is a monster , F** the torque , you'll put some minor mods and it'll hang with 65's on the highway , i think it's not a looker , but sick car overall congrats

MikeRPA · 10-29-2008, 06:05 PM

sharkster ye , but its a 4 seater

Murtaza · 10-29-2008, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by URnext

Very Nice

I almost purchased one a couple years ago before I bought my SL55. Do you still have the SL500?

A few months ago I struggled with the decision myself, both great cars...still have the 500... for a few more weeks (lease end).

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sharkster

I like the M6. But it's just a coupe..., while the SL is 2 cars in one.

Definitely will miss the 55. It's a great car, much different animal then the M6 though.

I'm not a family man either but those back seats will come in handy in emergencies

amg_rocket · 10-29-2008, 07:20 PM

Will it hit 190 MPH like your SL55 did ?

URnext · 10-29-2008, 08:37 PM

SL55 Vs M6.......Cant go wrong with either one. Like Murtaza says, you never know when you are going to need those "back seats"

Murtaza · 10-29-2008, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amg_rocket

Will it hit 190 MPH like your SL55 did ?

This thing pulls much harder up top, I think it'll hit 200 in the same stretch

M-bENZ · 10-29-2008, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by URnext

SL55 Vs M6.......Cant go wrong with either one. Like Murtaza says, you never know when you are going to need those "back seats"

I agree....I used the back seat from my GS all the time

jmf003 · 10-29-2008, 11:18 PM

M6 is a good car...enjoy!

TMC M5 · 10-29-2008, 11:42 PM

Beautiful car! Are you planning any mods? I could have sworn I saw you checking in on the Dinan stroker threads over on m5board..

Good luck and enjoy it!!!

Tom

sick430 · 10-30-2008, 01:15 AM

congrads bro, amazing car.

cant go wrong with either one. but i do love its handling

Murtaza · 10-30-2008, 04:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TMC M5

Beautiful car! Are you planning any mods? I could have sworn I saw you checking in on the Dinan stroker threads over on m5board..

Good luck and enjoy it!!!

Tom

Haha, that stroker is great but 40k...

I just was checking over there a lot to learn as much as I can about what I would be getting into

Mods planned for power, pulleys, scoops, ECU, not much really

Just came back from romping around, I love this thing...

yaroslav · 10-30-2008, 06:55 AM

MURTAZA did you drive SL63?
M6 is a Monster but i dont like it inside vs SL. Anyway congrats

Video:Pulley+Tune:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEmynQbpfCw

sound 8 · 10-30-2008, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yaroslav

MURTAZA did you drive SL63?
M6 is a Monster but i dont like it inside vs SL. Anyway congrats

Video:Pulley+Tune:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEmynQbpfCw

Heh forget SL63, did you consider SL65!!

slavik · 10-30-2008, 01:15 PM

congrats...m6 is a beast uptop... supersprint headerback exhaust +pulleys+ tune...car will be insane!!

Murtaza · 10-30-2008, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yaroslav

MURTAZA did you drive SL63?
M6 is a Monster but i dont like it inside vs SL. Anyway congrats

Video:Pulley+Tune:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEmynQbpfCw

It crossed my mind but a 3rd SL, I need something different. I do agree the interior on the SL is better then on the 6, a trade off I had to take and I'm loving the M6 so far. It's getting better and better the more I drive it

alx · 10-30-2008, 05:13 PM

yes, the m5/m6 have a banzai top end.. well over 200 mph and rev-limited .. you simply hit redline in 7th gear at 8250 rpms.. at very high speeds you can chase sl65s even in stock form. just dont try to from anything less than 120...

not much under 3000 rpms, but vary racy once you wind it up.

suspension, steering, brakes feel like a lightened-up version of the clk black series. spot-on.

learn how to shift the smg fast - there is a touch to it (shift-lift throttle a bit-floor). once you master it you will rifle off very quick shifts with the smg.

headers, cats and catback will give you about 35-40 rwhp or so...

i had my experience for about an year and a half with an m5 and it was an absolute blast (i got prolly the first e60 m5 on the east cost)

enjoy.

alex
few cars

MB-BMW Lover · 10-30-2008, 08:10 PM

Congrats on the M6 Murtaza. Any chance you will drive that up to your place in Toronto?

Carl Lassiter · 10-30-2008, 08:52 PM

Congrats. Remember when you were thinking about this and was surprised you went with another SL. Dod you trade in or do a separate transaction? Congrats again and you've made the right choice with the work of art that is the S85.

TMC M5 · 10-30-2008, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Murtaza

Haha, that stroker is great but 40k...

I just was checking over there a lot to learn as much as I can about what I would be getting into

Mods planned for power, pulleys, scoops, ECU, not much really

Just came back from romping around, I love this thing...

Glad to hear you are enjoying the new ride! That is still a very decent package. Yeah that $40K price tag is a little hard to swallow.

Tom

CY · 10-31-2008, 09:41 AM

@ Mike: M6 not a looker??....you must be desensitized. That car is straight fierce.

Awesome choice bro...Im jealous and I think white might be the best choice for a M6 coupe.

Wheels or keeping it stock?

BoBcanada · 10-31-2008, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Murtaza

This thing pulls much harder up top, I think it'll hit 200 in the same stretch

Pm me what kind of stretch is that? I want to stretch my gixxer

Murtaza · 10-31-2008, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carl Lassiter

Congrats. Remember when you were thinking about this and was surprised you went with another SL. Dod you trade in or do a separate transaction? Congrats again and you've made the right choice with the work of art that is the S85.

I went with that SL because the white M6 I was working a deal on didn't have the full leather but the cheapo plastic dashboard, then a pristine black on red SL55 came up and I was sold on that immediately. I've always wanted a black on red SL55, oh well...done with that now

It was a separate transaction.

Work of art is what it is, I'm on day 3, around 160miles on her, every day gets better and better

Quote:

Originally Posted by CY

@ Mike: M6 not a looker??....you must be desensitized. That car is straight fierce.

Awesome choice bro...Im jealous and I think white might be the best choice for a M6 coupe.

Wheels or keeping it stock?

Thanks man, I love it. I'm not sure about wheels yet but mods will be coming soon

Quote:

Originally Posted by MB-BMW Lover

Congrats on the M6 Murtaza. Any chance you will drive that up to your place in Toronto?

Quote:

Originally Posted by BoBcanada

Pm me what kind of stretch is that? I want to stretch my gixxer

My Canadian brethren, I don't live in Toronto anymore nor do I have property there

10-29-2008, 06:03 PM	#4
MikeRPA Super Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 543 Drives: 02ml500sport/maxima06-6speed	m6 is a monster , F** the torque , you'll put some minor mods and it'll hang with 65's on the highway , i think it's not a looker , but sick car overall congrats __________________ 06 NISSAN MAXIMA 6mt MODDED 09 BMW X5 35d

10-29-2008, 06:05 PM	#5
MikeRPA Super Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 543 Drives: 02ml500sport/maxima06-6speed	sharkster ye , but its a 4 seater __________________ 06 NISSAN MAXIMA 6mt MODDED 09 BMW X5 35d

10-29-2008, 11:18 PM	#11
jmf003 MBWorld Fanatic! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ann Arbor Posts: 1,260 Drives: '03 SL55	M6 is a good car...enjoy! __________________ Lowest ET: 11.4 seconds Best Trap: 126 mph Mod list: VRP VR600 package (175mm crank pulley, 80mm TB, ECU tune, K&N filters, with Evosport shorty headers instead of VRP), PTE thermostat, Quaife LSD, SLR cams, VRP supplemental heat exchanger

10-30-2008, 01:15 AM	#13
sick430 Super Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: So Cal Posts: 991 Drives: CLK430 Cabrio	congrads bro, amazing car. cant go wrong with either one. but i do love its handling __________________ CLK430 Cabrio, K2, K2A, K3, K4, Comand, Multicontour Front Seats.

10-30-2008, 01:15 PM	#17
slavik Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: NNJ Posts: 237 Drives: E55 W211	congrats...m6 is a beast uptop... supersprint headerback exhaust +pulleys+ tune...car will be insane!! __________________ brilliant silver metallic/black nappa E55 Best QTR. Mile: ET: 12.38@114.8 MPH

10-29-2008, 05:53 PM	#2
URnext Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 332 Drives: SL55 AMG	Very Nice I almost purchased one a couple years ago before I bought my SL55. Do you still have the SL500?

10-29-2008, 05:57 PM	#3
Sharkster Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 174 Drives: SL 55 AMG, HUMMER H3, Porsche 996 Carrera 4S	I like the M6. But it's just a coupe..., while the SL is 2 cars in one.

10-29-2008, 07:20 PM	#7
amg_rocket Banned Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 7 Drives: SL55	Will it hit 190 MPH like your SL55 did ?

10-29-2008, 08:37 PM	#8
URnext Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 332 Drives: SL55 AMG	SL55 Vs M6.......Cant go wrong with either one. Like Murtaza says, you never know when you are going to need those "back seats"

10-29-2008, 11:42 PM	#12
TMC M5 MBWorld Fanatic! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Rockville, MD Posts: 1,670 Drives: CL65	Beautiful car! Are you planning any mods? I could have sworn I saw you checking in on the Dinan stroker threads over on m5board.. Good luck and enjoy it!!! Tom

10-30-2008, 06:55 AM	#15
yaroslav Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Odessa,Ukraine Posts: 100 Drives: GL550 , CL6.3 AMG	MURTAZA did you drive SL63? M6 is a Monster but i dont like it inside vs SL. Anyway congrats Video:Pulley+Tune: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEmynQbpfCw

10-30-2008, 05:13 PM	#19
alx Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 312	yes, the m5/m6 have a banzai top end.. well over 200 mph and rev-limited .. you simply hit redline in 7th gear at 8250 rpms.. at very high speeds you can chase sl65s even in stock form. just dont try to from anything less than 120... not much under 3000 rpms, but vary racy once you wind it up. suspension, steering, brakes feel like a lightened-up version of the clk black series. spot-on. learn how to shift the smg fast - there is a touch to it (shift-lift throttle a bit-floor). once you master it you will rifle off very quick shifts with the smg. headers, cats and catback will give you about 35-40 rwhp or so... i had my experience for about an year and a half with an m5 and it was an absolute blast (i got prolly the first e60 m5 on the east cost) enjoy. alex few cars

10-30-2008, 08:10 PM	#20
MB-BMW Lover Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 29 Drives: 2001 BMW 740iL	Congrats on the M6 Murtaza. Any chance you will drive that up to your place in Toronto? __________________ H. Sidhu - REALTOR

10-30-2008, 08:52 PM	#21
Carl Lassiter MBWorld Fanatic! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: L.A., CA Posts: 2,020 Drives: '08 M5, '09 2500HD	Congrats. Remember when you were thinking about this and was surprised you went with another SL. Dod you trade in or do a separate transaction? Congrats again and you've made the right choice with the work of art that is the S85. __________________ '08 BMW ///M5 Black/Black, SMGIII, Fully Loaded, V1 '09 GMC Sierra 2500HD Gray/Gray, 6.6L TD, SLE ExtCab SB, 4WD, Z71

10-31-2008, 09:41 AM	#23
CY MBWorld Fanatic! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,537 Drives: 2005 SL Sport, 6 series Conv.	@ Mike: M6 not a looker??....you must be desensitized. That car is straight fierce. Awesome choice bro...Im jealous and I think white might be the best choice for a M6 coupe. Wheels or keeping it stock? __________________

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