Ferrari Mailing List: Re: A change to my SL500 - NMGC, NFC

[Rick Lindsay (rolindsay]

An interesting point or two.

I am on the Ferrari List, of course, but also the SL
list and an MG list.  The Ferrari guys are 90%+
favorable with advice to lower the car a little and
upgrade the brakes.  The SL guys are also 90%+
positive and recommend the AMG springs which lower the
car about 1-1/2".  The MG guys just flamed me with
boy-racer insults. :-P  Then again, the earlier two
groups are running with about a 10-fold larger car
budget than the later.  Interesting... 

rick

--- "Ferrarisimo [at] hotmail.com"
<ferrarisimo [at] hotmail.com> wrote:

> SJ Great minds ...
> 
> Scottie
> 
> On Jul 23, 2007, at 12:11 AM, Steve Jenkins wrote:
> 
> > +1. I thought "AMG" right away, too. I think they
> look perfect!
> >
> > SteveJ
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ferrarisimo [at] hotmail.com
> [mailto:ferrarisimo [at] hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 4:13 PM
> > To: Steve Jenkins
> > Cc: The FerrariList
> > Subject: Re: [Ferrari] A change to my SL500 -
> NMGC, NFC
> >
> >
> > They look an awful lot like the period AMG wheel
> option.  Not too
> > blingy at all.
> >
> > Scottie
> >
> >
> > On Jul 22, 2007, at 3:43 PM, Rick Lindsay wrote:
> >
> >> Hello Folks,
> >>
> >>    I took advantage of a massive TireRack sale
> and
> >> put 19" wheels and tires on my '98 SL500.  Some
> said
> >> it would look an abomination and others said it
> would
> >> drive terribly - and yet others said that they
> have
> >> plus-sized their wheels and they did really well.
>  I
> >> figure I couldn't hurt the looks much given that
> it
> >> had 16" CHROME after-market pseudo-Mercedes
> wheels.
> >>
> >>    Here's what I have found; Yes, the car looks a
> >> little 'youngish' for my likes but its not bad. 
> Of
> >> course, taste is in the mouth of the beholder and
> we
> >> all know the opinions-simile.  Here's how the car
> >> looks: http://www.aubard.us/SL500/HPIM0727.JPG . 
> You
> >> either kinda like it or you just puked!  Either
> way,
> >> I'm not there to see (or smell) it.  If you can
> stand
> >> it, here's a 3/4 front view:
> >> http://www.aubard.us/SL500/HPIM0730.JPG .  I now
> need
> >> to clean up the suspension and brake hardware -
> now
> >> that its all visible - and perhaps repaint the
> >> calipers back silver.
> >>    The ride height is the same as with the 16"
> wheels
> >> and correct tires, so there is no distortion
> there.
> >> The big change is that the sidewall is 1-1/2"
> shorter:
> >> http://www.aubard.us/SL500/HPIM0729.JPG (not to
> >> mention 20mm wider tread).  It is kinda cool that
> the
> >> M-B star inserts are the older style with the
> blue
> >> surround.  My car's interior and top are blue.
> >>    Now let's forget the appearance and talk
> drive.  In
> >> short, I am very pleased.  To my tastes, the
> stock
> >> SL500 ride is that of a luxury car.  It is soft
> but
> >> sure footed.  And we all know that 315hp is a
> good
> >> thing.  What I find with the shorter sidewalls is
> a
> >> much stiffer ride.  The car feels more like a
> sports
> >> car.  Yes, the smooth luxury car feel is still
> there
> >> in straight and level flight but given a little
> >> 'attitude', the car feels the road much better. 
> I
> >> hate to put it this way but...  You know how a
> BMW
> >> feels sooooo much better than a Honda or Toyota?
> >> That's the difference I now feel in my SL.
> >>    So the bottom line is that I kinda like the
> more
> >> aggressive look - if a little youthful - and I
> can
> >> deal with that easily for the improved feel of
> the
> >> road.
> >>    I am pleased - whatever that says about me.
> :-)
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Rick
> >> '98 M-B SL500
> >> other stuff
> >>
> >>
>
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