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Old 08-24-2008, 07:46 AM   #31
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Default Re: I traded the Viper for a XLR-V

Roy at least this one is only 2 1/2 yrs old vs. the NSX thread LOL
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Old 08-24-2008, 08:03 AM   #32
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Sorry for your loss! You must have got it for your wife.
Umm...good chance he's over it buy now....nearly 3 years later?
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Old 08-24-2008, 08:04 AM   #33
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More performance? Maybe over the standard SL which now becomes the SL550 with the NA 382 hp engine. I'll bet the AMG goes well over 500 now....

The only money saved will be at delivery, the Caddy will drop in value like a barrel over Niagra.

I reallt like the looks of a black XLR with chrome wheels, and at around $60K the standard version isn't a bad deal. $40K more for a better grill and more ponies? Hmm.
Very true.Afew of my friends own AMG SL 55S and SL 65s.Both of these cars will easily give up to a Gen 3 Viper a run in the quarter(have seen SL 65T run 11.7s on warm days )The 65 is well over 600 hp and the torqure rating is approx 700 lb feet.
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Old 08-25-2008, 03:52 PM   #34
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A Viper owner was telling me how much he liked the XLR-V...

I just can't see what the car has going for it. About all I can see from a Viper owner's point of view is that the XLR-V is not actually a Corvette.
From a performance point of view I'd take the Z06. From a fun luxury car point of view I'd say there are other cars in the price range that are better.

I guess I just don't see a $100k Caddy that has Corvette roots.

Here's a review.
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Old 08-25-2008, 03:55 PM   #35
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ABsolutely LOVE the XLR...THAT is quite the sporty Cadillac...caught our eye first time we saw one...thought it was a Mercedes. GM did good with THAT one! ~juli
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Old 08-25-2008, 04:02 PM   #36
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Please tell me that this was just one of your old vipers sitting around that you did not drive any more and that you still have a choice viper sitting next to this Cadi.
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Before my girlfriend got her SL-500 we looked at the Caddy to lease.The Caddy was more money per month (same amount of money down, timeframe ect)despite the Benz SL-500 costing tens of thousands more-residuals ,money factors are TERRIBLE on them (Caddy ).In NJ they can not give them away.
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