Victor Mature

[andyglym]

Coming off the Workington roundabout on the A595 onto a stretch of dual carriageway a Mercedes SLK 300 with its roof down clocked me and went for it. Rude not to I thought, so I did. He gave up at 80mph as he couldn't get away so I tucked in behind him with a smug (if not imature) grin on my face.

Happy days for the old girl. Nice car though.

 

[Low Rider]

Like it

 

[andyglym]

Like it

The old girl was puffing a bit to be fair though sounded great

 

[Shelly]

Good for you @Andy McDonnell
Be careful

 

[andyglym]

Good for you @Andy McDonnell
Be careful

Always @Shelly

 

[DavidM]

Good job - stay safe!

 

[andyglym]

Good job - stay safe!

Thanks. If I'm honest " racing" other cars is not my thing. Caught up to him and just tucked in behind him, job done. Nice straight dual carriageway with just us and no slip roads.

 

[Bazza]

So childish but bloooooody love it

 

[Dino D]

I'm starting to lose track of Merc and BMW model designation nowadays, had to google 'SLK300' and see it's not a 3.0l V6 but a turbo 4pot. Healthy 245bhp and 370nm of torque though...
These modern turbo 4cyls are so powerful these days I tend not try it on anymore as even some diesels can leave me standing these days!

So I play it this way: sneaky blast last when they off guard then back off to a cruise when they floor it acting all cool,
a bit like like an sauve Aston V12 driver who just doesn't have to even try, the power speaks for itself! (That's what I tell myself anyway!).

 

[andyglym]

I'm starting to lose track of Merc and BMW model designation nowadays, had to google 'SLK300' and see it's not a 3.0l V6 but a turbo 4pot. Healthy 245bhp and 370nm of torque though...
These modern turbo 4cyls are so powerful these days I tend not try it on anymore as even some diesels can leave me standing these days!

So I play it this way: sneaky blast last when they off guard then back off to a cruise when they floor it acting all cool,
a bit like like an sauve Aston V12 driver who just doesn't have to even try, the power speaks for itself! (That's what I tell myself anyway!).

Yeah, googled it when I got back, 0-60 in 6.0 seconds so only 0.7 faster than mine. And you never really know if they've been chipped to hell and back.