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[ScriptOhio]

Buy Michael Jordan's car:

Former Bulls legend Michael Jordan put his 2007 Mercedes up for auction on Ebay. The current price is $420,000. It?s a very rare Mercedes Benz SLR 722 in mint condition. Clean 1 owner Carfax. This was the one and only Michael Jordan?s 722 with title signed by him! This car is loaded with carbon fiber from the hood to the floor pans and wheel wells. Still has Mercedes Benz factory warranty till aug of 2011 or 50,000. Comes with all papers, books, keys, trickle charger, k40 radar, and SLR car cover. Owned by the one and only, Michael Jordan. The SLR 722 can go from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.6 seconds, 200 km/h (120 mph) in 10.2 seconds and 300 km/h (190 mph) in 21.4 seconds and can reach a top speed of 337 km/h (209 mph).

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-SLR-McLaren-SLR-07-Mercedes-SLR-McLaren-722-Celebrity-owned-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem3a5f7192b5QQitemZ250709381813QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks

 

[sharkonwheels]

Buy Michael Jordan's car:

Former Bulls legend Michael Jordan put his 2007 Mercedes up for auction on Ebay. The current price is $420,000. It?s a very rare Mercedes Benz SLR 722 in mint condition. Clean 1 owner Carfax. This was the one and only Michael Jordan?s 722 with title signed by him! This car is loaded with carbon fiber from the hood to the floor pans and wheel wells. Still has Mercedes Benz factory warranty till aug of 2011 or 50,000. Comes with all papers, books, keys, trickle charger, k40 radar, and SLR car cover. Owned by the one and only, Michael Jordan. The SLR 722 can go from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.6 seconds, 200 km/h (120 mph) in 10.2 seconds and 300 km/h (190 mph) in 21.4 seconds and can reach a top speed of 337 km/h (209 mph).

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-SLR-McLaren-SLR-07-Mercedes-SLR-McLaren-722-Celebrity-owned-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem3a5f7192b5QQitemZ250709381813QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks

Meh - I don't like the color - I'll pass, thanks

 

[THEWOOD]

That car does nothing for me. Good thing too, because I cannot afford it. Also I noticed it is an automatic, what a waste.

 

[jwinslow]

 

[sharkonwheels]

That car does nothing for me. Good thing too, because I cannot afford it. Also I noticed it is an automatic, what a waste.

I'm gonna assume it's some kind of auto-stick with paddles or something.
Can't see a rocketship like that having a strictly-automatic transmission.

That'd be like pinstriping it using using duct tape...

I like GM's concept behind my Cobalt SS Turbo...
You have your choice of stick-shift, manual transmission, or 5-speed transmission - automatic need not apply

 

[jwinslow]

Most performance Mercedes are manual, IIRC.

The SLR uses AMG SPEEDSHIFT R 5-speed automatic transmission with 3 manual modes. For durability Mercedes selected a 5-speed transmission rather than their 7-speed gearbox which was more complex and used more parts.

Here is the steering wheel of that model:

 

[sharkonwheels]

Apologies the Mercedes lovers, but from the side, that shit is FUGLY.
The hood is looooooonger than hell - makes the car look totally out of proportion.

If I was to drop a half-mil on a car, it definitely wouldn't be on this ugly beast.

 

[Mac]

Is that a station wagon??

 

[sharkonwheels]

It's about as long as one.

Don't get me wrong - SOME cars look nice with that elongated hood - but this ain't one of 'em.
There's like an abrupt end at the cabin ( I WAS gonna say cockpit, but shit, that's just BEGGING for it! Guess I did anyways!)

The current Maserati coupes have that elongated nose, but not to the cartoonish extreme of the SLR...

 

[buxfan4life]

Apologies the Mercedes lovers, but from the side, that shit is FUGLY.
The hood is looooooonger than hell - makes the car look totally out of proportion.

If I was to drop a half-mil on a car, it definitely wouldn't be on this ugly beast.

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[MightbeaBuck]

Buy Michael Jordan's car...

All those stats, but: What kind of mileage does it get?

 

[ScriptOhio]

All those stats, but: What kind of mileage does it get?

If you can afford a $420,000 car you don't worry about the mileage.

The real question is: Now many chicks can you pick up with it?

 

[BuckTwenty]

Apologies the Mercedes lovers, but from the side, that [censored] is FUGLY.
The hood is looooooonger than hell - makes the car look totally out of proportion.

If I was to drop a half-mil on a car, it definitely wouldn't be on this ugly beast.

You sure that's not Ace and Gary's car?

 

[sharkonwheels]

If you can afford a $420,000 car you don't worry about the mileage.

The real question is: Now many chicks can you pick up with it?

Only one at a time, unfortunately, unless they like lap-riding, which is a whole other level altogether! In which case, $420K is a BARGAIN!

 

[CleveBucks]

Question for anyone that would know...

Which option is preferable to the dealer - a buyer paying cash for a car, or financing through the manufacturer? I could see how cash is nice and easy, no need to worry about the buyer's credit, etc. But I could also see the dealer getting some type of incentive for financing because the manufacturer would make money back on the interest over the life of the loan.