We're half way through our trip to California and Nevada. Wife, 3 daughters and even Grandma :surprise:, driving a Chevy Suburban which is a tad bigger than the SLK :laugh:. Done LA, now in San Francisco, then heading through the Sierra Nevadas and Death Valley to Vegas. Having a great time - you guys across the pond have a spectacular country :tu:
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Dave, how can you handle all them Betty,s in the car? The Chevy is not that big. Next time you do a trip like that rent an SLK as a lead car and them Ladies can follow.:grin::grin:
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Make sure when you get to Vegas to stop at the racetrack and do some laps in the AMG GTS 5 Laps are only $ 249.00 here is the link. After driving the Burp for so long I think you deserve an AMG for a while.
http://www.exoticsracing.com/
or you can rent an AMG from those guys for the day for $99.00 if you need some quiet time.:wink:
https://www.gothamdreamcars.com/exotic-car-rental/las-vegas/mercedes-benz-sl63-amg
Make sure when you get to Vegas to stop at the racetrack and do some laps in the AMG GTS 5 Laps are only $ 249.00 here is the link. After driving the Burp for so long I think you deserve an AMG for a while.
http://www.exoticsracing.com/
or you can rent an AMG from those guys for the day for $99.00 if you need some quiet time.:wink:
https://www.gothamdreamcars.com/exotic-car-rental/las-vegas/mercedes-benz-sl63-amg
One thing I remember about living in the Nevada Arizona New Mexico area is fried bread. In New Mexico it was Navajo (Native American Tribe) Fried Bread. Wherever you end up they may have some variant-I suggest you try some!
If time allows, research Carlsbad Caverns New Mexico and see if that's something that would interest you. Whatever you do, stay safe and enjoy the land of the free, the home of the brave!
If time allows, research Carlsbad Caverns New Mexico and see if that's something that would interest you. Whatever you do, stay safe and enjoy the land of the free, the home of the brave!
Started something now.
2022 is 25 years of SLK, a design born from USA consumers.
Be nice to spend a week or 2 in some hired SLKs doing the highway fling, I mean thing.
2022 is 25 years of SLK, a design born from USA consumers.
Be nice to spend a week or 2 in some hired SLKs doing the highway fling, I mean thing.
Sounds like a fantastic trip Dave!
Back before I had children, my (now) wife and I drove 3,500 miles in 3 weeks (actually, I drove all 3,500 miles of it!)... San Francisco, Sacramento, Lake Tahoe, through Yosemite, Las Vegas, LA, San Simeon/Carmel/Monterey (using 1/101 Pacific Highway), and back to San Francisco for a few days. A fabulous trip, that I still remember today, about 25 years later!
Make the most of your trip Dave, and enjoy! You're making something quite precious with your family right now... Memories! :tu:
Back before I had children, my (now) wife and I drove 3,500 miles in 3 weeks (actually, I drove all 3,500 miles of it!)... San Francisco, Sacramento, Lake Tahoe, through Yosemite, Las Vegas, LA, San Simeon/Carmel/Monterey (using 1/101 Pacific Highway), and back to San Francisco for a few days. A fabulous trip, that I still remember today, about 25 years later!
Make the most of your trip Dave, and enjoy! You're making something quite precious with your family right now... Memories! :tu:
If you reach Sacramento give me a call & I can give you some ideas on what to do maybe have lunch?
Make sure you go to Mount Tamalpais just north of San Francisco awesome views & great Restaurant right at the top of the mountain.
Have a great time Dave ! The best thing our family did in Vegas was go to the Pinball Museum. It's off the main drag, but easy to find.You can play on all the machines. It's free to get in. And you buy a margarine tub of quarters each, which keeps you going all afternoon. Fantastic !!!!
We have roundabouts but they are usually small and part of relatively simple highway configurations. As for turning right on red-it isn't legal in every situation so watch the signs!
Seems like most of our SLKs are on the east and west coast, CA, FL, NY, NJ. I would be intrested in seeing some numbers.
Are you driving across the US? To the East coast perhaps?
Are you driving across the US? To the East coast perhaps?
I think roundabouts are more common in the north eastern part of the US, at least in New York State. I'm no history enthusiast but I think that comes from European influence. In NY there are lots of European sounding towns like Avon, Argyle, Caledonia, Hartford, Amsterdam, Canaduiga, Canajoharie, Rochester....the list goes on. Seems like many, if not most of those little upstate (meaning other than New York City) towns have roundabouts. I LOVE NEW YORK (state slogan).
Next time hit the East coast-a different world entirely and just as (if not more) interesting. As you know the US grew from the East, so there is a lot more history on the Eastern half.
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