Piccies, SoCal 14Jun2008 meet, Rancho Santa Fe/Escondido

**etyu** · 06-14-2008

Five of us (four vehicles) met at around 9:30 am today at the Starbucks on Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano. The red 'gator (Cayman) is very nice and had some passersby ask questions. I think it's because of the gender of the owner

Three SLK's at parking lot of Starbucks:

V8SLK has some very nice wheels:

45-minute wait to cross 2 miles of the Ortega Highway due to accident and construction. Below pix of red Cayman and Black SLK 55:

Vehicles in-line waiting.....

**etyu** · 06-14-2008

It was great to meet Mr and Mrs Cold Shot at the Stone Brewery in Escondido, CA.
Thank you for the beer, Cold Shot.

Go easy on the "Levitation" (beer)
Thank you TSlick as always for being the pathfinder and picking the place.

The three need to update their GPS

Below is a pix of the beer bar:

Outside patio where we had a hearty lunch, great conversation and a toast to SLKWorld:

Pix of Koi pond:

Buffalo burger, I was moderately hungry and already ate one-quarter before thinking of taking pix. The brown sauce with beer was super yummy!

Someone was hungry too and already ate half when I took this pix:

Somebody was quite refined at eating his lunch: spicy sausage and beer-infused mustard:

**etyu** · 06-14-2008

Line-up at the parking lot before parting ways at 3 pm:

Cold Shot's black SLK 55. V8SLK had to leave early, otherwise there would have been 2 black 55's.

CL63 (V12biturbo) and red Cayman:

**dltslk** · 06-14-2008

Thanks for the pics Eddy. Looks like all had a great time!

Tslick · 06-14-2008

Here's a few photo's of the day. Perfect weather for a spin around wine country.

Here's some pelicans cruising the cliffs above Crystal Cove

**alroumi** · 06-15-2008

Eddy thank you for sharing with us, you guys live in a marvelous area love the open back roads they seem to be very enjoyable in a day were congestion is low. As usual V8 SLK's car is stunning, I am loving the stance when on the move.

**SLKCop** · 06-15-2008

Very nice pics. Sounds like all had a great time. That's what it's all about!

Ynot · 06-15-2008

Sounds like fun, thanks for sharing.

**FishtailnZ** · 06-15-2008

Great pics Eddy and Tslick - looks like a fun time! Wish there were that many SLK's around my area up for a days' cruising.

**Cold Shot** · 06-16-2008

The wife and I just got back to Scottsdale from the weekend in SoCal. We had a great time meeting up with everyone. We only we wish we had more time this weekend so we could have joined the crew for a proper drive. Lunch was great, but the best part of it was the company. We definately plan on looking everyone up on our next trip to the area.

I will get a few pictures off the camera tomorrow and post them here. Eddy and Tom, thanks for getting the early pictures posted!

**Cold Shot** · 06-16-2008

Here are a few more shots from the meet this past Saturday...

Wondering if that CL 65 V12 Bi-Turbo motor will fit in the SLK.

A line up of really great rides.

Some very cool SLK World members.

**dltslk** · 06-16-2008

Thanks for the pics y'all!

**-1-** · 06-16-2008

Always love the car pics. Good to see a few people pics so we can put faces with names. THANKS!

**Dave54** · 06-16-2008

Looks like a great time and ride. Love the photos.

Tslick · 06-17-2008

Here's what So California used to look like....

cyberdrakon · 06-18-2008

Some of the pictures i took.

cyberdrakon · 06-18-2008

and a couple more.

06-14-2008	#1 (permalink)
etyu Founding Member #2 / Ambassador Of Good Will Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orange County, CA Vehicle: 2008 SLK 55 Posts: 5,309 Country: Thanks: 385 Thanked 283 Times in 174 Posts	Piccies, SoCal 14Jun2008 meet, Rancho Santa Fe/Escondido Five of us (four vehicles) met at around 9:30 am today at the Starbucks on Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano. The red 'gator (Cayman) is very nice and had some passersby ask questions. I think it's because of the gender of the owner Three SLK's at parking lot of Starbucks: V8SLK has some very nice wheels: 45-minute wait to cross 2 miles of the Ortega Highway due to accident and construction. Below pix of red Cayman and Black SLK 55: Vehicles in-line waiting..... __________________ *Eddy* To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Pewter/Beige, PIII package, Airscarf, Hands-Free Communication System, Lighting package Designo Black Leather Cover on e-brake handle, ( To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Bill T), SmartTop v1.0, Kleyman 3BFM (NoRegret Custom), Green Air Filters, *Mod. R170 ant.*, EuroClear sidemarkers w/PIAA PlasmaIon lamps, chromed front & rear turn indicator lamps, PIAA SuperPlasmaGTX front parking lamps, bilateral rear fog lamps enabled.

06-14-2008	#2 (permalink)
etyu Founding Member #2 / Ambassador Of Good Will Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orange County, CA Vehicle: 2008 SLK 55 Posts: 5,309 Country: Thanks: 385 Thanked 283 Times in 174 Posts	It was great to meet Mr and Mrs Cold Shot at the Stone Brewery in Escondido, CA. Thank you for the beer, Cold Shot. Go easy on the "Levitation" (beer) Thank you TSlick as always for being the pathfinder and picking the place. The three need to update their GPS Below is a pix of the beer bar: Outside patio where we had a hearty lunch, great conversation and a toast to SLKWorld: Pix of Koi pond: Buffalo burger, I was moderately hungry and already ate one-quarter before thinking of taking pix. The brown sauce with beer was super yummy! Someone was hungry too and already ate half when I took this pix: Somebody was quite refined at eating his lunch: spicy sausage and beer-infused mustard: __________________ *Eddy* To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Pewter/Beige, PIII package, Airscarf, Hands-Free Communication System, Lighting package Designo Black Leather Cover on e-brake handle, ( To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Bill T), SmartTop v1.0, Kleyman 3BFM (NoRegret Custom), Green Air Filters, *Mod. R170 ant., EuroClear sidemarkers w/PIAA PlasmaIon lamps, chromed front & rear turn indicator lamps, PIAA SuperPlasmaGTX front parking lamps, bilateral rear fog lamps enabled. Last edited by etyu; 06-15-2008 at 01:29 AM. Reason: added some more text*

06-14-2008	#3 (permalink)
etyu Founding Member #2 / Ambassador Of Good Will Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orange County, CA Vehicle: 2008 SLK 55 Posts: 5,309 Country: Thanks: 385 Thanked 283 Times in 174 Posts	Line-up at the parking lot before parting ways at 3 pm: Cold Shot's black SLK 55. V8SLK had to leave early, otherwise there would have been 2 black 55's. CL63 (V12biturbo) and red Cayman: __________________ *Eddy* To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Pewter/Beige, PIII package, Airscarf, Hands-Free Communication System, Lighting package Designo Black Leather Cover on e-brake handle, ( To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Bill T), SmartTop v1.0, Kleyman 3BFM (NoRegret Custom), Green Air Filters, *Mod. R170 ant., EuroClear sidemarkers w/PIAA PlasmaIon lamps, chromed front & rear turn indicator lamps, PIAA SuperPlasmaGTX front parking lamps, bilateral rear fog lamps enabled. Last edited by etyu; 06-15-2008 at 01:35 AM. Reason: added photos*

06-15-2008	#6 (permalink)
alroumi Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait Vehicle: 2006 Kleemann Designo Mocha Black SLK55 AMG Other Toys: 2007 Ebony Jaguar XKR Coupe' and 06 Black Cayenne S Posts: 6,296 Country: Thanks: 306 Thanked 235 Times in 149 Posts	Eddy thank you for sharing with us, you guys live in a marvelous area love the open back roads they seem to be very enjoyable in a day were congestion is low. As usual V8 SLK's car is stunning, I am loving the stance when on the move. __________________ 06 Kleemann Designo Mocha Black SLK55 AMG 06 Porsche Cayenne S 07 Jaguar XKR Coupe' I use the Torque and keep the HP for my Steak Sauce!

06-15-2008	#7 (permalink)
SLKCop Click it or Ticket! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Burleson, Texas Vehicle: Black/Black 2002 SLK-230 Kompressor [6MT] Other Toys: 2007 Toyota Tundra Posts: 371 Country: Thanks: 87 Thanked 104 Times in 58 Posts	Very nice pics. Sounds like all had a great time. That's what it's all about! __________________ Mike 2002 Black SLK-230 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

06-14-2008	#4 (permalink)
dltslk Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: GA Vehicle: 2007 Mars Red/Black SLK55 AMG Other Toys: 1968 Pontiac GTO Posts: 677 Country: Thanks: 89 Thanked 67 Times in 52 Posts	Thanks for the pics Eddy. Looks like all had a great time!

06-14-2008	#5 (permalink)
Tslick Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Long Beach, Ca Vehicle: SLK32 AMG Posts: 1,326 Country: Thanks: 75 Thanked 56 Times in 29 Posts	Here's a few photo's of the day. Perfect weather for a spin around wine country. Here's some pelicans cruising the cliffs above Crystal Cove

06-15-2008	#8 (permalink)
Ynot Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Colorado Vehicle: 06' MBZ SLK Posts: 2,795 Country: Thanks: 135 Thanked 35 Times in 30 Posts	Sounds like fun, thanks for sharing.

06-15-2008	#9 (permalink)
FishtailnZ Don't feed the trolls... Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nfld., Canada Vehicle: 2009 C63 pipelined Other Toys: Wife, kids, dogs... Posts: 1,513 Country: Thanks: 300 Thanked 226 Times in 101 Posts	Great pics Eddy and Tslick - looks like a fun time! Wish there were that many SLK's around my area up for a days' cruising. __________________ - Bill Waiting on a 2009 C63 Fire Opal/Alpaca Premium+Media R.I.P. 2006 SLK55 Caspian Blue/Beige Stock 1/4 mile results: ET 12.72, trap 110.80, 60' 1.80 Some guys they just give up living and start dying little by little, piece by piece. Some guys come home from work and wash up and go racin' in the street... - B. Springsteen

06-16-2008	#10 (permalink)
Cold Shot Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Vehicle: 2007 SLK55 AMG Other Toys: 2007 ML 350 Posts: 621 Country: Thanks: 87 Thanked 67 Times in 33 Posts	The wife and I just got back to Scottsdale from the weekend in SoCal. We had a great time meeting up with everyone. We only we wish we had more time this weekend so we could have joined the crew for a proper drive. Lunch was great, but the best part of it was the company. We definately plan on looking everyone up on our next trip to the area. I will get a few pictures off the camera tomorrow and post them here. Eddy and Tom, thanks for getting the early pictures posted! __________________ "Like a Cold Shot, baby" - Stevie Ray Vaughan To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2007 Black/Black SLK55 AMG (Green Filters, SmartTop V1, Eurolight Clear Side Markers, R170 Modded Antenna) 2007 Pewter/Black ML350 19xx White/Blonde Wife (Lmtd Edition Model)

06-16-2008	#11 (permalink)
Cold Shot Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Vehicle: 2007 SLK55 AMG Other Toys: 2007 ML 350 Posts: 621 Country: Thanks: 87 Thanked 67 Times in 33 Posts	Here are a few more shots from the meet this past Saturday... Wondering if that CL 65 V12 Bi-Turbo motor will fit in the SLK. A line up of really great rides. Some very cool SLK World members. __________________ "Like a Cold Shot, baby" - Stevie Ray Vaughan To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2007 Black/Black SLK55 AMG (Green Filters, SmartTop V1, Eurolight Clear Side Markers, R170 Modded Antenna) 2007 Pewter/Black ML350 19xx White/Blonde Wife (Lmtd Edition Model)

06-16-2008	#12 (permalink)
dltslk Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: GA Vehicle: 2007 Mars Red/Black SLK55 AMG Other Toys: 1968 Pontiac GTO Posts: 677 Country: Thanks: 89 Thanked 67 Times in 52 Posts	Thanks for the pics y'all!

06-16-2008	#13 (permalink)
-1- Don Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Virginia USA Vehicle: SLK 55 ///AMG The MON55TER on the block Posts: 2,232 Country: Thanks: 54 Thanked 57 Times in 41 Posts	Always love the car pics. Good to see a few people pics so we can put faces with names. THANKS! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. *----------------1-----------------* --------SLK 55 ///AMG--------- THE MON55TER ON THE BLOCK

06-16-2008	#14 (permalink)
Dave54 Senior SLK World Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Portland, Oregon Vehicle: 2009 SLK 350 Posts: 131 Country: Thanks: 62 Thanked 18 Times in 15 Posts	Looks like a great time and ride. Love the photos.

06-17-2008	#15 (permalink)
Tslick Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Long Beach, Ca Vehicle: SLK32 AMG Posts: 1,326 Country: Thanks: 75 Thanked 56 Times in 29 Posts	Here's what So California used to look like....

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06-18-2008	#17 (permalink)
cyberdrakon Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: SoCal, USA Vehicle: SLK55 2006 Other Toys: 560SEC 1990, CLK500 2005 Posts: 1,405 Country: Thanks: 26 Thanked 63 Times in 42 Posts	and a couple more.