My mate down the Marina has a G reg SL 500 coupe thing, lovely motor hes just had a genuine merc rear chrome bumper fitted....£1ooo. fitted.. its a fantastic car. could be up for sale at the right money... (I can ask)Right,
I'm thinking of buying another car, what can you chaps tell me about the Mercedes SL series?
That’s a good point Stu makes TBH Chas. They’re pretty low down.If I was you Chas i would see how easy they are to get in and out of. They are very low down.
Amazing cars just price up the cost if ownership. You do hear some horror stories of costs with these.
That’s the style I was looking at. Classy and good ones are appreciating.I reckon you’d be OK with a late 70’s-80s model Chas if you can find a good one in your price range. They’re more convertible saloon than low slung soft top sports car, the best looking version IMO, have appreciating classic status and relatively easy on maintenance/repair compared to the much later versions which have complex electronics running just about everything and we all know what that means when things go wrong.JMO
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I.m gonna get the Romania trip out of the way before I decide which one to look for Karl, is your one for sale, can you put a pic on, (as long as it's not a red one) black, white or silver would be goodive got a convertable clk 430 v8 chas. nice smooth motor.
You chopped the roof off that too?
You chopped the roof off that too?
Don’t be put off Chas. Just try before you buy. The older 80s ones are great cars, easier to get in and out and often come with a hard top. Yes there’s stuff to go wrong but many are well maintained. As always, rust is the killer. Parts aren’t cheap but if you don’t need them then there’s not too much to spend. Blue ones fetch the most, and re-sell for most in the best condition.Many thanks for all your replies chaps, what has been said about getting into the car and comments on reliability and costs has made me think again about an SL, one of the things that attracted me in the first place was the electric hood, I'll have another look round at alternatives.
Very nice Karl.