Want a good deal on a leftover '08 SL600?

FC · 10-05-2009, 02:11 PM

I got this splash add on the local MB dealer website....

$47,675 off sound good?

SARAFIL · 10-05-2009, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by FC

I got this splash add on the local MB dealer website....

$47,675 off sound good?

Mercedes-Benz typically puts huge dealer cash on their S, SL, CL class cars... I heard that they had almost $15,000 in the trunk of some of them recently.

No surprise that they are dying to sell this 2 year old $140k car!

Mr. The Edge · 10-05-2009, 07:04 PM

Anybody with that kind of cash would most likely opt for the new body style.

FC · 10-05-2009, 07:09 PM

I agree. I doubt many people in this price range are int he "buy and hold for a long time" category, but if one were, this would not be a bad car. The new style is not universally loved, and as far as I know not much chnaged for the 600.

ZBB · 10-05-2009, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by FC

I doubt many people in this price range are in the "buy and hold for a long time" category...

The new style is not universally loved...

That is so much better looking than the facelifted 09+ SLs, which just look horrible.

But I think there's a good chunk of "buy and hold" buyers for SLs... At least around here. My step-grandma drove hers since '85 when it was new until she died earlier this year...

John V · 10-05-2009, 09:13 PM

I can't think of many car makes that interest me less than Mercedes.

FC · 10-05-2009, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by stuka

Those big classic S and SL's apparently have a big following.

Huge.

When I came to the US (5/93), the friends we stayed with (they are like family) had a brand new Town Car (hers) and an '86 420 SEL (his). The MB was BY FAR the better car.

To this day, I have a soft spot for those SEL's when I see a well-kept sample on the road.

Rob · 10-05-2009, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by John V

I can't think of many car makes that interest me less than Mercedes.

The entire toyota line?

zach · 10-06-2009, 12:47 AM

I may have mentioned this, but my wife's father has a MINT 2001 (I think) SL500 with the AMG package. I think it has 20k miles on it.

It's a nice car, but SO outdated compared to modern offerings. It's not even particularly fast. He loves it, though.

zach · 10-06-2009, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by stuka

Most of these hard core followers of the late 80 early 90 benz owners said that these cars just feel more solid than the current ones, whatever that means.

He's definitely one of those people. He had a mid-90s S series as well.

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