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having spent months looking to replace my sl280 (r129) I had a test drive in an slk350 today and still haven't managed to wipe the smile off my face! One question i'm sruggling with relates to the stereo which sounded crap to say the least. The car I drove was pretty much poverty spec but I will...

Thanks Nick this is my point precisely, I am not for one second suspicious that anyone has clocked the car but if the mileage can't be verified then this should be reflected in the price.

I mentioned in an earlier post that I had been to look at a 1999 sl320 with 22k on the clock, was worried about a 4 year gap in the history no service or MOT reciepts. Have been worried about whether this gap efectively brings into question the authenticity of the mileage. one post suggested...

thanks to the information on this thread I was able to remove my aerial mast and with 10 mins work and some wd40 manged to fix it. once the mast was out I held it upside down and squirted a load of wd40 into it, left it 5 mins and then went to work on loossening the section up using pliers and...

Not sure about this one as I will be running the SL full time rather than a weekend indulgence. don't do a huge mileage, probably about 10k so if you work on 20MPG rather than 23MPG then the fuel cost (say £6 per gallon) would work out at approx £400 per year more in fuel, I have no idea what...

Hi Dave yes it is in Huddersfield, I'm not so bothered about the lack of service it is the fact that there is no history that warrants the mileage, just can't understand why they didn't keep the MOT certs. The last servive was this month an 'A' service at MB Huddersfield, I can't remember...

Please can you let me know how much and where from?

Thanks Grahame. I was concerned about that, I did wonder whether the DVLA recorded mileages from MOT certs but I guess that would be too easy! The dealer says that the owner did so little mileage that it didn't justify taking it in for a service so they just had some local garage change the oil...

Having nearly finished bringing mothers 280 back up to something half decent, after years of abuse, I have well and truely been bitten by the bug. Have been looking at 320's for the last few weeks and as it seems like a buyers market I am thinking of taking the plunge. Any input more than...

Only marginally further south than you, Macclesfield. It's up for 11k but is fairly high mileage at 73k, there is an almost identical one at the same money with 39k on it but hasn't got the panoramic roof.

yes it looks stunning I have been following the thread and I hope you enjoy it , you certainly seem to have done your homework! I also am looking for a similar car, currently getting a 95n 280sl back to some semblence of order (after 10 years abuse by my mother) and it has reminded me just how...

Just out of curiosity what didn't you like about this one?

firstly to say what a great forum I have read many posts and the level of support that the members offer each other is truely remarkable. I wonder whether anyone could advise if there is an adjustment that could be carried out DIY to cure a problem with the softop on my mother's 95 sl280. The...