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    1995 sl500 r129

    Hi All, Due to a change in circumstances i have to put the SL500 up for sale. I have had the car since April this year and was planning to keep her for life. She was by far the cleanest car i could find for sale at the time and this was after a fairly long search of the south of england. She has...
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    W124 Ignition barrel replacement help (The hard way!)

    This is my car.......and i love her. Look at how happy she looks sat by the side of the road waiting to be driven. Look at how original she is, at the natural gloss of her beautiful paint work. And she's not just a pretty face. Despite her 18 years and 186k miles she is a hard worker. Who...
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    R129 Erratic Idle

    Hi All, My 1995 SL500 has an erratic idle. It generally only happens once the engine has warmed up and is as if it is hunting. It is rather off putting because when i come to a standstill it feels as through the engine will stall. I have had the throttle actuator refurbished, and the wiring loom...
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    Problems with recently purchased R129

    A few weeks ago i purchased a 1995 SL500 from a motor trader. After i had had the car for a few days i noticed that it had a rather erratic idle. So i took the car to TM Motors in Molesey and they diagnosed that there were problems with the throttle actuator. I was a bit gutted because i had...
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    Just bought an R129 SL500

    Hi All, A couple of days ago i finally realised my dream of owning an SL500. She is a 1995 car with only 64k miles on the clock and full main dealer service history. She is also completely mint with only 2 problems i know of, the electric aerial doesnt retract and the passenger side headrest...
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    R129 SL500 vs SL320

    Recently i started a thread about an SL500 i had viewed. Unfortunately i missed out on it whilst waiting for my mechanic to go and inspect it. Due to a distinct lack of good SL500s for sale in my area i have broadened my search criteria to include SL320s aswell, and went to view the first one of...
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    Just viewed R129 SL500, need advice please.

    Hi All, Ive just been to view an R129 SL500. Its my ideal car, particularly in the silver exterior/ blue interior colour combination and would love to buy it but need some advice from you guys first. Its a 1998 R plate with only 52,000 miles on the clock and is in pretty good nick. The...
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