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As an owner of an SL500 I can certainly understand why folks prefer an 320/350. In spite of a FSH and low mileage have had lots of problems with water in the boot and more recently under passenger seat due to a blocked drain hole. I have described these in some detail in my post on SL500...

Welcome to the forum. SL60..?

Name is Carroll, spelling distinguishes it from the female versions and originates from the US.

Dropped our Smart Passion off for Service and MOT this morning at local MB shop and what should I park behind, S63 AMG :)

Could you add me to the reserve list please.

Hi, the detailing has made a big difference. Please see my post on the water problems here.

Very enjoyable outing and good to meet you all. Like your SL BTB, hope to see it in the flesh sometime :). Managed to keep my SL clean and shiny until a trip to Wales on Wednesday in the rain.

Sorry mate, still a noob on the forum :o Will check out the areas you mention.

Would be great to meet you guys but I probably won't be there until around 12:00 when 1st driving experience is ending. Whereabouts will you be hanging out?

I have a foam sprayer for the hose and it's just not as good as the one I use with my Karcher pressure washer.

Koolvin mentioned the same drain block problem in the Check your A and B class for wet carpets thread.

Liked using Poorboy's Super Slick & Suds Shampoo after trying Swissvax Car Bath which didn't work out very well for me. Have now switched to GTechniq G-Wash since having their sealant applied which works really well and has a rather nice fruity smell :)

Exactly what happened to my SL and was rather expensive to repair damage caused by the water that got inside. Am seriously considering having the tree that over hangs my drive cut down!

Looking at the car from the front; under air conditioning filter located below the grill in the bonnet at top right, next to the battery. Below this is a kind of water trap funnel which tapers down to the drain hole.

Had leaky boot problem on my SL500 and after 3 attempts to fix it with all the seals now replaced it seems to holding up (fingers crossed). Not the sort of thing you expect with these kind of cars.

Had the same crazy erratic speedo, rev counter and dash stuff with my SL500 for ages. Even got messages about SRS not working and "Drive to Workshop" which was a bit scary but, everything would go back to normal quite quickly so I just ignored it. Problem was water getting in through the air...

Adelaide through IAM for SL500 (Nov 05): fully comp, protected NCD, 8K/year, and £600 excess. Just renewed at £169 which is £110 less that the road tax :D

Yet another one in Horsham :)

Drove an SL63 AMG for an hour last year and can highly recommend it. Handling in the wet was a blast especially with ESP turned off. The MB guys are really helpful and the experience helped improve my confidence. Also gave me an insight into what the electronics really do.

Got the best price for my Michelin Pilot Sport 3's at Formula one.