500SL 2 previous owners - is this a good buy?

[wongl]

So what is the book price for something like this?http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MERCEDES-500S...61QQihZ001QQcategoryZ9855QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

What are the trouble spots to look out for and what optional extras are must haves?

 

[janner]

So what is the book price for something like this?

About £7,000 - £8,000

What are the trouble spots to look out for and what optional extras are must haves?

The hood must be perfect and everything must work, especially the aircon. Expensive to fix so condition and history essential.
Interiors don't always wear well.
At £11,000+ the newer shape ones (1996+) make more sense. Panoramic roof is then the real sought after option and worth paying a little more for.
Again, condition and history are all. Lots of low mileage ones around so be choosy.