My old SL500...sob sob sob

[reflexboy]

2002 MERCEDES SL500 AUTO SILVER,low mileage,fsh | eBay

 

[Rosso1]

I hope you get the money you want...

 

[reflexboy]

Oh, I'm not selling it. I part exchanged it over a year ago. It just popped up on eBay and caught my eye

 

[E55BOF]

Very fulsome advert. Was it really an out-and-out minter when you sold it?

 

[Deleted member 37751]

I know the early R230 had its foibles but they still look stunning now, the facelift angles never really suited the shape and the R231 follows the same path.

A R230 SL65 is pretty much my idea of convertible heaven.

 

[steveonts]

thats beautiful

 

[ioweddie]

Are you going to buy it back?

 

[reflexboy]

Very fulsome advert. Was it really an out-and-out minter when you sold it?

In all fairness you'd struggle to find a better one. I was 9.5 out of 10, near but not quite 10/10

 

[reflexboy]

Are you going to buy it back?

I'd love to, but the selling price is too far from the part ex money I got for it and I don't think I'd get both cars in the garage. If the seller lets me have it for the part ex price I got for it, I'd buy it, but I think that pretty unlikely

 

[renault12ts]

I like the wheels, but then I would say that.:bannana:

 

[DSB SL AMG]

But was the boot 'pond like'? or did you do the DIY seal repair?

In all fairness you'd struggle to find a better one. I was 9.5 out of 10, near but not quite 10/10

 

[reflexboy]

But was the boot 'pond like'? or did you do the DIY seal repair?

Boot was dry as a bone when I bought it
I then drove it to Scotland where it rained most of the week and it was still bone dry. I did do the mod on the seal at the bottom of the rear screen and on the C pillars using the black loctite silicone and did the rear arch mod as a precaution. It has never leaked during my ownership. All seals were also regularly cleaned with alcohol wipes and treated with Gummi Pfledge too