R129 500SL - under £3k with MOT & looks nice

[fatherpierre]

Not on ebay, and the seller indicates he will take an offer.

1991 Mercedes SL500, £2,995 Huddersfield | Retro Rides

 

[merc85]

Temp is at normal operating temperature Oil pressure looks very good, but why is the tick over high?

I thought that at that temp the tick over should be around 562rpm? or there abouts not nearly 1,000rpm

Cheap enough i wonder what the fault is with the ASR

 

[Doodle]

Needs two new front wings, but they have mentioned this. ASR will probably be an actuator or ECU problem, they can be refurbished/remanufactured though. When it drops into limp home it's all or nothing - basically you're either on full throttle, or the car will barely move. Bloody frightening if it happens at the wrong moment.

The big warning sign is "having to tug the roof closed occasionally". Apart from when they've been away over winter and occasionally need a little help first time round, this shouldn't be happening. It could be a simple matter of needing adjustment, it could be the early signs something more serious. R129 roof problems have the potential to be ruinous, and the number of people who really know the system is quite small.

 

[a111r]

How odd to drop the price from £6K straight down to £3K.

 

[jonnyboy]

That would look lovely with my Carlsson wheels on it, hmmmmm.






No, don't even consider it John....

 

[fatherpierre]

Maybe it's not worth as much as I thought, after just seeing this:

Mercedes 500sl 1992 Auto metalling dark grey hard top/soft top Beige interior | eBay

Reserve not met, but an indication of market value.

 

[Doodle]

To be fair, that one is looking rather tired and unloved. Lots of niggly little faults that the seller hasn't dealt with, which will make buyers wonder what else its hiding.

As a result the value takes a serious kicking.