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I'm willing to bet that has more to do with the relative strength of the Euro and Yen. They even increased the base price of the SLS by 6000 dollars for the 2012 model to recoup some of the difference. The profit margin is MUCH higher outside of the US. The economy was in a much different place in fall 2007 when the CLK was released.
USA is still the biggest market and my dealer still gets the most AMG's. SLS's are now a order only vehicle for most MB dealers. Some guys are waiting over 6 mos.
This is the result of a devalued dollar which is a political tyraid I don't want to get into.
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My stealer in VA has an un-sold red SLS convertible for sale. They also have a beautiful Ferrari 599, a white/blue 06 Ford GTwith 1.3K miles and an 01 RR Corniche convertible with 9k miles. It seems a lot of people in VA (according to the owner) are trading their toys for more practical rides. It's a buyers market!
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First video I've seen from the Laguna Seca introduction. Watching the navigation screen, not sure what the red and green and the #4 is all about. I don't think the 4 signifies what gear he's in because he's going up and down in gears plus the number never changed in the video and I don't think red and green signify if he's on the gas or brakes. My only guess is if it is a lap timer, maybe the red and green signifies that he's ahead or behind his last lapped time. If that is the case that would be a pretty cool feature.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMcVrVLfLbs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMcVrVLfLbs
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My stealer in VA has an un-sold red SLS convertible for sale. They also have a beautiful Ferrari 599, a white/blue 06 Ford GTwith 1.3K miles and an 01 RR Corniche convertible with 9k miles. It seems a lot of people in VA (according to the owner) are trading their toys for more practical rides. It's a buyers market!
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My dealer has an SLS cabrio coming in that was a special order and the buyer just backed out, dealer told me they would sell it to me for under MSRP. The same thing happemed to them with an SLR cabrio about 3 years ago the car sat and sat and sat until they wholesaled it nearly 2 years later. Can you image having to auction or wholesale a brand new car like that? Obviously the SLS is selling a lot better than the SLR ever did but my dealer is a little gun shy after that mess.
its madness
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And my dealer called me to come in and look at an SLS cabrio they had available yesterday. Alubeam Silver w/ red and black interior, ceramic brake package etc. $240K MSRP. Car looks much better than the coupe.
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From: Cave Creek, AZ and Newport Beach
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My stealer in VA has an un-sold red SLS convertible for sale. They also have a beautiful Ferrari 599, a white/blue 06 Ford GTwith 1.3K miles and an 01 RR Corniche convertible with 9k miles. It seems a lot of people in VA (according to the owner) are trading their toys for more practical rides. It's a buyers market!
I follow the FGT market pretty close and low mileage cars are still going for over msrp with a stong demand. What's the dealer asking? The others not so special.
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Also, any excuse to post one of my favorite demotivational posters from the web:
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Yeah, the GT market still kind of surprises me, in a good way. As far as the SLS goes, I see demand of the coupe far outstripping the roadster in the long run. Traditionally later model hardtop supercars are more desirable by collectors, with some exceptions. Almost every review of the roadster tends to have a hint of disappointment with the loss of the doors, that is only balanced by the ability to hear the engine better. Also, a couple of the reviews of the SLS roadster I've seen mention the general public thinking its just the next model SL.
Also, any excuse to post one of my favorite demotivational posters from the web:
Also, any excuse to post one of my favorite demotivational posters from the web:
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They're asking $225,000 which IMO is too high and I've told them that. It's Ron Rosner's personal car. Rosner owns at least five different dealerships in VA. He's been selling off his personal car collection lately which I believe is an indication that his business is not doing that well. But, that's just speculation on my part. They want offers on the car and I think $200K would buy it.
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They're asking $225,000 which IMO is too high and I've told them that. It's Ron Rosner's personal car. Rosner owns at least five different dealerships in VA. He's been selling off his personal car collection lately which I believe is an indication that his business is not doing that well. But, that's just speculation on my part. They want offers on the car and I think $200K would buy it.
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First video I've seen from the Laguna Seca introduction. Watching the navigation screen, not sure what the red and green and the #4 is all about. I don't think the 4 signifies what gear he's in because he's going up and down in gears plus the number never changed in the video and I don't think red and green signify if he's on the gas or brakes. My only guess is if it is a lap timer, maybe the red and green signifies that he's ahead or behind his last lapped time. If that is the case that would be a pretty cool feature.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMcVrVLfLbs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMcVrVLfLbs
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First video I've seen from the Laguna Seca introduction. Watching the navigation screen, not sure what the red and green and the #4 is all about. I don't think the 4 signifies what gear he's in because he's going up and down in gears plus the number never changed in the video and I don't think red and green signify if he's on the gas or brakes. My only guess is if it is a lap timer, maybe the red and green signifies that he's ahead or behind his last lapped time. If that is the case that would be a pretty cool feature.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMcVrVLfLbs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMcVrVLfLbs
http://youtu.be/btmpfArUfiY
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From: EP, MN
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I think its a little unrealistic to expect AMG and mercedes to make no progress in 5 years , thats a lot of time my friend ( Look at Ferrari , Porsche et all . Surely Mercedes and AMG are not the dunces of the car community ) .
I love my CLK Black but its not just the aero mate .
I love my CLK Black but its not just the aero mate .
