WTB/ISO R230/231 SL with Distronic and ABC
Wanted2013 - 2018 Mercedes-Benz SL550
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Price
$20,000 - $60,000
- Location Kennesaw, GA, 30152, USA
- Condition Used
- Mileage 70,000
- Vehicle Type Convertible
- Exterior Color Beige
Description:
My wife and I are searching for a date car (as she has insisted that I dump my beloved Aston DB7 v12 convertible on the scrap heap of 'in the shop too often' history (plus it doesn't have a backup camera and I refuse to splotch something on the dash or the rear view mirror).
We've been looking for the ideal SL, which for us would be as close as possible to the following...Designo White/red leather (color is more her thing, but neither of us want black on black), Distronic (an absolute must for me), Blind Spot (an absolute must for her), ABC (damn near an absolute must for me, but if everything else was a complete homerun, maybe), AMG package (I'd love the real thing, probably don't want to pay for it or maintain it, and would settle for the styling package), KeyGo, and Pano (Magic Sky would be a plus). Lights are important (the halogens in our GLE400 are awful!) so extra points for auto high beams and folding mirrors. Previous accidents don't bother me if there are records. I've even looked at a salvage car or two. I get more nervous the further they are above 70k miles and less nervous the more records it has. I've looked at probably a hundred cars (most on line to be fair)...everything from 2018 to 2003 and from $13k to $70k and just haven't found the right fit. We have cash. We're in Atlanta, but don't mind buying anywhere and having it shipped or flying in to drive it back. I'll pay for the right car, but I'm expecting it to be priced generally around KBB Blue/Edmunds Private Party and I'll be really hard-pressed to pay more than $60k regardless (at some point, you just drive a new Corvette). She has to be blown away by a post facelift 2008-2011 R230 (of course, she wants the later model) and would prefer a post-facelift R231. I'd try and sneak the perfect R230 or pre-facelift R231 in the garage and see if she noticed.
This is kind of a 'Hail Mary'. I think she's tired of looking at cars with me and is making Tesla noises so I'm posting this hoping maybe someone has the car I'm looking for coming off lease, or trading in or something and maybe we can connect. Thanks in advance.
02-23-2021, 11:16 AM
We've been looking for the ideal SL, which for us would be as close as possible to the following...Designo White/red leather (color is more her thing, but neither of us want black on black), Distronic (an absolute must for me), Blind Spot (an absolute must for her), ABC (damn near an absolute must for me, but if everything else was a complete homerun, maybe), AMG package (I'd love the real thing, probably don't want to pay for it or maintain it, and would settle for the styling package), KeyGo, and Pano (Magic Sky would be a plus). Lights are important (the halogens in our GLE400 are awful!) so extra points for auto high beams and folding mirrors. Previous accidents don't bother me if there are records. I've even looked at a salvage car or two. I get more nervous the further they are above 70k miles and less nervous the more records it has. I've looked at probably a hundred cars (most on line to be fair)...everything from 2018 to 2003 and from $13k to $70k and just haven't found the right fit. We have cash. We're in Atlanta, but don't mind buying anywhere and having it shipped or flying in to drive it back. I'll pay for the right car, but I'm expecting it to be priced generally around KBB Blue/Edmunds Private Party and I'll be really hard-pressed to pay more than $60k regardless (at some point, you just drive a new Corvette). She has to be blown away by a post facelift 2008-2011 R230 (of course, she wants the later model) and would prefer a post-facelift R231. I'd try and sneak the perfect R230 or pre-facelift R231 in the garage and see if she noticed.
This is kind of a 'Hail Mary'. I think she's tired of looking at cars with me and is making Tesla noises so I'm posting this hoping maybe someone has the car I'm looking for coming off lease, or trading in or something and maybe we can connect. Thanks in advance.
My cars are not low mileage cars as I love to drive them. If you like to talk about this send me PM and we can talk, I wish you well in your search for that perfect car.
02-23-2021, 02:25 PM
